Bible Question:
good morning brothers and sisters.i have been researching isaiah 65:20 and i still remain confused on it.i spoke to a pastor on this becouse it reads in this verse that there will be death at 100 years in heaven at that of course can not be correct for heaven is for eternity (i.e. forever).the pastor said what this chapter and verse is saying is that "there will be no infants or elderly for we all will be the same age in heaven".well that sounded good and i accepted it , however i re-read it and i still dont see that.i have looked in comentary books and looked at the archives on this web site on this verse and im still confused.the person who answered on this verse refered to the verse as "speaking of the melinium" but i dont see that mentioned in scripture either.i know that not one word in the bible is wrong but this one is really hard for me to grasp for some reason.i will accept the pastors advise on this for i have faith in his heart and feel he is blessed with the teaching gift but hopefully one of the many wise , bibliclly knowledgeable brothers and sisters out there can help me on this. thak you all in advance for i know i will get a reply. and God bless each and every one of you :) Dan |
Bible Answer: The reason strongfellow gives for saying heaven is seen here... Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. The new earth will have a "new Jerusalem" We know that prophecy in the old testament will skip whole ages in one verse. In Joel 2:28 you have an example often used to demonstrate this idea. Peter quoting Joel on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 says "this is that..." but then we know that the rest of the verse was not yet,.. the part about the moon turning to blood and the day of vengeance of God. So it could be that though Verse 17 mentions the coming new heaven and new earth, the prophecy then shifts to a promise of something in Jerusalems future. A 100 years fits into the present time. Maybe the promise is that God will restore Jerusalem and they will prosper to a degree that they will have good health and hospitals and medical care etc. If it is referring to the millenial I think that 100 is a bit short don't you? I mean why not 1000? Now shifting from this passage to Revelation I believe that the New Jerusalem is a spiritual revelation of something bigger than we can comprehend. I don't think it is about a literal city with streets of gold, but a revelation of something better than streets of gold but we cannot understand it becuase eye has not seen nor has the mind of man ever comprehended the invisible things of heaven. May God bless you in your study of His word. |