Message Eight
Christ as
the Covenant and
as the Light to Be God¡¯s Full Salvation
Scripture
Reading: Isa. 42:5-7; 49:6, 8b-9a;
55:1-4; Acts 13:34-35
Isa. 42:5-7 Thus says God Jehovah, / Who created the heavens and stretched them out, / Who spread forth the earth and what springs up from it, / Who gives breath to the people upon it / And spirit to those who walk on it: 6I am Jehovah; I have called You in righteousness; / I have held You by the hand; / I have kept You and I have given You / As a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations; 7To open the eyes of the blind, / To bring the prisoner out from the prison, / Those who dwell in darkness from the prison house.
Isa. 49:6 He says, It is too small a thing that You would be My Servant / To raise up the tribes of Jacob / And bring back the preserved of Israel; / I will also set You as a light of the nations / That You may be My salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Isa. 49:8b-9a And I will preserve You and give You for a covenant of the people, / To restore the land, to apportion the desolate inheritances, 9To say to the prisoners, Come forth, / To say to those who are in darkness, Show yourselves.
Isa. 55:1-4 Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, / And you who have no money; / Come, buy and eat; / Yes, come, buy wine and milk / Without money and without price. 2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, / And the result of your labor for what does not satisfy? / Hear Me attentively, and eat what is good, / And let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3Incline your ear and come to Me; / Hear, so that your soul may live; / And I will make an eternal covenant with you, / Even the sure mercies shown to David. 4Indeed, I have given Him as a Witness to the peoples, / A Leader and a Commander to the peoples.
Acts 13:34-35 And as to His having raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He spoke in this way, ¡°I will give you the holy things of David, the faithful things.¡± 35Therefore He also says in another place, ¡°You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.¡±
Rom. 10:3 For because they were ignorant of God¡¯s righteousness and sought to establish their own righteousness, they were not subject to the righteousness of God.
Rom. 3:21-28 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been manifested, witness being borne to it by the Law and the Prophets; 22Even the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ to all those who believe, for there is no distinction; 23For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25Whom God set forth as a propitiation place through faith in His blood, for the demonstrating of His righteousness, in that in His forbearance God passed over the sins that had previously occurred, 26With a view to the demonstrating of His righteousness in the present time, so that He might be righteous and the One who justifies him who is of the faith of Jesus. 27Where then is boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, but through the law of faith. 28For we account that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Rom. 5:10 For if we, being enemies, were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled,
Rom. 5:17-18 For if, by the offense of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. 18So then as it was through one offense unto condemnation to all men, so also it was through one righteous act unto justification of life to all men.
Rom. 5:21 In order that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom. 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, both to Jew first and to Greek. 17For the righteousness of God is revealed in it out of faith to faith, as it is written, ¡°But the righteous shall have life and live by faith.¡±
Rom. 10:3 For because they were ignorant of God¡¯s righteousness and sought to establish their own righteousness, they were not subject to the righteousness of God.
Rom. 3:21-23 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been manifested, witness being borne to it by the Law and the Prophets; 22Even the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ to all those who believe, for there is no distinction; 23For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Gal. 2:16 And knowing that a man is not justified out of works of law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we also have believed into Christ Jesus that we might be justified out of faith in Christ and not out of the works of law, because out of the works of law no flesh will be justified.
Rom. 3:28 For we account that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Rom. 4:22-25 Therefore also it was accounted to him as righteousness. 23Now it was not written for his sake only that it was accounted to him, 24But for ours also to whom it is to be accounted, who believe on Him who has raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25Who was delivered for our offenses and was raised for our justification.
1 John 2:1 My little children, these things I write to you that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous;
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Cor. 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God: both righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
Psa. 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; / Lovingkindness and truth go before Your face.
Rom. 10:3 For because they were ignorant of God¡¯s righteousness and sought to establish their own righteousness, they were not subject to the righteousness of God.
Gal. 2:16 And knowing that a man is not justified out of works of law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we also have believed into Christ Jesus that we might be justified out of faith in Christ and not out of the works of law, because out of the works of law no flesh will be justified.
Gal. 2:21 I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness is through law, then Christ has died for nothing.
Rom. 5:10 For if we, being enemies, were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled,
Rom. 5:18 So then as it was through one offense unto condemnation to all men, so also it was through one righteous act unto justification of life to all men.
Eph. 2:5 Even when we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)
1 Cor. 15:45b the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.
Isa. 42:6 I am Jehovah; I have called You in righteousness; / I have held You by the hand; / I have kept You and I have given You / As a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;
Isa. 49:8b And I will preserve You and give You for a covenant of the people, / To restore the land, to apportion the desolate inheritances,
Heb. 7:22 By so much Jesus has also become the surety of a better covenant.
Jer. 31:31-34 Indeed, days are coming, declares Jehovah, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32Not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by their hand to bring them out from the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was their Husband, declares Jehovah. 33But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares Jehovah: I will put My law in their inward parts and write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. 34And they will no longer teach, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for all of them will know Me, from the little one among them even to the great one among them, declares Jehovah, for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.
