IS ISAIAH CHAPTER 53 A PROPHECY ABOUT JESUS?
This
is probably the longest chapter in the entire book. Isaiah 53 is by far one of
the most misunderstood chapters in the bible used by Christians. The Christians
believe this chapter is proof that Jesus was sent to literally die for the sins
of mankind. Now is this the truth? Does this chapter have anything to do with
Jesus? I can say no but that would be too easy. That will just be my word
against others and no one will learn by bickering. I do believe if we take our
time and study one verse at a time in context we will be able to find out what
Isaiah the writer is trying to say.
Before
we examine Isaiah 53 verse by verse some preliminary issues have to be
addressed. To all Christians if you want to learn the truth then just for a
moment forget what you know about the New Testament. Anyone can come along and
write a new gospel hundreds of years in the future and tell you it is the fulfillment
of the Old Testament. First you have to diligently study the Old Testament to
see exactly the points the writer is trying to convey. Then you can see if the
New Testament is true or a Greek fairy tale. So let’s begin…
Isaiah
53 is properly understood when read in context.
Earlier in the book of Isaiah he predicted the Jewish people would go into exile
from their homeland and would be slaves to foreign countries such as Assyria . However Chapter 53 occurs in the midst of the Babylonian captivity. Isaiah's overall
message is only for these Babylonian exiled slaves. Isaiah tells the Jews of
God’s plan of eventual salvation once they have paid the price for their
disobedience. In Isaiah chapters 41 through 53, the nation of Israel/Jacob is
illustrated as a singular entity. So
Isaiah will on many occasions speak of Israel/Jacob as a “he, and his.”
You must not forget this point or you may start to assume that Isaiah is
speaking of a singular person in his verses. Another thing that is crucial for
you to remember is that it is he Jacob/Israel that is known as God’s
“SERVANT.”
·
But
thou, Israel
Isaiah
lets the whole world know that it is the nation of Israel/Jacob that is God’s chosen
nation and servant. Notice how in
chapter 52 for example, Israel Israel
Isaiah
Chapter 53 starts off speaking of the suffering of the Jews in the Babylonian captivity.
Now the theologians want us to believe that Isaiah suddenly, pauses for “station identification” in the
middle of his conversation to give us a futuristic prophecy of Jesus as the
messiah. Then after pausing to give us an irrelevant future prophecy, they want
us to believe Isaiah once again changed subjects in Chapter 54 and suddenly went
back to his original point of
deliverance from Babylon
That
is the most ridiculous thing
I have ever heard!
I want you to think about
this for a moment:
“Why would
someone being starved, raped and tortured need to know about a futuristic
Messiah that they will never live to see?”
Does
that make any sense to you?
If you had someone that was raping your daughter over and over again do you think she would care about who the 50th President of the
United States
Hear me clearly People of God! Isaiah 53 is
not a prophecy of a Jewish
Messiah and it is not a prophecy of a Christian Messiah either. It is a story
of Jewish redemption from the oppression from their enemies. To make you
further understand this commentary you will note how Chapter 54 summarizes the
chapters by ending as follows:
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"This is the heritage of the servant(s) of the Lord and their vindication is from ME, declares the Lord." ISAIAH
54:17
What
does “HERITAGE” mean? It
means:
(Legacy,
Tradition and Birthright.)
What
does “VINDICATION” mean? It
means:
(Exoneration, Absolution & Acquittal)
As
you can see God declares that all of the Chapters of Isaiah leading up to this
last verse in Chapter 54 is about His
1) “Plural”
servants i.e. “Jacob/Israel.”
2) The
historical “heritage/legacy”
of the Jews.
3) God’s
“vindication/absolution/forgiveness”
of Israel
Now that wasn’t hard to
learn was it? These verses alone prove
to us that Isaiah is not giving a prophecy concerning Jesus! In the next
chapter we will break down chapter 53 to see exactly what Isaiah wanted us to
know…
CHAPTER
IX.
ISAIAH CHAPTER 53 TRUE ANSWERS
REVEALED!
In this chapter we are
breaking down each verse to find out what message Isaiah is trying to convey. Forget
about what you think you already know. Read these verses just as they are
written as though you are reading the chapters of Isaiah for the first time. Please read each verse slowly! Do not
read all the way through and miss the significance of each verse
by itself. Each verse tells a wonderful story in itself. In addition to Isaiah
53, we must read the coinciding scriptures from the other prophets who lived
during Isaiah’s day to see if their words also support Isaiah’s words and my
answers that I will show you. That is the only way we will learn the real
truth…
Isaiah
chapter 53 is about the suffering “servant.”
Chapter 53 is also a continuation of the message
that begins at 52:13. So let us begin at that verse.
- Behold, MY SERVANT will prosper. Isaiah 52:13
As
we start our knowledge journey we see that God is doing the speaking. God says that
His servant will prosper? The verses below show us just who that servant really
is:
- But thou,
- …Thou art MY SERVANT I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. ISAIAH 41:9
- Yet now hear O Jacob my servant; and
Now
you see who Isaiah says the servant really is. All throughout Isaiah’s words it
is Israel/Jacob the nation
that is spoken of in the singular as the servant or servants of
God. Israel
The
worst part about this discussion is that Isaiah has not changed his writing
style in any chapter of his books. So why
do Christian theologians choose to ignore this fact? Isaiah says both the
“literal” and “proverbial” servant is Jacob/Israel.
See Isaiah. 41:8-9.
42:19-20, 43:1,
44:1-2. 45:4, 48:20 and 49:3.
Other
Old Testament writers confirm this fact:
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Therefore
fear thou not, O my Servant
JACOB, saith the Lord… JEREMIAH.
30:10
See
also Jeremiah 30:17, 46:27-28,
Isaiah 53:4, and Psalms 136:22 and Luke. 1:54 .
Now
no one will be able to confuse you concerning who the servant of God is ever again.
Hallelu-YAH! Let’s continue:
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"So
shall HE (the servant) startle many nations, the kings will stand speechless;
for that which had not been told them they
shall see and that which they had not heard shall they ponder. Who would believe what we have heard?" ISAIAH 52:15
Quite
clearly, the other nations and their kings will be amazed at what happens to
the "Servant of the Lord," and they will say,
"Who would believe what we have heard?" 52:15 tells us explicitly
that it is the nations of the world, the Gentiles, who are asking the question here in
Isaiah 52. With this knowledge let’s move on to chapter 53…
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53:1: “Who hath believed our report?
And to whom is the ARM of the LORD
revealed?
Verse 1 is a continuance from
chapter 52 and God is about to do something miraculous! (A special note
for you)
Whenever you see the terminology in
scripture concerning God’s: Arm, Right Hand, or Spirit doing something it merely means God’s “POWER.” So in this context God is asking:
Who will witness my miraculous ARM/POWER?
Here you see the Gentile Kings and their people are going to see the power of God deliver the Servant/Israel
from their affliction right before their very eyes.
·
“Fear thou not; for
I am with “THEE (ISRAEL) be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will
strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the “RIGHT HAND” of my righteousness.”
ISAIAH 41:10
·
The Lord hath made bare
his holy Arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall
see the salvation of our God. Isaiah 52:10
God
gives consolation and assurance to Israel Israel
·
“Behold all “THEY”
that were incensed against thee shall be “ASHAMED”
and “CONFOUNDED” they shall
be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.”
ISAIAH 41:11
God
now assures the suffering servants/Jews that even though they may have heard about
the prophecies of redemption He is now going to do a miracle so amazing that
even they/Israel
·
“Behold “YE”
among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in
“YOUR DAYS,” which “YE” will “NOT BELIEVE,” though it be told you.”
HABAKKUK 1:5
In
Isaiah, and throughout the Jewish Bible, God's "arm" refers to God’s power and the physical redemption of Israel
·
…and
I will redeem you with a stretched out ARM
and with great judgments. Exodus 6:6
·
For
they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own ARM save them: but thy “RIGHT HAND” and
thine ARM and the light of
thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. Psalms 44:3
So
as you can see Israel
Deut. 4:34, Deut. 7:19, Ps. 44:3
Isaiah 52:8-12 and Isaiah 63:12. So let’s move on to the next verse:
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53:2: For HE shall grow up before him
as a tender PLANT, and as a ROOT out of a dry ground…
Verse 2 ties directly into verse 1. This scripture is a
two part scripture; first God is speaking about Israel
Notice
the analogy GOD uses:
- “For HE
(
We
all know that crops/plants need water and will not grow in
a dry ground, so the power of God will do the miraculous for Israel Israel
·
53:2: …He hath no FORM or “COMELINESS”;
and when we shall see him there is no BEAUTY
that we should desire him.
