Isaiah: Lesson 17
Overview
The Anointed Servant and His Bride: Isaiah 61–63
Christ Fulfills the Servant's Mission
Isaiah opens chapter 61 with a stunning description of the Messiah's work: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor… to proclaim liberty to the captives" Isaiah 61:1-2. Centuries later, Jesus stood in the synagogue at Nazareth, opened the scroll to this very passage, and declared, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing" Luke 4:16-21. His ministry to the poor, the prisoner, the blind, and the oppressed is documented throughout the Gospels and Acts—from caring for the needy Luke 14:13, to freeing the Philippian jailer Acts 16:25-34, to giving sight to the blind Luke 7:21, to delivering those tormented by demons Luke 4:33-35.
Yet these categories describe more than a few unfortunate people—they describe every one of us. We are poor in spirit with no righteousness of our own, prisoners in bondage to sin, blind to the truth by nature, and oppressed by the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh. Christ's ministry meets us exactly where we are.
The Year of the Lord's Favor
Isaiah proclaims "the year of the Lord's favor"—language drawn from the Jubilee of Leviticus 25, when every fiftieth year slaves were released, debts were cancelled, and forfeited property was restored. That ancient festival pictured the gospel itself. Each time we hear the absolution—"In the name of Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven"—the Jubilee is announced again. Our debt is cancelled, our chains are loosed, and the freedom Christ purchased on the cross becomes ours afresh.
The Church as the Bride of Christ
Isaiah 62 turns to a stunning image: God's people are His treasured bride. "As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you" Isaiah 62:3-5. Peter develops this same identity: "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light" 1 Peter 2:9. John echoes it in Revelation 1:4-6.
Notice the purpose clause—"that you may proclaim." The Church is universal (catholic with a small "c"), encompassing all believers in every age and place. The Church triumphant rests in the Lord's presence; the Church militant wages spiritual war on this side of glory. And our purpose is singular: to proclaim Christ. We are tempted to locate ultimate meaning in parenting, occupation, or accomplishment. But you don't get meaning from your work—you bring meaning to your work. Whether in plenty or want, employment or layoff, your calling is to be Christ's ambassador 2 Corinthians 5:20. This frees us from anchoring our joy in circumstances and gives a laser focus to every season of life. It also makes the Church a restless people—at peace in Christ, yet pressing outward so that the unchurched might hear the gospel. God has no backup plan; He makes His appeal through us.
The Conquering Hero
Isaiah 63 unveils a warrior approaching from Edom—in Old Testament imagery, a symbol for nations hostile to God's people—with garments stained crimson Isaiah 63:1-4. "It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save." The blood on His robes is not His own but that of His enemies. Christ comes the first time to save; He comes the second time to judge. The time of grace is genuinely limited—when this life ends or when Christ returns, the opportunity for repentance is past. To stand before God clothed in our own righteousness is a terrifying prospect, for God demands perfection.
But for those baptized into Christ, this hero is no terror. Jesus builds His Church on the confession that He is the Christ, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it Matthew 16:18. He imputes His righteous life to us, so that on the last day God sees His sheep clothed in Christ. That is why the Bride can pray with confidence, "Come, Lord Jesus"—not in fear, but in longing, knowing the kingdom has been prepared for her from the foundation of the world, and carrying a holy restlessness that others might share that joy.
