The Spirit of the Lord God, of the all-powerful Ruler, the covenant God, whose name is Jehovah, IS UPON ME, BECAUSE THE LORD HATH ANOINTED ME TO PREACH GOOD TIDINGS, a joyful message, the Gospel proclamation, unto the meek, to those subject to spiritual misery; HE HATH SENT ME TO BIND UP THE BROKEN-... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD'S YEAR OF JUBILEE. The chapter opens with a powerful description of the office of the Servant of Jehovah, of the Messiah Himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, literally, "a year of good pleasure to Jehovah," AND THE DAY OF VENGEANCE OF OUR GOD; TO COMFORT ALL THAT MOURN;... [ Continue Reading ]
to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty, an ornamental headdress, the groom's turban, FOR ASHES, THE OIL OF JOY FOR MOURNING, THE GARMENT OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS, of distress and discouragement; THAT THEY MIGHT BE CALLED TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE PLANTING OF... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall build the old wastes, so that Zion will rise out of its ruins, THEY SHALL RAISE UP THE FORMER DESOLATIONS, the places of the Holy Land which lay waste from the time before the Exile, AND THEY SHALL REPAIR THE WASTE CITIES, building them up new, THE DESOLATIONS OF MANY GENERATIONS, the... [ Continue Reading ]
And strangers, members of the Gentile nations who have been converted to the true God, SHALL STAND AND FEED YOUR FLOCKS, AND THE SONS OF THE ALIEN SHALL BE YOUR PLOWMEN AND YOUR VINE-DRESSERS, voluntarily providing for the needs of the Church by the work and the time which they devote to the support... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye, all the members of the Church of God, SHALL BE NAMED THE PRIESTS OF THE LORD, every one of whom has direct access to the Lord, without special intercession; MEN SHALL CALL YOU THE MINISTERS OF OUR GOD, all of them being active in His service, deeming it an honor to fulfill His will; YE SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
For your shame ye shall have double, the disgrace not only being balanced by the honor given them, but the glory being twice as great as the former shame, AND FOR CONFUSION, instead of the infamy which had been heaped upon Israel, the Lord's Zion, THEY SHALL REJOICE IN THEIR PORTION, the believers o... [ Continue Reading ]
For I, the Lord, love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering, because Jehovah is a God who loves equity and hates robbery and unrighteousness in every form, and, or "therefore," I WILL DIRECT THEIR WORK IN TRUTH, secure the fruit of their labor, AND I WILL MAKE AN EVERLASTING COVENANT WITH THEM... [ Continue Reading ]
And their seed, the spiritual children of Israel, the Church of the Lord, SHALL BE KNOWN AMONG THE GENTILES, regarded with respect, AND THEIR OFFSPRING AMONG THE PEOPLE, those of the world in general; ALL THAT SEE THEM SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE THEM, THAT THEY ARE THE SEED WHICH THE LORD HATH BLESSED, the C... [ Continue Reading ]
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, the Inspiration and Source of all true spiritual joy; MY SOUL SHALL BE JOYFUL IN MY GOD, on account of the deliverance which the believers have experienced; FOR HE HATH CLOTHED ME WITH THE GARMENTS OF SALVATION, with the righteousness of the Messiah imputed by fai... [ Continue Reading ]
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, causing the seed to sprout and come up, AND AS THE GARDEN CAUSETH THE THINGS THAT ARE SOWN IN IT TO SPRING FORTH, in accordance with the laws of nature fixed by God, SO THE LORD GOD WILL CAUSE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PRAISE TO SPRING FORTH BEFORE ALL THE NATIONS, s... [ Continue Reading ]