Y'shayahu / Isaiah 61:1 - 2. does not have one word about anyone proclaiming a "period of grace." "The spirit of the L-rd G-d was upon me, since the L-rd anointed me to bring tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to declare freedom for the captives, and for the prisoners to free from captivity. To declare a year of acceptance for the L-rd and a day of vengeance for our G-d, to console all mourners." Y'shayahu / Isaiah 61:1 - 2. Notice the portion in red. Isaiah speaks of declaring a year of acceptance for G-d -- not a "period of grace." Again the list maker's choice of a "proof text" is interesting. Luke 4 has Jesus supposedly reading from Y'shayahu / Isaiah 61:1 - 2 and yet this is not the passage the list maker points to as "fulfillment." John 5:24 is part of a section where Jesus is speaking to the Jewish leaders. He doesn't "proclaim" anything -- but he does speak about those who "hear" his message having eternal life. How is this a "period" of anything? Eternal is forever -- not a "period" of something. In Luke 4:19 Jesus says that he is there to "preach" -- whereas Isaiah says To declare. Isaiah speaks of a year of acceptance. "A" year. The Christian bible has Jesus speaking of "the" year. Big difference -- one is a specific year -- as in the "only" year whereas "a" refers to a given year, but not the only possible year. . . Isaiah is speaking of a year when the Jews will be freed from exile -- not an eternal 'freedom" from death. Isaiah is telling the Jews of his own generation that although they may be exiled from the land of Israel there will come a time when the Jewish people will be freed from the captivity. Isaiah states (declares!) that there will eventually be a year of redemption when the Jews will be once again free to live in the land of Israel. On that day Isaiah declares that the enemies of the Jews will face a day of vengeance. The Radak opined that this referred to the possible wars of Gog and Magog that may (not "will") happen before the messiah's arrival. The book of Luke distorts the translation of Y'shayahu / Isaiah 61. John 5 has nothing whatsoever to do with this chapter of Isaiah. Read in context it is clear that Jesus did not "fulfill" Isaiah's prophecies. Isaiah declared that the ruins of Israel would be rebuilt and desolate cities will be restored - and this did not happen in the time of Jesus. Within 100 years of Jesus' death Jerusalem lay in ruins and the Jews were exiled from the land. Isaiah saw a time when people would come from other nations to tend the Jews’ sheep and work their fields. This did not happen in the time of Jesus. Isaiah saw a time when the Jews would be seen as priests and servants of G-d; with the non-Jewish nations will bring tribute to the Temple. This also did not happen with Jesus. Do not accept claims blindly -- whether they be about Jesus or Mohammed or Joseph Smith. Check the source for yourself -- and learn the truth.
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