Heb. 8:8-12 For finding fault with them He says, ¡°Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, and I will consummate a new covenant upon the house of Israel and upon the house of Judah, 9Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. 10For this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will impart My laws into their mind, and on their hearts I will inscribe them; and I will be God to them, and they will be a people to Me. 11And they shall by no means each teach his fellow citizen and each his brother, saying, Know the Lord; for all will know Me from the little one to the great one among them. 12For I will be propitious to their unrighteousnesses, and their sins I shall by no means remember anymore.¡±
Heb. 9:16-17 For where there is a testament, the death of him who made the testament must of necessity be established. 17For a testament is confirmed in the case of the dead, since it never has force when he who made the testament is living.
Heb. 9:16-17 For where there is a testament, the death of him who made the testament must of necessity be established. 17For a testament is confirmed in the case of the dead, since it never has force when he who made the testament is living.
Deut. 11:29 And when Jehovah your God brings you into the land which you are entering to possess, you shall put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount Ebal.
Deut. 28:1 And if you listen diligently to the voice of Jehovah your God and are certain to do all His commandments, which I am commanding you today, Jehovah your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth;
Deut. 28:15 But if you do not listen to the voice of Jehovah your God and are not certain to do all His commandments and His statutes, which I am commanding you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.
Jer. 31:31-32 Indeed, days are coming, declares Jehovah, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32Not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by their hand to bring them out from the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was their Husband, declares Jehovah.
Matt. 26:28 For this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
Luke 22:20 And similarly the cup after they had dined, saying, This cup is the new covenant established in My blood, which is being poured out for you.
Heb. 9:15 And because of this He is the Mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those who have been called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
Heb. 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry inasmuch as He is also the Mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted upon better promises.
Heb. 9:15 And because of this He is the Mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those who have been called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
Heb. 12:24 And to Jesus, the Mediator of a new covenant; and to the blood of sprinkling, which speaks something better than that of Abel.
Col. 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,
Col. 1:19 For in Him all the fullness was pleased to dwell
Isa. 55:1-4 Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, / And you who have no money; / Come, buy and eat; / Yes, come, buy wine and milk / Without money and without price. 2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, / And the result of your labor for what does not satisfy? / Hear Me attentively, and eat what is good, / And let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3Incline your ear and come to Me; / Hear, so that your soul may live; / And I will make an eternal covenant with you, / Even the sure mercies shown to David. 4Indeed, I have given Him as a Witness to the peoples, / A Leader and a Commander to the peoples.
Acts 13:34-35 And as to His having raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He spoke in this way, ¡°I will give you the holy things of David, the faithful things.¡± 35Therefore He also says in another place, ¡°You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.¡±
1 Cor. 15:45 So also it is written, ¡°The first man, Adam, became a living soul¡±; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.
2 Cor. 3:17 And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Rom. 8:9-11 But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Yet if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not of Him. 10But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is life because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.
2 Tim. 4:22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
1 Cor. 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Heb. 7:22 By so much Jesus has also become the surety of a better covenant.
2 Cor. 1:22 He who has also sealed us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.
Eph. 1:14 Who is the pledge of our inheritance unto the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
Rom. 8:17a And if children, heirs also; on the one hand, heirs of God; on the other, joint heirs with Christ
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.
Isa. 42:6-7 I am Jehovah; I have called You in righteousness; / I have held You by the hand; / I have kept You and I have given You / As a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations; 7To open the eyes of the blind, / To bring the prisoner out from the prison, / Those who dwell in darkness from the prison house.
Matt. 4:13-16 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is beside the sea in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14In order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, 15¡°Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: 16The people sitting in darkness have seen a great light; and to those sitting in the region and shadow of death, to them light has risen.¡±
John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:9 This was the true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
John 1:12-13 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those who believe into His name, 13Who were begotten not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Isa. 42:7 To open the eyes of the blind, / To bring the prisoner out from the prison, / Those who dwell in darkness from the prison house.
Luke 4:18 ¡°The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to announce the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away in release those who are oppressed,
John 9:14 Now it was the Sabbath, on which day Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
1 Pet. 2:9b so that you may tell out the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Acts 26:18a To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God,
Col. 1:12-13 Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you for a share of the allotted portion of the saints in the light; 13Who delivered us out of the authority of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
John 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Rom. 5:10 For if we, being enemies, were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled,
Isa. 49:6 He says, It is too small a thing that You would be My Servant / To raise up the tribes of Jacob / And bring back the preserved of Israel; / I will also set You as a light of the nations / That You may be My salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Isa. 49:8b-9a And I will preserve You and give You for a covenant of the people, / To restore the land, to apportion the desolate inheritances, 9To say to the prisoners, Come forth, / To say to those who are in darkness, Show yourselves.
