Isaiah 66:15-24: Judgment Day Is Coming

The prophet Isaiah’s vision is brought to glorious fulfillment as he describes Judgment Day. On that Day, the LORD’s fire will burn against those who have refused His gifts and turned to the foolishness of idolatry. Both idolatry and idolaters will meet their end. In this way, the LORD gives security and peace to His people. As He gathers the nations, He places the sign of the death and resurrection to call people from every language to Himself. He sends His remnant to proclaim this message so that people from even the ends of the earth will be made a part of His people. Those who hear and believe will remain forever in the new heavens and the new earth; those who refuse the LORD’s Word will be cast into the outer darkness in His perfect justice. For all who hear and read Isaiah’s words today, the message is simple: “Repent and believe in the Gospel today!” Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz, pastor and evangelist at Trinity Lutheran Church in Denver, CO, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Isaiah 66:15-24. "The Fifth Evangelist” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through Isaiah 40-66. Though Isaiah lived one hundred years beforehand, he writes to the people of God in exile in Babylon to assure them that their God reigns and will rescue them through the work of His servant. These promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ, whose work Isaiah proclaims vividly seven hundred years beforehand.