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- He will be the one who shines God's light for all nations and brings God's salvation to all people. We who know God through Jesus celebrate that fact that he is the light for all people. We confess that, in Jesus, we know God more fully than in any other way. We also accept the calling to reflect the light of Jesus into the world.
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Kaiser believes Isaiah uses “Servant of the Lord” collectively and corporately to refer to the Messiah and the people of Israel (pp. 56–57) and requires the nation to act missionally, bringing justice to the nations, and being a light for the Gentiles.
Jun 9, 2022 · In summary, Israel is a light to the nations because Jesus, as the King of Israel, provided salvation for the nations (Gentiles) and then authorized His representatives to spread the good news throughout the world (see Matthew 28:18–20 and Acts 1:8).
Jan 6, 2020 · This Abrahamic promise animates the prophets—they see nations bringing treasures to Zion, learning the law of the Lord, turning from violence, and living together in peace.
As Simeon prays, "He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel" (2:32). Israel has not been forgotten here, but the Messiah's revelation and salvation will be for all human beings.
Jun 1, 2016 · However, the Apostle Paul understood his calling for the nations from Isaiah when he said: “For so the Lord has commanded us [myself and Barnabas]: ‘I have set you [made you in the NIV] as a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth” (Acts 13:47). Israel was to bring God’s message of salvation to ...
The Lord gives me honor; he is the source of my strength. 6 The Lord said to me, “I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness. the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations—. so that all the world may be saved.”.
The judgment that Jesus describes in Matthew 25, however, is for those who are alive at His Second Coming. These individuals, from all the nations of the earth, will consist of both unbelievers and believers. The believers will become the first people to populate the earthly Kingdom.
