Isaiah 65:18

"“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind."

Key Reflection

Isaiah 65:18 speaks of a future where God's people will experience profound joy and restoration in their new environment. The imagery of "new heavens and a new earth" (verse 17) highlights the complete transformation that will occur, as the troubles and sorrows of the past will be entirely forgotten, replaced by unending delight and celebration under God’s presence. This promise not only points to an ultimate eschatological renewal but also underscores the transformative power of God's redemptive work in the lives of His people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But be ye glad and rejoice -(See the notes atIsaiah 51:11). Forever -It is not to be momentary happiness - like a bright morning that is soon overcast with clouds. The joy of God’s people is to endure for ever, and they shall have ceaseless cause of praise and thanksgiving. I create Jerusalem a rejoicing -A source of rejoicing; or a place of rejoicing. And her people a joy -That is, in themselves joyful, and a source of joy to all others. The idea is, that the church would be a place of the highest happiness, and that they who were redeemed would have occasion of perpetual joy. The Saviour did not come to minister gloom, nor is the true effect of religion to make his people melancholy.

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