Now look at the three highlighted words in the
second part of verse 2. This verse also ties in with the overall subject of
verse 1 and gives us the Gentiles perspective of the Jewish situation. This verse
tells us two special things:
I.
Israel
II.
Israel Israel
Remember verse 2 is connected to verse 1. So in
context, when Isaiah continues his point and uses these three words: form, comeliness and beauty
he eliminates this scripture being associated with Jesus. How can you say Jesus
had no form/structure? Jesus
received His ministry structure from God. This is why He could teach the masses
and they all followed His ministry.
Isaiah also told us that the “he” character
had no comeliness/beauty or
anything that made someone desire him. In the context of the two verses that
also cannot apply to Jesus, Jesus’ words and miracles drew multitudes of people
to Him. Jesus popularity was so great that it was nearly impossible for Him to
find personal rest and relaxation. So these two points truly prove to us that
Isaiah wasn’t applying this verse to a futuristic Jesus. In the scriptural
context, Israel Israel so much now see nothing beautiful about them and have
turned their backs on Him/Israel
·
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,
thou makest his “BEAUTY” to consume
away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. Psalms 39:11
Concerning this beauty of Israel
·
“And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy “BEAUTY”: for it was “PERFECT” through MY “COMELINESS, which I had put
upon Thee, saith the LORD GOD. But thou didst trust in thine own BEAUTY, and playedst the harlot
because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that
passed by; his it was.” Ezekiel 16:14, 15
Their enemies are in charge now! Jeremiah cries out
in Lamentations about this very subject:
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“All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss
and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem
·
“Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for
the LORD hath AFFLICTED (HER) for the
multitude of (HER) Transgressions: her children are
gone into captivity before the enemy. And from the daughter of Zion
·
“Thus wast “THOU”
decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and
broidered work; “thou/Israel” didst
eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and “THOU”
was exceeding “BEAUTIFUL,”
and “THOU” didst “PROSPER” into a kingdom.” Ezekiel 16:13
Wow! Jeremiah lets us know
that the nation of Israel
“Is this the city that we used to think was so great and beautiful?”
As Isaiah said, they have no beauty or comeliness that her enemies should desire him/them. Israel
·
“My FLESH” and MY SKIN, hath he made old: he hath broken my bones.” LAMENTATIONS 3:4
·
“OUR SKIN, was BLACK like an oven because of
the terrible famine.” LAMENTATIONS 5:10
Theologians
want us to believe this verse speaks of Jesus beating by the soldiers and this
is why no one desired Him. Can you actually believe this was the best education
their money could buy? No one can make you believe that lie ever again.
Through
God’s power, all of the kings and kingdoms will see Israel
·
"So shall HE/Israel (the
servant) startle many nations, the kings will stand speechless; for that which had
not been told them they shall see
and that which they had not heard shall
they ponder.
Who would believe
what we have heard?" ISAIAH
52:15
It
is amazing what we can learn when we take the bible back from men/preachers and
we take the time to really read on our own. Let us move on to verse 3…
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53:3 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.
Wow!
This is a long verse. Just as we tied the subject matter of verse 2 with verse
1, we must also tie the subject matter of verse 3 with verse 2 as well.
Notice
all of the highlighted words in the verse attributed to the “he” entity.
Notice
the “he” person is:
1. Despised
& Rejected by men.
2.
A
man of sorrows/sadness
3.
A
man familiar/acquainted with grief/suffering.
4.
People
hid their faces from him
5.
He
is not esteemed/not valued by
the people.
These
five key points are very insightful.
Despised
& Rejected:
Within
the context of the verses before 53:3 the despised and rejected phrase cannot
apply to Jesus. Luke 4:14-15 tells us that Jesus was a man who was supposedly praised
by all:
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And
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee :
and there went out a “FAME” of him through all the region round about. 15. And
he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. LUKE 4:14-15
Yep,
you heard it, “praised by all!” Yes
Jesus was despised and rejected but only by a small amount of jealous people
such as the High Priests and a small faction of Pharisees. Verse 3 can’t apply to Jesus because it says
in MATTHEW
4:25 that
Jesus was followed by multitudes and He would later be
acclaimed as a great Prophet upon his triumphal entry into Jerusalem 21:17 -24). Wow! This man doesn’t seem
despised and rejected to me. I want you to see the magnitude of this next
scripture concerning Jesus’ popularity:
·
And
there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. Luke 23:27 KJV
Who complains
& mourns for someone they supposedly despise? That is
ridiculous. Does Jesus sound like someone despised and rejected in Luke 23:27? No!
Christian theologians seem to forget about verses like these when they made up
these new doctrines. According to the New Testament scriptures the Jews
continued to follow Jesus’ ministry even after his death and were
cast to the lions by the Romans just for listening to Jesus’ message and
turning back to Yahweh! Since we see Isaiah wasn’t talking about Jesus then we
can see that Isaiah 53:3 speaks of Israel
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“JERUSALEM ” hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her “DESPISE”
(her/Israel
·
"Whereas THOU/Israel
hast been “FORSAKEN” and “HATED”, so that no man went through thee, I will make THEE/Israel
·
"Thou makest “US/Israel” a REPROACH
to our neighbours, a SCORN and
DERISION to them that are
round about us. Thou makest us a byword among the heathen a shaking
of the head among the people." PSALMS
44:13, 14
As you can see Isaiah and the
other prophets all tell us who the “he” is in chapter 53. How can you argue
with the very writers who wrote the text?
A man of “SORROWS”,
and acquainted with “GRIEF”:
The definition of SORROWS:
Grief,
mourning, disease, sadness, troubles, & regret!
This person is full of
mourning, full of sadness, and full of regret. This person has suffered many times before
so they are used to such troubles. Jesus wasn’t a man full of sorrows. Jesus
wasn’t a man who had sores on His body and probably never had a sick day in His
life. Why? Well it’s because Jesus obeyed God’s laws and statutes. The man i.e.
Jacob/Israel in Isaiah’s scripture did not obey God’s word and he/they are very
sorrowful. This applies to Israel
The definition of GRIEF:
Heartache,
unhappiness woe, misery & pain!
Was
Jesus acquainted or familiar with suffering? No! Jesus was a righteous man and
God protects the righteous. Jesus was beaten only during His imprisonment
processing so again, in context with the other two verses Isaiah was not
talking about Jesus. Notice Isaiah says this “he” entity is very familiar
with this sort of suffering/grief. They repeatedly sin against God
therefore they continue to suffer massive amounts of grief and turmoil. Isaiah
even asked the Jews why they would continue to go through such grief earlier in
his writings:
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"Why should ye be STRICKEN anymore? Ye will revolt more and more:
the whole head is SICK, and
the whole heart FAINT. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in
it; but WOUNDS, and BRUISES, and PUTREFYING SORES: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither
mollified with ointment." ISAIAH 1:5, 6
Isaiah
says the Jews would revolt against God “MORE & MORE.” So we see why he says
52 chapters later that the Jews are acquainted
or familiar with such grief.
For
repeatedly disobeying God’s statutes over and over Jacob/Israel is familiar
with grief and sorrows as we shall now witness:
·
“I am
FEEBLE and SORE BROKEN: I
have roared by reason of the disquiet ness of my heart.”
PSALMS 38:8
·
“I
am “TROUBLED” I am bowed down
greatly; I go “MOURNING” all
day long. For “MY” loins are filled with a loathsome “DISEASE” and there is no soundness in my flesh.” PSALMS 38:6, 7
Unlike the New Testament,
the Old Testament writers are in total correlation with each other and they all
speak of the history of their torment:
·
“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any SORROW like unto (MY) SORROW, which is done unto
me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his
fierce anger.” LAMENTATIONS 1:12
Who is speaking about his sorrows? Clearly it is
Jacob, the nation of Israel
·
“ZION/Israel spreadeth forth her hands, and there
is none to comfort her. The LORD
hath commanded concerning “JACOB
that (HIS) adversaries should
be round about (HIM): “JERUSALEM
Wow! Jerusalem
Remember, “He/JACOB” is not one man.
Jacob has long been deceased but His legacy or “seed” still lives on as a Singular
Nation of “HE/ZION/ISRAEL.”
