WAS ISAIAH CHAPTER 53 A PROPHECY ABOUT JESUS? DEFINITELY NOT SO! PART I.

WAS ISAIAH CHAPTER 53 A PROPHECY ABOUT JESUS?? DEFINITELY NOT SO!

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…  

READING THE CHAPTER IN THE ACTUAL CONTEXT?

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 and make the mistake to think that this could be some ridiculous prophecy of Jesus like the sons of Satan i.e. the Greco-Roman Church has instilled in us since they stole all of the Hebrew manuscripts, and re-wrote them in their own pagan Greek languages. 

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, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. ISAIAH 41:8

Isaiah lets the whole world know that it is the nation of Israel/Jacob that is God’s chosen nation and servant.  

Again folks, if you don’t remember these contextual points you will keep thinking about a futuristic Jesus being God’s servant. As you can this is NOT what the bible is saying at all!

All chapters are not exactly stand-alone chapters. Many chapters are mere continuations from the chapter that preceded it. 

Notice how in chapter 52 for example, Israel is described as "oppressed without cause" (v.4) and "taken away" (v.5), yet God promises a brighter future in just a few years. Israel will once again prosper and all the other nations will look in total amazement at what has happened. (Read Isaiah 52:1-3, 8-12). 

Isaiah Chapter 53 starts off speaking of the suffering of the Jews in the Babylonian captivity.

Now the ridiculous thing that 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 they expect you and I to believe that after pausing to give an irrelevant futuristic Jesus prophecy to a suffering captive people who won’t even be alive or who even care, these theologians want us to believe Isaiah once again changed subjects in Chapter 54 and suddenly went back to his original point of deliverance from Babylon. Huh?

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 50^th President of the United States will be in the future or that some Jesus character would save someone else 700 years in the future? Heck no, and neither would any of these people. 

That is why I tell you each of you to stop listening to these fools and read for yourselves in the actual context to learn the truth!

The theologians do not want you to know the truth because the truth would stop us from paying for their luxury homes, cars and mega churches of Satan! 

Start reading Gods Holy words on your own folks.

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:  

•  "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 in no possible way about Jesus! It is concerning:

1)    “Plural” servants i.e. “Jacob/Israel.”

2)    The historical “heritage/legacy” of the Jews.

3)    God’s “vindication/absolution/forgiveness” of Israel from their sins without a Jesus 
        dying for sins falsehood of Rome.

 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…

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. Folks, you are going to love how simple God through Isaiah had this written! Pay close attention to every word in RED INK!  

For they are the word for word answers which contradicts everything our pastors teach! So again, let's begin!

• Behold, MY SERVANT will prosper.  Isaiah 52:13

Folks as we start our knowledge journey we see that God is doing the speaking. God says that His servant will prosper? 

 MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION? WHO IS THIS SERVANT?

A-ha! Now Romanized Christian Pastors claim it is Jesus right? Wrong! 

The verses below show us just who ISAIAH the writer of the above verse actually says that servant really is:

• But thou, Israel, art MY SERVANT Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. ISAIAH 41:8

Wow! Not Jesus but Israel also known as Jacob! Can this get any clearer folks? But there is more!

• …Thou art MY SERVANT I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. ISAIAH 41:9

The very next verse continues with God contradicting Christian pastors. Israel/Jacob the nation is the singular servant not some Jesus character hundreds of years in the future.

Still need more? The let's allow God and Isaiah to clearly show us more...

• Yet now hear O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my Servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. ISAIAH 44:1-2

I hope I don't run out of  RED INK! Because the truth isn't hidden in mysteries folks, It is written very clearly for us.

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 is constantly referred to as:

Him, Her, they, She or “HE”

 It all depends on what the writer Isaiah was trying to express.

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?

It's simple, the false doctrine comes from the leaders of Greece and Rome which is now the Vatican false church of Christ!

Folks there is no way any intelligent person can read Isaiah's own words and continue the false lies that Jesus was prophesied in chapter 53 as this suffering servant or that Jesus was supposed to die as a messiah for our sins.

Simply put, the false beast's image on our walls are lies from Rome which was created in their own image and likeness. Purely satanic folks!

My brothers and sisters, all throughout the scrolls/books of Isaiah, he never changes his writing style or his point. Isaiah constantly speaks about his own nation's suffering and he testifies that 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.)

