When The Righteous Are Gone From Isaiah 57

Send us a note!What would happen if the faithful suddenly vanished and the world didn’t grieve, didn’t reflect, and didn’t repent, but celebrated? That’s the unsettling question we sit with as Pastor Carl teaches through Isaiah 56 and 57, where God promises rest and peace for the righteous while exposing a culture that keeps charging ahead as if nothing matters.We start with hope: God welcomes outsiders, gathers the outcasts, and calls His house “a house of prayer for all nations.” Then we connect Isaiah to Jesus cleansing the temple, confronting a religious system that turned worship into a marketplace. From there, the warning sharpens as Isaiah describes blind watchmen and greedy shepherds, and we lay out what faithful spiritual leadership looks like right now: watch the times, warn with clarity, witness to the true answer, and finish well with a life that points back to Jesus Christ.Finally, Isaiah 57 pushes the tension to the surface, raising the possibility that the world may shrug when the righteous are taken away. We talk about mocking God, spiritual adultery, modern idols, the false comfort of “all roads lead to heaven,” and the way sin and addiction promise relief but deliver deeper slavery. If you’ve felt the pressure to compromise, this teaching calls you back to repentance, Sabbath rest in Christ, and steady courage. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with the biggest question the message stirred up for you.What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville.Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.