·
"Hear ye this O house of “JACOB” which are “CALLED” by
the name of “ISRAEL
Now come on? I am not that smart. Are you trying to
tell me that our so called educated theologians never read this
verse in context? Do they want us to believe after reading Isaiah’s own words
here in this verse that he spoke of someone else? Yeah right! Let’s look at
more words from Isaiah:
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"Hearken unto me “O’JACOB”
and “ISRAEL
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"I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have
called “HIM (JACOB) I have brought “HIM” and “HE”
shall make “HIS” way prosperous." ISAIAH
48:15
The
use of “he and him” is a continual writing style of Isaiah’s when he is
speaking of God’s singular servant Jacob/Israel in every chapter leading up to Chapter 53. Now you know…
·
"…The Lord hath redeemed his “SERVANT JACOB." ISAIAH
48:20
All throughout the book of Isaiah, he speaks only of
Israel and Israel
·
53:3 …We hid as it were our faces from HIM; HE was Despised,
and we Esteemed HIM not.
This
is the second part of verse 3. Remember the first half of the verse just told
us that the “he” person became so ugly and undesirable because of their sins.
Because of their ugliness they are despised and rejected by the other nations.
When they needed help their old friends and allies suddenly hid their faces
from them and wouldn’t come to their rescue. His friends no longer
esteemed/respected him.
All those who used to love him,
i.e. JACOB/ISRAEL and used to sing
his/their praises now have turned their backs or seemingly hid their faces from
Him/Israel
It’s
amazing when you are the one destitute how quickly people will start to DESPISE
you or no longer Esteem/Respect you either. That’s just the way people
are and that’s the pain and reality Israel
Isaiah
says these same so called “friends” turned their backs on them and hid “as
it were” their faces from Jacob/Israel. Lamentations quotes Isaiah 53:3 almost verbatim:
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“JERUSALEM
The
once glorious nation of Israel
is now despised by all that used to honor Her, Him, Them, Jacob , Israel
Why
has it taken regular Christian theologians so long to catch up to the truth?
Well maybe you and I can help them along. Let’s continue:
·
53:4 Surely HE hath BORNE “OUR”
GRIEFS, and carried our SORROWS:
Now
verse 04 has always been a little confusing to most people.
The
first thing you would have to ask is:
I. WHO
is carrying the “GRIEF & SORROWS?
II. WHO exactly is doing the speaking in this
verse?”
III. WHO
is initially
responsible for these “GRIEFS &
SORROWS?
IV.
Are
these the “GRIEFS & SORROWS”
of the whole world that we in Christianity claim Jesus accepted when He died on the cross?
All of these are very valid questions, so are there
additional scriptures in the Old Testament that tell us almost word for word
who it is that bears someone’s “grief & sorrows?” Yes there are and you are
going to love them! Let’s take each question one by one and get the answers
from the bible:
1. WHO is carrying
the “GRIEFS & SORROWS?
It
is Jacob/Israel that is suffering from this grief & sorrow and the rest of
the bible lets us know this:
·
“OUR fathers have sinned,
and are not; and “WE” have “BORNE” “THEIR” Iniquities.” Lamentations 5:7
So
now you see that it is a biblical fact that Israel
·
“It is good for a “MAN”
that “HE BEAR” the yoke of HIS youth.” Lamentations 3:27
·
“It is good for “ME”
that “I” have been “AFFLICTED”; that “I” might learn thy statutes.” Psalms
119:71
·
“( I ) know O Lord that thy Judgments are
right, and that thou in faithfulness hast “AFFLICTED
ME.” Psalms 119:75
·
"Woe is (ME) for (MY)
hurt! (MY) WOUND
is (GRIEVOUS); but I said, truly this is a (GRIEF), and “I” must (BEAR IT)." Jeremiah 10:19
The
Jews definitely knew what Isaiah was talking about in his text. As you can see,
the other Old Testament Prophets who also suffered during Isaiah’s time wrote
identical words…
2.
WHO
exactly is doing the speaking in this verse?”
Isaiah
is speaking on behalf of himself and his fellow priests and prophets that cause
Israel
·
“THIS was for the SINS of her PROPHETS
and the INIQUITIES of her PRIESTS, who shed in the midst
of “HER” the blood of the
righteous.” LAMENTATIONS
4:13 RSV
We can’t
give you any more insight to the truth than all of these verses. Are you
starting to see why the Catholic Church false scribes didn’t want you to learn from the Old Testament? It is easy
to write a new gospel and steal Old
Testament verses and create a new
man-god. When we study the verses in original context no preacher can mislead
us again…
3. WHO is
initially responsible for these “GRIEFS
& SORROWS?
Again
as you can see it was the priest and prophets that caused all of this
ridiculousness in the first place. Israel
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“For Thus saith the LORD of hosts; As “I” thought to “PUNISH”
“YOU,” when “YOUR FATHERS”
provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not.” ZECHARIAH 8:14
After
we have seen the truth as written by all of the prophets in the Old Testament
I’m sure there are a few of you who still want to believe the Catholic theologians
when they claim Isaiah is speaking of a so-called “DUAL” prophecy. So we have
to answer the last question too.
4. Are
these the “GRIEFS & SORROWS”
of the whole world that we in Christianity claim Jesus accepted when He died on the cross?
Did
Isaiah say that Jesus was to carry the “grief & sorrow” or in other words
the: “Sins” of each and every one of us that accept Him? The answer is no, he did not. Why would I say such
a heresy? There are several reasons for me to honestly state this fact.
- Isaiah 53 is carried over in
context from chapter 52
- When Isaiah writes about an
actual Messiah/Anointed One, he
specifically tells us in his text about that distinct individual. See the
actual words Messiah in Chapters 44 and 45 concerning Cyrus.
- Isaiah never tells us in actual
context in chapters 52 or 53 that he is talking about a soon to come Messiah and neither did
Isaiah ever imply that
one single man or Messiah
would carry these “GRIEFS & SORROWS” that we in Christendom claim.
Simply
put there are no scriptures in the Old Testament that say God would let the
responsibility of our PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE sins fall on the shoulders of
one Messiah. Let’s put it in a true perspective:
a) If Jesus died for your sins then
shouldn’t sin have ended by
now? I know very well that I still
sin, don’t you? We all at some point still sin.
b) If we still have to ask for
forgiveness just like the people did before
Jesus allegedly died on the cross for us, then what was the point of Him dying?
Please,
Please, Please don’t say that through Jesus we now have an advocate to the Father
who will plead our case to God. That makes no sense at all. That is Church
Dogma; made up doctrine by the Catholic churches and adopted by every other
religion that broke away and formed new denominations. I challenge anyone of
any educational background to show me just one scripture that says we needed an “ADVOCATE” to the Father? You
will never find this in the Old Testament because we didn’t need one. Sincere repentance reconnects you to the Father. No not the blood of
Jesus and not the blood of animals either. Even the Old Testament tells us this
fact. The Old Testament book of Samuel says the following key words:
·
OBEDIENCE
is
better than “ANIMAL SACRIFICES!” 1st
Samuel 15:22
Lastly, don’t forget the most damaging Old Testament
scripture that proves Isaiah
wasn’t speaking of Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed or any other man god dying for our
sins:
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“If my People… would “HUMBLE”
themselves and “PRAY” then will I hear from heaven and “I/YHWH” would “FORGIVE THEIR SINS” and I will
heal their lands.”2ND Chronicles 7:14
So
ask your Minister:
“Pastor, has
YHWH God lost His power to forgive
our sins like He said He would in the Old Testament and now has to send
Jesus to do His work for Him?”
Now
I warn you, they will look at you very strangely and think you are some sort of
“SMART ALEC.” Also, ask them if there are any verses in the Old Testament that
say we have lost our “CONNECTION” with God. They will give you a philosophical
answer only. Feel free to put this book on hold until you have done more
research on those questions. You can then pick up where you left off in this
publication. Let’s get back to Isaiah’s words:
·
“For the LORD
will not cast off for ever: But though HE
caused GRIEF yet will HE have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies for HE doth not AFFLICT willingly nor GRIEVE
the CHILDREN of MEN.” Lamentations 3:31-33
Both Isaiah and Jeremiah are saying the same exact thing.
