QT 10 Feb 16, Isa 59-12-15, Truth, by definition, is not decided by opinion

Isaiah 59:12–15a (RSV)

12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee,

and our sins testify against us;

for our transgressions are with us,

and we know our iniquities:

13 transgressing, and denying the Lord,

and turning away from following our God,

speaking oppression and revolt,

conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

14 Justice is turned back,

and righteousness stands afar off;

for truth has fallen in the public squares,

and uprightness cannot enter.

15 Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

NOTE: These verses describe my culture today, as they did Judah's before her destruction by Babylon. It is interesting the nation whom God uses to execute justice. The other similarity is that, if this is the end times, he will use Babylon (or something that closely resembles Babylon) to destroy a similar nation. Verses 14-15 stand out to me. I realize that the person who does not believe in God would disagree with the assessment that truth has fallen in the public squares, but that is because we disagree on what truth is. Technically, our agreement or disagreement is inconsequential. Truth is or it is not truth, it does not depend upon another's opinion. If God exists and has revealed himself as he has testified and demonstrated through signs, wonders, and his actual appearance on earth, then what he says is true. Our unbelief does not negate God's truth. So, I believe truth has fallen in the streets. The upright cannot enter but are ridiculed. And if you try to live by the truth of God's word, you make yourself a prey to everyone around you who does not want to believe in God's word. Funny, they can't ignore you, but must attack you. But, I suppose that truth also falls on deaf ears.