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“No Resident Will Say: ‘I Am Sick’”Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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Beholding Their King
15. What promise will sustain faithful Jewish exiles?
15 Isaiah next gives this glowing glimpse of the future: “A king in his handsomeness is what your eyes will behold; they will see a land far away.
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“No Resident Will Say: ‘I Am Sick’”Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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The promise of the future Messianic King and his Kingdom will sustain faithful Jews during the long decades of exile in Babylon, even though they can see that Kingdom only from afar. (Hebrews 11:13)
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“No Resident Will Say: ‘I Am Sick’”Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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16. Since when have God’s people been able to “behold” the Messianic King, and with what result?
16 Although Isaiah’s words guarantee a restoration from Babylonian captivity, individual Jewish exiles will have to await the resurrection to enjoy the complete fulfillment of this part of the prophecy. What about God’s servants today? Since 1914, Jehovah’s people have been able to “behold,” or discern, the Messianic King, Jesus Christ, in all his spiritual beauty. (Psalm 45:2; 118:22-26)
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