Now we know that Christians love to pretend God gives us "DUAL" prophecies just so they cannot be proven wrong.Other Old Testament writers confirm this fact:

• Therefore fear thou not, O my Servant JACOB, saith the Lord… JEREMIAH. 30:10

Oh my, it seems like Lucy has some 'SPLAINING to do! Here is yet another son of God like Isaiah who says Romanized Christianity is wrong! Jeremiah also testifies that Jacob/Israel and NOT Jesus is God's suffering Servant just like Isaiah says in chapter 53?

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! 

Seeing that chapter 53 is tied to chapter 52, let's go back now and see how Christians misunderstood Isaiah's writings and assumed it was about ONE man instead of the singular nation:

• "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?"  

As you can see, just by reading Isaiah's writings in context and starting from the beginning no one could ever confuse his point. In Isaiah 52:15 he tells us explicitly that it is the nations of the world, the Gentiles, who are asking the question here in Isaiah 52

Now that you clearly see this, let’s finally move on to the contextual true understanding of chapter 53…

• 53:1: “Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the ARM of the LORD revealed?

As you can see, Isaiah 53:1 is simply repeating what was said earlier. This verse is definitely a continuance from chapter 52. Uh oh! 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 that He will deliver them with His metaphoric right HAND/POWER of righteousness. 

God then warns that all the Kings of the earth will not believe the report of Israel’s redemption and will be dumbfounded!

• “Behold all “THEY” that were incensed against thee/Israel 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 all of their enemies which were against them shall now be ashamed and confounded! 

Not only that, these nations will fall at the hands of God and be nothing and shall perish right before Israel's eyes! Now that's Amazing! Other writer's also confirm God's promises too!

• “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

I love this verse above because it also takes out the exegesis foolishness of the pastors that this is a futuristic Jesus prophecy. Notice it says  in "their days?" God is good!

In Isaiah, and throughout the Jewish Bible, God's "arm" refers to God’s power and the physical redemption of Israel from the oppression of other nations.

•  …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

Have you noticed the consistent pattern in RED INK? 

Again, God's word is very clear and totally against the exegesis lies of the the Roman church!

So as you can see Israel is not saved because of their own swords or military might. They are saved by God’s arm or God’s power. Look also in

 

Deut. 4:34, Deut. 7:19, Ps. 44:3 Isaiah 52:8-12 and Isaiah 63:12.

(NOTE):

These truths also seem to be forgotten by the descendants of Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac. For in today's society they are still trying to match evil with evil and use military force against the forces of Satan. Wouldn't it be common sense if the two brothers, Ishmael and Isaac joined forces and began praying again to their God instead of killing innocent people? Surely common sense will eventually kick in right? Sheesh!

So let’s move on to the next verse:

• 53:2: For HE (Israel) 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 (Israel) shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground.”

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! 

Although lowly Israel the servant is weak and oppressed, God promises to redeem them and make them a physically powerful nation again.  

Let’s continue with the second half of the verse.

•  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 has no form. This means as a nation, they have no “structure” or foundation.

   II.      Israel has no comeliness. Since their destruction Israel has absolutely nothing; no riches, no commodities no comeliness/attractiveness/beauty or anything of value.

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

Isaiah clearly eliminates this scripture being associated with Jesus. 

Christians will ask:

How can you say Jesus had no form/structure? 

Folks remember, you have to apply all of Isaiah's words in actual context as written. Now again notice the three words used in Isaiah's actual point. Jesus received His ministry structure from God. 

This is why He could teach the masses and they all followed His ministry Which then this cannot apply to Jesus because Jesus' message of God was a message of Beauty, form and comeliness and even to this day we as Christians still "desire" him.

Knowing this, then we see that Isaiah is telling us that the “he” character  i.e. Israel no longer had any comeliness/beauty or anything that made other nations desire them. 

Folks again in the context of the two verses that also cannot apply to Jesus, Jesus’ words and miracles drew multitudes of thousands to Him. Jesus’ rock star 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 has nothing other nations would desire so their enemies do not acknowledge them as a real nation. 

Since being afflicted and punished by their own God, because of their former sins, the other nations that once loved her/Israel so much now see nothing beautiful about them and have turned their backs on Him/Israel!

Simply put, God gives you beauty and God can easily take your beauty away. The Psalmists testifies to this fact:

• 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, the Psalmist tells us in retrospect of how God chose to correct and punish Israel for their sins by taking away their comeliness/beauty  and making it all wither away to nothing.

