57:1 Protective Death The world experiences death as irrevocable loss, but Isaiah acknowledges the agony of untimely death while also affirming that death can be good—a case of God sparing us from evil and further suffering. From God’s perspective, death can be a blessing, ushering in a truly peaceful rest for the godly. Christians hope for eternal life with God, not simply the prolonging of biological existence (2 Cor 5:1-8).