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Isaiah 40:1-5: The Coming of Yahweh
“Comfort, yes, comfort My people! Says your God. Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the Yahweh's hand Double for all her sins. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the Way of Yahweh; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken”
We read in the Gospels:
“The beginning of the Gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the Prophets: "I will send my messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your Way", "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the Way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.'” (Mark 1:1-3)
“As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the Way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. And all mankind will see God's salvation.” (Luke 3:4-6; Matthew 3:3; John 1:23)
It is very clear from these Accounts in the New Testament, that the Prophecy is Fulfilled in the First Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“The Way of Yahweh”, in the Book of Isaiah, is “The Way of the Lord Jesus Christ”.
In the Gospel of Luke, we have more details.
“But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” (Chapter 1, verses 13-17)
In this passage, we have another Old Testament Prophecy, which is also Fulfilled in the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of Yahweh comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse (Malachi 4:5-6)
In the passage in Luke 1, John the Baptist is the Forerunner of “The Lord”, who will “turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God”. The “Lord” here is no doubt Yahweh In verse 17 we read, “and he will go before Him”, which is John the Baptist going before the Lord Jesus Christ. The “αὐτοῦ” (Him), refers to “the Lord their God” (κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν), as verse 17 begins with the Greek particle, “καὶ”, (and), which is continuing what has just been said, which is concerning Yahweh, Who is Jesus Christ.
Also, in Luke 1:76, we read: “Now as for thee, child, thou shalt be called a Prophet of the Most High; for thou shall go before in the presence of the Lord, to prepare His Ways”. Here also, “the Lord” is Yahweh.
These passages are clear Biblical Testimony, that Jesus Christ is also YHWH, and is a distinct Person from Elohim, Who sent John the Baptist to prepare the Way before the Coming of Yahweh, the Lord Jesus Christ.
How anyone, who says they believe and accept the Teachings of the 66 Books of the Holy Bible, as God’s Inspired, Infallible Word, can deny that Jesus Christ is YHWH, and Almighty God, after reading very clear Testimony to this fact the Bible? Either they are greatly deceived by the devil, or, their personal views of the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, prevents them from accepting what God the Father Himself Testifies concerning Jesus Christ.
The fact, that the Bible says, that the Coming of Yahweh, is Fulfilled in the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, is clear to those who are honest minded, that Jesus Christ IS The Eternal God, and 100% COEQUAL with God the Father, in the Eternal Godhead, Divine Nature.
“Comfort, yes, comfort My people! Says your God. Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the Yahweh's hand Double for all her sins. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the Way of Yahweh; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken”
We read in the Gospels:
“The beginning of the Gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the Prophets: "I will send my messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your Way", "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the Way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.'” (Mark 1:1-3)
“As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the Way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. And all mankind will see God's salvation.” (Luke 3:4-6; Matthew 3:3; John 1:23)
It is very clear from these Accounts in the New Testament, that the Prophecy is Fulfilled in the First Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“The Way of Yahweh”, in the Book of Isaiah, is “The Way of the Lord Jesus Christ”.
In the Gospel of Luke, we have more details.
“But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” (Chapter 1, verses 13-17)
In this passage, we have another Old Testament Prophecy, which is also Fulfilled in the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of Yahweh comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse (Malachi 4:5-6)
In the passage in Luke 1, John the Baptist is the Forerunner of “The Lord”, who will “turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God”. The “Lord” here is no doubt Yahweh In verse 17 we read, “and he will go before Him”, which is John the Baptist going before the Lord Jesus Christ. The “αὐτοῦ” (Him), refers to “the Lord their God” (κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν), as verse 17 begins with the Greek particle, “καὶ”, (and), which is continuing what has just been said, which is concerning Yahweh, Who is Jesus Christ.
Also, in Luke 1:76, we read: “Now as for thee, child, thou shalt be called a Prophet of the Most High; for thou shall go before in the presence of the Lord, to prepare His Ways”. Here also, “the Lord” is Yahweh.
These passages are clear Biblical Testimony, that Jesus Christ is also YHWH, and is a distinct Person from Elohim, Who sent John the Baptist to prepare the Way before the Coming of Yahweh, the Lord Jesus Christ.
How anyone, who says they believe and accept the Teachings of the 66 Books of the Holy Bible, as God’s Inspired, Infallible Word, can deny that Jesus Christ is YHWH, and Almighty God, after reading very clear Testimony to this fact the Bible? Either they are greatly deceived by the devil, or, their personal views of the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, prevents them from accepting what God the Father Himself Testifies concerning Jesus Christ.
The fact, that the Bible says, that the Coming of Yahweh, is Fulfilled in the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, is clear to those who are honest minded, that Jesus Christ IS The Eternal God, and 100% COEQUAL with God the Father, in the Eternal Godhead, Divine Nature.