Ezekiel also verifies this fact below:

• “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. 

Ezekiel testifies and reflects on how beautiful Israel once was because God placed it upon them. But as the Psalmist says it was taken away because of sinfulness!:

• 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

Wow! Israel was out of control! Because God had blessed them so much and their beauty was perfect, Israel’s arrogance turned them into a DIVA-nation! Couldn’t you see these arrogant divas on some reality show of today?

“The real DIVAS OF ISRAEL!”

Check your local Cable Provider for station times!”

However God has put an end to that foolishness and now Israel’s enemies are in charge now! 

Jeremiah cries out in Lamentations about this very subject:

• “All that pass by clap their hands at thee; (Israel)  they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, is this the city that men call the perfection of “BEAUTY,” The joy of the whole earth?” Lamentations 2:15

See what happens when you start thinking you are hot stuff? God brings you back down to reality!

• “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 all her BEAUTY is departed: 

• her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.” LAMENTATIONS 1:5, 6

Again folks, have you noticed that all of these verses are saying the exact same things of Isaiah 53, that we falsely applied to Jesus? 

Clearly as you can see in context all of these things apply to the singular nation of Israel only. 

Instead of being called a “HE” in these verses like Isaiah did in his chapters, Jeremiah decides to call Israel, a singular nation, a “SHE” in his context above.

All of the prophets are in perfect harmony with Isaiah 53, and each of these tells the same story in their own way about Israel’s suffering. Look at Ezekiel below:

• “Thus wast “THOU” (Israel) 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 has just become the Rodney Dangerfield of nations they get “NO RESPECT!

Israel’s beauty is gone just like Isaiah said in verse 2. Israel’s enemies clap their hands, hiss and shake their heads in disgust and ask the question:

“Is this the city that we used to think was so great and beautiful?”

As Isaiah 53 said, they have no beauty or comeliness that her enemies should desire him/them. Israel is a nation lost! 

Her enemies have conquered her! This is why they are lamenting over their pain and torment and grief:

• “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

Israel’s beauty is gone they no longer wear fine linen and silks. 

He/Jacob/Israel is crushed by the hands of his enemies and his bones are broken and pierced. 

Famine and disease has made his beautiful skin old wrinkled and black.

Now you know the truth, “HE/JACOB/Israel” lost his beauty because he/they no longer had God’s spiritual covering…

Let's be honest, this is the same reason why most of us refuse to watch those t.v. infomercials where the children in Africa are starving. We don't want to feel guilty for what gluttony we have, so we quickly change the channels to something more beautiful that we can desire. No different than these other nations folks! We are no better!

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 rise out of the ashes to their rightful place of power. All the kings are confused at what has happened and shake their heads in total disbelief. Just as we have said before the subject matter of Isaiah 53 is merely a continuation from chapter 52:

• "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 in context. Let us move on to verse 3…

• 53:3 He(Jacob/Israel)  is despised and rejected of men; a man (nation) 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. As always, the bible will verify Isaiah's true context verses  
        today's falsehood.

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:

• 14. 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(Jesus) 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 fraction of Pharisees, Greeks and Romans. 

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 in MATTHEW. 21:9-11.

Despite the Greco-Roman lies that falsely claim that the JEWS rejected Jesus, we can see from the scriptures that in fact thousands upon thousands of Jews followed Jesus years after His death. (See Acts 21:17-24). 

Think about it, 

Who else were these evil Romans sacrificing to the LIONS? Certainly not white pagan Greeks and Romans right?

A-ha! Moment! It was dark-skinned Hebrew Jews that followed Jesus and God instead of following the graven image of a repackaged  ZEUS god of Rome!

This man Jesus 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? 

I know, it sounds really ridiculous now when we actually put common sense thought into this right? 

As we can see this is yet another “A-HA!” Moment!

Does Jesus sound like someone despised and rejected in Luke 23:27? Nope!

Christian theologians seem to forget about verses like these when they made up these new false doctrines. 

According to the New Testament scriptures the Jews/HEBREWS 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 being despised & rejected by others:

• “JERUSALEM” hath grievously sinned; therefore SHE is removed: all that honoured her “DESPISE” (her/Israel,) because they have seen her nakedness: LAMENTATIONS 1:8

(NOTE): Did you catch the “SHE” usage as it applied to a Singular Jerusalem folks? 