Transcript
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for this, the Lord's day, and the joy of being in 3s
your house. 9s
We pray, Father, for Your blessing as we open up the pages of Scripture. 10s
Confident that the voice that we hear is Your voice. 15s
So bless us now, O Lord, in our study to Your glory and praise in Jesus' name. 18s
Amen. 24s
Well, we studied last week chapters 55 to 57 that really focused on some of the basics 25s
there with regard to the Christian faith that we are to focus on. 33s
And we took a look how it works flow from faith. 39s
And those works flowing from faith are those that are pleasing unto God. 44s
We took a look how sin leads us to the separated life and that our total helplessness led 49s
God to action. 57s
We examine the card in the pew that is a witness card. 60s
And we examine that and we hope that that will be a helpful witness for you. 64s
You can see where you can tear that out along the perforated lines there, put it in your 68s
purse, put it in your wallet. 74s
And that can be a helpful use as you're witnessing to others. 75s
We also took a look at chapter 60 of Isaiah that read about the future city of the Lord. 81s
And we saw the similarities with Revelation the 21st chapter. 90s
Well, today I'd like to take a look at more of chapter 61. 95s
And beginning of chapter 63 with a theme of the church as the bride of Christ. 99s
The church is the bride of Christ. 108s
And the 61st chapter, you see this beautiful, beautiful description with regard to the office 111s
and the work of Christ. 117s
So let's go to Isaiah 61 and we'll pick up in verse 1. 121s
And there we read, the spirit of the Lord God is upon me. 136s
Because the Lord has anointed me. 145s
He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim 148s
liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's 154s
favor and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all who mourn. 162s
And giving your finger there, let's go over to Luke the 4th chapter, please. 168s
Matthew, Mark, and then Luke, Luke chapter 4, verses 16 to 21. 175s
We see that as was Jesus' custom, what Jesus would do is he would go into the synagogue 184s
on the Sabbath. 190s
And in Luke the 4th chapter, we'll pick up in verse 16. 194s
The scripture tells us when he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue 199s
on the Sabbath day as was his custom. 205s
He stood up to read in the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. 208s
He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written. 213s
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. 218s
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, 225s
to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 231s
Well, what is that? 239s
As Isaiah 61, isn't it? 240s
And notice how it says that the Lord found that spot. 242s
So the hand in the scroll has got all of Isaiah there. 246s
He unrolls the scroll and he goes immediately to Isaiah 61, and you see the application of Isaiah 61, 1 to 2. 248s
You see that application with regard to the Lord. 257s
What we see in terms of the Lord's ministry, and using Isaiah 61, and then Jesus applying that to Himself, 262s
we see the term of the poor, the prisoners, the blind. 274s
And the oppressed, the poor, the prisoners, the blind, and the oppressed. 287s
And we see Jesus' ministry with regard to these areas. 294s
Jesus had compassion for the poor. 300s
Let's go to Luke the 14th chapter, Matthew, Mark, and then Luke, Luke chapter 14, 304s
verse 13, Luke 14, verse 13. 312s
But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, go in verse 21. 321s
So the slave returned and reported this to his master, then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, 332s
go out at once into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame. 339s
Let's go over to John 13, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and then John. 348s
John chapter 13, verse 21. 353s
Some thought that because Jesus had the common purse, Jesus was telling Him by what we need for the festival, 369s
or that we should give something to the poor. 377s
We see in Jesus' ministry time and time again, example after example of Jesus' ministry and concern for the poor. 381s
We also see the freeing from prison. 392s
Let's go to Acts 16th chapter, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and then Acts, Acts 16, verse 25. 395s
Beginning in verse 25, about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 413s
Suddenly, there was an earthquake, so violent, that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately, all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfashioned. 421s
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison door is wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he suppose that the prisoners had escaped. 433s
