"Yet it pleased the Lord to Bruise him, he hath put him to grief; when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand." (Isaiah 53:10)
The Holy Spirit, speaking through the prophet Isaiah didn't only foretell of the coming of the Messiah as an offering for sin, but also that He shall see His "seed" who shall prolong His days. the seed of Jesus is the Church. So, through the church the Lord Jesus prolongs His days. Jesus came into this world, lived, conquered, died, was buried, resurrected and ascended to heaven. But His life continues today through us. we're the ones living out His life today. He's living through everyone that is Born Again.
Isaiah 53:8 says, "...he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken." But that is not the end of it. The world thought they were through with Him, but then came you and I. We are the seed of Jesus Christ. When you show up, Jesus shows up. We are continuing His works and prolonging His days, when Jesus was raised from the dead, God had you and me in mind. We were raised together with Him. And as He is, so are we today in this world, Hallelujah! (1 John 4:17)
Acts 1;1 talks about, "...all that Jesus began both to do and teach." This refers to His teachings about God's Kingdom and the accompanying mighty works of miracles and healing. Reading further into the book of Acts, you will find that the Lord continued to teach and do the same things through His apostles whom He had chosen. They in turn delivered the same message to some others, until finally got to us and it is still going on and will continue until Jesus comes.
2 Corinthians 5:20 describes us as ambassadors of Christ and we are indeed, His representatives on earth today, teaching that same things He taught and expressing His righteousness to the world.
Further Study:
Galatians 2:20
2 Corinthians 5:20
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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