“And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of
Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in
that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it. No lion will be there, nor will
any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the
redeemed will walk there, and the ransomed of the Lord will return. They will
enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and
joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away” (Isa. 35:8-10).

I am not sure how literal this is, but it sure sounds
wonderful! If it is spiritual, then the Redeemed should be experiencing this
joy. It is part of Philippians 4:4:

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”

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