Isaiah 21-25

“The wasted city is broken down; every house is shut up so that none can enter ... all joy has grown dark; the gladness of the earth is banished” (24:10- 11). Isaiah declared that one day humanity would experience the consequences of spiritual rebellion, and the whole earth would be “utterly broken” and “violently shaken” (24:19). But after the shaking, God also promised healing and re-creation. He “will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces” (25:8).

“Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him” (25:9). What we see is not the end of the story; we wait in faith for Jesus the Redeemer to “make all things new” (Rev 21:5).