Isaiah boldly prophesies the destruction of the earth. God, for sure, does not want us worshiping it. If heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool {Is. 66:1], we see that the earth is an object that serves a useful purpose. Isaiah also said that the sin of its inhabitants has defiled it. There will be new heavens (skies?) and a new earth, and the former will be passed away and not remembered. [Is. 65:17]

What are we to do? We live here in the nasty now-and-now (as opposed to the sweet by-and-by) and we are good stewards. We take care of it, live on it, and use it … farming, real estate, hunting and fishing etc. We get right with God and wait expectantly for the future … heaven and earth.

READ/HEAR: Is. 20-24