19aI will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The bvoice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying.
20 “No more shall an infant from there livebutafew days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, aBut the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.
21aThey shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and aanother eat; For bas the days of a tree, soshallbe the days of My people, And cMy elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labor in vain, aNor bring forth children for trouble; For bthey shallbe the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them.
24 “It shall come to pass That abefore they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will bhear.
25 The awolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, bAnd dust shallbe the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,” Says the Lord.
Those in the second resurrection will be raised to life as physical, flesh-and-blood human beings. They will live in a peaceful, prosperous world free from the demonic influence of Satan. Evidently, God will grant them a hundred years of life to learn and accept His way.
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