Sunday 20th April 2025 – Easter Sunday
Isaiah 65:17-25 – New Heavens and a New Earth “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down” (v. 64:1): thus the people of Israel pray that God will reveal himself to them as in the days of old. God answers, speaking through the prophet, “I was ready to be sought out” (v. 65:1) but no one has sought my help. Instead, Israel was disobedient and self-centred; they will be punished, but God will preserve a faithful line,…