Gap of Isa. 61

[Christina]

Isaiah Chapter 59 concerned the First Advent or coming of Messiah, while Isaiah Chapter 60 dealt with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, and His Millennium kingdom, and flowed right past the judgment and into the eternal Kingdom. Now in Isaiah Chapter 61:1, 2 it will tie both of those chapters together at one time. Isaiah 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 broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;"This is prophecy concerning our Lord Jesus Christ. The word "Christ means the "Anointed". The purpose for Jesus Christ coming to teach is to present the Gospel of Christ to the meek, which is to say, "to those that will listen". Father hath sent His Son Jesus Christ to this earth to bind up and heal those bodies that are broken as shards of pottery. Christ can put the broken pieces back together physically or spiritually. He can take those souls that have no hope and place within them a hope that is eternal. To proclaim liberty to the captives deals not only with those that are held captive by the world, but also to those that were captive before Christ paid the price. Our Heavenly Father is always fair, in that if He made something available to you, you can be sure that that same opportunity has been made available to everyone, all the way back to Noah and Adam. Up until Christ paid the price on the cross, the simple salvation by faith, and repentance in Jesus name was not available to those that lived prior to that time. The faith that pulled you through prior to Jesus Christ's death on the cross, was through the law, for it was the law that you were judged by. Any time a person broke one of those laws then, they were separated from God and were in trouble. In part this is also as it is today, however today there is freedom from the guilt of sin through repentance in Jesus name. Peter talked about this in I Peter 3:18-20, that Christ while in the tomb, went to those that were bound prisoners, all the way back to Noah, [which is a figure of speach meaning the beginning].I Peter 3:18 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, that Just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:"I Peter 3:19 "By which also He went and preached unto the spirits in prison,"These "spirits in prison" are the souls of the people that had died and their soul were in a place of holding for this day. When Jesus preached to these souls, many accepted and came out of that place and were saved. I Peter 3:20 "Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, eight souls were saved by water."Jesus gave each of those souls that lived and died in the flesh before He went to the cross the same opportunity to hear and accept as we have today. God made available to every child of His the opporunity to choose for themselves. Once the gospel has been presented to any individual it is up to them whether they will accept or not. He will never force anyone to accept Him. However at the end of the Millennium age, and after judgment God has reserved a place for Satan and all those that follow him and that place is called Hell. In verse one, God leveled the playing field so that every one had the same opportunity.Isaiah 61:2 "To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;"This is another duty of the Messiah when He came came in the first advent, "to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord". When we read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 Jesus is proclaiming the acceptable year of His return, and those events that happen surrounding His return. This applies to Jesus' First Advent, where as the rest of the verse, "the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;" is concerning His second advent. Christ's vengeance does not come until His second advent. Jesus spoke these words in Luke 4:18, 19.Luke 4:17 "And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Esaias [Isaiah 61:1]. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written,"Luke 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 broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,""He hath anointed me", the word "Christ" means the "Anointed One". The poor are the poor in spirit, those hungering for the gospel of Christ. Jesus Christ will preach deliverance to the captive immediately after the crucifixion and resurrection, then the spiritual eyes of many are opened to the truths of God's Word. It doesn't matter what has happened to you, Christ can set you at liberty for those bonds that hold you down, such as divorce, the loss of loved ones, or even when it seems like the whole world is against you. In Christ you become a new creature, and your salvation comes by our faith in Him and the repentance of your sins in Jesus name. Jesus Christ is our credentials before the throne of God, for the blood of Christ paid the price to give you that right, when you accept it. Then it gives you a destiny and purpose for living.Luke 4:19 "To preach the acceptable year of the Lord."Notice that Jesus ended His reading half way through the verse, and He did not go on to say; "and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;" and the rest of Isaiah 61. Jesus did not state those things because that is not the reason that He came to earth in the First Advent. There is a gap in this sentence between the two advents or comings of our Lord. Jesus came to earth at the first advent to pay the price whereby you and I as sinners, could come to Him in repentance, and can find perfection in Him. Though we are not perfect, that part of Him that is in us, is perfect. Jesus was quoting from this verse in Isaiah 61:1, 2, and that part of the schripture had been fulfilled. Luke 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."Luke 4:21 "And He began to say unto them, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."Jesus Christ told them that the reason that He could only read this far is that in His first advent, this would be the only part of Isaiah's prophecy that would be fulfilled. So these verses have what is termed a gap , because there is a gap between the "acceptable year of the Lord", and "The day of vengeance of our God." That day of vengeance naturally falls on the day that Jesus Christ shall return to this earth and set up His Millennium Kingdom.Isaiah gives us the prophecy of the two comings of Christ, while Luke 4:18-21 gives us the documentation of that prophecy being fulfilled.

