Judgments and Promises
(Romans 10:1–21)
“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; Rom 10:20Rom 9:24-261Pe 2:10Eph 2:12-13Hos 1:10Isa 45:22Psa 22:27Isa 55:5
I was found by those who did not seek Me. 1
To a nation that did not call My name,
I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
All day long I have held out My hands Rom 10:21Jer 4:14Pro 1:24Psa 81:11-12Isa 1:2Isa 63:10Jer 5:23Jer 7:24
to an obstinate people 2
who walk in the wrong path,
who follow their own imaginations,
to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, Isa 1:29Deu 32:21Isa 66:172Ki 17:14-17Deu 32:16-19Isa 3:8Jer 32:30-35Job 1:11
sacrificing in the gardens
and burning incense on altars of brick,
sitting among the graves, Isa 66:17Lev 11:7Deu 14:8Isa 66:3Deu 14:3Deu 18:11Ezk 4:14Luk 8:27
spending nights in secret places,
eating the meat of pigs
and polluted broth from their bowls.
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; Luk 18:9-12Luk 7:39Pro 16:5Luk 15:28-30Rom 2:17-29Deu 29:20Luk 5:301Pe 5:5
do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’
Such people are smoke in My nostrils,
a fire that burns all day long.
Behold, it is written before Me: Psa 50:3Jer 16:18Psa 50:21Psa 79:12Isa 42:14Isa 64:12Ezk 22:31Jol 3:4
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will pay it back into their laps,
both for your iniquities Ezk 20:27-28Isa 57:7Exo 20:5Isa 22:14Isa 65:6Jer 13:25Jer 5:29Jer 5:9
and for those of your fathers,”
says the LORD.
“Because they burned incense on the mountains
and scorned Me on the hills,
I will measure into their laps
full payment for their former deeds.”
This is what the LORD says: Rom 9:27-29Amo 9:8-9Isa 6:13Jer 30:11Mrk 13:20Rom 11:24-26Rom 11:5-6Jol 2:14
“As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes,
and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’
so I will act on behalf of My servants;
I will not destroy them all.
And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, Amo 9:11-15Isa 27:6Rom 11:5-7Ezk 36:24Ezk 36:8-15Ezk 37:21-28Ezk 39:25-29Isa 10:20-22
and heirs from Judah;
My elect will possess My mountains, 3
and My servants will dwell there.
Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, Isa 35:2Isa 33:9Hos 2:15Isa 51:1Ezk 34:13-14Jos 7:24-26
and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
for My people who seek Me.
But you who forsake the LORD, Deu 32:17Isa 1:28Isa 2:21Co 10:20-211Ch 28:9Deu 29:24-25Ezk 23:41-42Heb 12:22
who forget My holy mountain,
who set a table for Fortune 4
and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, 5
I will destine you for the sword, Jer 7:132Ch 36:15-16Isa 50:2Mat 21:34-43Zec 7:11-13Deu 32:25Ezk 14:17-21Isa 1:16
and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered,
because I called and you did not answer,
I spoke and you did not listen;
you did evil in My sight
and chose that in which I did not delight.”
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Mal 3:18Isa 66:14Isa 61:7Luk 16:24-25Isa 66:5Isa 44:9Luk 14:23-24Isa 1:19
“My servants will eat,
but you will go hungry;
My servants will drink,
but you will go thirsty;
My servants will rejoice,
but you will be put to shame.
My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, Mat 8:12Psa 66:4Isa 24:14Isa 52:8-9Jas 5:1Jas 5:13Jer 31:7Luk 13:28
but you will cry out with a heavy heart
and wail with a broken spirit.
You will leave behind your name Isa 62:2Rom 9:26Act 11:26Zec 8:13Jer 29:221Pe 2:9-10Isa 65:22Isa 65:9
as a curse for My chosen ones,
and the Lord GOD will slay you;
but to His servants He will give another name.
Whoever invokes a blessing in the land Isa 19:18Jer 4:2Heb 6:17-18Php 2:11Psa 31:5Deu 32:4Isa 45:23-25Isa 65:19
will do so by the God of truth,
and whoever takes an oath in the land
will swear by the God of truth.
For the former troubles will be forgotten
and hidden from My sight.
A New Heaven and a New Earth
(Revelation 21:1–8)
For behold, I will create 2Pe 3:13Isa 66:22Rev 21:1-5Isa 43:18Jer 3:16Isa 51:16
new heavens and a new earth. 6
The former things will not be remembered,
nor will they come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice forever Psa 98:1-9Isa 66:10-14Rev 11:15-18Rev 19:1-6Psa 67:3-51Th 5:16Isa 12:4-6Isa 25:9
in what I create;
for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy
and its people to be a delight.
I will rejoice in Jerusalem Rev 21:4Isa 25:8Rev 7:17Isa 35:10Jer 32:41Isa 51:11Isa 51:3Isa 60:20
and take delight in My people.
The sounds of weeping and crying
will no longer be heard in her.
No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, Job 5:26Ecc 8:12-13Deu 4:40Psa 34:12Isa 3:11Rom 2:5-9
or an old man fail to live out his years.
For the youth will die at a hundred years,
and he who fails to reach a hundred
will be considered accursed.
They will build houses and dwell in them; Amo 9:14Isa 62:8-9Jer 31:4-5Isa 32:18Isa 37:30Jdg 6:1-6Lev 26:16Deu 28:30-33
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, Psa 92:12-14Psa 91:16Psa 21:4Isa 65:15Isa 65:9Gen 5:27Gen 5:5Lev 26:16
nor plant for others to eat.
For as is the lifetime of a tree,
so will be the days of My people,
and My chosen ones will fully enjoy
the work of their hands.
They will not labor in vain Isa 61:9Jer 32:38-39Deu 28:3-12Act 2:39Psa 115:14-15Isa 49:4Isa 55:2Rom 9:7-8
or bear children doomed to disaster;
for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—
they and their descendants with them.
Even before they call, I will answer, Dan 10:121Jn 5:14-15Mrk 11:24Isa 58:9Psa 91:15Psa 50:15Isa 55:6Act 4:31
and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, Isa 11:6-9Mic 4:3Act 9:19-211Co 6:9-11Act 9:1Ezk 43:11Isa 35:9Isa 65:11
and the lion will eat straw like the ox,
but the food of the serpent 7will be dust.
They will neither harm nor destroy
on all My holy mountain,”
says the LORD.