“As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain,
    so will you always be my people,
with a name that will never disappear,”
    says the LORD.
“All humanity will come to worship me
    from week to week
and from month to month.
    And as they go out, they will see
the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me.
    For the worms that devour them will never die,
and the fire that burns them will never go out.
    All who pass by
will view them with utter horror.”

Isaiah 66:22-24

Who has ever seen anything as strange as this?
    Who ever heard of such a thing?
Has a nation ever been born in a single day?
Isaiah 66:8a

• Isaiah closes with a vision of the new heavens and the new earth, where God’s glory will be fully revealed, and all nations will come to worship Him. 
• It also ends with a solemn warning about the fate of the wicked, who will face eternal judgment. 
• Isaiah 66 is a powerful reminder of God’s ultimate authority and the final separation between those who follow Him and those who reject Him.
• It calls believers to humility, faithfulness, and anticipation of His coming reign, while also warning of the consequences of unrepentant sin.
• It presents the ultimate contrast between eternal life and eternal judgment. 
• The promise of a new heavens and new earth is fulfilled in Revelation 21:1, where John sees the new creation. 
• The last verse is a solemn warning. Jesus quotes this in Mark 9:47-48, describing the eternal punishment of the wicked. This passage affirms the reality of hell, where those who reject God will experience eternal separation from Him.
• These verses remind believers of the eternal stakes.
• It calls for perseverance in faith, urgency in evangelism, and trust in God’s final victory.
• God’s final plan is not just judgment but restoration. He will create a new heavens and a new earth where righteousness reigns.
• While Isaiah 66 warns of judgment, it also ends with a glorious promise. God is not only about punishing sin-He is about redeeming and restoring His people.
• Our story has the best ending…a new beginning!!

Live with an eternal perspective!!! 
In a world full of suffering and brokenness, Isaiah 66 gives hope that God’s ultimate plan is renewal and joy!!!!

Live faithfully in anticipation of Christ’s return!! Come quickly, Lord Jesus!!