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NOTES for Isa 65:17

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17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
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A few centuries before the first coming of Christ into the world, half-opens to the prophet Isaiah God's plan concerning the end of time. This world, which we know, created by God, is not yet definitive; it does not still correspond to the Creator’s words: "very good", of which we read at the beginning of the book of Genesis. Indeed, the Creation is distorted by the fall, is distorted such that "the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now." (Romans 8:22); but we can’t imagine ourselves another world. Throughout all the history of the humanity, God intervenes in its course, by finding people responding to His calls, and bringing God's truth into this life bogged down in sin. It is already a new Creation, because the world changes with God and will continue to change. God opens to the prophet that will come the day, when the glory of God will overcome, when everybody will be transfigured by the love of the Almighty. And for us this world will be new and infinitely beautiful. Almost the same words will repeat at the end of the book of Revelation (Revelations. 21:1) with the complement: " Behold, I make all things new" (Revelations. 21:5), - And it means that after God's definitive victory on evil, when this world will pass, when time will end , God will make something again, which is impossible to describe. We can say only one thing of this future world: there will be together - God and man.

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For Isa 65:17
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
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God opens through the prophet Isaiah a remarkable detail of his plan: He intends to continue His creation, these - earth and heaven are ephemera, this world will pass a certain way till the end, but life doesn’t stop on it...  Read more

God opens through the prophet Isaiah a remarkable detail of his plan: He intends to continue His creation, these - earth and heaven are ephemera, this world will pass a certain way till the end, but life doesn’t stop on it. Indeed, if the ancient heaven and the earth will not be any more remembered, it means that there will be those who can remember or not remember.

Now a little about another thing. Why is it important that the former things will not come any more into the heart? We can remember of Lot’s wife (Genesis 19:26) or "looking back" (Luke. 9:62). When we pass from death to life, it is necessary to throw all which pulls us again back to death, it is necessary to hold in heart what is not ephemera - love - and " to close the heart " to the sin penetrating into this world. There is for this only one means, and the Gospel constantly reminds it to us, this means is forgiveness. Forgiving "every one that is indebted to us", we open the way for God's forgiveness to ourselves, this forgiveness, with which God erases our iniquities such that He remember of them no more. (Jeremiah. 31:34).

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For Isa 65:17
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
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God opens through the prophet Isaiah a remarkable detail of his plan: He intends to continue His creation, these - earth and heaven are ephemera, this world will pass a certain way till the end, but life doesn’t stop on it...  Read more

God opens through the prophet Isaiah a remarkable detail of his plan: He intends to continue His creation, these - earth and heaven are ephemera, this world will pass a certain way till the end, but life doesn’t stop on it. Indeed, if the ancient heaven and the earth will not be any more remembered, it means that there will be those who can remember or not remember.

Now a little about another thing. Why is it important that the former things will not come any more into the heart? We can remember of Lot’s wife (Genesis 19:26) or "looking back" (Luke. 9:62). When we pass from death to life, it is necessary to throw all which pulls us again back to death, it is necessary to hold in heart what is not ephemera - love - and " to close the heart " to the sin penetrating into this world. There is for this only one means, and the Gospel constantly reminds it to us, this means is forgiveness. Forgiving "every one that is indebted to us", we open the way for God's forgiveness to ourselves, this forgiveness, with which God erases our iniquities such that He remember of them no more. (Jeremiah. 31:34).

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For Isa 65:1-25
1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
8 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
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The ardent dream that the Lord would tear open the heavens and come down, expressed in the preceding chapter, cannot remain...  Read more

The ardent dream that the Lord would tear open the heavens and come down, expressed in the preceding chapter, cannot remain merely a dream. It is not only a request, not only a plea for God's intervention, His coming and judgment, but also a prophetic insight, a vision of that coming. The world has lived by its own laws for too long. Although God has influenced the world, guiding individual righteous people and sinners, as well as entire nations, onto the right path, His direct involvement is nevertheless necessary—not only through the Word spoken, but through the Word incarnate. The Lord Himself must come into this world in order to claim it forever as His own. This process began in full force two thousand years ago, but it is not yet complete. Therefore, like the prophet Isaiah, we await a new heaven and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

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For Isa 65:1-25
1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
8 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
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We already know that the Lord keeps faith with those He has chosen, even when they are unfaithful, but on that basis...  Read more

We already know that the Lord keeps faith with those He has chosen, even when they are unfaithful, but on that basis one should not grow calm and suppose that He is obligated to keep faith. No, His good will does not depend on our whims. He has the right to turn away from those who have turned away from Him. Neither belonging to a group that imagines itself privileged, nor traditions, nor scrupulous performance of rites detached from the essence of spiritual life will help or save. The Lord Himself saves. The prophecy reveals to us that the Lord can reveal Himself even to those who did not seek Him, and in this way He shows once more that no one has a right to privileges. They do not flow either from the length of one's "church experience" or from one's place in the hierarchy. Several centuries later, Christ will tell the parable of the workers of the last hour...

The first thing that comes to mind at the mention of the wolf and the lamb grazing together is that before us is a parable about the reconciliation of once deadly enemies. Yes, the Lord wants to establish His peace on earth, and such a reading is fair. But what if it does not exhaust the full meaning of the prophecy, and before us is an indication of a coming change in the character of living nature itself, that not only human society will be guided by different laws? For, in the apostle's words, "creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God" (Rom. 8:19)...

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