Yes I love it how each writer proves this point over and over again:

• "Whereas THOU/Israel hast been “FORSAKEN” and “HATED”, so that no man went through thee, I will make THEE/Israel an eternal Excellency, a JOY of many generations." ISAIAH 60:15

In the above verse, the same man who wrote Isaiah 53, is continuing his make contextual point even seven chapters later about Israel being his focus and not futuristic Jesus!

• "Thou makest “US/Israel” a REPROACH to our neighbours, a SCORN and DERISION to them that are round about us. Thou makest “US/Israel”  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.  

Sorry folks but 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’s suffering and sorrows for their sins. 

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.

Even earlier in his contextual writing texts, Isaiah asked the Jews why on earth do they continually choose to go through such sorrows and grief: 

• "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 can see why he says 52 chapters later that the Jews were the ones who were already 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” is as a menstruous woman among them.

Wow! Jerusalem is suffering like a “menstruating woman!” Yikes! This gives a new meaning to P.M.S. doesn’t it?

Let’s look at the last half of the verse:

• The LORD is righteous; for “ I (Jacob/Israel) ” have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold “MY” SORROW: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.” LAMENTATIONS 1:17, 18

Look at the “MY” in Red. Notice this entity has virgins and young men that have gone into captivity? Did Jesus have any virgins or young men in captivity? Nope! 

So 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…" ISAIAH 48:1

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: 

• "Hearken unto me “O’JACOB” and “ISRAEL “MY CALLED." ISAIAH 48:12

• "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

(NOTE): Wow! Isaiah says God could redeem his servant Jacob/Israel all without cloning himself some futuristic Jesus character dying for our sins? GO FIGURE??

All throughout the book of Isaiah, he speaks only of Israel and Israel’s short-term prophetic related issues. 

The other writers all agreed with Isaiah’s terminology. All of God’s Old Testament prophets are on one accord.

• 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. 

We all have been in this situation before haven’t we?

When a friend or a loved one was in need, have you ever given them all you’ve had? Sadly, when you suddenly fell on hard times these same friends acted like you didn’t exist.

You are walking down the streets and when they saw you coming they suddenly hid “as it were” their faces from you and suddenly had to leave to get away from you?

Those low down ingrates!

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 had to endure after they sinned against God and played the harlot to other nations.

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:

•  “JERUSALEM hath grievously sinned; therefore SHE is removed: all that “HONOURED” “HER  DESPISE her because they have seen her nakedness: LAMENTATIONS 1:8

I know, I know! I do seem to have this crazy obsession of highlighting key points in red don’t I? 

The once glorious nation of Israel is now despised by all that used to honor Her, Him, Them, Jacob, Israel or whatever word you or the writer choose to use. We are only up to verse 4 and yet you and I don’t have to guess what Isaiah is talking about. 

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 entire 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! Yes! Yes! 

There are many of them, 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

OH MY GOSH! Did you get that? Amazing isn’t it?

The bible clearly says someone “OTHER” than Jesus actually was capable of bearing the sins of others. Interesting!

Your Pastors are in sheer terror now! For the bible clearly shows they are not needed to interpret the bibles for us!

So now you see that it is a biblical fact that it is 

Israel, and not “JESUS” is the person that is carrying these sins.

The Old Testament writers acknowledge this point and try to put their suffering into perspective:

·        “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

Oh there I go again placing key points in RED again!

The Jews definitely knew what Isaiah was talking about in his text unlike the Christian Church. 

As you can see, the other Old Testament Prophets who also suffered during Isaiah’s time wrote identical word.

Let’s move on:

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 to have to bear this “grief & sorrow” in the first place. 

Jeremiah, the writer of the book of Lamentations confirms Isaiah’s words:

• “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 false Greek 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 ever 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 suffered because these men of God chose not to teach the truth of the law of God. So God chose to punish all of the people rich, poor, young and old alike because they chose not to use common sense!

Doesn’t this remind you of us Christians, who never pick up a bible during the week but choose to let the unlearned Pastors tell us their false versions of bible history from Rome? Yep!

• “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

Every single Old Testament writer is telling us why Israel and not Jesus had to bear these sins!

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 remain brainwashed by Rome and continue to believe the lies of the Catholic theologians when they claim Isaiah is speaking of a ridiculous so-called “DUAL” prophecy theory. 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 you ask? There are several reasons for me to honestly state this fact.

