Isaías 65:18

18 Alégrense más bien, y regocíjense por siempre,por lo que estoy a punto de crear:Estoy por crear una Jerusalén feliz,un pueblo lleno de alegría.

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 Cualquiera que en el país invoque una bendición,lo hará por el Dios de la verdad;y cualquiera que jure en esta tierra,lo hará por el Dios de la verdad.Las angustias del pasado han quedado en el olvido,las he borrado de mi vista.

17 »Presten atención, que estoy por crearun cielo nuevo y una tierra nueva.No volverán a mencionarse las cosas pasadas,ni se traerán a la memoria.

18 Alégrense más bien, y regocíjense por siempre,por lo que estoy a punto de crear:Estoy por crear una Jerusalén feliz,un pueblo lleno de alegría.

19 Me regocijaré por Jerusalény me alegraré en mi pueblo;no volverán a oírse en ellavoces de llanto ni gritos de clamor.

20 »Nunca más habrá en ellaniños que vivan pocos días,ni ancianos que no completen sus años.El que muera a los cien añosserá considerado joven;pero el que no llegue a esa edadserá considerado maldito.