Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"A voice came from the cloud, saying, 'This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.' This really is the only advice we ever need. Listen to Jesus… Moses, of course, represents the law. Elijah the prophets. Jesus said the law and the prophets testified of Him. That means that in the message of Jesus we have the sum total of everything the OT said! We need no other message—JUST JESUS."

"As we begin this study, it seems almost as though the 1st chapter of this book is missing. The writer immediately begins to lay out an impressive argument about the superiority of Jesus Christ. For the author, whoever he is, Jesus is clearly the answer to every one of life’s problems."

"As we will see, Isaiah was very, very bold. His

status as a prophet seems to be beyond all the

others. He comports himself with dignity, with

love, with passion, and, has the

gift of direct. I must also share that modern

scholarship (higher criticism; liberal) maintains

that Isaiah is a patchwork of writing from many

contributors. In other words, the really smart guys

have determined that Isaiah didn’t write much of

the book! The problem, of course, is that Jesus

quotes from every section of Isaiah’s writing while

attributing it all to Isaiah. That should (sadly it

doesn’t) settle it once and for all. Isaiah wrote

Isaiah. "

Verse 18 says: Once when Jesus was praying in

private and his disciples were with

him, he asked them, "Who do the

crowds say I am?" Our story today opens

the way many of our days should—in

prayer. Jesus is not taking a public opinion

poll here, nor is He insecure and wondering

what people think about Him. He is asking this

question with a purpose in mind—He wants His

disciples to be sure of His true identity because

they have to know when He asks them to pick

up their crosses for Him."