This Sunday, my chaplain won't be here. So I'll be taking his place to conduct the worship service...
And because of this, I have been examining various Scripture passages in order to prepare a message for the congregation. Since the Jewish Passover season is approaching, I want to focus on those sections of the Bible which deal with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. After all, I believe He was and is the ultimate Passover Lamb who came to take away my sins.
Therefore, with this in mind, I've been studying one of the most important portions of the Old Testament: Isaiah Chapter 53. It's a divine foretelling by the prophet, Isaiah, some 700 years before Jesus was to be born. The chapter predicts of a Messianic figure who was to come. He would be known as a "suffering servant" who would die for sin. Yet He himself would commit no wrongdoing, not even so much as to tell a lie.
Also, in this Scripture, which is one of the gems of the Bible, the Messiah's victory over sin and death is assured. He shall see the "travail of His soul," even after having been "poured out" unto death.
Hallelujah! At His first appearing, Jesus conquered sin and death. However, at His second coming, which is yet future, Jesus will reveal Himself as King of kings and Lord of lords. Then, at this time, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord. Amen!
D.B.
Therefore, with this in mind, I've been studying one of the most important portions of the Old Testament: Isaiah Chapter 53. It's a divine foretelling by the prophet, Isaiah, some 700 years before Jesus was to be born. The chapter predicts of a Messianic figure who was to come. He would be known as a "suffering servant" who would die for sin. Yet He himself would commit no wrongdoing, not even so much as to tell a lie.
Also, in this Scripture, which is one of the gems of the Bible, the Messiah's victory over sin and death is assured. He shall see the "travail of His soul," even after having been "poured out" unto death.
Hallelujah! At His first appearing, Jesus conquered sin and death. However, at His second coming, which is yet future, Jesus will reveal Himself as King of kings and Lord of lords. Then, at this time, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord. Amen!
D.B.
