Isaías 65:18

18 Pero gozaos y regocijaos para siempre en lo que yo voy a crear; porque he aquí, voy a crear a Jerusalén para regocijo, y a su pueblo para júbilo.

Isaías 65:18 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 65:18

But be you glad, and rejoice for ever in that which I create,
&c.] This may refer either to persons converted, both at the beginning of the Gospel, and in the latter day, whether Jews or Gentiles; who are the Lord's creation, or new creatures, being made new men; having new hearts and spirits given them, or created within them; new principles of life, light, grace, and holiness, wrought in them, which are the produce of almighty and creating power; and all such instances are matter of joy, as to the angels in heaven, so to the saints on earth, and especially to the ministers of the Gospel; because of the grace bestowed on men, the glory brought to God, and their own ministry blessed and succeeded, and so their hands and hearts strengthened: or else this refers to the state of things under the Gospel dispensation, in every age of it, and especially in some periods of it, particularly the first and last; and the whole indeed is a new world or state of God's creating, and is matter of joy to all the people of God. The Targum renders it,

``rejoice in the world of worlds, which I create:''

agreeably to which is the version of Bishop Chandler ^F7,

``rejoice for the age to come, that I create;''

the world to come, ( Hebrews 2:5 ) , which Christ is said to be the father of, in the Septuagint version of ( Isaiah 9:6 ) , the Gospel dispensation, the Messiah's future world, as opposed to the legal dispensation. For, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy;
that is, do that for them, through the mighty power of his grace, as will justly occasion joy to them, and to all others well affected to them; the conversion of the Jews will be matter of joy to the Gentiles; and that, and the bringing in of the fulness of the Gentiles, as well as the destruction of antichrist, which will occasion a new face of things in the world, will be matter of joy to the whole church; see ( Revelation 18:20 ) ( 19:1-8 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Defence of Christianity, c. 2. sect. 2.

Isaías 65:18 In-Context

16 Porque el que es bendecido en la tierra, será bendecido por el Dios de la verdad; y el que jura en la tierra, jurará por el Dios de la verdad; porque han sido olvidadas las angustias primeras, y porque están ocultas a mis ojos.

17 Pues he aquí, yo creo cielos nuevos y una tierra nueva, y no serán recordadas las cosas primeras ni vendrán a la memoria.

18 Pero gozaos y regocijaos para siempre en lo que yo voy a crear; porque he aquí, voy a crear a Jerusalén para regocijo, y a su pueblo para júbilo.

19 Me regocijaré por Jerusalén y me gozaré por mi pueblo; no se oirá más en ella voz de lloro ni voz de clamor.

20 No habrá más allí niño que viva pocos días, ni anciano que no complete sus días; porque el joven morirá a los cien años, y el que no alcance los cien años será considerado maldito.