"Be Joyful Forever in What I Am Creating", Chapter Twenty-Six

WILL we ever see an end to injustices and suffering?  Over 1,900 years ago, the apostle Peter penned these reassuring words:  "There are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to [God's] promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell."  (2 Peter 3:13)  Peter, along with many other faithful servants of God throughout the centuries, looked forward to the grand day when lawlessness, oppression, and violence would cease and righteousness would prevail. Can we be sure that this promise will be fulfilled?

 Yes, we can!  When Peter spoke of "new heavens and a new earth,"  he was not introducing a new idea.  About 800 years earlier, Jehovah through the prophet Isaiah uttered similar words.  That earlier promise had a small-scale fulfillment in 537 B.C.E.  When the Jews were released  from Babylonish captivity, enabling them to return to their homeland.  But Isaiah's prophecy is having a grand fulfillment in God's coming new world.  Indeed, the heartwarming prophecy given through Isaiah provides a glimpse of the blessings that God has in store for those who love him.

Next time: Jehovah Reaches Out to "a Stubborn People"

From the Book Isaiah's Prophecy Light for all Mankind, Volume II, 2001