In closing, Isaiah"s thought turned back to Isaiah 34:1. Those summoned to listen to this remarkable revelation might need to assure themselves of its certainty by referring to the written record of it in this prophecy and elsewhere (cf. Isaiah 13:21-22). The Lord"s mouth commanded this judgment, and His Spirit will execute it (cf. Genesis 1:2). God sovereignly gave Canaan to His people, and in the future He will give the Edoms of this world to the desert creatures. [source][source][source]
How does this picture of devastation, so thorough that no human beings remain alive, harmonize with other revelation concerning the Tribulation? According to Revelation 6:8; Revelation 9:18, half of the world"s population will have perished by the end of the sixth trumpet judgment. Many more devastating judgments will fall on earth-dwellers after the sixth trumpet judgment, specifically the seven bowl judgments, the worst ones of all in the Tribulation. Therefore what Isaiah pictured may be what the earth will look like at the very end of the Tribulation, just before Jesus Christ returns to the earth. There will be some people left alive on the earth then, but Isaiah"s description was perhaps hyperbolic to make the point that God will judge all the earth"s inhabitants. A common amillennial understanding of this chapter, is that it describes the final judgment of humankind, at the end of history-just before the beginning of eternity. [source][source][source]