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Isaiah chapter 35, verse 10.

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing.

Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads.

They shall obtain gladness and joy and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

This verse is particularly encouraging in light of Isaiah 34 verse 10, which we looked at on a previous episode,

and we thought about the eternal reality of hell

and how God's holy judgment will last forever and ever.

Well, one chapter later in Isaiah 35, verse 10, we hear that the ransomed of the Lord

so those who have trusted in him to save them from sin,

who have been bought by him, the picture of ransom that we see all over the Bible,

exemplified in Christ, what he has done on the cross is he has purchased us for God.

He's paid the price of our sin on our behalf so that we can know God,

the ransom to the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing.

And then this phrase, everlasting joy shall be upon their heads.

Everlasting joy.

So in Isaiah 34, verse 10, we thought about everlasting, never-ending judgment

that goes on forever and ever. Now, instead of judgment, we've got joy that goes on forever and ever.

It's everlasting, never-ending. You think about the things of this world that we find happiness or joy, so to speak,

in, and they fade, the things of this world.

We enjoyed.

I think about when my kids get a present from me as their parent, And we give them this present, my wife and I,

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