But Paul shouted in a loud voice, do not harm yourself, for we're all here. 443s
The jailer called for lights and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, and he brought them outside and said, 449s
What must I do to be saved? They answered, believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved you and your household. 458s
They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 468s
At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds. 473s
Then he did it for his entire family were baptized without delay. 478s
He brought them into the house and set food before them, and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God. 484s
We see then the poor being addressed. We see the release of the prisoners. 495s
Let's see Jesus' ministry with regard to the blind. Let's go to Luke chapter 7. Matthew, Mark, and then Luke. 503s
Luke chapter 7 verse 21. 510s
Jesus had just then cured many people of diseases, plagues, and evil spirits, and had given sight to many who were. 523s
Blind, poor, released from prison, the blind. Let's go to Luke chapter 4 verse 33, and here we see Jesus addressing. 533s
Those oppressed by demons. 542s
Luke the fourth chapter, verse 33. 547s
In the synagogue there was a man who led the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice. Let us alone. 551s
What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the holy one of God. 560s
Just a little aside here. Have you noticed in Scripture how the demons knew exactly who Jesus was, and how the disciples struggled with it? 567s
The demons always knew exactly who Jesus was. 577s
Verse 35. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, be silent and come out of him when the demon had thrown him down before them. 583s
He came out of him without having done him any harm. They were all amazed and kept saying to one another, what kind of utterance is this? 589s
For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and out they come. 599s
And a report about him began to reach every place in the region. 604s
So the poor, the prisoners, the blind and the oppressed, as Jesus lives out the very prophecy that we see in Isaiah. 612s
But the poor, the prisoners, the blind and the oppress is more encompassing than what we've just touched on. 621s
Because we are within the category of the poor and the prisoners and the blind and the oppressed, aren't we? 627s
We are poor in spirit. We have no righteousness on our own to stand before God on judgment day. 635s
We're all born prisoners. We are in bondage to sin. And what is it we confess? We are in bondage to sin and what we cannot free ourselves. 644s
We are blind by nature. That blindness of our sin, we can't see the truth. 655s
We are oppressed by the devil and the world and our sinful self. 664s
And so Jesus is living out of his ministry with regard to the poor and the prisoners, the blind and the oppressed. 669s
We're right here. See, this is us. 675s
And we see how Jesus fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah addresses all of it, how he comes with his mercy. 680s
Okay, let's go back now to Isaiah 61. Isaiah 61. 690s
And we'll pick up in the second verse. Isaiah 61, verse 2. 697s
To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 706s
To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. Leviticus 25 tells us that in the end of the law, for the people. 711s
Every 50th year they would have what was called a Jubilee year. 722s
And on the Jubilee year, what happened is all the slaves, they were set free. 726s
All of the debts, they were canceled. All of the land and property that had been sold was returned to the original owner. 731s
And there was joy throughout the land. That happened every 50th year. 744s
Maybe you can imagine here the joy throughout the land here. 748s
As the slaves are released, the debt is canceled. The land and property that I'm in sold is returned. 751s
That's also called the year of Jubilee is also called the year of the Lord's favor. 757s
There's synonymous terms with regard to those two terms. 762s
As we hear the absolution each and every week, as we confess our sins and we hear in the name of Jesus Christ, 768s
your sins are forgiven, as that absolution is declared, it's the year of Jubilee. 775s
It's the year of Jubilee because our debt has been canceled. 782s
We are reminded once again of the freedom through the forgiveness of sins that is ours through the Lord Jesus Christ. 788s
We are reminded once again of what God does for us on the cross in bearing the sin and the wrath of the world. 796s
And that is the year of Jubilee when we hear that glorious, glorious word of absolution that is given. 803s
So Isaiah prophesies of the one that is going to deal with the poor and the prisoners the blind and the oppressed. 810s
And we're right in that camp that's exactly who we are that we see in Scripture and that the year of the Lord's favor is going to be proclaimed. 816s
