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We're going to consider what these chapters said to the people in Isaiah's day, and what they say to us in our day, and what our response should be in light of God's Word. Today we're looking at Isaiah 63, verses 1—6.
This is a prophetic vision that God gives Isaiah of the Lord's vengeance against His enemies. So I'm dropping down in a hard place in the book. I realize there are passages that we love in Isaiah like, 'Unto us a child is born' , and those are more familiar passages. This one you probably haven't read recently. It's a passage, not of hope on first reading , but of terror, of vengeance of the Lord against His enemies. In this passage, in these six verses, there are two questions asked and there are two answers given.
The first question is as if it's from a watchman on the city wall, who sees someone approaching the city. So, he asks in verse 1,. Who is this who comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he who is splendid in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength?
So, this is the question. There's someone coming, there's someone marching, there's someone who's splendid, there's someone who's great and strong, and his garments are red.
And he's coming from the direction of Edom. Who is this? Edom was a nation to the southeast of Judah. Bozrah, at one time, was the capital city of Edom. Just knowing that and you can find that in a commentary or a Bible dictionary helps you understand this passage a little better. The term 'bozrah' actually means 'grape gathering.
Do you remember that the Edomites were the descendants of Jacob's twin brother, Esau? And—long story, short—Edom and the Israelites had always been at odds with each other. There was a long-time animosity and hostility between the two.
Edom in the Scripture is a type of the world that hates God. Edom represents everything that opposes the kingdom and the work of God. So the prophet sees a mighty warrior who is at work. He's on the move, he's marching, he's majestic, he's splendid, he's powerful, and he's seen coming from a battle. This is a triumphant, conquering king. He's not coming with his head hanging down; this is not a defeated king. This is a king who has overcome his enemies. And though he's been through this great battle, he's not the least worn out.
He's not depleted; he is still strong; he is still powerful. We realize as we get into this passage that we are seeing a Messianic vision—a picture of Christ, the Messiah, the Servant of the Lord, the Son of the almighty, living God—who is victorious over all His enemies.
So, the question is asked, 'Who is this who's coming from Edom, this mighty warrior with crimson garments? He identifies Himself and tells who He is.
Now, everything He says and does is righteous. He has the power to save. But, as w e'll see in this passage, if His law is spurned and His love and His mercy are rejected, then He will judge.
The same one who saves, judges. He is mighty to save, but he is also mighty to judge and to take vengeance on the enemies of God. So there's another question in verse 2: 'Why is your apparel red, and your garments like his who treads in the winepress? Well, if you were to go through Palestine in those days, you would see winepresses dotting the landscape everywhere.
When the grape harvest was ripe, they would gather the grapes, throw them into these great big winepresses and then the young men would step inside and tread the grapes, getting the juice out of the grapes with their bare feet.
And that red juice of all those mounds of grapes would splatter all over their bodies and their clothes. So, the question is asked, 'Why is your garment crimson red , and your garments like somebody who has been treading the winepress? Why do you look like you've got red stains all over your garment? The answer is in verse 3. The mighty, conquering King—the Messiah—says, 'I have trodden the winepress. Now, the treading of the winepress of the wrath of God in Scripture is always a picture of divine judgment.
It refers, in particular, to the final judgment of God at the end of the age. Eleven Old Testament prophets speak of this final judgment of God in various ways. It's that time when the enemies of God, the wicked, rebels against God's love and mercy, are swallowed up and buried forever.
And then, when you get to the book of Revelation, you see this same image being prominent. Let me read you Revelation , 'So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And then, in Revelation , you see this same idea regarding the battle of Armageddon: 'He [this is Christ, the Messiah] is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
Verse 'From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron.
He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. In both cases, His garment is red. In both cases, it's covered with blood; but in Revelation 19, His robe is covered in His own blood, that was shed on the cross to purchase forgiveness of sin.
In Isaiah 63, His garment is covered with the blood of His enemies. And so He says in Isaiah , 'I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with me. He does not need a coalition of armies to get Him out of trouble, or to help Him overcome the enemies of God. John 5 tells us that the Father has committed all judgment to the Son. He does this singlehandedly! Now, Revelation talks about troops that come around behind Him—the armies of heaven—but Jesus doesn't need those armies.
He can win this victory, and He does, with His own strength. Listen, the judgment and vengeance on the world and on evildoers is not our job! It's His job, and He can do it, and He will, in His time. If it were up to us, I think we'd do it a lot sooner. But He's so patient. He's waiting to tread this winepress of the wrath of God the Almighty, until all people have been given a chance to hear and to believe and to repent of their sins.
When that is said and done, then He will tread the winepress. We would say, 'Let's just do it now and get on with getting to heaven. He says, 'No. Just as He has accomplished the work of redemption on His own, without any human help, it is not our job to save souls our souls or anybody else's.
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