Though not necessarily the perfect interpretation, Isaiah 65:16-17 could be used as an application of what it is from God's perspective to think of souls suffering through eternity.
Now "we" humans usually think of this subject from our perspective. People say "Well, if my dear wife of 65 years isn't in heaven, then I don't want to go there either." Others say "I couldn't enjoy heaven knowing that my loved one is suffering elsewhere."
Now these "people" have love these other people for less than a hundred years. These people have only heard of so much bad news and the effects of sin in the world, for that same amount of time. The TV news can't cover all the bad news that goes on, though they fill 90% of their broadcast with it. They surely are not serving God, but....
Now look at it from God's perspective. He created all people, of all time, knows EVERYTHING about them, has loved them all, and has seen more clearly EVERY SIN that has ever been committed, and the far-reaching results of it. We can watch the 11 p.m. news and then go to sleep (we are so desensitized). God doesn't go to sleep; doesn't shut off His sensitivity to the sin being committed somewhere all over the world, all the time. Sin grieves God, Ephesians 4:30. Can you imagine God continually in grief for eternity? God is greater than that, and He won't have those that follow Him, grieve for eternity over those that don't. Read Revelation 21:4 to hear that from His own Word. So we can think on this subject in the light of Isaiah 65:16-17 and Revelation 21:4. Praise God.
Now "we" humans usually think of this subject from our perspective. People say "Well, if my dear wife of 65 years isn't in heaven, then I don't want to go there either." Others say "I couldn't enjoy heaven knowing that my loved one is suffering elsewhere."
Now these "people" have love these other people for less than a hundred years. These people have only heard of so much bad news and the effects of sin in the world, for that same amount of time. The TV news can't cover all the bad news that goes on, though they fill 90% of their broadcast with it. They surely are not serving God, but....
Now look at it from God's perspective. He created all people, of all time, knows EVERYTHING about them, has loved them all, and has seen more clearly EVERY SIN that has ever been committed, and the far-reaching results of it. We can watch the 11 p.m. news and then go to sleep (we are so desensitized). God doesn't go to sleep; doesn't shut off His sensitivity to the sin being committed somewhere all over the world, all the time. Sin grieves God, Ephesians 4:30. Can you imagine God continually in grief for eternity? God is greater than that, and He won't have those that follow Him, grieve for eternity over those that don't. Read Revelation 21:4 to hear that from His own Word. So we can think on this subject in the light of Isaiah 65:16-17 and Revelation 21:4. Praise God.