And we see that application come to us each and every time we hear that word of absolution and how glorious that is. 826s
As we move from 61 into 62, we see how incredibly precious we are to God. 836s
And how God sees his people of all time and of all place as he sees them as his beautiful bride, his beautiful bride. 848s
So let's go to 62 verse 3. 859s
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 864s
We see in Scripture that we are married to the Lord. 875s
It's a beautiful imagery. It is a beautiful reality. Look at verse 5, please. 880s
For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you. 888s
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. 895s
We are then the bride of Christ. We are married to Christ. 906s
The Church of the Lord Jesus is comprised of all believers who trust in Christ and Christ alone for their salvation. 914s
And it's just beautiful imagery with regard to the bride of Christ and the church. 924s
Let's go to 1 Peter chapter 2. 929s
Good way to find 1 Peter is to go to the last book Revelation. 932s
Slowly work your way backwards. You're going to cross over into John's and then you're going to run into 1 Peter. 935s
1 Peter chapter 2 verse 9. 942s
And we read 1 Peter chapter 2 verse 9. 953s
We read, but you're a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people. 957s
In order that, to there's the purpose, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness. 965s
Here we're right back into the blind imagery here, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 974s
Once you were not a people, but now your God's people. 984s
Once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 988s
Or let's go over into Revelation chapter 1, very last book. 994s
Revelation chapter 1. 999s
Beginning in verse 4. 1005s
John to the seven churches that are in Asia, grace to you and peace from him, who is and who was and who is to come. 1011s
From the seven spirits who are before his throne. 1018s
And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. 1022s
To him, who loves us and freed us. 1032s
From our sins by his blood and made us to be a kingdom, priests, serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. 1035s
God makes us, as people, we are his bride, we are married to Christ, the imagery here of a chosen people given with purpose to proclaim the Lord Jesus Christ. 1048s
There's a distinction also that we see between the church triumphant and the church militant. 1060s
The church triumphant is the church that is in heaven. 1066s
The church militant is the church, this side of heaven. 1070s
It's called the church militant because we are waging a spiritual war. 1075s
We're waging a spiritual war, a battle against the devil, the world, and our sinful self. 1081s
And so sometimes you'll hear, giving thanks for the church triumphant. 1088s
That's giving thanks for those that are in the very presence right now of our Lord. 1093s
And then the church militant, that's us, see, until the Lord calls us to be with him. 1097s
The church is also Catholic and universal. 1106s
Catholics with a small sea. 1110s
Sometimes you'll see the apostles creed kind of inserted instead of Catholic. 1113s
You'll see the word Christian in there. 1118s
Catholic though, it's a small sea. 1123s
We're not talking the denomination of Catholicism here. 1127s
We're talking about Catholic in terms of universal in its understanding. 1130s
The church then is all Christians who've ever lived or now living or will live to the ends of the age. 1137s
And as long as the gospel and sacraments remain, God will indeed bring people to face in Christ and become members of His church. 1145s
God's sole purpose, sole purpose for us is to proclaim Christ. 1157s
Remember the purpose clause there? 1167s
This is who you are. 1169s
You're a holding nation, a royal priesthood. 1170s
So that, what? 1173s
So that we proclaim Christ. 1176s
The whole delay of the second coming of Christ, the Father knows exactly when the day will be. 1179s
But it is God's exercising of His patience. 1186s
So that the word of the gospel will go forth because it's through the gospel that people are brought to faith. 1189s
Our entire purpose for breaths, having the best, is to proclaim Christ. 1198s
What's our temptation? 1207s
We fill in the blank with all kinds of things in terms of what our purpose is. 1209s
We can see our purpose in life is to be a parent. 1216s
It's really not the ultimate purpose. 1225s
It's a vehicle through which you proclaim Christ. 1227s
We can see our purpose in terms of our occupations. 1231s
This is my purpose of why I'm here. 1234s
This is my purpose. 1236s
It's to make this or to do this or to help people in a certain way. 1237s
It's really not your purpose. 1243s
You don't get meaning from your work. 1247s
