Isaiah 66:23
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to
another,
&c.] Or, "from month in its months" F17, The
Targum is,
``in the time of the beginning of the "month in its month";''
that is, in every day of the month; or rather every month:
and from one sabbath to another;
the form of expressions the same as before; and in like manner
paraphrased in the Targum; and signifies either every day in the
week; or rather every sabbath, or first day in the week; for we are
not to imagine that new moons and Jewish sabbaths, that is, seventh
day sabbaths, shall now be observed, which have been long
abolished, (
Colossians
2:16 ) but, as New Testament officers of churches are, in the
preceding verses, called by Old Testament names; so here the times
and seasons of Gospel worship are expressed in Old Testament
language; and the sense is, that the people of Christ and members
of churches, in the latter day, shall constantly attend church
meetings; shall assemble together every month to celebrate the
Lord's supper; and every Lord's day, to hear the word, pray and
sing praises together; hereby enjoying much spiritual peace and
rest, and increasing in evangelical light, signified by the new
moons and sabbaths; and especially this will have a fuller
accomplishment in the New Jerusalem state, when there will be a
perfect sabbatism, which now remains for the people of God, and
when their light will be exceeding great and glorious; and so the
Jews
F18 interpret this of the world to come,
which is all sabbath or rest; that is, from all toil and labour,
from sin and sorrow, from Satan's temptations, and the world's
persecutions; but not from the worship and service of God; though
that will be in a different and more perfect manner than now it is;
as follows:
all flesh shall come to worship before me, saith
the Lord;
that is, men of all nations, and persons of each sex; not Jews
only, and their males, as formerly, but men and women; not every
individual, but all that will be converted, which will be many,
shall come to the places of public worship, where the saints meet
together for that purpose, and join together in it; and this they
shall do continually and without intermission, as the first
Christians did, (
Acts 2:42 ) (
Hebrews 10:25 ) . The
Talmud
F19 interprets this of such whose heart
is become as flesh; see (
Ezekiel 36:26 ) these
shall not only worship in the presence of God, and in the view of
him the omniscient God, and by his assistance, and to his glory;
but him himself, Father, Son, and Spirit, with reverence and
devotion, in spirit and in truth, and that constantly, in the New
Jerusalem, and ultimate glory, in the utmost perfection and purity.