17 “For behold, I create new heavens
and a new earth,
and the former things shall not be remembered
or come into mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever
in that which I create;
for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy,
and her people to be a gladness.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in my people;
no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping
and the cry of distress.
20 No more shall there be in it
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not fill out his days,
for the young man shall die a hundred years old,
and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed.
21 They shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat;
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labor in vain
or bear children for calamity,
for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord,
and their descendants with them.
24 Before they call I will answer;
while they are yet speaking I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall graze together;
the lion shall eat straw like the ox,
and dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt or destroy
in all my holy mountain,”
says the Lord.
Remember in your heart the words of verse 20. We live in a world that claims to have the best medical technology and treatments in the history of creation. But there are still children dying on a weekly basis in our countries. It is the simple corruption of sin. Everyday someone new dies.
Whether the person you know was old or young, nevertheless they died. Some say we can never defeat death, it will always catch up with us. The truth is death is already upon you. St Paul tells us we are dead in our trespasses. Death may put us in a grave someday, but he seizes you in weakness and disease.
Even though death may have such a hold on you, death has been defeated. This passage reminds us of the new creation. Christ has given us new life. This is why I do my best to avoid the previous statement of "you know was old or young.". The truth is they are still growing old. I try to remember even when I talk with family to say they might have been that way, or he is a good father.
God has given us life through his Son Jesus Christ and all who believe in him have life eternal. Christ makes us a new creation, and we live in a fallen creation. But God will once again allow us to plant and build once more. This is the truth of Christ's own resurrection.
Whether the person you know was old or young, nevertheless they died. Some say we can never defeat death, it will always catch up with us. The truth is death is already upon you. St Paul tells us we are dead in our trespasses. Death may put us in a grave someday, but he seizes you in weakness and disease.
Even though death may have such a hold on you, death has been defeated. This passage reminds us of the new creation. Christ has given us new life. This is why I do my best to avoid the previous statement of "you know was old or young.". The truth is they are still growing old. I try to remember even when I talk with family to say they might have been that way, or he is a good father.
God has given us life through his Son Jesus Christ and all who believe in him have life eternal. Christ makes us a new creation, and we live in a fallen creation. But God will once again allow us to plant and build once more. This is the truth of Christ's own resurrection.
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