question for a bible scholar.?

Question

In Isa.65:20 What does it mean?

Answer 1

It is talking about the life span of man in the New Earth that will come after Aragaddon. Jesus will rule over the earth for a thousand years that time and man will not die if he lives in accordance with Gods standards. The preceeding verses and also after that speak of the same. Buy the way I am not a Bible scholar

Answer 2

The curse will be lifted from nature. The land and ground will produce abundantly. Many lyric passages in the prophets describe this. There will be abundant food and beauty and peace. The whole world will be like Hawaii -- without the tourists! But there will still be sin and there will still be death! Read the 65th chapter of Isaiah. There the prophet says, "He who dies at 100 will be thought a mere youth," (Isaiah 65:20b NIV). The life of man will be greatly extended, probably to reach the longevity the patriarchs had, like Methuselah who lived 969 years -- almost 1,000. That will be restored. The animal kingdom will be changed so that the animals that are now carnivores and predators shall live together in peace. This is all said in the same context as the verse, "The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion eat straw like the ox," (Isaiah 65:25 NIV).

Isaiah goes on to say, "The sinner who reaches 100 will be considered accursed," (Isaiah 65:20b KJV). There is still going to be some sin and it will affect the lifespan. The presence of sin is why Jesus must rule with a rod of iron -- still, righteousness will be dominant. Today evil is the dominant philosophy of the masses. Righteousness must struggle to exist. But then it will be reversed. The dominant practice of the day will be justice, wholeness, peace and purity. Evil will have to keep under wraps and will find it difficult to express itself -- but it will be there. Therefore the judgment of the "rod of iron" will still be necessary for some. But, as Revelation goes on to say, at the end of the thousand years "at the four corners of the earth," retreating as far as possible from the central glory, there will still be many who represent Israel's old antagonists, Gog and Magog, and therefore are called by their names. They have the same attitude as the enemies of Israel who are described in Ezekiel 38 and 39. These are men and women who are not born-again despite the wonderful, almost perfect, world in which they live. When Satan is released there is an immediate response from them.

- Ray C. Stedman

Title: One Thousand Years of Peace
Series: Revelation
Scripture: Revelation 20:1-15
Message No: 22
Catalog No: 4210
Date: April 22, 1990

Answer 3

This is similar the the promise in Revelation of a new heaven and earth where there will be no more death or pain. In the time this was written, there was a high rate of infant mortality, and people didn't live long. My take is that someone who "only" lives to 100 would be thought to die really young and must have been smitten by God for some reason because he died so young.

Keep in mind that this is poetry, and should be given some leeway for colorful language. Living to be 100 was almost unheard of then, so 100 means "really old."

Answer 4

It looks to me like the whole section is talking about a new heaven and a new earth, similar to Revelation, after the Second Coming. I don't take it literally but I do understand it to mean that there will be no still-borns, that even the very youngest will thrive, and life extended to the very old. This means eternal life. Remember, God is using limited human language in a very peculiar writing style influenced by Isaiha's history, culture and education. The authors of the Bible did not use occult channeling to write with.

Answer 5

... According to the words "He shall see seed, he shall prolong days," the suffering servant is to be rewarded for his selflessness in the service of the Almighty by being blessed with children and prolongation of life. These two promises must be treated as a unit, as described in greater detail in Isaiah 65:20- 23. Each promise complements the other, highlighting the ancient Hebraic ideal of viewing children and a long life as the two greatest rewards God gives to man here on earth. This is further illustrated in Job 5:25-26: "You shall know also that your seed shall be great, and your offspring as the grass of the earth. You shall come to your grave in ripe age, as a shock of corn in its season." From the manner in which the Hebrew word zer'a ("seed") is used in the Scriptures, there can be no doubt that actual physical offspring is meant here. ...

