Conclusion of "I Am Creating New Heavens and a New Earth"

Isaiah's prophecy continues:  "Exult, you people, and be joyful forever in what I am creating.  For here I am creating Jerusalem a cause for joyfulness and her people a  cause for exultation. And I will be joyful in Jerusalem and exult in my people; and no more will there be heard  in her the sound of weeping or the sound of a plaintive cry." (Isaiah 65:18, 19) Not only will the Jews rejoice over being restored to their homeland but God himself will rejoice, for he will make Jerusalem beautiful-once again the center of true worship in the earth. The sound of weeping over calamity, which was heard in the streets of that city decades earlier, will be heard no more. 

Today, too, Jehovah makes Jerusalem "a cause for joyfulness."  How? As we have already  seen, the new heavens that came into existence in 1914 will eventually include 144,000 co-rulers, who have a share in the heavenly government.  These are prophetically described as "New Jerusalem."  (Revelation 21:2) It is with regard to New Jerusalem that God says:  "Here I am  creating Jerusalem a cause for joyfulness and her people a cause for exultation."  New Jerusalem will be used by God to shower untold blessings on obedient mankind.  No more will be heard the sound of weeping or a plaintive cry, for Jehovah wills satisfy "the requests of [our] heart." -Psalm 37:3, 4.

Truly, there is every reason for us today to exult!  Soon Jehovah will sanctify his illustrious name by destroying all opposers.  (Psalm 83:17, 18)  Then the new heavens will be in complete control. What wonderful reasons these are to exult and be joyful forever in what God is creating! 

Next time: The Promise of a Secure Future

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