Isa. 42:5-7 Thus says God Jehovah, / Who created the heavens and stretched them out, / Who spread forth the earth and what springs up from it, / Who gives breath to the people upon it / And spirit to those who walk on it: 6I am Jehovah; I have called You in righteousness; / I have held You by the hand; / I have kept You and I have given You / As a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations; 7To open the eyes of the blind, / To bring the prisoner out from the prison, / Those who dwell in darkness from the prison house.
Isa. 42:1 Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, / My chosen One in whom My soul delights; / I have put My Spirit upon Him, / And He will bring forth justice to the nations.
Isa. 42:4 He will not faint, nor will He be discouraged, / Until He has established justice in the earth; / And the coastlands will wait for His instruction.
Rom. 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, both to Jew first and to Greek. 17For the righteousness of God is revealed in it out of faith to faith, as it is written, ¡°But the righteous shall have life and live by faith.¡±
Rom. 5:18b so also it was through one righteous act unto justification of life to all men.
Titus 3:7 In order that having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Rom. 5:10 For if we, being enemies, were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled,
Heb. 8:10-12 For this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will impart My laws into their mind, and on their hearts I will inscribe them; and I will be God to them, and they will be a people to Me. 11And they shall by no means each teach his fellow citizen and each his brother, saying, Know the Lord; for all will know Me from the little one to the great one among them. 12For I will be propitious to their unrighteousnesses, and their sins I shall by no means remember anymore.¡±
Heb. 9:15-17 And because of this He is the Mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those who have been called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16For where there is a testament, the death of him who made the testament must of necessity be established. 17For a testament is confirmed in the case of the dead, since it never has force when he who made the testament is living.
Matt. 4:16 The people sitting in darkness have seen a great light; and to those sitting in the region and shadow of death, to them light has risen.¡±
Luke 2:30-32 For my eyes have seen Your salvation, 31Which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples, 32A light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of Your people Israel.
John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Heb. 7:16 Who has been appointed not according to the law of a fleshy commandment but according to the power of an indestructible life.
2 Tim. 1:10 But now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who nullified death and brought life and incorruption to light through the gospel,
1 Tim. 6:19 Laying away for themselves a good foundation as a treasure for the future, that they may lay hold on that which is really life.
1 Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold on the eternal life, to which you were called and have confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
Rom. 5:10 For if we, being enemies, were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled,
Rom. 5:17 For if, by the offense of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.
Eph. 5:8 For you were once darkness but are now light in the Lord; walk as children of light
Rev. 21:2-3 And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice out of the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they will be His peoples, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.
Rev. 21:9b-11 Come here; I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10And he carried me away in spirit onto a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11Having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, as clear as crystal.
Rev. 21:18-23 And the building work of its wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; 20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was, respectively, of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. 22And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon that they should shine in it, for the glory of God illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Rev. 22:1-5 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street. 2And on this side and on that side of the river was the tree of life, producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3And there will no longer be a curse. And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His slaves will serve Him; 4And they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5And night will be no more; and they have no need of the light of a lamp and of the light of the sun, for the Lord God will shine upon them; and they will reign forever and ever.
Rev. 22:1-2 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street. 2And on this side and on that side of the river was the tree of life, producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Rev. 21:2 And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev. 21:10 And he carried me away in spirit onto a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
Rev. 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Rev. 21:19-20 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; 20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
Rev. 21:23 And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon that they should shine in it, for the glory of God illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Isa. 42:5 Thus says God Jehovah, / Who created the heavens and stretched them out, / Who spread forth the earth and what springs up from it, / Who gives breath to the people upon it / And spirit to those who walk on it:
Gen. 2:7 Jehovah God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Zech. 12:1 The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus declares Jehovah, who stretches forth the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him,
John 4:24a God is Spirit
Rom. 8:4 That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit.
Rom. 10:12-13 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all and rich to all who call upon Him; 13For ¡°whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.¡±
Psa. 116:13 I will take up the cup of salvation / And call upon the name of Jehovah.
2 Tim. 4:22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
Isa. 12:2-6 God is now my salvation; / I will trust and not dread; / For Jah Jehovah is my strength and song, / And He has become my salvation. 3Therefore you will draw water with rejoicing / From the springs of salvation, 4And you will say in that day, / Give thanks to Jehovah; call upon His name! / Make His deeds known among the peoples; / Remind them that His name is exalted. 5Sing psalms to Jehovah, for He has done something majestic! / Let it be made known in all the earth! 6Cry out and give a ringing shout, O inhabitant of Zion, / For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Isa. 55:1-4 Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, / And you who have no money; / Come, buy and eat; / Yes, come, buy wine and milk / Without money and without price. 2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, / And the result of your labor for what does not satisfy? / Hear Me attentively, and eat what is good, / And let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3Incline your ear and come to Me; / Hear, so that your soul may live; / And I will make an eternal covenant with you, / Even the sure mercies shown to David. 4Indeed, I have given Him as a Witness to the peoples, / A Leader and a Commander to the peoples.
Isa. 55:6 Seek Jehovah while He may be found; / Call upon Him while He is near.