Q2. The Great Supper

[WinstonY]

Question 4.2

 

Feast in ancient times were times of celebration and joy .  Here in Isaiah and the New Testament the feast is joyfilled.   Jesus said,”The attendance cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them.”  (Matt. 9: 5) With Jesus as Saviour and Lord we are in such joyous times.  The feast mentioned in the notes are times of joy.  The feast in Isaiah 25:7“...the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations he will swallow up death forever”, is the new heaven and the new earth , the new creation that the Bible continually speaks about.  This is a great and wonderful day when oppression and poverty will be destroyed.  

In verse 8, the poet writes, “he will swallow up death forever”.  There are 2 possible ways of looking at death here.  There is death at the end of life and already in the life of death and resurrection we are guaranteed eternal life with Christ and the joyful relation with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Death is also used in the Testament for God’s action against the force of evil and his destruction of that power.  Thus our omnipotent God has a powerful two prong message .  There is the defeat of evil and the defeat of death.  It is our duty and our reward then, to work against the evil forces of the world, poverty, oppression, captivity, sickness and against all the structures of society that feed these evils.   As well we have a duty to mark out a stance where we affirm the life , death and resurrection and the abundant grace of providing an eternal relationship with God.  

Wow!  It is too good to be true and it is all symbolized by the feasting of God’s people with him where there is an abundance of food; there is an abundance of God’s grace and the last days the world will be filled with justice and peace.  This feasting is symbolized by the communion of the Last Supper.

 

[Old Jerry]

The “feast of rich food for all peoples” is a symbol that represents the coming of the great thing that is coming if we stay in God’s hands. It promises that in the Last Days that everything is going to be the way that God wanted them to be in the beginning.

 

 

[blezed]

Obviously this “feast of rich food for all peoples” is a symbol of something more than just good food. What does this theme represent in Isaiah and the New Testament?

1.   The people that participated in the great feast are those who had been living by faith and now are being rewarded.

 

What does it promise about the Last Days?

2.  Christ victory over death and we will be with HIm forever.

 

[linda bass]

What the theme of "feast of rich food for all peoples" represents in Isaiah is God's people throughout the ages gathering in the New Jerusalem for a great banquent.

What the theme represents in the New Testament is the wedding supper of the Lamb. This is the time when Christ will be married to His bride,the Church. Oh glorious day!

What this promises about the Last Day's is that those of us who have placed our faith in Christ will be with Him forever in heaven and eventually on the new earth..

[wifee]

2a)The theme in Isaiah &NT represents hope for the future A symbolic portrayal of the spiritual blessings of the age to come,the Messianic age, in which those chosen by God share in a rich feast with the MessiahA banquet of aged wine, the best meat and finest wine..NT theme Celebration of God’s victory over every enemy, every power raised against Him, including Satan and his demons, the anti-Christ, sin, and death itself on the cross.We can celebrate together the peace of God and the establishment of His everlasting Kingdom. His salvation hope,grace,mercy &forgiveness shown to all those who hear&respond to Jesus call to turn and follow Him.Jesus brings the food we need.He is the bread of life.

b)Judgement &destruction comes,no hope to look forward to for unbelievers,but the redeemed in Christ,people from everywhere in the world will be saved,food will be provided for believers at the feast. At last God and the remnant, the people who love God and His Messiah will fellowship together. God's long range plan for the making right of all things will have been accomplished,God will make his home among man,the new Jerusalem as he wanted before sin,,no more sorrow,no more suffering..God will supply the needs of His people.

[JoanG]

In the time of Isaiah, the one thing that everyone looked forward to was the coming of the Messiah. This, to the Jewish Nation, was to be a time of great celebration. And with a great celebration there was always a feast. The people always looked for a great ruler with great wealth, great power and great wisdom. They looked to have the best of everything when the Messiah was to come.

 

When Jesus returns to earth again, on the last days, those that were faithful to him are going to have a great celebration. There will be dancing in the streets. People of true faith will have eternal life. There will be universal peace.

[Commissioned]

 

Q2. (Isaiah 25:6-8) Obviously this “feast of rich food for all peoples”  is a symbol of something more than just good food. What does this theme represent in Isaiah and the New Testament? What does it promise about the Last Days?

 

The “feast of rich food for all peoples”  is a symbol of the saints of God enjoying a rich and prosperous time in the presence of our God; where all our need is met.  It represents the wedding supper of the Lamb; His welcoming us to be free of striving, it will be a time to wait in His presence. It promises about that at the end, of the Last Days, God will reward the faithful.

[Paula Price]

this is symbolism for Salvation which is promised in Isaiah that it will come to pass for all men, that it will be offered to all men not only to the Jews but to the Gentiles as well. Isaiah is foretelling of the coming of the Messiah who will be given to all mankind as a gift of sacrifice from God to redeem man from sin.  The old scriptures are a pattern to show the world what is expected from God to have eternal life with him.  A people was chosen to show the way to salvation. But when they sinned and did not followed the commandments of God, there needed to be a way to be redeemed back to Him.  The old testament foretold this prophecy of a Savior who would redeem man from sin which is fulfilled in the new testament.  The chosen people who were the Jews were suppose to teach the world the ways of how to please God.  God's plan was to include all man kind not just the Jews in this plan of Salvation so he sent his son to earth to be a light, to show a dying world that there is forgiveness of sin and a way to be made right in the eyes of God again. This is the feast of rich food, Jesus  is the feast of the good food which is Salvation.  We are saved from sin and redeemed in the eyes of God if we chose to believe and obey and walk in the word of God and do his will. 

[Ray B]

Q2. (Isaiah 25:6-8) Obviously this "feast of rich food for all peoples"  is a symbol of something more than just good food. What does this theme represent in Isaiah and the New Testament? It is a celebration for those who enter the Kingdom of heaven, those that have been faithful.

What does it promise about the Last Days? That there will be a feast, a banquet.

[Krissi]

From the total destruction and devastation in the prior section, Isaiah has moved on to a feast! I would think these two sections should be read together, not separately. In the last section, destruction was external or physical – God destroyed cities and the vegetation between cities, even celestial places that we cannot see. Here, the “construction” has to do with eating, which is internal, in our bodies, not external, where we exist.

Destruction represents God’s victory, oddly, just as construction represents God’s compassion on those He has vanquished.  So, I think the feast symbolizes God’s willingness to move from anger and external destruction to generosity/care/abundance and internal (re-)construction.

I'm not sure, but the idea of a long-lasting feast is perhaps the idea of heaven with unlimited joy and abundance as well as constant fellowship with Him.

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Quite honestly, the part of this passage that struck me is how God promises to be a "shelter from the storm" and "shade from the heat." In times of suffering, these promises are so needed ...

 

[Dove81]

Q2. (Isaiah 25:6-8) Obviously this "feast of rich food for all peoples"  is a symbol of something more than just good food. What does this theme represent in Isaiah and the New Testament?

This “feast of rich food for all peoples” represents the Yahshua now reigning over the kingdom God has given Him. It’s a wedding party, a celebration.

What does it promise about the Last Days?

In those days, the prideful will be bought down. Gods remnant will praise Him through the destruction and He will protect them. 

[crissy464]

God’s final  victory over everything against him
Eternal life 
 

[Anna Rogers]

Q2. (Isaiah 25:6-8)

Obviously this “feast of rich food for all peoples”  is a symbol of something more than just good food. What does this theme represent in Isaiah and the New Testament? What does it promise about the Last Days?

The feast probably represents loving fellowship with God and His people. A feast if a good time, great food, people who enjoy being together, perhaps reflecting on how great our God is.