You bring meaning to your work. 1250s
That's our purpose is to proclaim Christ. 1253s
That's the sole reason why we have breath here. 1257s
You see, that in livens then, if you've been blessed with children, that in livens then your role of being a parent. 1260s
It's to bring your purpose to your role. 1270s
Same thing about your occupation is to bring your purpose to it. 1274s
It's to bring the purpose to why the Lord has placed you in the neighborhood that you are in, forever, long the Lord wants you to be in that neighborhood. 1280s
You bring your purpose to that. 1294s
Why the Lord has brought the neighbors around you that the Lord has, you see their part of your purpose. 1296s
It's to proclaim Christ. 1304s
That's what God gives us and that's the great gift and that totally frees us, doesn't it? 1307s
If frees us to understand that whether good times or bad times, whether it's profit or whether it's loss, 1314s
whether it's full employment or whether it's layoff, we're just bringing purpose to our life wherever the Lord places us. 1323s
And that gives us a laser beam approach to life, laser beam approach. 1333s
Because then our joy is not rooted in the circumstances of living, our joy is rooting in our what, in our purpose, our purpose to be people who live out by God's grace, the faith. 1341s
Because we have been made his own in the waters of baptism, Christ is our bride, we are married to him, we are part of the church militant now, 1357s
and we will be part of the church triumphant when the Lord calls us home. 1366s
The church is Catholic, it is universal, and we are given great purpose in this period of time that God has given us. 1372s
That means that the church must be a restless gathering of people. 1382s
What do I mean by that? 1389s
We must express a restlessness that others will sheer. 1391s
Say, the church sometimes can get the image of a group of people coming together and it's wonderful on Sunday mornings to be together again. 1399s
That's true. 1410s
But if a church forgets her purpose, then the church is becoming a fellowship unit. 1412s
Singular solitary, instead of a people being brought together to minister to one another on Sunday morning to receive word and sacrament, and then out the door we go to live out our purpose, to live out, to bring glory to God. 1420s
We must have an inherent restlessness then about us that the unchirged here the gospel. 1440s
There must be a restlessness in us to say, how is it that we can proclaim the gospel more and more? 1448s
So is there peace for us through Christ? Absolutely. 1457s
Because we know who we are, we know we've been claimed in the waters of baptism, we know our purpose, we know where we are going. 1461s
When the day the Lord calls us home and as we are part of the church militant, we know what it is that we are to be about and is there a peace in that absolutely is peace a fruit of the spirit? 1467s
Absolutely. 1480s
Galatians 5. 1481s
And also a gift of God is a restlessness, a restlessness to where we say, how can we live on our purpose all the more? 1483s
How can we live it out all the more so that more and more people will hear? 1493s
Second Corinthians 5, it tells us that we are ambassadors for Christ, that God makes His appeal through us. 1501s
And God has no other backup plan, does He? 1512s
No, they're backup plan. 1517s
We're it. 1520s
And God uses that witness as we go forward. 1522s
And how many of us are priests? 1526s
The entire church. 1531s
But Lucie lifted up the priesthood of all believers. 1533s
That the pastor pastors are set aside by the congregation called by the congregation. 1538s
So out of the people of God, the pastors are given the responsibility for proclaiming word and sacrament. 1545s
But who are the priests? 1554s
We all are. 1557s
We all are as we go forward in our calling. 1558s
As we go then to 63, it opens or it shows us an interview between Isaiah and one who is who is termed the conquering hero. 1565s
And the Holy Spirit gives Isaiah a brief look here into the future. 1581s
So in Isaiah 63, verse 1, 1587s
Who is this? 1594s
That comes from Eden, from Basra in garments stained crimson. 1595s
Who is this so splendidly roamed, marching in His great might? 1603s
The question then that is asked in verse 1, we know the answer. 1613s
It is I announcing vindication mighty to save. 1620s
So who's the hero? 1627s
But the hero is the Lord Jesus mighty to save. 1629s
In the Old Testament, Eden is used as a symbol for any nation that hates God's people. 1634s
So when you go back and you read that way, who is this that comes from Eden? 1645s
From Basra in garments stained crimson. 1649s
Who is this so splendidly roamed, marching in His great might? 1652s
And then we see it's the hero. 1655s
It is I announcing vindication mighty to save. 1657s
It is the Lord. 1661s
