1 It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was
sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the
Temple. 2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six
wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they
covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies!
The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
4 Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire
building was filled with smoke.
5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I
have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I
have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had
taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 He touched my lips with
it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is
removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
8 Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a
messenger to this people? Who will go for us?”
I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
9 And he said, “Yes, go, and say to this people,
‘Listen carefully, but do not understand.
Watch closely, but learn nothing.’
10 Harden the hearts of these people.
Plug their ears and shut their eyes.
That way, they will not see with their eyes,
nor hear with their ears,
nor understand with their hearts
and turn to me for healing.”
1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your
sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of
honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not
the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is
hidden with Christ in God. 4 And when Christ, who is your life, is
revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
