Isaiah 6:1-13.
Isaiah 6:1-13
A Vision of the Lord in the Temple
"In the year that King Uzziah died, I had a vision of the Lord. He was
on his throne high above, and his robe filled the temple. Flaming
creatures with six wings each were flying over him. They covered their
faces with two of their wings and their bodies with two more. They
used the other two wings for flying, as they shouted, "Holy, holy,
holy, Lord All-Powerful! The earth is filled with your glory." As they
shouted, the doorposts of the temple shook, and the temple was filled
with smoke. Then I cried out, "I'm doomed! Everything I say is
sinful, and so are the words of everyone around me. Yet I have seen
the King, the Lord All-Powerful."
One of the flaming creatures flew over to me with a burning coal that
it had taken from the altar with a pair of metal tongs. It touched my
lips with the hot coal and said, "This has touched your lips. Your
sins are forgiven, and you are no longer guilty." After this, I heard
the Lord ask, "Is there anyone I can send? Will someone go for us?"
"I'll go," I answered. "Send me!" Then the Lord told me to go and
speak this message to the people: "You will listen and listen, but
never understand. You will look and look, but never see." The Lord
also said, "Make these people stubborn! Make them stop up their ears,
cover their eyes, and fail to understand. Don't let them turn to me
and be healed." Then I asked the Lord, "How long will this last?"
The Lord answered:
Until their towns are destroyed and their houses are deserted, until
their fields are empty, and I have sent them far away, leaving their
land in ruins. If only a tenth of the people are left, even they will
be destroyed. But just as stumps remain after trees have been cut
down, some of my chosen ones will be left."
God bless you.
A Vision of the Lord in the Temple
"In the year that King Uzziah died, I had a vision of the Lord. He was
on his throne high above, and his robe filled the temple. Flaming
creatures with six wings each were flying over him. They covered their
faces with two of their wings and their bodies with two more. They
used the other two wings for flying, as they shouted, "Holy, holy,
holy, Lord All-Powerful! The earth is filled with your glory." As they
shouted, the doorposts of the temple shook, and the temple was filled
with smoke. Then I cried out, "I'm doomed! Everything I say is
sinful, and so are the words of everyone around me. Yet I have seen
the King, the Lord All-Powerful."
One of the flaming creatures flew over to me with a burning coal that
it had taken from the altar with a pair of metal tongs. It touched my
lips with the hot coal and said, "This has touched your lips. Your
sins are forgiven, and you are no longer guilty." After this, I heard
the Lord ask, "Is there anyone I can send? Will someone go for us?"
"I'll go," I answered. "Send me!" Then the Lord told me to go and
speak this message to the people: "You will listen and listen, but
never understand. You will look and look, but never see." The Lord
also said, "Make these people stubborn! Make them stop up their ears,
cover their eyes, and fail to understand. Don't let them turn to me
and be healed." Then I asked the Lord, "How long will this last?"
The Lord answered:
Until their towns are destroyed and their houses are deserted, until
their fields are empty, and I have sent them far away, leaving their
land in ruins. If only a tenth of the people are left, even they will
be destroyed. But just as stumps remain after trees have been cut
down, some of my chosen ones will be left."
God bless you.
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