What a great opening passage we are treated to today. How great the victory sounds. How great is the victory feast. Remember that Isaiah was one of Israel’s greatest prophets. Approach this prophecy delicately, enjoy the language, enjoy the imagery. But this is simply one oracle, written at a specific time for a specific audience with a universal message of victory, with a universal appearance of heaven. Salvation receives a description, heaven receives a beautiful treatment that signals a reason for rejoicing, a reason to offer thanks to the Lord.
How we apply this to modern life is tricky, how we utilize this short piece from Isaiah beyond simply listening to it, beyond hopefully enjoying the cadence of the words. God is very active in this oracle. This is our first clue. God destroys death, wipes away tears, destroys a veil over all people.
God simply offers salvation to his faithful, loyal, loving followers. God provide entrance to the Kingdom of heaven. God saves his people from sinfulness, from pettiness, from selfishness. Holiness and justice for all people exists, the feast is for all people, each one of us today who believes in the Lord, who loves the Lord, who serves the Lord, and who obeys the Lord.
Let us rejoice and follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ.
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