Kingdom of God · The year of favor; garments of salvation

Isaiah 61:2-11

Isaiah · ~700 BC · Status: Future · Confidence: 60%
“To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”
King James Version · the opening — all 10 verses are below
More of Isaiah 61 on this siteIsaiah 61:1

The anointed herald's commission — proclaiming the LORD's acceptable year and the day of vengeance, comfort for mourners, and the garments of salvation.

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61:2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

61:4And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

61:5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

61:6But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

61:7For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

61:8For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

61:9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.

61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

61:11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

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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