Isa.53:6.
This verse is quoted
very frequently by DML-J in his evangelistic sermons. What is the context of this verse and what
does it mean? The context is the
Suffering Servant of Isaiah and this individual is identified with Christ in
His death by Calvin in his sermons on this passage.[1] The Geneva Bible notes state that the
punishment of the iniquity of us all was laid on Him. Hyper-Calvinist, Dr. John Gill, in his
exposition of this phrase, states quite unashamedly, “he has laid on Christ,
his own Son, the sins of all his elect ones.”
Continuing, he adds, “[God the Father] ... laid on Christ, and were bore
by him, even all the sins of all God’s elect...” Further, Gill teaches,
The words may be rendered, "he made to meet
upon him the iniquity of us all"; the elect of God, as they live in every
part of the world, their sins are represented as coming from all quarters,
east, west, north, and south; and as meeting in Christ, as they did, when he
suffered as their representative on the cross ...
Gill is clearly
limiting his interpretation of this verse and restricting it to the elect only
and universally, but unlike Calvin does not see it as applying to the whole world
of men. Yet, Gill quotes R. Cohana (favourably)
when he says,
“...as the ass bears burdens, and the garments of
travellers, so the King Messiah will bear upon him the sins of the whole world;
as it is said, "the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”[2]
This appears just a
tad inconsistent with his own stated position, yet he included it in his
comment on this verse.
Remember, Christ died for the world, which means He died for you, too. His blood was shed for you that by trusting in Him you will be forever saved.
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