a feast of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
the best of meats and the finest of wines.
On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;
he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove the disgrace of his people
from all the earth.
The LORD has spoken. - Isaiah 24-26 NIV
Most of the time we don't realize that we're living under a cloud, a covering of sin and disgrace that enfolds us as surely as a shroud covers those who are entombed. We are entombed, we are the living dead. We think this life is all there is. We grasp and claw at anything that will give us life, provide us air but it is all fleeting. Even the most perfect things, loving families, good health, a comfortable living and promising futures fall to completely satisfy. Perhaps this is not the way life was supposed to be, certainly it is not the way it will be someday.
Someday, our creator, the only one with the power to do so, will wipe away all tears, He will separate us once and for all from the sin and death that haunts us all . He will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations.
2010 Post - Isaiah 24-26: Perfect Peace
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