What Is “the Mountain of the LORD’s House” in Isaiah 2:2?

Let’s read the full passage:

1This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

2In the last days

the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established

as the highest of the mountains;

it will be exalted above the hills,

and all nations will stream to it.

3Many peoples will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,

to the temple of the God of Jacob.

He will teach us his ways,

so that we may walk in his paths.”

The law will go out from Zion,

the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

4He will judge between the nations

and will settle disputes for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not take up sword against nation,

nor will they train for war anymore.

Isaiah 2:1-4

“The mountain of the LORD’s temple” is phrased “The mountain of the LORD’s house” in the KJV and NKJV. It refers to Mount Zion, the location of the Temple in Jerusalem, which is an expression used two other times in Scripture (2 Chronicles 33:15 & Micah 4:1).

The context of this passage is the millennial reign of Christ (Revelation 20:1-10). It gives us a prophetic picture of Zion (Jerusalem) in the future millennial kingdom in which all people will recognize Jerusalem as the capitol of the Earth. There will be worldwide peace during this age, until the devil is released from the abyss at the end of the Millennium and deceives the nations into a foolish rebellion (Revelation 20:7-9). They surround Jerusalem but are easily defeated (verse 9). Light overcomes darkness.

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