Now
we see that it is ZION/ISRAEL that is to BEAR the grief and sorrows. Moses
says that all of Israel
·
For
the LORD'S portion is His people; JACOB is the lot of his inheritance. He found “him” in a desert land, and in
the waste howling wilderness; he led “HIM”
about, he instructed “HIM”,
he kept “HIM” as the apple of
his eye. DEUTERONOMY
32:9, 10
As
we can see here from all the scriptures the "HE" and the “HIM”
is JACOB/ISRAEL
not
JESUS! We have further proof straight from GOD:
·
“But
thou “ISRAEL
·
"Therefore fear thou not, O MY SERVANT JACOB saith the Lord:
neither be dismayed, O ISRAEL for,
lo I will save thee from afar, and THY SEED from the hand of their
captivity and JACOB shall return
and shall be in rest and be quiet, and none
shall make HIM afraid." Jeremiah 30:10
Here
GOD makes it perfectly clear that the "SERVANT" is ISRAEL
The
“who” in question has been clearly answered for us. GOD says the “HE” and the “HIM” is
ISRAEL
·
53:4 …yet WE did ESTEEM him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
The
“we” spoken of in this verse refers
to the enemies of Israel Israel Israel
·
“All that found them have devoured them;
and their ADVERSARIES SAID we
offend not, because “THEY”
have SINNED against the LORD,
the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.” JEREMIAH 50:7
So
as you can see Isaiah and Jeremiah make the same point. Even the enemies of Israel
·
“THEY”(enemies) have heard that “I” sigh: there is none to comfort ME: all mine enemies
have heard of my trouble; “THEY”
are glad that “THOU” (GOD)
hast done it: thou wilt bring
the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.” LAMENTATIONS
1:21
·
“All thine ENEMIES
have opened their mouth against thee: they
hiss and gnash the teeth: “THEY”
say, “WE” have swallowed her up: certainly this
is the day that “WE” looked for;
“WE” have found, “WE” have seen it.” LAMENTATIONS 2:16
·
"Now also many NATIONS are gathered against thee that SAY; Let HER be DEFILED,
and let “OUR” eye look upon ZION
God
has shown us that the "WE"
in context of this verse is the "ENEMY
NATIONS” Enough said…
·
53:5 But HE was wounded for “OUR” Transgressions, HE was bruised for “OUR” Iniquities…
When Isaiah uses the word ‘our” in this passage he is giving
a two fold answer. When Isaiah uses
the “he” phrasing, he speaks about the suffering of the singular nation
Jacob/Israel. When he uses the word “our” he tells us who is responsible for
causing the wounds. So “he/Israel” was wounded and bruised because of “our”
sins. In other words Israel
·
“Since the days of “OUR
FATHERS” have “WE”
been in a great trespass unto this day; and for “OUR INIQUITIES” have “WE,”
“OUR KINGS,” and “OUR PRIESTS” been delivered
into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword to captivity, and to
confusion of face, as it is, THIS
DAY.” Ezra 9:7
Here is word for word confirmation straight from the
bible. The book of Ezra gives a recap of the events from Isaiah’s scriptures. Are
there any other writers who confirm the points of Isaiah and Ezra? Yes for
Jeremiah says:
·
“WE” have transgressed and have rebelled:
thou hast not pardoned.” Lamentations
3:42
Why did all of this happen you ask? Well the bible tells
us why…
·
“Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for
the LORD
hath AFFLICTED” “HER” for the multitude of “HER” Transgressions: “HER” children are gone into
captivity before the enemy.” Lamentations 1:5
·
“HORROR hath taken hold upon “ME” BECAUSE of the WICKED
that forsake thy law.” PSALMS
119:53
·
“OUR FATHERS” have sinned and are not: and “WE” have “BORNE
“THEIR” INIQUITIES.” Lamentations 5:7
·
“This was for the SINS
of her “PROPHETS” and the INIQUITIES of her PRIESTS who shed in the midst of
her the blood of the righteous. Lamentations 4:13 RSV
Wow! How do you argue with
the truth? So here yet again other prophets confirm Isaiah’s words. Can God put
an end to this mystery? Let’s see:
·
“For Thus saith the LORD of hosts; As “I” thought to “PUNISH”
“YOU,” when “YOUR FATHERS”
provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not.” Zechariah 8:14
Now
do you see? Even God confirms the message of Isaiah and the other prophets. God
tells us clearly that it is He that punished the whole nation because of the
sins of their fathers; the Priests
and Prophets.
Enough
said…
·
53:5 …the CHASTISEMENT of our PEACE
was upon HIM; and with His STRIPES
we are healed.
For clarity reasons I want to
break down this verse into two
parts.
·
The punishment of our peace was
upon him?
·
And with his “stripes”
we are healed.
This part of the verse
reveals two things first:
Chastisement
means: punishment. However when reading the King James’ version
of this scripture it is confusing.
Ø The punishment
of our peace was upon him?
Now
what does the punishment of our peace
mean? When you read other bibles the truth starts to unfold:
·
…He
was beaten that we might have peace;
he was lashed--and we were healed! Isaiah 53:5 Living Bible
·
…upon
him was the chastisement that
made us whole, Isaiah 53:5 Revised Standard
Now this makes more sense to
me in context. Isaiah says He/Israel received the punishment that God inflicted on them so that they
may once again obey God which leads to peace.
Do you remember the adage that says spare
the Rod & Spoil
the child?”
Well
just like you are to spank or
chastise disobedient children
so that they will learn to
obey and to do what is right God also loved Israel so much that He had to spank
or chastise Israel so that they too would learn obedience, gain correction from
their sinful ways and once again have peace.
This lesson
that is in the book of Proverbs:
·
My
son, despise not the chastening of
the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the
son in whom he delighteth. Proverbs 3:12-13
·
In
the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of
understanding. Proverbs 10:13
·
He
that spareth his rod hateth
his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Proverbs 13:24
·
“For
the “CHASTISEMENT” of MY PEOPLE has been greater than
the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, though no hand was
laid on it.” Lamentations 4:6
·
"...the Lord disciplines those he loves, and
he punishes everyone he
accepts as a son. Endure hardship as discipline;
God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?" Hebrews 12:6-7:
So as you can see when you
disobey God there is much “pain/chastisement” before pleasure or peace.
·
Correction
is grievous unto him that
forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. Proverbs 15:10
·
“Surely
it is meet to be said unto God, “I” have BORNE CHASTISEMENT, “I” will not offend ANYMORE.” JOB 34:31
Wow even Job learned this
point about his “chastisement.” Enough said…
Now for the second part…
Ø
And with his “stripes”
we are healed.
Just
like the first half of the verse speaks of suffering so that Israel Israel
·
If
his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; if they break my
statutes, and keep not my commandments; then will I visit their transgression
with the ROD and their
iniquity with STRIPES. Psalms
89:30-32
·
“I
AM THE “MAN” that
hath SEEN “AFFLICTION” by the
ROD of HIS wrath. He hath
led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. Surely against me is
He turned; He turneth His hand against me all the day.” Lamentations
3:1-3
·
Judgments
are prepared for scorners and STRIPES for the back of fools. Proverbs 19:29
·
30. The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do STRIPES the inward parts of the belly. Proverbs 20:30
·
“I will bear the “INDIGNATION”
of the LORD, because “I” have
sinned against Him, until He plead “MY”
cause, and execute judgment for “ME”
He will bring “ME” forth to
the light and “I” shall
behold his righteousness.” MICAH 7:9
Can
you argue with Micah when he admits that he has sinned against God? Jesus
taught these Old Testament verses to the original Jews. Jesus says God will
punish us with stripes according to our sins:
·
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with
many STRIPES. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be
beaten with few STRIPES. Luke 12:47
The
Jews have always known what God’s words meant yet they continually chose to
ignore Him and follow their own hearts:
·
53:6 All we like SHEEP have “GONE
ASTRAY” we have turned every one to his own way…
This
verse is self explanatory right? There is no dispute from anyone that Isaiah
and Psalms are speaking about themselves as being the "Sheep"
that have gone astray. It is Israel
·
I
have GONE ASTRAY like a lost SHEEP; seek thy servant; for I
do not forget thy commandments. Psalms 119:176 KJV
·
The
wicked are estranged from the womb:
they go astray as soon as
they are born, speaking lies. Psalms 58:3 KJV
·
“Before “I”
was afflicted (I) “WENT ASTRAY”
but now have “I” kept thy word.” Psalms
119:67 KJV
The Psalmist new that he was
punished because he disobeyed God’s words:
·
53:6 …and the LORD hath LAID
on “HIM” the iniquity of “US” all.
Who has
God laid INIQUITY upon? It is Israel Israel
·
Your
iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense
upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure
their former work into their bosom. Isaiah 65:7
As
you can see from the verse above, Isaiah gives us his own definition of 53:6.