1.  Isaiah 53 is carried over in context from chapter 52

2.  When Isaiah writes about an actual Messiah/Anointed One, he specifically tells us in his text about that distinct individual by literal name! See the actual words Messiah in Chapters 44 and 45 concerning Cyrus.

3.  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 right? I know very well that I still sin, don’t you?

We all at some point we each still sin! Which means Jesus didn’t take sin away.

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 repeat the lame responses of the apologetics which claim: 

“Because of Jesus’ death 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 the human race needed an “ADVOCATE” to the Father? 

You will never find this in the Old Testament because we didn’t need one folks. 

Those are Greco-Roman lies added to discredit our heavenly Father. 

These Sons of Satan, needed to make the God of the JEWS, YHWH, weak and feeble so that they could replace him with a NEW man-God created in their Greco-Roman ANGLO features and likeness that we could see touch and bow too, which could replace our Heavenly God! 

Sincere repentance reconnects you to the Father. No not the blood of Jesus or Hey-Zeus 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!” 1^st 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:

• “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.”2^ND Chronicles 7:14

Say what? God says He can forgive our sins without Jesus? What?!

Surely that is not what Pastor “CASH-FLOW” our Pulpit Pimps tell us right?

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,

These Preachers/Pastors will look at you very strangely and think you are some sort of “SMART ALEC.” 

Also, ask them are any verses in the Old Testament that says:

“Because of our sins, we have lost all communication and “CONNECTION” with God. Therefore God was too stubborn to hear us, and Jesus had to be the voice of reason and choose to die for us and become our advocate?”

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 is a "HE" the same as Isaiah does:

·        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” art my SERVANT JACOB whom I have “CHOSEN” the “SEED” of “ABRAHAM” my friend.” ISAIAH 41:8

IF God says it is Israel and not Jesus will we keep calling our Heavenly Father a liar just so we can keep our own religious beliefs? Really?

• "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!

We always sing songs which says: “Jesus saves,”

However, from God’s own mouth above, it is He alone which saves us without some Jesus character!

Again I ask:  “Is God lying in these above verses?” Of course not!

The “who” in question has been clearly answered for each of us. GOD says the “HE” and the “HIM” is ISRAEL not JESUS! Now you know…

·        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. The other nations surrounding Israel esteemed or “assumed” they were destroyed because they sinned against their God. 

So in their minds they have no reason to feel they have done anything at all to offend Israel. Jeremiah confirms their enemy’s point of view.

• “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 knew that the Jews were suffering because of their own sins.

Jeremiah says that the enemies assessment is totally correct:

• “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." Micah 4:11

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 suffered defeat and calamity because of the sins of their lying priest/prophets. 

Notice Isaiah’s exact words are also confirmed by the prophet Ezra below:

• “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/ISRAEL” 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 is well known to all Jews and 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(BUTTOCKS) 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” or spiritual “SPANKING” before pleasure or peace returns!

·        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 SPIRITUAL “chastisement/SPANKING.” Enough said…

Now for the second part…

•   And with his “stripes” we are healed.

Just like the first half of the verse speaks of suffering so that Israel can finally have “peace,” the second half of the first verse puts the suffering into reflection or expression. 

By suffering A SPIRITUAL SPANKING, they are healed from their evil ways.

Time and time again God forewarned Israel that if they ever disobeyed His commandments, He would punish them severely with punishment/stripes or once again a “spiritual spanking!” 

God said that He would administer this punishment by the stripes of men. I.e. by the hands of their mortal enemies!

Look at this clear factual warning from God below:

• 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

Now folks, disobey God and you get a spiritual spanking by the Rod. As you can see, God is not sparing the Rod for the disobedient children of Israel!

The writers below knew this and wrote 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

• 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

As you can see, Jesus is on one accord with these prophets too! Jesus gave them the warning that if the servant/ISRAEL’S children who actually “knew” God’s will, but chose not to do right. That servant shall be “beaten” with many “stripes!” Wow!

So folks even Jesus says, Isaiah is speaking of God’s chosen servants receiving a spiritual Butt spanking for their disobedience!

Amazing right?

Because many of our readers have a short attention span, let’s stop right here. I will continue with Part II. Below for you readers who want to know all of it! 

http://derrickbowdown2yhwh.blogspot.com/2015/11/part-ii-was-isaiah-chapter-53-prophecy.html

Shalom/Salaam/Selah!