(7) The Gory of Jehovah-Jesus

If you’re a courtroom drama fan, you’ve probably seen numerous times when one attorney or another holds on to his best evidence until late in the case. Perhaps in our discovery of evidence for the deity of Jesus in the Old Testament, we have saved some of the best evidence for last.

Most of us are familiar with Isaiah’s life defining vision of God, recorded in Isaiah six.  Let's look at it again.

In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called out to another and said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD [Yahweh/Jehovah] of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory." And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke.

Then I said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven."

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.'  "Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed."  Isaiah 6:1-8 (NLT)

Notice, Isaiah sees Yahweh or as we say it, Jehovah. What an incredible experience! To see Yahweh, the glorious God of the universe in all His glory! Our minds can only begin to imagine what Isaiah saw and experienced. This must have been an amazing experience.  But, what is equally amazing is what the Apostle John said about this vision. Look at what John says about Isaiah's vision and how it relates to Jesus.

Though he [Jesus] had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them." Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. (John 12:37-41 )

Do you see it? This is extremely important. John says that in Isaiah’s vision, he saw Jesus! Don't miss this incredibly important testimony to the deity of Jesus.  Isaiah says he saw Jehovah, John says he saw Jesus. What does this mean?  It clearly means that Jesus is Jehovah! Jesus is God! Now that's what I call some pretty good evidence for proving the deity of Jesus.

Next:  (8)  Conclusions from Isaiah's Witness