Isaiah tells us that God punished the entire Jewish nation because of their
sins and the sins of their fathers. That’s right, they all forgot
about their God and decided to do their own thing:
·
“OUR FATHERS” have sinned and are not: and “WE” have “BORNE
“THEIR” INIQUITIES.” Lamentations 5:7
·
“This
was for the SINS of her “PROPHETS” and the INIQUITIES of her PRIESTS who shed in the midst of
her the blood of the righteous. Lamentations 4:13 RSV
·
“THOU
broughtest “US
How can you still argue about
these verses when Isaiah repeats his statements again in the same context?
Something is just wrong with that. So in conclusion: Who is the HIM that Isaiah claims the Iniquity has been laid upon? It is Israel Israel
·
53:7 HE was “OPPRESSED"
and HE was “AFFLICTED,”
This cannot be
Jesus because Jesus was not singularly oppressed as in context with Isaiah’s
other 6 verses that leads up to this one. In this particular text it is clear
that the verse speaks of Israel
·
“Wherefore hidest thou
thy face and forgettest OUR
AFFLICTION and OUR OPPRESION.
PSALMS 44:24
You
must remember that chapter 53 is a continuation from chapter 52.
Do
you remember Isaiah’s conversation when he told us in the prior chapter about
the two other times Israel
·
"For thus saith the LORD GOD, MY PEOPLE went down aforetime
into Egypt
Are
you noticing the same “him” characterization in the above
chapter? As you can see, Isaiah is still addressing the entire nation of Israel/Jacob
as a singular he and him all throughout his verses. Chapter
53 is only one chapter away from chapter 52. This should not be that hard to understand! If Isaiah’s conversation all
throughout his text has been about the Jewish nation, what on earth would make
you believe he would suddenly switch his thoughts and conversation in midstream
and tell us of a futuristic prophecy about Jesus? Does that make any sense to
you now? Sorry, that is just plain stupid. God is not the author of confusion
and neither is Isaiah in his text!
In the scripture below the Psalmist repeats Isaiah’s words almost verbatim!
·
“Let not them that are “MINE” enemies wrongfully rejoice over “ME” neither let them wink with the eye that hates “ME” WITHOUT A CAUSE.” Psalms 35:19 KJV
The
Psalmist makes it clear for us that the Egyptians and the Assyrians once oppressed him/Israel
Now
that you know the facts, Isaiah’s next verse will really become clearer to you:
·
53:7 …Yet HE did not open His mouth, Like a LAMB that is LED to SLAUGHTER, and like a
SHEEP that is silent before its shearers."
Now
if in verse 53:6 Isaiah said Israel
was the "SHEEP" then we must also understand that verse (7)
has to be about Israel Israel
·
"Thou makest us (Israel Israel
Same Sheep same
circumstances…
·
"Yea for thy sake are we (Israel ) KILLED
all the day long; we (Israel
For
“GOD’S SAKE” or for God’s purpose and decreed judgment it is Israel
·
"But ( I ) was a LAMB
or an OX that is brought to
the SLAUGHTER and ( I ) knew not that they had devised
devices against ME, saying,
Let us destroy the tree with
the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the LAND of the LIVING. That
HIS name may be no more remembered." Jeremiah 11:19 KJV
Can
you argue with the truth as God is showing us? Jeremiah makes it perfectly
clear that he is speaking about ISRAEL
·
53:7 …so he did not open his mouth."
We
sing a song in church about Jesus that says:
“He never said a mumbling word.” We know that Jesus had much to say when He was taken captive! Jesus spoke in His own defense over and over. So much so Jesus was punched in the mouth for His words. See John18:22. Jesus was never silent! Check out these particular facts on that subject:
“He never said a mumbling word.” We know that Jesus had much to say when He was taken captive! Jesus spoke in His own defense over and over. So much so Jesus was punched in the mouth for His words. See John18:22. Jesus was never silent! Check out these particular facts on that subject:
·
Matt. 27:46 Mark 14:48 - 49, Luke 22:53, Luke 22:67-70. Luke
23:28-31, John 18:19-23 & 36-37.
Jesus
not only defended Himself of
the false charges but also asks questions as to why He was receiving such abuse for teaching the true word
of God.
Since
we have this information we can now see that Isaiah 53:7 is not a future
prophecy of Jesus. Clearly this scripture speaks of Israel
·
“I
was “DUMB, I opened not my mouth because “THOU”“DIDST
IT.” PSALMS
39:9
§ “I”
was DUMB
WITH SILENCE “I” held “MY” peace, even from good and “MY” sorrow was stirred.” PSALMS 39:2
§ “Thus
saith the LORD; though “THEY”
be “QUIET”, and likewise
many, yet thus shall they be cut down,
when he shall pass through. Though “I” have afflicted thee I will afflict thee
no more.” NAHUM 1:12
§ “But “I”
as a “DEAF MAN”, heard not; and “I” was as a DUMB “MAN” that OPENETH NOT HIS MOUTH. Thus “I”
was as a “MAN”
that heareth not and in whose “MOUTH”
are NO REPROOFS.” PSALMS 38:13, 14
There
you have it! The Psalmist tells us that Israel
·
“I
was “DUMB, I opened not my mouth because “THOU”“DIDST IT.” PSALMS 39:9
So now we know why Isaiah
says that He/Israel did not open his/their mouths. According to the
Psalmist he and all of Israel
·
53:8 HE was taken from PRISON
and from JUDGMENT: and who
shall declare HIS GENERATION…
Now
here lies the trickery in the
King James’ Translation of this scripture. The King James Bible translated the
first part of this verse as
“He
was taken from “PRISON” and
from “JUDGMENT.”
Christians
believe this verse is proof of a prophecy concerning Jesus. The Hebrew writing
does not say he was taken from “PRISON.”
The Hebrew says that He was taken by “OPPRESSION!”
This means that he/Israel was taken by physical FORCE!” Wow! This is a big difference and changes the
Christian doctrine tremendously. So how did we get the word prison
in place of the word oppression?
The
King James theologians purposely changed the true definition of the word and strategically
placed the wrong word in our bibles to make us believe this was to be a
prophecy about Jesus. Other Christian bibles confirm that oppression was the
correct definition word too:
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NASB:
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By
oppression and judgment He
was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off
out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the
stroke was due? (NASB ©1995)
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ASV:
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By
oppression and judgment he
was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he
was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people
to whom the stroke was due?
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They
took away from him help and right,
and who gave a thought to his fate? For he was cut off from the land of the
living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.
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He
was taken from oppression and
from judgment; and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out
of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he
stricken.
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He
was taken away by oppression
and judgment; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off
out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people?
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YLT;
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By
restraint and by judgment
he hath been taken, And of his generation who doth meditate, That he hath
been cut off from the land of the living? By the transgression of My people
he is plagued,
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By
oppression and judgment he
was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he
was cut off out of the land of the living? For the transgression of my people
was he stricken.
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And
finally the true words by the very Hebrew writers which says:
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By
oppression and judgment he
was taken away, and with his generation who did reason? For he was cut off
out of the land of the living, for the transgression of my people to whom the
stroke was due.
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So what is now learned from
this?
As
you can see this story is still about the Jews. Isaiah said the Jews were taken
away into captivity by brute force
i.e. by their “enemies.” They were not taken away from prison or from judgment
but by “JUDGMENT.” Whose judgment
was this? It was by the judgment of YHWH/God. Israel
There
are four things going on in this verse and that person or entity has to answer
all four points in context with all the other verses as well and they are:
1. This entity was taken away by oppression.
2. There was a judgment decreed.
3. The oppression is for a certain “generation” of people.
4. This happened because of their transgressions/sins.
Have
you ever read any biblical verse where Jesus ever said He was a king? What
about a verse where Jesus was taken from rulership by anyone? No of course not.
By Jesus' own testimony He never had rights to ruler
ship or judgment, at least not on the "first coming." See, e.g., John
3:17; John 8:15; John 12:47; John 18:36. So in context Israel
·
“I” have done “JUDGMENT” and “JUSTICE”
leave me not to mine OPPRESSORS.
Be surety for thy SERVANT for
good; let not the proud “OPPRESS ME.”
Psalms 119:121-122
·
Art
thou not from everlasting, O LORD “MY”
God, “MINE” Holy One? “WE” shall not die, O LORD; thou
hast ordained “THEM” for “JUDGMENT; and, O mighty God,
thou hast established “THEM”
for “CORRECTION. Zechariah 1:12
So remember, Israel
·
53:8 …who shall declare HIS GENERATION?
