Meaning of Isaiah 55:6

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How do you interpret the following text?

“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 55:6

Will there be a point when God cant be found, and repentance become impossible, if you for example backslide into sin? Or does this text imply that God cant be found after our death if we deny Jesus as Lord during this lifetime, while we are still alive?
 

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In those days, God has been sending prophets and speaking to the people of Israel. That means He is not silent or rejected them yet for all the sins they were committing. So many times God kept on calling His people back to Him and then there was a huge gap of silence and God's presence was difficult to find.

Even today God calls people and if someone keeps ignoring and staying lukewarm, then it would become more difficult for them to seek and find His grace again. Like you want to keep near to your Father and be afraid of distancing from His near presence as you might be lost and find it harder to see clearly the way to come back to Him again.
 
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How do you interpret the following text?
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 55:6
Will there be a point when God cant be found, and repentance become impossible, if you for example backslide into sin? Or does this text imply that God cant be found after our death if we deny Jesus as Lord during this lifetime, while we are still alive?
That is two questions I'll answer one in this post and the other in another post. I think these verses very clearly show that there is no repentance or salvation after death
Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Isaiah 26:14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
Psalms 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Psalms 88:10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Psalms 88:11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Isaiah 38:18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

 
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How do you interpret the following text?
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 55:6
Will there be a point when God cant be found, and repentance become impossible, if you for example backslide into sin? Or does this text imply that God cant be found after our death if we deny Jesus as Lord during this lifetime, while we are still alive?
The second question is there a point in this life when repentance is impossible?
Romans 1:24
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Romans 1:26
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Romans 1:28
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Matthew 7:22-23
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Psalms 81:11-12
11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

 
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How do you interpret the following text?

“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 55:6

Will there be a point when God cant be found, and repentance become impossible, if you for example backslide into sin? Or does this text imply that God cant be found after our death if we deny Jesus as Lord during this lifetime, while we are still alive?
Yes to all of the above.
 
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How do you interpret the following text?

“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 55:6

Will there be a point when God cant be found, and repentance become impossible, if you for example backslide into sin? Or does this text imply that God cant be found after our death if we deny Jesus as Lord during this lifetime, while we are still alive?
It’s the reference to “Today if you hear His Voice"
 
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That is two questions I'll answer one in this post and the other in another post. I think these verses very clearly show that there is no repentance or salvation after death
Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Isaiah 26:14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
Psalms 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Psalms 88:10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Psalms 88:11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Isaiah 38:18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.


I agree, I believe that after death is judgement (Hebrews 9:27)
What I meant was if theres a point when Gods patience runs out, and repentance becomes impossible. Or if we can call upon the Lord as long as we are alive, and trust that God wont despise a contrite heart (Psalm 51:17) and that Jesus will listen and find you like in the Parable of the lost sheep.
 
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Well, Jesus suffered and died on the cross, with hope for any evil person, at all. And in Revelation 22:17 He says,

"Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely." (in Revelation 22:17)

Also, Jesus says >

"'Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.'" (Matthew 11:28)

I notice how Jesus here calls to "all".

Plus, our Apostle Paul says >

"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth." (1 Timothy 2:1-4)

So, if God wants us "first of all" to pray with hope for any and all people, I would say this means there still is hope for any person.

Love "hopes all things" > in 1 Corinthians 13:7.

This is not about how a person is able.

We pray, because of how God is able.
 
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