Gluten Free & God Seeking: Taking a Closer Look at Isaiah 53 - Seeing Christ's Resurrection & Ascension Foretold

Monday, June 24, 2019

Isaiah 53 gives not only an incredible prophecy about the Lord's crucifixion, it also mentions His burial, resurrection, and ascension. Over all of these details God exercised His sovereign control to match all the Old Testament prophecies.

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Without the help of chapter 49 in the Life-Study of Isaiah, I wouldn't have seen how this chapter also contains prophecies concerning both the Lord's resurrection and ascension. Isaiah 53:10-11 says, "When He makes Himself an offering for sin, He will see a seed, He will extend His days, and the pleasure of Jehovah will prosper in His hand. He will see the issue of the travail of His soul, and He will be satisfied; by the knowledge of Him, the righteous One, My Servant, will make the many righteous; and He will bear their iniquities." .

Without this chapter I wouldn't have picked up that the word seed here implies all the believers in John 12 that would come forth when Christ as the grain of wheat fell into the earth and died. Nor would I have joined the Lord seeing the issue of His travail to the Lord selling all in His death to gain the church as the pearl of great price. I was impressed again and again with the light in these chapters!

These excerpts on pages 382-383 of chapter 49 help explain what's being unveiled in these verses in Isaiah:

"Third, the prophets' report and Jehovah's revelation unveil Christ as the resurrected life-giver....Although the term life-giver is not used in these verses, the thought of a life-giver is implied in the seed mentioned in verse 10. That seed surely is produced by life....The seed produced by Christ in His resurrection is His believers for the building up of His Body as His continuation" (Lee. Witness. Life-Study of Isaiah. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1994, Print).

In Isaiah 53:12 the Lord's ascension is unveiled where it speaks of dividing the spoil with the strong. In this section Witness Lee ties this verse to what Paul's talking about Christ leading a train of captives in Ephesians 4:8. We're the spoil the Lord took from Satan.

At the end of this chapter he says we have to believe Isaiah's report that this Christ who through His incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension fulfilled God's eternal desire!! I hope you will take the time to read these chapters online.

You can listen to excerpts of Witness Lee's speaking the Life-Study of Isaiah on Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee. You can also read the online Life-Studies of Isaiah and check out other resources available to enhance your study of the Bible on Living Stream Ministry's website.

Other posts on the Major Prophets

Life-Study of Isaiah:You can listen to excerpts of Witness Lee's speaking the Life-Study of Isaiah on Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee. You can also read the online Life-Studies of Isaiah and check out other resources available to enhance your study of the Bible on Living Stream Ministry's website.

How Can the Son in Isaiah 7:14 & 9:6 Be the Mighty God?
Seeing Christ as the Great Light in Isaiah 9:2
Why is Christ Called the Cornerstone in Isaiah 28:26?
Taking a Closer Look at Isaiah 53 - Christ's Crucifixion Foretold - Part 1

Taking a Closer Look at Isaiah 53 - Christ's Resurrection &Ascension Foretold - Part 2 of 2

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