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以赛亚书65章让我们对未来有了一个预览。在这一章的最后，先知告诉我们神为受造物和一切盼望主再来之人所预备的礼物，使我们得以窥见那时的光景。

到那时将不再有地上的艰难和挣扎。不再有贫穷和饥饿，每个人都将得饱足。不再有暴力，取而代之的是和平。“其中必不再听见哭泣的声音和哀号的声音。”

我们将享受青春的活力，不再受到衰老的困扰。不再有人掠夺我们的劳动成果，我们将会享受并乐于分享它们。

在神和平的国度里，人人都将蒙福。就连动物也不再争斗或杀戮。“豺狼必与羊羔同食；狮子必吃草与牛一样……在我的圣山上，这一切都不伤人，不害物。”

终有一天，或许比我们想像得还要快，主耶稣必驾着天上的云彩再来。到那日，一切天上的、地上的，和地底下的，无不口称“耶稣基督为主”，使荣耀归于神。（参腓 2:10-11）

祈祷那天早日来临！

Isaiah 65 gives us a sneak preview of what’s ahead. In the closing part of this chapter the prophet tells us what’s in store for creation and for all who look forward to the Lord’s coming again. We get a glimpse of what that will be like.

There will be no more hardships or struggles in our life on the earth. Instead of poverty and hunger, there will be plenty for everyone. Instead of violence, there will be peace. “The sound of weeping and crying will be heard no more.”

Instead of suffering the effects of aging, we will enjoy youthful energy. Instead of having others enjoy the fruits of our labors, we will be able to enjoy them and share them.

In the Lord’s kingdom of peace, everyone will be blessed. Even animals will not fight or kill; “the wolf and the lamb will feed together, the lion will eat straw like the ox. . . . They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain.”

Someday, perhaps sooner than we think, the Lord Jesus will return on the clouds of heaven. And on that day, according to Philippians 2:10-11, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess “that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Pray that that day may come soon!