The Persian emperor Cyrus’ historical role of conquering the Babylonian empire serves as a model or type of God’s end-time servant’s role of reconquering the world from the end-time Assyrian alliance. Under his Cyrus persona as world conqueror, his David persona as God’s “anointed,” and his Abraham persona as a model of righteousness, God’s servant recaptures all countries on the earth from the king of Assyria—God’s rod and staff of punishment.
Isaiah 45:1–2Thus says Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom I grasp by the right hand, to subdue nations before him, to ungird the loins of rulers, opening doors ahead of him, letting no gates remain shut: I will go before you and level all obstacles; I will break in pieces brazen doors and cut through iron bars.
Isaiah 41:25I have raised up one from the north who calls on my name, who shall come from the direction of sunrise. He shall come upon dignitaries as on mud, tread them as clay like a potter.
Isaiah 41:2–3Who has raised up Righteousness from the east, calling him to [the place of] his foot? Who has delivered nations to him, toppled their rulers, rendering them as dust to his sword, as driven stubble to his bow? He puts them to flight, passing on unhindered by paths his feet have never trod.
Isaiah 14:4–7How the tyrant has met his end and tyranny ceased! Jehovah has broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of those who ruled — him who with unerring blows struck down the nations in anger, who subdued peoples in his wrath by relentless oppression. Now the whole earth is at rest and at peace; there is jubilant celebration!