Isaiah 4: Good From Bad

Isaiah 4 gives us a picture of the aftermath of judgment day (not necessarily "Judgment Day!")  Once Jerusalem has been cleansed of wickedness, those who remain will be "called holy" (vs. 3).  Through the "spirit of judgment" and the "spirit of burning", the Lord will wash away and remove the filth and bloodstains of the people (vs 4).  The land will then be blessed by the Presence of the Lord, exemplified by the same signs that accompanied the Israelites in the wilderness as the Lord traveled with them: cloud by day and fire by night (vs. 5).  The picture we get is one of a peaceful place of safety, a shelter and refuge (vs. 6).  It will be a calm after the storm as the Lord is able to draw good from a bad situation.