Wednesday
05-06-2026
By: Brenda
“Peace, Not Sacrifice in the Kingdom to Come”
Isaiah 65:25 paints a breathtaking picture of harmony.
“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And dust shall be the serpents food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
This is not just poetic. It is prophetic.
It speaks of a time when violence, fear, and predation are no more. The natural order is transformed and the predator-prey instinct dissolves into peace.
This is echoed in Isaiah 11, where even a child leads wild animals in safety.
This vision is not compatible with a return to animal sacrifice. If creation is restored to peace, how could bloodshed be reintroduced?
“Jesus was the Final & Ultimate Sacrifice”
The New Testament is clear:
Hebrews 10:10
By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:14
For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
John 1:29
John calls Jesus “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
These verses declare that Jesus Christ sacrifice was not temporary.
It was complete.
There is no need for repetition.
And to suggest otherwise would diminish the power of the cross.
So why does Ezekiel describe sacrifices in the future temple?
Many scholars interpret these as symbolic or ceremonial, not literal blood offerings for sin.
They may serve as:
Memorials of Jesus Christ sacrifice, much like communion.
They may serve as:
Teaching tools for future generations.
But these interpretations must always bow to the supremacy of Hebrews:
Jesus is the once-for-all sacrifice.
No animal could ever replace or supplement Him.
When Jesus returns, He will not come to re-establish the shadows of the old covenant.
He will come as our reigning King.
The Lamb who was slain.
The Lion of Judah.
His sacrifice was not a temporary solution.
It was the eternal answer to sin.
Sealed by His blood once and for all.
Isaiah’s vision of peace is not a metaphor. It is a future promise.
The wolf and the lamb, the lion and the ox, will live side by side.
No fear.
No violence.
No sacrifice.
Because the Prince of Peace will reign, and His kingdom will be marked by restoration, not ritual.
In this kingdom, worship will rise not from altars of stone, but from hearts made whole.
Every breath will be praise.
Every creature will testify to the goodness of God not through death, but through life.
Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Oh, how God loves us ❤️
Dear Father in heaven,
Your Son was the final sacrifice.
The Lamb who took away the sin of the world.
I praise You Father, for Your Son and His willingness to bare my cross and for the blood He shed that speaks a better word than any offering ever could.
I long for Your kingdom to come, where peace will reign and every creature will worship You in harmony.
Let my life today be a living sacrifice holy, pleasing, and full of breath that praises You.
Bless my family and friends in all they do today.
May Your face shine upon each of us and may our hearts be filled with peace.
In Your Son’s precious name, Amen.
Have a blessed day
God loves you ❤️
and so do I ❤️