Is
all of this starting to make sense to you now? Israel Israel
·
Thou shalt keep “THEM” O LORD, thou shalt “PRESERVE THEM” from “THIS GENERATION” for ever. Psalms 12:7
·
This
is the “GENERATION” of “THEM” that seek him, that seek
thy face “O JACOB” Selah. Psalms 23:6
·
Who
is a God like unto thee, that “PARDONETH” Iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of
the “REMNANT” of his “HERITAGE?”
He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.”
Micah 7:18
I
love it when the Old Testament writers all stand together so that no one can
deceive those who read for a true understanding. So as you can see from the
first two parts of verse 8 we have learned that Israel
·
53:8 …For he was CUT OFF out
of the LAND
OF THE LIVING
From
the scriptures we see that Israel
·
He
hath CUT OFF in his fierce
anger all the horn of Israel
·
Therefore
will I do unto this “HOUSE,” which
is called by my name; wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you
and to your fathers as I have done
to Shiloh and I will
“CAST YOU OUT” of my sight, as I have “CAST OUT” all your Brethren, even the whole seed of
Ephraim. Jeremiah 7:14.15
·
But
thou hast CAST OFF, and put US to shame; and goest not forth
with our armies. Psalms 44:9
·
“And ( I ) will strengthen the house of “JUDAH
·
For
the LORD will not CAST OFF for ever: Lamentations 3:31
God
has shown us that it is ISRAEL
·
But
(I) was a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter and (I) knew not that they had devised
devices against (ME), saying, Let us
destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us (CUT HIM OFF) from the LAND
OF THE LIVING. That (HIS)
name may be no more remembered. Jeremiah 11:19
·
They
have said, Come, and let us “CUT THEM OFF” from being a nation;
that the name of Israel
·
I
will walk before the “LAND OF THE LIVING
As
you can see the Hebrews knew that God would severely punish them for their
disobedience. It doesn’t matter which words you choose to use such as cast
off, cut him off or even cast
him off. The truth is the Psalmist tells us that God forewarned all
of them that He would cut them out of the land of the living if they didn’t
obey His laws and statutes.
·
God
shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee
out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. Psalms 52:5
Ezekiel
is another great Prophet who also prophesied Babylon
would conquer Israel
·
They
have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all
of them uncircumcised, slain
by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land
of the living,
yet have they borne their
shame with them that go down to the pit:
(HE/ISRAEL) is put in the midst
of them that be slain. Ezekiel 32:25
There
are prophecies of the unrighteous being cut off all throughout the Old
Testament books. The Old Testament bible repeatedly says that if a descendant
of David is righteous, he will not be cut off. For example, see 1st
Kings 2:4, 8:25 , and 9:4-5;
Jeremiah 33:17; 2Chronicles 6:16 ,
7:18 . If a descendant of David or priests is
unrighteous, they will be cut off. For example, see
Jeremiah 33:18; Joel 1:9.Therefore, if this verse is speaking of Jesus being cut
off, then that must mean he was unrighteous and was cut
off from his royal heritage. Sorry folks! These are not
prophecies about Jesus. Now we can move
on to the next verse and see the damage that their sins caused them:
·
53:9 HE made HIS GRAVE with the wicked, and with the
rich in his death…
"Did
Jesus share a grave with the WICKED and the RICH in HIS death?" Of
course not! Does that even make any sense to you now? Christian theologians
want us to be that the two thieves crucified with Jesus carries out the first
part of this scripture and a “rich” man by the name of Joseph of Arimathaea fulfils
the second part of the verse. That is totally ridiculous! Isaiah tells us that Israel
·
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
that I will PUNISH ALL “THEM” which are CIRCUMCISED
(WITH) the UNCIRCUMCISED. Jeremiah 9:25
We
have all heard people say things like: “You are guilty by association.”
If
you hang out with drug dealers or prostitutes then you will be assumed to be
one and will suffer the same punishment
that they will receive!
·
Egypt , and JUDAH , and
Edom , and the children of
Ammon, and Moab , and all
that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these NATIONS are uncircumcised, and ALL
the house of ISRAEL
Notice
how Jeremiah repeats Isaiah’s words and says Israel
·
They
have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised,
slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: (HE/ISRAEL) is put in the midst of them that be slain. Ezekiel 32:25
Ezekiel
gives us the same prophecy of dieing with the wicked/uncircumcised as Isaiah
and Jeremiah Hallelu-Yah! Notice the last part of the verse tells us that he
will be added in the midst of them that are to be slain. Read the entire
chapter of Ezekiel 32 and see
what also happened in this prophecy.
Now
Job also forewarned Israel
·
But
if THEY obey not they shall
perish by the sword and THEY
shall DIE without
knowledge. THEY DIE in youth, and THEIR
life is AMONG the UNCLEAN. Job 36:12, 14
Notice
how Job knew that if he and the other Hebrews disobeyed God that He would
punish them right alongside the other filthy, unclean nations?
God
says that He will punish them for learning and doing the evils of the Gentile
Nations. The funny thing is, the people being punished knew exactly why they
were being punished and also told us the true interpretation about who MADE
their graves with the wicked and unclean as in Isaiah 53:9:
·
For “MY SOUL is full of troubles and MY
LIFE draweth nigh unto the GRAVE. “I AM” counted with “THEM”
that go down into the “PIT” “I AM” as a “MAN”
that hath no strength.” Psalms 88:3, 4
All
I can say after reading this verse is: “Wow!” So as we can see it is Israel
·
“Free among the “DEAD,” like the slain that
lie in the “GRAVE,” whom thou rememberest “NO MORE”
and “THEY” are “CUT OFF” from thy hand. Thou hast “LAID
ME” in the “LOWEST PIT,” in “DARKNESS” in
the deeps. And thou hast “AFFLICTED ME” with all thy waves. Psalms 88:5-7
You
know these scriptures give a new meaning to the old phrase:
“You
made your bed/grave now “LIE IN IT!”
Now
as concerning dieing with the rich men the bible tells the Hebrews of taking
care of the widows and the fatherless. By doing this you are performing the
works of the law. Jesus even gave two distinct parables of the horrible death
of the rich in their graves:
·
And
again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle, than for a RICH man to enter into the kingdom of God
·
…the
RICH man also DIED, and was buried; And in HELL he lift up his eyes, being
in torments. Luke
16:22-23
So
according to Jesus the rich are evil, wicked and will never see the kingdom of Heaven
Jesus, Isaiah, Jeremiah and the Psalmist all tell the truth. Now we know the true meaning of Isaiah’s
verse. It was the nation of Jacob/Israel and not Jesus that “MADE” their bed
with the wicked men and with the
evil rich. God says those who repent and turn back to
Him, will return to their homelands. To those who will not repent
they will share their graves with the WICKED and RICH! Enough said…
·
53:9 …although HE had done no
violence, neither was any deceit in HIS mouth.
Even
though on the outside Israel
never raised a hand in violence or spoke deceitful lies against any other
nation, Israel
·
Thus
saith the LORD; though “THEY”
be “QUIET”, and likewise
many, yet thus shall they be cut down,
when he shall pass through. Though “I” have AFFLICTED THEE, I will afflict thee
no more. Nahum 1:12
·
Mine enemies chased ME sore, like a bird, WITHOUT
CAUSE. They have cut off “MY LIFE” in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon ME. Lamentations
3:52-53
·
Let
the proud be ashamed for they dealt perversely with “ME” WITHOUT A
CAUSE: but “I” will
meditate in thy precepts. Psalms
119:78
·
“All
thy commandments are faithful: “they” persecute “ME” WRONGFULLY;
help thou “ME.” Psalms
119:86
So as you can see God
afflicted Israel
·
53:10 …yet it PLEASED THE LORD to bruise HIM; “HE” hath put HIM
to GRIEF:
Wow!
I’m really, really excited about this one! Now if you have read this verse and the one
before this one together you start to get a clearer understanding of the
text! Remember verse 9 told us that the
“he” entity had to endure death
and suffering amidst other wicked
men and also death with wicked rich
men. Wait! Here’s the clincher! God says
in verse 10 that God took immense “PLEASURE” in making the “him”
entity suffer such death and agony! Huh? Just repeat that to yourself for a moment:
God
took pleasure in making him suffer.
God took pleasure in making him suffer?
OH MY GOSH!
God took “PLEEEEEEEASURE”
in making him suffer!!!
Wow,
what an amazing revelation for us! As concerning Jesus ask yourself:
v “Why would God get so much satisfying "pleasure" out of
causing his son such PAIN and
inflicting so much GRIEF on Him?
Even
if Jesus’ death was for a good cause such as dieing for the sins of mankind
would God actually take pleasure out of making Jesus suffer? Of course not! That
theology has to be the most asinine
doctrine of any church in the world!
