[[Isa-65]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Isa-64]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Isa-66]] --- ### I am inquired of by those who didn't ask. I am found by those who didn't seek me. I said, 'See me, see me,' to a nation that was not called by my name. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God predicts that people from nations other than Israel (the Gentiles) would eventually find Him and enter into a relationship with Him, despite not having previously sought Him. *Historical context*: The Apostle Paul specifically cites this verse in [[Rom-10#v20|Romans 10:20]] as a prophecy fulfilled through the spread of the Gospel to the Gentile world. Historically, this aligns with the expansion of Christianity beyond Judea to the Greco-Roman world in the 1st century AD. *Related to*: ### I will bring offspring out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains. My chosen will inherit it, and my servants will dwell there. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that a faithful remnant from the lineages of Jacob and Judah would be preserved to inherit the land and God's promises. *Historical context*: Theological and historical analysis often links this to the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon (c. 538 BC) and, in a Christian context, to the 'remnant' of Jewish believers who formed the early Church in Jerusalem. *Related to*: ### I will destine you to the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you didn't answer. When I spoke, you didn't listen... *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of violent judgment and destruction for those within Israel who turned to idolatry and rejected God's messengers. *Historical context*: This is historically associated with the Siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC and later the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, which historians note resulted in massive casualties for the rebellious population who ignored warnings. *Related to*: ### You will leave your name for a curse to my chosen; and the Lord Yahweh will kill you. He will call his servants by another name, *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Predicts a transition where the old identifiers of God's people (associated with judgment) would be replaced by a 'new name' for His faithful servants. *Historical context*: Early Church fathers like Cyril of Jerusalem and Cyril of Alexandria identified this as a prophecy of the name 'Christian.' According to [[Acts-11#v26|Acts 11:26]], the disciples were first called 'Christians' in Antioch, fulfilling the promise of a new name that transcended ethnic and national boundaries. *Related to*: ### For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of a future total cosmic renewal where the current world is replaced by a perfect, sorrow-free creation. *Historical context*: This prophecy is a primary source for the New Testament vision in [[Rev-21#v1|Revelation 21:1]] and [[2 Pet-03#v13|2 Peter 3:13]]. In Christian eschatology, it is viewed as a future fulfillment following the final judgment, though some theologians see it as beginning spiritually with the resurrection of Jesus. *Related to*: ### The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. Dust will be the serpent's food. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of a future state of universal peace where the predatory nature of animals is removed and danger is eliminated in God's kingdom. *Historical context*: This is considered an eschatological or 'Millennial' prophecy. Scholars often link it to the restoration of the Garden of Eden's conditions, appearing in later apocalyptic literature like [[Rev|Revelation 21]]-22 as the final state of the world. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy