quietthinker
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Speaking to why Jesus cut short of his reading of text in Isaiah 61....No punctuation or verses were used in the Hebrew scrolls. These were added in English translations. He chose the passage to read and read it. It had the desired effect.....he got peoples attention.I was looking at the scroll with the seals and a question entered my mind:
When Jesus was handed the scroll of Isaiah and he read the part concerning the acceptable year of the Lord,
would there have been seals upon the scroll that had already been broken prior to that prophecy being revealed?
Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isa 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Isa 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
Why did Jesus cut short verse 2?
Luk 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luk 4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Luk 4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Is there a space of time between the acceptable year and the day of vengeance?
And I hear.. I gave her space to repent...
The message to the church in Thyatira..
Rev 2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Rev 2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Is the great tribulation the day of vengence?
Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand: )
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
And I will kill her children with death, and except those days be shortened, there should no flesh be saved.
Is this the "remnant" ?
Isa 1:9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
almost 4am here..
thinking..
hugs
Small bites are most effective. Peoples attention span is short.
Longwinded explanations or discourses has the appearance of insight but usually it's a cover for the speaker's poor grasp of the subject or it's an attempt to give the impression he/she knows more than is the case
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