The LORD only is Redeemer. Jesus already being introduced in the Old Testament, we will see the LORD will call himself Savior. How can anyone deny the Trinity after this lesson? Isaiah 43 and verse 1 reads.
Isa.43:1] But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Called thee by my name? Yes, we are called Christians, that is Christ men. Sorry to the “Jews”, a reference that I hate. Because I myself come from the tribe of Judah. And to call a man a Jew is not even accurate unless they live in the land of Judea. Otherwise, they are of the tribe of Judah.
Isa.43:2] When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
I want to go to Psalms 91, since we are focused on our Redeemer, and verse 1 reads.
Psa.91:1] He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
[2] I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
[3] Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
[4] He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
[5] Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Did you see the reference of the gospel armor there? The truth is the Word of God, Jesus is the Living Word, He is our shield and buckler. In him will I trust to quench the fiery darts of the devil. Now hear the Trinity spoken in the next verse.
Isa.43:3] For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
You will go into captivity, but I Am with you and you will come out many. God the Father calling himself Savior, Jesus literally means Yah’s Savior. If the two are the Holy One, then the Holy Spirit is both. Isa.43:4-9 God’s children gathered back to him, Chosen, think millennium.
Isa.43:4] Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
We have been ransomed by his blood. Let’s go to Exodus 19 and verse 4 reads.
Exo.19:4] Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
[5] Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
[6] And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Back to Isa.43 and verse 5 reads.
Isa.43:5] Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
[6] I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
From all corners of the earth will he bring us back to him. Notice that he says sons and daughters, let no man tell you his daughters won’t have a part as his elect. Let’s go to 2 Corinthians 6 and verse 16 reads.
2Cor.6:16] And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
God dwells within us, his Spirit with our spirits.
2Cor.6:17] Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
[18] And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Calling us his sons and daughters, was not Jesus called the Son of God. Back to Isa.43 and verse 7 reads.
Isa.43:7] Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
God created you and all his children for his pleasure. Rev.4:11 reads.
Rev.4:11] Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Ask yourself this, are you pleasing to God? Do you want to be a better person in this wicked world in which we live? Then when you go to bed tonight pray this; Father, help me be strong and bold as a Christian and serve you every day. Keep God in your heart throughout the day, and know being called by his name the wicked will hate you and persecute you. And then know you are pleasing to God, because before they hated you, they hated him. Back to Isa.43 and verse 8 reads.
Isa.43:8] Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Speaking of spiritual eyes and ears. He says; bring them forth now, we are coming up to the LORD’s Day.
Isa.43:9] Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
This word witnesses is H5707 ʻêd pronounced ayd. And means; a. witness, testimony, evidence (of things). So we are speaking here of God’s elect, and they will be delivered up to give their testimonies of Jesus Christ, that is truth. We know this would be at the sixth trump, the antichrist is here, and they will give their testimony that he is not the Christ but Satan.
Isa.43:10] Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Our destiny is written right here. But let’s go to Mark 13 and verse 9 reads.
Mark 13:9] But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
For his name’s sake, we are delivered up for our testimony against those that worship the antichrist.
Mark 13:10] And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
[11] But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
At this point it is the Elect that are delivered up, and only they could commit the unpardonable sin that is to prevent the Holy Spirit from speaking through themselves. I know a lot of God’s Elect and I can’t imagine any of them doing that. Their problem will be keeping their mouths shut at that time. This is our destiny.
Mark 13:12] Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
Death is another name of Satan (Heb.2:14). When they do this, it is out of love, for they think that Satan is the true Christ. They will say Jesus forgive my brother or son, and Satan will say then deliver them up to me.
Mark 13:13] And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Hated for his name’s sake, Christians. Back to Isa.43 and verse 11 reads.
Isa.43:11] I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
Ask your brothers and sisters who don’t believe in the Trinity this; I Am, his Holy name. The LORD, that is Father. And Savior, that is Jesus Christ. Wherever the two are, there is the Holy Spirit. And that is called the Trinity. Let’s go to Hos.13 and verse 4 reads.
