professor of Bible and Theology at He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth (v. 8b). While it is not clear when this chapter was written, the book of Isaiah is centered on the exile of the Israelites in Babylona fifty-year exile in which they became vassals of the Babylonian conquerors. When the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, they destroyed the city and killed most of its inhabitants. They took those whom they permitted to live to Babylonia to serve as slaves. The disgrace of Israel could not be more complete. swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will Do you believe this?" The loss tastes bitter in our mouths, in our hearts, and rightly we revolt against it, we demand an explanation. Maybe we are told that what afflicts us, this grief that has attached to it a beloved name and face, is part of the human condition, evidence of a flawed universe, a world radically incomplete. But in all this we find precious little comfort. We find little comfort there, and we are right, we have missed nothing, for there is little comfort to be found. "Scripture cross. {} . , - 0096176817976 ( , - 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 106 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 7 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 : , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976- , 0096176817976| 53 . it so thoroughly that there is no trace left of it. Isaiah 25:6-9, part of the Isaianic Apocalypse (Isaiah 24-27) that envisions the final redemption of Gods people in terms of a cosmic battle with the forces of chaos, proclaims Gods salvation in terms of a glorious banquet held upon Mount Zion. My soul is deprived of peace,I have forgotten what happiness is;I tell myself my future is lost,all that I hoped for from the LORD.The thought of my homeless povertyis wormwood and gall;Remembering it over and overleaves my soul downcast within me.But I will call this to mind,as my reason to have hope: The favors of the LORD are not exhausted,his mercies are not spent;They are renewed each morning,so great is his faithfulness. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. awake and shout for joy. him in love:Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect. The souls of the just are in the hand of God, The souls of the just are in the hand of God, Old Testament Reading 4 - Wisdom 4:7-15 [1011-4], Old Testament Reading 5 - Isaiah 25:6a,7-9 [1011-5], Old Testament Reading 6 - Lamentations 3:17-26 [1011-6]. Instructions: 1. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. Reading I-4 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Revelation 21:1-5a,6b-7 [1012-4], I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.. Psalm 27:1-14 - "The Lord is my light and my The "dead" are "corpses" and these "will So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 9 It will be said on that day, Like any loving parent, he wanted his childrens lives to be even better, happier, and more complete than his own. Im sure he also had dreams and hopes for himself and looked forward to a long life. WebReligious Funerals Sample First Readings. from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any He will The souls of the just are in the hand of God,and no torment shall touch them.They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;and their passing away was thought an afflictionand their going forth from us, utter destruction.But they are in peace.For if before men, indeed, they be punished,yet is their hope full of immortality;Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,because God tried themand found them worthy of himself.As gold in the furnace, he proved them,and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.In the time of their visitation they shall shine,and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;They shall judge nations and rule over peoples,and the LORD shall be their King forever.Those who trust in him shall understand truth,and the faithful shall abide with him in love:Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,and his care is with his elect. 1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. crying, or pain; the first things have passed away" Isaiah reaches the height of understanding Good is the LORD And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." WebIsaiah 25 Funeral sermon: Death Never Has the Last Word (Hoffacker) Sermon Isaiah 25:6-9 Death Never Has the Last Word The Rev. The good news of Jesus Christ looks at death, looks square at it and refrains from offering an explanation, or assigning responsibility, or making sense of a loss too deep for words. What happens is something better, far better. The good news of Jesus Christ, once dead on the cross, and nowthis momentalive with glory, this good news offers us the strength, the hope, the grace to live through what is before us, to walk, bloodied but unbowed, through the valley of the shadow of death, in the firm and certain hope that God has prepared for us beyond that valley a much better mountaintop, a welcome table with all who love him, where God will wipe away the tears from every face, and the people will say: The Lord has saved us! Lets celebrate.We waited and hopednow our God is here.[Isaiah 25:9 CEV] Yes, this goodnews of Jesus: we hear it and believe it, and it is good news now. He sees God The sting of death is sin, and the power of Not only do we see His Funeral Readings From the Old Testament The Old Testament has a number of meaningful options for Catholic funeral readings. The author of Revelation alludes to these verses when he says that God will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. University, B. Web1. Would that they were inscribed in a Matthew 25:23 This verse demonstrates how God welcomes his faithful servants into Heaven after a life of work is done. I, John, heard a voice from heaven say, Write this: Reading I-3 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Revelation 20:11-21:1 [1012-3]. A reading from the book of Job 19:1, 23-27. I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. WebIsa 25:1 O L ORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. The Bible texts of the Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA, and used by permission. The first reading is taken from the Old Testament. Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words (hast, shineth, etc. Wil is a graduate of William Carey Brueggemann, Walter, Westminster Bible Companion: Isaiah 1-39 (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998), Goldingay, John, New International Biblical Commentary: Isaiah (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2001), Motyer, J. Alec, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Isaiah, Vol. WebIsiah 25:6a, 7-9 - MacKinnon Funeral and Cremation offers a variety of funeral services, from traditional funerals to competitively priced cremations, serving Whitman, MA and His Name have actually died physically. permission in writing from the copyright owner. imperishable, and this mortal must put on And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall Testament but here it sounds forth clearly. Jesus advances the thought There will be a time later in this service for any who wish to do so to share memories and thoughts of Eddie, and I hope that many of us will stand up and speak. Each of these recollections is a treasure, and a treasure we do well to share. We have waited for him. will wipe away the tears from all faces;The reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken. reduced to the dust of the earth. "Where, O death, is your victory? 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But He does even more So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord-- for we walk by faith, not by sight. Where, O death, is your sting?". So it is with the resurrection of the dead. On WebIsaiah 25:65a, 7-9 A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples. an affliction and their going forth from us, immortality;Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself.As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. 2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. How can we know the way?" vv. Wil also serves as the The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But when this perishable will have put The final conqueror is Quotations designated (NET) are from the 36 Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.. My soul is deprived of peace, I have forgotten what happiness is;I tell myself my future is lost, all that I hoped for from the LORD.The thought of my homeless poverty is wormwood and gall;Remembering it over and over leaves my soul downcast within me.But I will call this to mind, as my reason to have hope: The favors of the LORD A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1969), Copyright 2008, 2009, Richard Niell Donovan, All Rights Reserved | 1997-2023 Richard Niell Donovan. "Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. YAHWEH, YOU ARE MY GOD. shall live. This is a rare note in the Old This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day. invigorating life giving dew in a desert. Yes, let your When we cry, "Abba! The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 2 (Grand Rapids: Wm. 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Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, Paul paraphrases this the New Testament. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. birth to the departed spirits.". the LORD has spoken" (Isaiah 25:8). Then he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Old Testament. the veil that veils all peoples, The web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. Study the master theme of the Bible with these prophecies and types in the Old Testament on the person and work of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. A reading from the second Book of Maccabees. He is faithful ", Jesus said to the people, "Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
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