Here Isaiah projects far forward beyond his time, beyond the time of Christ and even beyond our own time. He sees what John saw in his vision and what he recorded in the book of Revelation. It is the final eternal state toward which world history is heading. This state will not be a dreamy disembodied non-physical state but an eternal physical existence. The imagery that Isaiah uses is imagery that would have evoked hope and longing from his people. For example, we know that there will be no death in the final state so when Isaiah speaks of people living to an old age he is appealing to the imaginations and concerns of people rather than describing the future state in a literalistic way. In the words of this chapter God reminds his people that he had created the whole universe to be his temple. He looks forward to a time when all evil will be destroyed and when his creation will be returned to its original glorious and pristine state forever. It is a grand vision and an appropriate ending to this amazing prophetic book. This is your future. You will share in these blessings. Isaiah’s predictions from other parts of his book have come to pass with amazing accuracy and there is no reason to doubt that these predictions will too. Let your imagination reflect on your glorious future. Let this lift your hope from this world to the things that God has in store for us. Let your heart be lifted up by these truths so that you may have joy and THRIVE!
Reflect on what it will be like in the New Heavens and the New Earth.
Read Isaiah 65:17-66:24
