CHAPTER 35
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 35, VS 1-5
1The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 35, VS 1-5
This entire chapter describes what is waiting for the Redeemed, after enduring to the end. God’s Great Plan of Redemption will have come full circle, and we will be on the New Earth, which will be like the Garden of Eden, with the perfect life and Jesus will rule personally!!! It will be beautiful, and we will be young and healthy. So, we should encourage people with these words, and with this promise. In 34:16-17 above, He said to seek out the promises and hold onto them. These are some of them.
Jesus told the thief on the cross that TODAY he will be with Him in paradise! There is no time with God, so all these things have happened already, since He has already conquered satan on the cross. No one will be waiting for loved ones. We will all be there at the same time, when time, as we know it, from our perspective, ends! PRAISE THE LORD!!!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 35, VS 6-8
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.”
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 35, VS 6-8
In that place, the ground that was cursed because of Adam’s sin, and what we’ve lived with since, will be no more. The New Earth will be moist, rich, and fertile, with no weeds, which were also a curse of sin. The best part is verse 8, where we will only walk the highway of holiness, and the unclean (unsaved, evil men) will not be there. We can trust everyone, because Jesus will be in them, and we won’t be influenced by our old selves, our weaknesses, or the lies of satan—-these will be all gone. It will be all Jesus! PRAISE THE LORD!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 35, VS 9-10
9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 35, VS 9-10
This is where the animals will be all peaceful (Isaiah 11:6 &7) There shall be no ravenous beast there, only gentle ones. Animals are influenced by the angels or demons around us in the spiritual world, the same as we are. There are animals of the same species who are gentle, caring, and loving, and some who, not by their own choice, are ravenous, due to their past experiences, or usage by demonic spirits. He isn’t saying there won’t be animals there, He is saying that the ones that are there will be influenced by Jesus Himself, because He will be the only influence there!
The ransomed of the Lord are, not only gentile Christians, but the Chosen People, who will have their blindness taken away, and they will recognize Jesus as their Messiah!!! PRAISE THE LORD FOREVER!!
END OF CHAPTER 35