New heavens and new earth isaiah

A beautiful topic!

In the book of Isaiah, chapters 65-66, we find a vivid description of the future restoration of God's creation, often referred to as the "New Heavens and New Earth". This passage is a prophetic vision of a future time when God will create a new heaven and a new earth, and all things will be made new.

Here are some key verses and themes from Isaiah 65-66:

Isaiah 65:17-25

• "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for behold, I will create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness." (Isaiah 65:17-18)
• "No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not fill his days, for the young man shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed." (Isaiah 65:20)
• "They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 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 my elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands." (Isaiah 65:21-22)

Isaiah 66:1-24

• "Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the ordinances of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord of hosts is his name: 'Only if these ordinances depart from before me, says the Lord, will the seed of Israel cease from being a nation before me forever.'" (Isaiah 66:16)
• "For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me, says the Lord, so shall your offspring and your name remain." (Isaiah 66:22)
• "And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me; for their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh." (Isaiah 66:24)

Some key themes in these chapters include:

1. Renewal and restoration: God will create a new heaven and a new earth, and all things will be made new.
2. Eternal joy and celebration: The people of God will rejoice and celebrate forever in the new creation.
3. No more suffering or death: The passage describes a world where there is no more suffering, death, or mourning.
4. God's presence and glory: God's presence and glory will be evident in the new creation, and His people will dwell in His presence forever.
5. The fulfillment of God's promises: These chapters are a fulfillment of God's promises to His people, and a demonstration of His faithfulness and love.

These passages in Isaiah 65-66 are a beautiful and inspiring vision of the future, and a reminder of God's promise to create a new heaven and a new earth, where He will dwell with His people forever.