People,
Isaiah is not prophesying
about Jesus at all. The scriptures as written speak of God’s decision to turn His
back on Israel Israel Israel with the help of their enemies and have a
good pleasurable laugh at Israel
·
Because “I” have called, and ye “REFUSED” “I” have stretched out my
hand, and no man regarded 26, “I” will “LAUGH” at your “CALAMITY,” “I” will “MOCK”
when your fear cometh. Proverbs 1:24&26
GOD is laughing and taking great “PLEASURE” at Israel
·
Thou
didst say, Woe is “ME” now!
For the “LORD” hath added “GRIEF” to (MY) “SORROW,” I fainted in my sighing, and “I” find no
rest. Jeremiah 45:2, 3
·
The
Lord shall laugh at him: for
he seeth that his day is coming. Psalms37:13
·
But
Zion
So who is this “he” entity
that is suffering at the hands of God? Let’s listen to someone that can testify
about it:
·
I AM THE “MAN” that hath SEEN “AFFLICTION” by the rod of HIS wrath. He hath LED
“ME”, and brought “ME”
into darkness, but not into light. Surely against “ME” is He turned; He turneth His hand against “ME” all the day. Lamentations 3:1-3
Jeremiah says he along with
his fellow Jews are the ones suffering this terrible affliction. All of the
Prophets knew God placed this on them:
·
Thus
saith the LORD of hosts; “I WAS
JEALOUS” for “HER”
with great fury. Zechariah 8:2
·
And
the “LORD” REJECTED all the SEED of “ISRAEL
Now you can see how all of
these verses have added up to Israel Israel
·
53:10 …When thou shalt make his
soul an offering for sin, HE
shall see HIS SEED, HE
shall prolong HIS DAYS,
Here
is yet another amazing and damaging verse to modern day Christianity!
So
what exactly is Isaiah trying to say in this verse?
- Someone will offer his and/or
their soul as an offering atonement for sin.
- Once they have atoned for their
sins they will be able to once again see their children.
- If they atone for their sins
their days/life spans
will be “PROLONGED.”
Does
this verse apply to Israel
Again
according to Isaiah, someone was supposed to do something to “GET” something.
This verse eliminates Jesus
from the entire prophetic equation!
Did
Jesus have children? No? Then how
can He make His soul an offering in order to see his children? This
is making you think right? Even more, tell me, how is it that this man whom we
as Christians claim to be an actual all knowing Omnipotent/All Powerful God be able to:
“PROLONG HIS DAYS?” Doesn’t omnipotent mean everlasting? Huh? So how can an
everlasting God’s days be prolonged? Again how can you prolong everlasting? Duh! Does that make any sense
to you now?
God is forever; but whoever this person or persons
may be that Isaiah speaks of in verse 53:10 is not eternal at all! Are you
finally seeing how ridiculous our Greco-Roman inspired theology has been?
Isaiah
was not giving a new prophecy in verse 10. Isaiah was merely reminding the Jews
of the benefits of sin atonement.
This is the same warning Moses also gave them about never turning away from God:
·
And
he said unto them, set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you
this day, which ye shall command your CHILDREN
to observe to do, all the words of this LAW.
For it is not a vain thing
for you; because it is YOUR LIFE:
and through this thing ye
shall “PROLONG YOUR DAYS” in
the LAND, whither ye go over Jordan
Notice
how Moses was the first one to use all of these same key words in his text long
before Isaiah?
So
permit me to give you the entire verse again for key word comparison:
·
When thou(ISRAEL )
shalt make his(YOUR) soul an offering for sin, HE(ISRAEL) shall see HIS(YOUR)
SEED, he(ISRAEL
As
you can see Moses and Isaiah are on the same
page. Let’s explore a little more so that I may show you that the other
Prophets have repeated these same words in identical context.
After
making a sin offering to God for His soul three things will happen:
1. He/Israel will once again see their SEED/children.
a) Only after repenting and
fearing God will they be able to see their seed/children once again.
·
Praise
ye the Lord. Blessed is the (MAN) that feareth the Lord, that delighteth
greatly in His commandments (HIS
SEED) shall be mighty upon
the earth; the GENERATION of the
upright shall be blessed. Psalms 112:1-3
·
But
thou are the same, and “THY YEARS” shall
have “NO END”. The CHILDREN
of thy servants shall continue and THEIR SEED shall be established before thee. Psalms 102:27-28
Here
the Psalmist
repeats the words of Moses and Isaiah and tells us those that keep
God’s law will see their
children grow mighty and be blessed.
·
Therefore
thus saith the Lord who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, JACOB(ISRAEL) shall not be
ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. But when he seeth HIS CHILDREN the work of mine
hands, in the midst of HIM, they
shall sanctify my name, and sanctify
the Holy One of JACOB, and
shall fear the God of ISRAEL
Can
you argue with Isaiah when he is the one giving us the definition of his own
words?
2. He/Jacob
shall prolong his days.
b) Again only after giving God an
atonement offering for their disobedience will He/Israel be able to prolong his/their days.
This
is a clear biblical fact supported with many other biblical texts:
·
If
they obey and serve him, they shall
spend THEIR DAYS in PROSPERITY and their YEARS in pleasures. Job 35:11
·
"He weakened my strength in the way, HE SHORTENED MY DAYS, I said, O my God, take “ME” not away in the midst of MY DAYS: thy YEARS are
throughout ALL GENERATIONS. Psalms 102:23-24
3. God’s ministry shall prosper in his hand.
When
Israel shall make the SIN
OFFERING, Israel
·
Therefore
thus saith THE LORD, who
REDEEMED Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax
pale. But when he/Jacob seeth
(HIS) CHILDREN the work of mine
hands, in the midst of (HIM), they
shall sanctify my name, and sanctify
the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. (THEY) that also “ERRED”
in spirit shall come to UNDERSTANDING, and (THEY) that murmured shall LEARN DOCTRINE. Isaiah 29:22:24
We
do not have to guess about Isaiah’s prophecies when he has already given us its
meaning. These verses have all of the same attributes
of Isaiah 53 verse 10. The Jews will realize that they’ve made a mistake
and erred in spirit. They will offer up a repentance sacrifice and learn how to obey their God as Isaiah 29:22
tells us, and start following God’s laws once again.
By obeying
God’s word the Jews were redeemed from suffering, saw that their children’s
lives were spared, and their days prolonged all by the power of God.
·
Then
answered “I” them, and said
unto them, The God of heaven, he will “PROSPER
US;” therefore “WE” (HIS)
“SERVANTS” will arise and build; but “YE” have no “PORTION”
nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. Nehemiah 2:20
·
THEIR“CHILDREN” also multipliest thou as the stars of
heaven, and broughtest “THEM”
into the “LAND,” concerning
which thou hast promised to “THEIR
FATHERS,” that “THEY”
should go in to POSSES IT. Nehemiah 9:23
As
you can now see verse 10 is about the Jews and not a prophecy of Jesus.
·
53:11 “HE” shall see of the TRAVAIL of “HIS” soul,
and shall be SATISFIED:
After putting his soul
through so much unnecessary heartache, he/Jacob learns a valuable lesson from
God. Isaiah repeats this point in later chapters:
·
And
if thou draw out thy “SOUL” to the
hungry, and “SATISFY” the “AFFLICTED SOUL,” then shall thy
light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day: And the Lord
shall guide “THEE” continually, and “SATISFY THY SOUL” in drought,
and make fat thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a
spring of water, whose waters fail not. Isaiah 58:10, 11
Isaiah
the original writer makes it clear what he was speaking of!
·
Wherefore
have “WE” fasted, say “THEY”, and thou seest not?
Wherefore have “WE” (AFFLICTED)
“OUR SOUL”, and thou takes no
knowledge.” ISAIAH 58:3
·
Is
it such a fast that I have chosen? A day for a “MAN” to AFFLICT
(HIS) SOUL,” ISAIAH 58:5
Isn’t
it funny that Isaiah clearly explained his own writings yet since it didn’t fit
our theology, we choose to ignore it?
