The Prophecy Of Calamities And The Remnant

Isaiah 24
1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.

I thought this passage needed a second look.

More From Isaiah 24
14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

And More From Isaiah 24
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

When comparing these verses my question is - Who is the remnant? And, what is the standard used to determine who is the remnant? I look at the world today and think that, at the end, the remnant may be a few righteous Jews and a few Bible-believing Christians.

Reading and re-reading this chapter, studying it, is such a wonderful experience. I'm not sure the answers to the questions are that important. Reading, studying your Bible, being filled with the Holy Spirit....That's important....