Isaiah 66:22-24 Read Isaiah 66:22. What is the text saying to us? What hope can we find there? One of the most wonderful promises in Isaiah is found in Isaiah 66:22. Read it carefully. In the new heavens and the new earth, our seed and our name shall remain—forever. No more blotting out, cutting off, grafting in, … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Rebirth of Planet Earth” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (6)
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Continue reading -->A couple of weeks ago I was having a question and answer session with a 7th grade Bible class at a nearby Adventist school. Someone asked if we will remember this earth when we get to heaven? More importantly will we remember our loved ones? Here is what I shared from the Bible. First, it … Continue reading –>
Isa: 66:21 The Israelites were “a priestly kingdom and a holy nation” (Exod: 19:6, NRSV), with special priests set apart to represent them as worship leaders. But in the future, some Gentiles would become worship leaders (Isa: 66:21). How would this change affect the renewed community of faith? See Matt: 28:19, Acts 26:20, Gal: 3:28, Col: 3:11, 1 Tim: 3:16. In God’s “new … Continue reading –>
Isa: 66:19-21 What is the meaning of survivors bringing people from the nations as an offering to the Lord? Isaiah 66.19-20. God sends survivors of His destruction out to the ends of the earth, to people who do not know about God, “and they shall declare my glory among the nations” (Isa: 66:19, NRSV). This is one … Continue reading –>
Read Isaiah 66:1-19. Keeping in mind the time in which Isaiah wrote, what is the basic message he is giving here? Through the prophet, God reiterates the appeal and warning that permeates the book: God will save and restore the humble, who tremble at His word (Isa: 66:2, Isaiah 66:5). As in Isaiah 40:1, He will comfort them (Isa: 66:13). … Continue reading –>
Time has moved along so quickly and here we are at the last week of the first quarter’s lesson studies for 2021. As the Israelites forgot about God and followed so many other gods and nations, God remained faithful to them, with Isaiah and many other prophets working so hard for God to turn His … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Not only would God purge and restore His faith community, but He would enlarge its borders to encompass all nations. March 27, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 65:17-25. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. What kind of restoration since … Continue reading –>
Read Isaiah 65:17-25. What kind of restoration does the Lord promise here? God promises a new creation, beginning with the words: “For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind” ( Isaiah 65.17-18, NRSV). In the city there will be no more weeping ( … Continue reading –>
