Kingdom of God · The feast for all nations; death abolished
Isaiah 25:6-12
Isaiah · ~700 BC · Status: Future · Confidence: 60%
“And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.”
King James Version · the opening — all 7 verses are below
The LORD's feast for all peoples on His mountain, where death itself is swallowed up forever and every tear is wiped away — cited by Paul on the resurrection.
Read the whole passage — all 7 verses (KJV)
25:6And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
25:7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
25:8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
25:10For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
25:11And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
25:12And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
Fulfillment References
1 Corinthians 15:54 Revelation 21:4 Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 26:19
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe LORD who swallows up death and wipes away tears is Jesus, the resurrection and the life (John 11:25) — the one God who abolishes death (2 Tim. 1:10).
JewishThe eschatological banquet for all nations and the abolition of death in the age to come — a cherished hope of resurrection and consolation.
CatholicThe Messianic banquet and the conquest of death, fulfilled in Christ and consummated in the new creation.
ProtestantPaul cites 'death is swallowed up in victory' for the resurrection (1 Cor. 15:54); Revelation 21:4 echoes 'wipe away tears.'
OrthodoxThe defeat of death in Christ and the eternal banquet of the kingdom.
DispensationalThe kingdom feast and the abolition of death, realized in the millennial and eternal states.
AcademicPart of the 'Isaiah Apocalypse' (chs. 24-27); scholars note its developed hope of the conquest of death, echoed in 26:19's resurrection language.
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