3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. 5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee (Isaiah 55:3-5).
34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David (Acts 13:34).
37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice(John 18:37).
44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days (Acts 10:44-48).
In the 55th chapter of Isaiah, the prophet reveals that the Messiah would be resurrected, that He would be a witness, and that many nations (Gentiles) would follow Him. The entire New Testament documents the resurrection of Christ. The Gospel of John describes Christ as a witness to the truth and the book of Acts has many stories concerning the spread of the Gospel to the Nations. The 10th chapter of Acts describes the conversion of Cornelius and his family and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit onto the Gentiles. This was a very surprising event for the early Church, and it was likely a foreign concept to them; the idea that God would choose followers from among the Gentiles. But this was God’s plan all along, in fulfillment of the ancient prophecy of Isaiah. God’s plan, His calling, is irrevocable and occurs exactly as He decrees. This plan is that we should run to Him because He is our God and we are His people. The path to run to Him was made clear for us through the finished work of Christ on the Cross.
34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David (Acts 13:34).
37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice(John 18:37).
44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days (Acts 10:44-48).
In the 55th chapter of Isaiah, the prophet reveals that the Messiah would be resurrected, that He would be a witness, and that many nations (Gentiles) would follow Him. The entire New Testament documents the resurrection of Christ. The Gospel of John describes Christ as a witness to the truth and the book of Acts has many stories concerning the spread of the Gospel to the Nations. The 10th chapter of Acts describes the conversion of Cornelius and his family and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit onto the Gentiles. This was a very surprising event for the early Church, and it was likely a foreign concept to them; the idea that God would choose followers from among the Gentiles. But this was God’s plan all along, in fulfillment of the ancient prophecy of Isaiah. God’s plan, His calling, is irrevocable and occurs exactly as He decrees. This plan is that we should run to Him because He is our God and we are His people. The path to run to Him was made clear for us through the finished work of Christ on the Cross.
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