 

[jeffweeder]

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord."Notice that Jesus ended His reading half way through the verse, and He did not go on to say; "and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;" and the rest of Isaiah 61. Jesus did not state those things because that is not the reason that He came to earth in the First Advent. There is a gap in this sentence between the two advents or comings of our Lord. Jesus came to earth at the first advent to pay the price whereby you and I as sinners, could come to Him in repentance, and can find perfection in Him. Though we are not perfect, that part of Him that is in us, is perfect. Jesus was quoting from this verse in Isaiah 61:1, 2, and that part of the schripture had been fulfilled. Luke 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."Luke 4:21 "And He began to say unto them, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."Jesus Christ told them that the reason that He could only read this far is that in His first advent, this would be the only part of Isaiah's prophecy that would be fulfilled. So these verses have what is termed a gap , because there is a gap between the "acceptable year of the Lord", and "The day of vengeance of our God." That day of vengeance naturally falls on the day that Jesus Christ shall return to this earth and set up His Millennium Kingdom.Isaiah gives us the prophecy of the two comings of Christ, while Luke 4:18-21 gives us the documentation of that prophecy being fulfilled.
Hi KrissNote that Jesus said that -"these were the days of vengeance" , in luke 21, refering to the time of Jerusalems destruction and the exile of Jews.He gave them the opportunity to repent and believe in him--being the "acceptable year of the lord", but they murdered him.Within a generation they were dispersed and ruined,and days of vengeance were already falling, as Jesus predicted in luke 21.
"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near. 21 "Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city; 22 because these are days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.
Days of vengeance, yet Gods grace and everloving hand is stilll outstretched to them, who will believe Messiah.

 

[logabe]

God is building a government that is increasing everyday.It is called the Kingdom of God. Jesus came the first timeto establish His Kingship. It was a death work. He is cominga second time for His Kingdom. It is a life work.Jesus said, I have only come for the lost sheep of the house of Israel.I thought He died for everyone? He did…but in this grace ageHe has only come for a certain people. He has come for people that will respond to His Spirit. That is the people that He is building Hisgovernment with.In order for us to keep this in perspective, we must go back to whereIsrael first came into being. We all know the story, Jacob wrestledwith the angel all night long. At day break…Jacob said, I am notgoing to let you go until you bless me. How did God bless Jacob? He turned him away from his iniquities. (Acts 3:26)He changed the way he seen God. Before his encounter with God hewas what his name means “ a deceiver”. But…God changed his nameto Israel."Israel = God commands, orders, or rules. Man attempts it but always, in the end, fails. Out of some forty Hebrew names compounded with 'El' or 'Jah,' God is always the doer of what the verb means (cp. Dani-el, God judges).So God changed his name or nature. The things he use to believe about Godhe didn’t believe anymore. That is what God is doing with us. That is whoJesus came for the first time. We have to wrestle with God face to face (Peniel) just as Jacob done. God changes our name to Israel hence…we become the lost sheep Of the House of Israel that Jesus came for. Logabe

 

[Christina]

The lost house of Israel here is the chuch Body of Christ ...combined of Christian, Jew and Gentile All 12 tribes that have been scattered around the World that.. do and will make up the Bride of Christ All will be joined under Christ into the Whole house of Israel

 

[logabe]

Kriss, I do understand what you are saying and that is true but God said, who is my brother, sister, father, and mother but he that does will of God. Paul said, he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly but he is a Jew that is inwardly, whose praise is not of men, but of God ( Romans 2:28-29). Everyone including all nations and tongues shall have the opportunity to become Israel through the Spirit. God talked to the seven churches in Rev. chapters 2 and 3 and said, HE THAT OVERCOMES SHALL REIGN WITH ME. Overcome the deceiver (Jacob) inside of every person so God can change our name to GOD RULES ( Israel) and you can bear the fruit of the Kingdom. We were once lost but now we are found. In order for God to rule in our lives we have to allow him to write the LAWS in our HEARTS ( Jer. 31:31-34 ).Love ya Kriss,Logabe

 

[Christina]

I think we are talking simluar things here but you are putting it in a strickly spirtual sense and I am talking more literal because some of these verse have a more literal meaning also that doesnt discount the sptritual meaning at all but if you do not understand the literal meaning also you lose something. "He that overcomes shall reign with Christ" has a literal meaning of course the spirtual has to be met to accomplish the literal. We must literally make to the End not take the mark of the beast, not follow Antichrist to make it to the End. Keep the Seal of God in out mind/hearts then we become of the first resurrected it is the first resurrected,the overcomers who reign and rule with Christ in the millieum. Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

 

[logabe]

Now we're talking the same language. The lost sheep that Jesus was taking about did happen in 745 B.C. when the Assyrians came down and took the Israelites back to Assyria. They were scattered all over the world so Jesus gave us a parable about the treasure hidden in the field. He said, the which when a man has found, go and sell all that he has, and buys the field ( Matt. 13:44 ). Now we know the field is the world ( Matt. 13:38 ). So Jesus bought the debt note of the whole world so He could get the TREASURE hidden in that field. What is that Treasure? It is Overcomers that have went through the FIRE of trials and temptations...count it all joy when you fall into divers temptation. For the trying of your faith is more precious than GOLD. There's your Treasure. God is looking for people that will put on and partake of his Divine Nature and then you become "valuable" as you allow God to work in you to bring forth that finished product. The dispersion of the Israelites in 745 to 721 B.C. was the physical manifestation of the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But it was a type and shadow of the spiritual sons and daughters of Jesus the Christ. Love ya Kriss,Logabe

 

[Christina]