Isaiah 25 is a prophetic celebration of God’s victory over death: “He will swallow up death forever and wipe away the tears from all faces”. The chapter starts exalting God for his faithfulness and for God having been a refuge for the poor and needy… a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. It then goes on to foretell a messianic banquet: “A feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine… and God will swallow up death forever.” And those who trust in God will be glad and rejoice in his salvation… “surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us.”
