Isaiah 53

(Isa 53:1 KJV) Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

This whole chapter could not possibly apply to any person except the Lord Jesus Christ. He fulfills this prophecy that was given by Isaiah years before the 1st coming of Christ. No one else can possibly be the Son of God and the Messiah.

Isaiah asks here, "Who has believed our report?" Jesus Christ is the arm of the Lord revealed to all that believe upon Him.

(Isa 53:2 KJV) For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him .(Isa 53:2 KJV) For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Here shows that the coming Messiah is not going to be with glory and pomp. He will not be a famous personality and have worldly charm that we should desire Him. He did not come among the rich and affluent. He was not born into a family of the rich and prominent. Yet He was born from the lineage of King David and was qualified to be King of Israel. If we look for a world renowned Messiah we are looking in the wrong direction.

(Isa 53:3 KJV) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not .(Isa 53:3 KJV) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

We see here a Messiah that was despised and rejected of men. We see sorrow not joy. We see one that was rejected by His own countrymen. They were looking for a great and powerful military leader to deliver them from the Roman army. They were looking for a savior but not a savior from sin. They were looking for a savior from Roman oppression. Until we recognize our need to be saved from sin, we will not see a savior from oppressing kingdoms. The sin problem has to be dealt with first. Sin cannot inherit the kingdom of God. The Messiah came first to die and be a sacrifice for our sins. Before we can inherit the literal Kingdom of God that is to come, we first must become part of the Kingdom of God that is Spiritual. That is the kingdom within the soul of our innermost being. We have to be "Born again" by the Spirit of God. This comes about when we repent and renounce our sins and receive the Messiah, Jesus Christ into our hearts by faith. When He comes literally the second time we then will be worthy (because of His righteousness) to live in the literal Kingdom of God.

Notice that Jesus Christ fulfills verse three when He came the first time. His own people did not accept Him. They allowed the religious leaders of that day to stir them up against the Lord. That had to happen to fulfill the scriptures. A final supreme sacrifice for our sins had to take place and then not only can the Jewish people (children of promise) be saved but also the Gentiles or any other person on the face of the earth now can be saved and inherit eternal life. This is for anyone who believes.

We must not look to great and powerful military leaders or strong leaders who promise a good economy and promise a better life here on earth, which passes away and then is no more. We must look to someone who cleanses away sin and makes brings us a life that lasts forever. This is why so many stumble as the gospel of Jesus Christ. They look for a better life here in this sinful world instead of wanting out of the mess, mire and sin. They run to and fro seeking riches here and neglecting that which is eternal. They do not realize that when Jesus comes into their souls they actually receive life. When that "Living Water" comes into our lives, we have something that the world cannot have. We have an inner peace, joy and contentment that does not depend on outward circumstances. What possibly could cause the apostle Paul to actually be able to sing in prison? What could cause Steven to see a vision of Jesus standing at the Father's right hand and say, "Lay not this sin to their charge?" They saw not a good life here but a life eternal with eternal joy and everlasting peace. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

This is an exact description of Christ. He actually bore all our grieves and sorrows.

He was actually wounded because of our sins. He had none of His own. Every stripe He received in His own body was for our healing. I believe this to mean spiritual as well as physical healing. He already paid the price to redeem us from sin, we just have to believe and receive that. He died that we might live. He took our punishment that we would not have to. He knew that we could never do enough to redeem ourselves from sin. He knew there was no way His creation could possibly save themselves. None of our good works or deeds can be good enough to buy our ticket to heaven and eternal life. Nothing. He knew that He had to buy it for us. He made that supreme sacrifice. He did it all. All we have to do is receive it by acknowledging our need for it, turning away from sin and turning to Him to take those sins away. We then receive the gift of eternal life, which begins, in our innermost being the very moment we receive Jesus Christ as savior and Lord or our lives. Amen. This is eternal. This is everlasting. This is something that does not depend upon this life or the circumstances of this life. It is for those who are poor, for those who are rich, for those who are black, for those who are white, for those who have accomplished nothing and for those who have built great cities. The gospel is for everyone who will receive.

All our sins and iniquity was laid on Jesus Christ upon that cross. This added to His suffering. Not only did Jesus suffer the pain of having nails driven in His hands and feet. Not only was Jesus hanging by the weight of His body on that wooden cross, but He endured the ugly filth of every sin that mankind ever committed in the past or in the future into His own sinless body. That killed Him. "The wages of sin is death." That killed His physical body. The spirit and soul of Jesus of course did not die but went to preach to the spirits in prison or Hell. After three days in the grave, the body of Jesus was raised from the dead. Jesus was the first fruit of that which was to come for all of us who believe. That is the promise of eternal life with a new body that cannot die anymore. No more death, pain, sorrow, or crying for those who believe upon the death, burial and resurrection of the very Son of God, Jesus Christ.

Jesus could have called the angels of heaven to deliver Him from that horrible death on the cross. He didn't have to die. The soldiers had no power over Jesus. He stayed on that cross and accepted all that suffering for the sake of all that would later believe on Him for their salvation. It was love for us that kept Him on that cross until the work was finished.

This foretells of His death and why He was killed.

He was actually buried in a borrowed tomb of a rich man. He was actually crucified with criminals even though He was innocent of any crime Himself.

God was pleased with the results of the death of Jesus not with His actual suffering. God knew that this was the only way to save His creation from Hell and being eternally lost.

He actually justifies many. All who believe in Him shall be justified. Made just: Just as if we had never sinned. Mankind remembers our mistakes and sin. When we bring those sins to Christ and have them taken away, God does not remember them any more. Hallelujah.

This says it all. This is why Jesus came the first time. To make a way for our salvation and pay the price for our sin.

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