"That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy." - Isaiah 65:16-18
Does the part in bold really mean we will not remember our life in this world when the next begins? If so, of what use is the knowledge of evil in order for us to know good?
Love magnified gave a good response.
God says he will make ALL Things NEW with in the NEW Covenant, not just New Jerusalem.
Are we not a New Creation?
Mind is used here a couple of times.
so what are the Former things no longer remembered?
could it be this.
My understanding is that the former things are the( LAW) old Covenant and the Ministy of Death) shall be remebered No more
Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.the elements OF the world Burnt Up?speaks of a Doing away of the OLD Covenant
Gal 4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
Gal 4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and
beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night;
in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2Pe 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the
heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? which leads to shaking of the Mind.
Hbr 12:27 And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the
removing of those things that are shaken, as of
things that are made, that those things
which cannot be shaken may remain. Hbr 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a
kingdom which cannot be moved, let us
have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: Hbr 12:29
For our God [is] a consuming fire. Luk 21:26 Men's
hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those
things which are coming on the earth: for the
powers of heaven shall be shaken.for the Converted,
2Th 2:2 That ye be
not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us,
as that the day of Christ is at hand.Hbr 12:29
For our God [is] a consuming fire. Those former thiings which a PASS away for the Glory of the New Covenant.