Hos.13:4] Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
Back to Isa.43 and verse 12 reads.
Isa.43:12] I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
When you have no idols, then I Am with you. Therefore we, as his elect that have the testimony of Jesus, will witness that he is GOD.
Isa.43:13] Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
[14] Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
God sent Cyrus and gave Babylon into his hands. Another “Like” for the end times. Let’s go to Jer.51 and verse 12 reads.
Jer.51:12] Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
[13] O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
[14] The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
Those caterpillars should remind you of the stages of the Locust army. Back to Isa.43 and verse 15 reads.
Isa.43:15] I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Let’s go back to Hosea 13 and verse 9 reads.
Hos.13:9] O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
[10] I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
[11] I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
Now you should know we have but one King, Jesus and he is King of kings and Lord of lords. Our King is our Savior. Back to Isa.43 and verse 16 reads.
Isa.43:16] Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Let’s go to Rev.17 and verse 15 reads.
Rev.17:15] And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
The waters and the seas are the people. What did he say in verse 16? He parted the waters, as he parted the people. He made a path for Christ to come out of the people, and so will we come out of the people. It is a wicked generation, but there are two manners of fruits. One so bad they cannot be eaten. The others are the children of God. Back to Isa.43 and verse 17 reads.
Isa.43:17] Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
Let’s go back to Rev.17 and read verse 14.
Rev.17:14] These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
The destiny of God’s Elect is foretold in many places. Back to Isa.43 and verse 18 reads.
Isa.43:18] Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
There is nothing new under the sun. But there will be a New Testament, a new testimony.
Isa.43:19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Only the LORD can do this, it is his plan. Let’s first go to Exo.17 and verse 6 reads.
Exo.17:6] Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Now let’s go to Rev.21 and verse 5 reads.
Rev.21:5] And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
[6] And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Back to Isa.43 and verse 20 reads.
Isa.43:20] The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
The LORD takes care of all of his creation (Dragons should have been translated Jackels), but especially his Elect. After the millennium, when the LORD has brought New Jerusalem down from heaven, we see the river of life comes out from the throne itself. Let’s go to Rev.22 and verse 1 reads.
Rev.22:1] And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
All who don’t believe in the Trinity, notice that God and the Lamb are one. Back to Isa.43 and verse 21 reads.
Isa.43:21] This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
We will notice that not all his children are chosen, but here he speaks of us.
Isa.43:22] But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
[23] Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.
Though Christ became our Passover Lamb and there are no more sacrifices, remember this is written approximately 700 years before Christ. To bring this prophecy to the end times let’s remember Hos.6 verse 6 and it reads.
Hos.6:6] For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
He desired our love and not sacrifice. And that we learn his word more than burnt offerings. But reading verses 22 and 23 we see here that Israel fell away from God, and no longer worshipped him. The LORD is a Jealous God. Back to Isa.43 and verse 24 reads.
Isa.43:24] Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
You have brought no sacrifices to me and your shame and your sins are visible to me. Let this remind us there will be some at the second coming of the LORD that will not repent.
Isa.43:25] I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
When we repent our sins are remembered no more, as if they never existed. Put this into perspective; you have a drop of water on your counter, and you take a paper towel and you dab it. Where has the water gone, it’s as if it never was there. That is how when we repent God blots out our sins.
Isa.43:26] Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
God is saying here, remind me of my promises. He wants to know if you have read them.
Isa.43:27] Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
Your fathers have sinned, and your false teachers have lied to my children.
Isa.43:28] Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
The princes should have been translated as Priests. God is saying you let the Kenites into my sanctuary, our pulpits. God is very angry here, but his love tells them to come back to him and repent. Great study today, let’s go to his throne.
Father, we thank you for your word and ask that you bless all that love you in Jesus’s precious name, Amen.
KJV along with The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of The Bible