And we might be tempted to think that the blood stains here are the blood of the Savior on the cross. 1662s
The question is asked in 2, why are your robes red? 1673s
In your garments like theirs who tread the wine press, we can be tempted to think that, 1677s
okay, well that's then Isaiah seeing then the blood of the Messiah giving His life on the cross for the salvation of the world. 1684s
However, verse 3 tells us the origin. 1695s
I have trodden the wine press alone and from the peoples no one was with me. 1698s
I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath. 1706s
Their juice spatered on my garments and stained all my robes. 1713s
The blood then, the stain on the hero, the Lord Jesus Christ, is the blood of His enemies, His enemies. 1723s
Verse 4 says, for the day of vengeance was in my heart and the year from my redeeming work had come. 1736s
The time will come when the wicked will no longer be able to seek the Lord and wrath and fury will fall upon them. 1746s
It is a powerful, powerful imagery here. 1758s
As Isaiah is talking about the Messiah to come as we see that indeed the Messiah to come is going to bear the sin of the world. 1763s
Isaiah also stresses, here's that theme again, that indeed we live in the time of grace and it is a limited time. 1774s
That when Christ comes again, that opportunity for repentance is gone. 1783s
When Jesus, after the resurrection, went into, we confess, descended into hell, he didn't go into hell to offer a second chance. 1792s
We see from Scripture that he went into hell to proclaim his victory. 1806s
When the natural life ends, when our days decide end, the ability here for conversion ends. 1811s
When Christ comes again, he comes, memory comes the first time to save, he comes the second time to judge. 1824s
When he comes the second time to judge here on the last day, there is no opportunity here for confession or for conversion. 1833s
We appear before the Lord and the sheep are separated from the goats. 1844s
63 then is a powerful, powerful imagery. 1852s
And what is the good news for God's people? Matthew 16, Matthew 16 verse 18. 1858s
And I tell you you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church and the gates of Haiti will not prevail against it. 1879s
Now what is the rock upon which the church is built? It is not the person of Peter as a misunderstanding of the Catholics, where they look at this and say, 1892s
okay, this is the institution of the papacy. 1902s
No, when you look at the context here, what is the rock upon which we stand? 1906s
But it is the confession of Peter. 1911s
And we know them, the good news for God's people as we are claimed in the waters of baptism and we are safe in Him, that God has made His decision about us. 1915s
That is why the church, the bride of Christ, we who are married to Christ, this royal priesthood that He has made us with great purpose, that is why the church cries out and says, come Lord Jesus. 1932s
Because we don't fear His second coming, we don't fear that at all. We welcome that because we know we are safe and secure because we have been claimed to the waters of baptism. 1949s
But to face God on judgment day, cloaked in our own righteousness, thinking that God will look upon us and say, my as you compare yourself to others, as I compare yourself to others, you are really a basically good person. 1965s
Welcome into the kingdom that doesn't happen because God demands perfection. 1987s
How can the perfect one spend forever in the very presence of the imperfect, the sinner, it can't? 1995s
Jesus takes our sin, He imputes to us His righteous life so that when we stand before God on judgment day, God says, you are my sheep, you are my sheep, because He sees in us the perfect righteous life of the Lord Jesus. 2002s
Floaked in our own righteousness with a terrifying thought that is. 2024s
But we say, come Lord Jesus, because we know who we are in the waters of baptism, we know who we are, claimed in those waters, we know that God gives and sustains faith and what a blessing and comfort that is. 2030s
Isaiah 61, we see Jesus live out the prophecy. 2048s
Through the absolution that we hear today, it's the Jubilee. 2053s
Once again, we see the church is the beautiful bride of Christ, militant in triumph and Catholic in universal and restless. 2057s
We see the hero, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will come again to judge. 2067s
And to the church, he says, come, you are blessed by my Father in hereth the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 2073s
And with a restlessness that others might know that joy and that peace with that restlessness, we go forward. 2085s
Well, we are going to continue our study in the book of Isaiah next week as we finish up chapter 63 and move through the final verse of the book of Isaiah. 2095s
We are going to look to the new heavens and the newer. 2106s