This is not brain surgery people! Isaiah already told us that it is was
Israel
·
It
is good for “ME” that “I” have been AFFLICTED; that “I” might learn thy statutes. PSALMS 119:71
·
Out
of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth
not evil and good? Wherefore doth a living “MAN”
complain, a “MAN” for
the punishment of “HIS SINS?” Let US SEARCH and TRY OUR WAYS, and TURN AGAIN to the LORD. Let US lift up OUR
heart with OUR hands unto God in the heavens. “WE” have transgressed and have rebelled:
thou hast not pardoned. Lamentations 3:38-42
·
“I
know O Lord that thy Judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast “AFFLICTED
ME.” PSALMS
119:75
·
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made
haste, and delayed not to keep
thy commandments. The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. Psalms 119:59-61
Can we argue with the Hebrew writers
when they tell us they are the ones who suffered because of their own sins? The
Scriptures tell us that God made Israel Israel
·
“If they break my statutes, and keep not my
commandments; then will I visit their “TRANSGRESSION” with the “ROD”
and their “INIQUITY” with “STRIPES,” PSALMS 89:31, 32
Now
you can see why Isaiah’s writings were never confusing to the Jews. They knew
exactly what he was speaking of in context. Isaiah 53 is merely confirming the
“P.P.P” or the Prophetic Promise of Punishment. They disobeyed and had
to suffer at the hands of their enemies!
·
LORD
“MY” God, (I) cried unto thee, and
thou hast HEALED ME. PSALMS 30:2
·
I
acknowledged “MY SIN” unto
thee and “MINE” iniquity have
I not hid. “I SAID,” I will
confess “MY” transgressions
unto the LORD; and thou Forgavest the iniquity of “MY SIN” Selah. PSALMS 32:5
·
I REMEMBERED thy judgments of old, O LORD; and
have comforted MYSELF. PSALMS 119:52
The
Servant/ISRAEL shall see the Affliction/SUFFERING/PAIN of
His soul. When they REPENT and turn back to God,
the Servant’s
SOUL shall receive comfort from YHWH and be in rest.
·
53:11 By
“HIS KNOWLEDGE” shall my righteous “SERVANT” JUSTIFY many;
Note
again the IN-correct translation based upon the Hebrew
translation: "the Servant will cause many to be
just" he will not....
"Justify the many."
This
cannot be Jesus because it is through “KNOWLEDGE” that the servant justifies
many people not by an Alleged Death on a Cross!
·
And
“THEY” shall “TEACH” my people the
difference between the HOLY and Profane, and “CAUSE” them to discern between the unclean and the clean. Ezekiel
44:23
Now
let’s see more of the Servant‘s Knowledge:
·
I have more “UNDERSTANDING”
than all “MY” teachers: for
thy testimonies are “MY” meditations.
I “UNDERSTAND” more than the
ancients, because I keep thy
precepts. I have refrained “MY” feet from every “EVIL” way, that “I”
might keep thy word. I have
not departed from thy judgments: for thou
hast “TAUGHT ME. Psalms 119:98-102
Now
that is true knowledge don’t you agree? I mean if Israel Israel
·
Behold
“HIS SOUL” which is lifted up
is not upright in “HIM”: but the “JUST” shall live by (HIS) “FAITH. Habakkuk2:4
·
Then
will (I) “TEACH”
transgressors thy ways; and SINNERS
shall be “CONVERTED” unto
thee. PSALMS 51:13
I love it when the scriptures
come together in agreement…
Can
you argue with these answers? As you can see, Israel
·
A
hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through KNOWLEDGE shall the JUST be delivered. Proverbs 11:8
·
Arise,
shine: for thy light, is come and
the GLORY of the LORD is risen upon thee. For BEHOLD,
darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: But the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory
shall be seen upon THEE. And
the GENTILES SHALL COME TO (THY LIGHT), and kings
to the brightness of thy rising Isaiah 60:1-3
Again,
who does God say is the Light of the World? That's right ISRAEL ISRAEL
·
53:11 …for HE shall “BEAR THEIR
INIQUITIES.”
Again
notice that it is by this person’s knowledge that causes many people to be just
and he shall bear their iniquities. Who is the “HE” that shall BEAR their
Iniquities? It is all of Israel
Why did God let this happen?
Well I’ll let God Himself tell you the reason:
·
And
if the “PROPHET” be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the
Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon “HIM”
and will destroy “HIM” from the midst of my people Israel
God made it clear to Israel
·
And
the “LEVITES” that are gone
away far from me, when “ISRAEL”
went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols: they even they shall
even BEAR THEIR INIQUITY. Ezekiel 44:10
·
Because
they ministered unto them
before their idols, and caused the
house of ISRAEL
·
And
they shall not come near unto me, to do
the office of a “PRIEST” unto
me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they
shall “BEAR THEIR SHAME,” and
“THEIR ABOMINATIONS” which
they have committed. Ezekiel 44:13
·
Lie
thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of ISRAEL
·
And
when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt “BEAR THEIR INIQUITY of the
house of JUDAH
It
is Israel
·
53:12 Therefore will “I”
divide HIM a PORTION with
the GREAT and he shall divide
the spoil with the strong;
because he hath poured out HIS SOUL unto death: and he was
numbered with the transgressors; and HE BARE the SIN of many, and
made intercession “FOR” the transgressors.
Listen
to these key phrases in this verse:
1. Divide him a “PORTION” with the GREAT.
And Divide the “SPOIL” with
the strong.
2. BECAUSE
he has poured out his soul unto death.
3. He was NUMBERED with the transgressors.
4. He bare the sins of “MANY.”
5. He made INTERCESSION for the transgressors.
Now
this is a good summarizing verse from Isaiah. He tries to put everything into
perspective for us. So let’s examine the meaning of the highlighted words in
scriptural context:
God says the word: “Therefore.” This is a
continuation of verse 11. So Therefore God will divide a PORTION of the SPOILS of
war
between the “He” character and between the GREAT? Huh? Now if Jesus is God as Christians claim, then please
answer the following questions for me:
·
Who is God dividing a portion
with?
·
Who are the great ones
that God is dividing the spoils
of war with?
·
Who is as great as God?
·
If the whole earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof (Psalms 24:1) and we Christians believe Jesus is supposed to be
God, then explain why God would be divide up that which is already His?
As
you can see these questions negate Isaiah’s prophecy relating to Jesus.
The
truth is God is dividing the spoils of war with regular humans. Isaiah was
speaking about the Levite Priests
of Israel
·
But
YE shall be named the “PRIESTS” of the LORD: men shall
call you the Ministers of our God: YE
shall eat the “Riches” of
the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. For YOUR SHAME ye shall have DOUBLE; and for confusion they
shall rejoice in THEIR PORTION:
therefore in THEIR LAND they
shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto THEM. Isaiah 61:6-7
So
this “HIM” was among those who violated God’s laws, commands or duties. God
says that this “HE” entity bore the sins of many and will have a great PORTION
added to them.
Now
did these priests of Israel
·
The
holy “PORTION” of the LAND shall be for the “PRIESTS” the ministers of the
sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a
place for “THEIR HOUSES”
houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.
Ezekiel 45:4
There’s
your answer from God up front and personal. Now remember there are more people
getting in on the goodies from God. Judah and Jerusalem
·
And
the LORD shall inherit (JUDAH ) “HIS” “PORTION” in the holy land,
and shall choose “JERUSALEM
So Israel Judah
and Israel
Traditional
Judaism never believed that there would be a supernatural
virgin-born Messiah who would be killed as atonement for their sins.
In
(Jeremiah. 23:5-6, Isaiah 11:1-9, 2:1-4,
Ezekiel 37:21-28,) the true messianic prophecy scriptures, this had always
been the Jewish understanding of Messiah. The Jews always knew that Isaiah 53 referred
to the suffering of the Jewish people all along. It changed only after the sons
of Satan i.e. the ROMAN EMPIRE, infiltrated and wrote a false New Testament
gospel. The Greco-Roman Church lied and arrogantly tried to make us all believe
they had more knowledge than the Jews. Are we supposed to listen to the very
people that attempted to kill all of the Christians? Does that make any sense
to you now?
GOD
Isaiah chapter 54, which Scholars agree is a continuance of 53, ends in GOD'S
OWN WORDS!
·
And
all THY CHILDREN shall be taught of the LORD; and great
shall be the PEACE of THY CHILDREN. Isaiah 54:13
·
This
is the HERITAGE of the (SERVANTS) of the LORD and (THEIR) righteousness is of ME, saith
the LORD. Isaiah 54:17
You have heard it directly from GOD'S mouth. God's
Covenant is with THEM, JUDAH and ISRAEL
What reason would God send
Jesus to deliver you from the Laws as Paul says? God says you can follow His perfect laws!
Will you ARGUE WITH HIM? I say
again Fast, Pray, and Study. Read for yourself to find the truth
that God has for each and every one of us. Shalom/Salaam/Selah…
