Isaiah 29:18
“And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.”
King James Version
The deaf hearing and the blind seeing out of darkness — Messianic signs, the works Jesus points to as his credentials.
Fulfillment References
Matthew 11:5 Luke 7:22 John 9:1-7
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishThe Messianic age when God's intervention heals the disabled.
CatholicFulfilled in Jesus' healing miracles.
ProtestantJesus cites Isaiah 29:18 (alongside 35:5) as his Messianic credentials to John (Luke 7:22).
AcademicIsaiah's Messianic healing vision; Jesus deliberately enacted these miracles.
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