Answer 6

First, in order to properly understand that single verse, one must read the context, all the verses that preceed. The immeadiate context is verse 17, "Behold I create new heavens and a new earth, the former shall not be remembered nor come into mind. The renewal of our planet earth is feature one, because as God declared, earth was created to be inhabited, forever...so no matter how badly we have mistreated the planet, earth, it will be essentially recreated, and everyone that is alive, including those that attain to resurrection, will rejoice in this renewal. Even more astounding is that Jerusalem, the place or city which GOD has declared to be the place which bears the Name , will be created a place of rejoicing, and God will furthermore, also rejoice in the people, which are called "His People". COntrary to Christian theology, Israel never loses this designation, and Christians are NOT given the title of replacements for being HIS people. Please reference Chp 61. Christians claim that this phrase is spoken by Jesus, when in fact the gospel author pulls these verses out of context which were spoken by Isaiah...about the future of Jerusalem and Israel... "those that mourn in Zion", are Jews,,not Christians...They shall build the old wastes, and the Jews continually do this very thing, generation after generation, but there will be the day, when the Jews wont be doing the building, it will be GOD alone that renews, Creates the Land,,,and the people, the Jews will be recognized as the "Priests of the LORD, ministers of our GOD, who shall eat the riches of the GENTILES (Chp 61:6).... literally, we who are Gentiles will be taking our riches to Jerusalem to feed Israel, and it will be the time, when ten gentiles will grasp the fringe of the Talit of a Jew and ask them to teach us Torah _The LAW. That doesnt sound like a good deal for us at this point in time, since we gentiles have the power presently, but the time and tide will return...then it will be a new day, when Lion lies down with lamb, and child plays over the hole of the asp...the deadly will be docile, Chp.62: 11, "Behold the LORD (GOD IS YHVH not a dead man god), has proclaimed unto the end (the whole) world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion (Israel), behold thy salvation comes...they (gentiles) shall call them (Israel), THE REDEEMED of the LORD, and thous shall be called, Sought OUt, A CITY NOT FORSAKEN.(Jerusalem). YET for the present, we read their situation is recognized in the words of Isaiah in Chp 64:8-11, ....(9) Behold, we are all thy people, Thy holy cities are a wilderness, ZION is a wilderness, JERUSALEM is a desolation...burned with fire... laid waste" Present condition of Israel and Jerusalem..... but the ANSWER to the Jews lament, is Chp 65....especially chp 66:12...."I will extend peace to her (Israel) like a river, and the glory of the GENTILES will be like a flowing stream" it will be flowing to Israel ....v.18 "All nations shall come to honor GOD and Israel...v.23...all flesh shall come to worship before GOD. ITs going to happen...though there appear to be yet much trouble and tribulation for Israel before the grand finalle. I place my confidence, as a Gentile and one who believes in the GOD of all heavens and earth, that even a child will live a long blessed life by that prophecy of Isaiah. Sincerely

Answer 7

LOL

most of the bible scholars here are grad students of christianity who left once they actually read it...athiests and others

as if you can't google it yourself

I won't even look

guess: it's another inconsistency that requires doctrine and dogma to explain texts that contradict, or requires secular studies to understand the origin of otherwise heathen blood hungry thundergod oracles

okay I looked - metaphor city! makes it sound like there is death after all

BBE: No longer will there be there a child whose days are cut short, or an old man whose days have not come to their full measure: for the young man at his death will be a hundred years old, and he whose life is shorter than a hundred years will seem as one cursed.

sounds like Utopiah Construction Company, Ltd will be busy...god stopped making stuff out of nothing

21They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

it's time to live for now, not for later......go with the bird in your hand not the 2 in the bush they promise you if you believe these P'OS's

Answer 8

I don't think it means actual years as much as maturity of understanding. We are as questioning as a child now, but when Jesus returns we will be informed or mature Christians in an instant. Those who do not confess Christ as the Messiah, or Savior, will still be confused and questioning of faith. It doesn't mean immature in intelligence. I just means immature in the knowledge of the Lord. Even the smallest child will receive understanding... Now, the question would be how can a child confes Christ as Savior??? I'm not certain, but I believe that children who are raised under the authority of God are deemed to be saved automatically until they reach the age of 13, at which time they would be expected to choose. I don't know. That's just my thoughts on it. We will know one day and this is not the only scripture that assures of absolute understanding with the return of Christ.

Answer 9

This is how John MacArthur (a bible scholar) explains it:
"Long life will prevail in the millennial kingdom. In the temporal phase of the kingdom, death will happen, but not nearly so early as in the time of Isaiah.

Answer 10

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner [being] an hundred years old shall be accursed.

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