Isaiah 25:8,1 Corinthians 15:53,1 Corinthians 15:54

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

Triumph over death. There is a first reference here to the restoration of Judah from its death-state of captivity, and to the wiping away of the tears the captives shed when they hung their harps upon the willows. But we cannot forget that St. Paul and St. John have put the richest Christian meanings into these beautiful and pathetic words ( 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 :54; Revelation 7:17 ; Revelation 21:4 ). And life for a nation out of the death-state of captivity may well be taken as a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8-9

The evening of expectation. Of this passage we may look at— I. ITS PRIMARY HISTORICAL APPLICATION . (See Exposition.) II. ITS APPLICATION TO THE CHURCH OF CHRIST . The Church of Christ is "the Israel of God," and we may expect much of the language first used in reference to the Jewish nation to be appropriate to it and even intended for its service. Like ancient Israel, the Church has found itself in great humiliation and distress, and has been in sore need of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up - This image is probably taken from a whirlpool or maelstrom in the ocean that absorbs all that comes near it. It is, therefore, equivalent to saying he will destroy or remove Isaiah 25:7. In this place it means that be will abolish death; that is, he will cause it to cease from its ravages and triumphs. This passage is quoted by Paul in his argument respecting the resurrection of the dead 1 Corinthians 15:54. He does not, however, quote directly from the Hebrew, or from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 25:8

Isaiah 25:8. He The Lord, expressed both in the foregoing and following words, even the Messiah, who is both God and man; will swallow up death Shall, by his death, destroy the power of death, (Hebrews 2:14,) take away the sting of the first death, and prevent the second death, and give eternal life to all that truly believe in him. In victory Hebrew, לנצח , unto victory, that is, so as to overcome it perfectly; which complete victory Christ hath already purchased for, and will, in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 25:1-12

24:1-27:13 FINAL JUDGMENT AND SALVATIONThe judgment of various contemporary nations leads the prophet to consider God’s final great judgment on the world. Naturally, his illustrations are taken from the world that he knew, and the nations he mentions are those of his time, but the principles of judgment and salvation that he presents are those of the unchangeable God. They will find their fullest expression in God’s mighty triumph at the end of the world’s history.Some will mourn, others... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:8

swallow up. Same word as "destroy" (Isaiah 25:7 ), so as to cause a thing to disappear and be no more. Compare Numbers 16:30 . Psalms 69:15 ; Psalms 106:17 . Jonah 1:17 . in victory. Hebrew. nezah = for ever. Occurs in Isaiah 13:20 ; Isaiah 28:28 ; Isaiah 33:20 ; Isaiah 34:10 ; and in the "latter portion", Isaiah 57:16 ; rendered "victory" in 1 Chronicles 29:11 . 1 Samuel 15:29 . Quoted in 1 Corinthians 15:54 : where we have the Holy Spirit's comment on the word, giving the additional... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 25:7-8

Isaiah 25:7-8. And he will destroy, &c.— Vitringa thinks, with the Chaldee, that the covering and vail here spoken of mean Death; that mighty ruler, who covers the whole race of men with his black garment, and hides them in obscure night; that by the face of this covering, which is the face of death, are meant the miseries, calamities, afflictions, and persecutions, which believers in that country should sustain on account of their religion, under various forms and appearances; as well as... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 25:8

8. Quoted in :-, in support of the resurrection. swallow up . . . in victory—completely and permanently "abolish" (2 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 20:14; Revelation 21:4; compare Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:22). rebuke—(Compare Mark 8:38; Hebrews 11:26). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 25:6-8

The coming great banquet 25:6-8Having delivered His people from the Tribulation and preserved them to enter His earthly kingdom, the Lord will invite them to rejoice with Him at a great banquet at the beginning of the Millennium (cf. Exodus 24:11). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 25:7-8

The Lord will also remove the curse of death that has hung over humankind since the Fall (cf. Isaiah 26:19; Genesis 2:17; Job 19:26; Daniel 12:2; Romans 6:23; 1 Corinthians 15:54; Hebrews 2:15; Revelation 7:17; Revelation 21:4; Revelation 22:3). This will occur at the end of the Millennium, after the final rebellion and God’s creation of new heavens and a new earth. Isaiah’s vision of the future followed the course of events that later revelation clarified, but he did not present the... read more

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