~ Jesus Christ Is the “Prince of
Peace” ~
The Bible is about Jesus Christ
~ “Jesus
said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that
the prophets have spoken! Did not the
Christ have to suffer these things
and then enter His glory?’ And beginning
with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said in all the
Scriptures concerning Himself” (Luke 24:25-27).
In the book of Isaiah we find Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the
Holy One of Israel, the Judge, and most prominently the Prince of Peace. We see Him as righteous, comforting, and
offering salvation.
God as Judge will not only judge His people but also all the
nations. God also will bring about
salvation—and He will do this through His Son, Servant, and Chosen One. Listen to what God the Father says, “Behold! My
Servant [Jesus Christ] whom I uphold, My Elect
One
[Jesus Christ] in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles” (Isaiah 42:1). God in all
Triune personalities is declared in this single verse.
Jesus Christ, The Messiah, came to earth on a mission. “The Spirit of the Lord God
is upon Me, because the Lord has
anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal
the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim
the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn,
to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for
ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord,
that He may be glorified” (Isaiah 61:1-3).
Isaiah also prophecies that this Servant of God will bear the sins
of the people by suffering and dying.
After that the Lord will
glorify Him (for example read 52:13—53:12).
Comment
~ We have only touched the
surface of Christ in Isaiah.
additional comment:
While on earth Jesus Christ often quoted the Scriptures
including:
Isaiah
6:9-10 ~
Matthew 13:14-15; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10
Isaiah
29:13 ~
Matthew 15:8-9; Mark 7:6-7
Isaiah 53:12 ~ Mark
15:28; Luke 22:37
Isaiah
54:13 ~
John 6:45
Isaiah
56:7; Jeremiah 7:11 ~ Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17
Isaiah
61:1-2 ~
Luke 4:18-19
Isaiah
66:24 ~
Mark 9:44
While the
lists above and below concerning New Testament references to the Book of Isaiah
may not be exhaustive consider that they; 1) include
passages from 28 of the 66 chapters in Isaiah, 2) they are found in 14 of the
27 New Testament books, and 3) all the New Testament writers except Jude
reference the book of Isaiah.
additional comment:
The book of Isaiah is quoted and referred to in
the New Testament.
Isaiah
1:9 ~
Romans 9:29
Isaiah
6:9-10 ~
John 12:40; Acts 28:26-27
Isaiah
7:14 ~
Matthew 1:23
Isaiah
8:12 ~
1 Peter 3:14
Isaiah
8:14 ~
Romans 9:33, 10:11; 1 Peter 2:6,8
Isaiah
8:17-18 ~ Hebrews 2:13
Isaiah
9:1-2 ~
Matthew 4:15-16
Isaiah
10:22-23 ~ Romans 9:27-28
Isaiah 11:10 ~
Romans 15:12
Isaiah 22:13 ~ 1
Corinthians 15:32
Isaiah
22:22-24 ~ Revelation 3:7
Isaiah
25:8 ~
1 Corinthians 15:54
Isaiah 28:11-12 ~ 1
Corinthians 14:21
Isaiah
28:16 ~
Romans 9:33, 10:11; 1 Peter 2:6,8
Isaiah
29:14 ~
1 Corinthians 1:19
Isaiah
29:16 ~
Romans 9:20
Isaiah
35:3 ~
Hebrews 12:12
Isaiah
40:3-5 ~
Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6; John 1:23
Isaiah
40:6-8 ~
1 Peter 1:24-25
Isaiah
40:13-14 ~ Romans 11:34-35; 1 Corinthians 2:16
Isaiah
41:4 ~
Revelation 1:17
Isaiah
42:1-4 ~
Matthew 12:18-21
Isaiah 42:6 ~ Acts
13:47
Isaiah
44:6 ~
Revelation 1:17
Isaiah
45:9 ~
Romans 9:20
Isaiah
45:23 ~
Philippians 2:10-11
Isaiah
45:23-24 ~ Romans 14:11
Isaiah
49:6 ~
Acts 13:47
Isaiah
49:8 ~
2 Corinthians 6:2
Isaiah
49:10 ~
Revelation 7:16
Isaiah 52:5
~
Romans 2:24
Isaiah
52:7 ~
Romans 10:15
Isaiah 52:11 ~ 2
Corinthians 6:17-18
Isaiah
52:15 ~
Romans 15:21
Isaiah 53:1 ~ John
12:38; Romans 10:16
Isaiah
53:4 ~
Matthew 8:17
Isaiah 53:5 ~ 1
Peter 2:24
Isaiah
53:7-8 ~
Acts 8:32-33
Isaiah 53:9
~
1 Peter 2:22
Isaiah
54:1 ~
Galatians 4:27
Isaiah
55:3 ~
Acts 13:34
Isaiah
59:20-21 ~ Romans 11:26-27
Isaiah
60:1 ~
Ephesians 5:14
Isaiah
60:20-21 ~ Revelation 21:23
Isaiah 64:4 ~ 1
Corinthians 2:9
Isaiah
65:1 ~
Romans 10:20
Isaiah
65:2 ~
Romans 10:21
Isaiah
66:1-2 ~
Acts 7:49-50
The Apostle
Paul told us the Scriptures present many shadows of things to come but the
reality is found in Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:17).
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