Isaiah 61:2-11
“To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn... to give unto them beauty for ashes... for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness.”
King James Version
The anointed herald's commission — proclaiming the LORD's acceptable year and the day of vengeance, comfort for mourners, and the garments of salvation.
Fulfillment References
Luke 4:18-21 Isaiah 61:1 Matthew 5:4 Revelation 19:8
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe Anointed who proclaims the acceptable year is Jesus (Luke 4:21); the one God's Spirit upon Him, clothing His people in the garments of salvation.
JewishThe herald of the jubilee year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance, comforting Zion's mourners — a vision of restoration and salvation.
CatholicFulfilled in Christ, who read 61:1-2 in the synagogue (Luke 4) and proclaimed the year of favor.
ProtestantJesus stopped reading at 'the acceptable year' (Luke 4:19-21), leaving 'the day of vengeance' — read as the gap between His comings: favor now, judgment later.
OrthodoxChrist proclaiming the year of grace, clothing His people in salvation.
DispensationalThe 'acceptable year' fulfilled at the first coming; the 'day of vengeance' awaiting the second — the very point at which Jesus stopped reading.
AcademicScholars note Jesus' deliberate stop mid-verse in Luke 4 — a famous instance of selective citation marking 'now-fulfilled' versus 'not-yet.'
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