The Zeal of the LORD

Today, we look at the profound fulfillment of Isaiah 9:6-7 through Jesus' birth, life, and resurrection. We'll uncover the immense significance of the Lord's zeal—a divine passion that's been shaping history since creation. As we journey through these chapters, we'll reflect on how this zeal has not only brought about humanity's redemption, but also how it continues to influence the present and promises a glorious future with Christ's millennial reign and the new creation.

We also delve into the critical call for global evangelism, emphasizing the urgent need to share the gospel so that all can have the opportunity for salvation. 

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Chapters

• 0:15 The Promise of Redemption
• 7:31 The Zeal of the Lord
• 23:43 Global Evangelism Call

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:15

Greetings and welcome to the Redeeming Love Bible broadcast. My name is Phil Duddy, evangelist with Grace Baptist Tabernacle of King, north Carolina. Glad to have you with me on the program today. Thankful you're here, as always. Please do reach out to us at RedeemingTheLostAtIcloudcom. We would love to hear from you.

Speaker 1: 0:31

And today we're going to be in an Old Testament passage. And what a blessing it is because we can read, and we should read, the Old Testament today in light of what the Lord has accomplished in the New Testament and also in light of what is promised to be done in the future here, namely the new heaven and the new earth. And what a blessing that is because we're going to be looking at a major, major passage of the book of Isaiah. A lot of messages have been preached on this, a lot of things have been written about this passage and blessing, blessing, blessing to be able to look at this passage and see what the Lord has already done in the past. Look at what the Lord is doing in the present, right now, as we speak, and look at what's going to be coming in the future. And so come with me to Isaiah, chapter 9, and we're going to be beginning in verse 6. We're going to be coming in the future, and so come with me to Isaiah, chapter 9, and we're going to be beginning in verse 6. We're going to be reading verses 6 and 7, and here's what the Word of God says, for unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful. Upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor. The Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this, and I want to work a little bit backwards in the text today. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. That's the last sentence of verse 7. The zeal of the Lord of hosts. And that is an amazing, amazing, amazing thing, because, as Isaiah is giving this, he's being given this promise by the Holy Ghost and he is proclaiming the birth of the Messiah. He's looking, while Isaiah is giving this, jesus had not yet been born. While Isaiah is giving this, jesus had not yet been born, and so this passage, this promise, is given in a prophetic future tense, because Isaiah, humanly, is looking forward to the birth of the Messiah.

Speaker 1: 2:57

Now we today, hallelujah and amen. Like I said a couple minutes ago, we are looking back on something that the Lord has already done. Jesus was born of a virgin in Bethlehem, and Jesus grew. He grew and he bore witness to the truth and he preached and he fulfilled prophecy after prophecy after prophecy. He ministered to folks, he healed the sick, he healed the lame, he healed the blind, he drove out the devils. Hallelujah and amen. He raised up the dead and people believed on him, and people also rejected him, and at the end of that time, when the time was right, he laid down his life on the cross. He shed his blood on the cross, he laid down his life on the cross, he died on the cross and on the third day he rose again. Amen, hallelujah.

Speaker 1: 3:49

In 2024, as this is being recorded, we look back on that and we look back on something that has been complete, and we also, at the same time, we look at what the Lord's doing today and we look at where the Lord's going. We look at the new heaven and the new earth. We look at the return of Jesus Christ, those of us who are saved and born again. We look forward to having new bodies. We look forward to meeting the Lord face to face, to seeing the Lord face to face, to worshiping the Lord in glory. We look forward to all of these things and more, because eye has not seen, ear has not heard what the Lord has prepared for those who love him, for those who are in Christ. Blood washed, sin gone, hallelujah, amen, spirit filled, jesus, loving Bible, preaching people. Today, glory and hallelujah. We have a lot to look forward to.

Speaker 1: 4:45

And so we look at something like Isaiah, chapter 9, you know, and we read this, and amen, hallelujah. We are also read by this amen, you know. That's another message, though, you know, don't just read the word, but let the word read you, amen. But we see something like Isaiah, chapter 9, and we look at it in light of the New Testament, and it's rich, my friend, and it's encouraging. And we need to look at the zeal of the Lord performed, not only the birth of Jesus Christ, but the zeal of the Lord is continuing to perform during this church age which we're in right now, the zeal of the Lord will perform the increase of his government and peace. The zeal of the Lord will perform the millennial reign of Christ that the book of Revelation talks about. The book of Revelation, if I can talk today, the book of Revelation talks about a millennial reign of Christ on the earth. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform that. In addition, the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform the establishment of the new heavens and the new earth. The zeal of the Lord of hosts. Now, zeal is very, very key here.

Speaker 1: 6:19

A zeal is a passion, a zeal, as some people have described it, as a heat, as an eagerness to accomplish a particular goal. It's almost a single-minded passion and, my friend, the zeal of the Lord has been active since the beginning. The zeal of the Lord was active before creation. The zeal of the Lord was active during the act of creation. The zeal of the Lord was active before creation. The zeal of the Lord was active during the act of creation. The zeal of the Lord was active when Adam fell, when humanity fell, when people fell into sin. The zeal of the Lord, how did the Lord respond to this? He covered them, he covered Adam, he covered Eve and he said glory, hallelujah, they're going to be a redeemer, and the serpent is going to bruise his heel. But he is going to crush the serpent's head. Well, my friend, jesus died on the cross and that was a bruise. Jesus rose again from the dead on the third day, walked out of the tomb and glory, hallelujah, amen, that crushed the devil's head.

Speaker 1: 7:31

The zeal of the Lord is working. The passion of the Lord is accomplishing everything that he said he's going to accomplish. The zeal of the Lord put Jesus Christ on the cross. The zeal of the Lord put Jesus Christ on the cross. The zeal of the Lord, let him shed his blood. The zeal of the Lord, hallelujah and amen, established salvation for all. Whosoever will believe in Jesus Christ Established, whosoever will call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Established. Salvation by grace and through faith through the works of God, through the works of God, not through our works, but through his. What the zeal of the Lord accomplished? The passion of the Lord on the cross. The passion of the Lord to redeem. The passion of the Lord to take care of your sin, my sin, everybody else's sin, in a way that allows for reconciliation, in a way that allows for healing, in a way that allows for peace, in a way that allows for eternal life instead of eternal damnation.

Speaker 1: 8:38

That's the zeal of the Lord at work, that's the zeal of God working. There's also a zeal of the Lord for those who do not, for those who reject Jesus Christ, there's a zeal. There is such a thing, my friend, as an eternal hell. There's such a thing as an eternal fire. There's such a thing as an eternal damnation. That is, my friend, also an expression of the zeal of the Lord. Now, that lake of fire that burns with brimstone, that is made for the devil and his angels, that's the zeal of the Lord at work as well. Satan and every single angel that followed him is looking forward to a lake of fire. They will have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone.

Speaker 1: 9:25

And, my friend, we look at the Word of God and we see that very, very clearly in the Word of God as well. We see that in the Gospels, we see that in the New Testament, we see that in the Old Testament, we see that in the Book of Revelation. We see that there is a wrath of God, that there is a judgment of God, that there is a wrath that hangs over the head right now of every single lost man, woman and child in the world. There is a wrath of God and it builds, and it builds, and it builds, and it builds, and that is also an expression of the zeal of the Lord. Now, the forbearance of God, the mercy of God, the goodness of God says that I am not going to pour out my wrath immediately, but there's a Redeemer, but there's Jesus. But I have made it. I have, you know, the Lord. The Lord had made it so. He is faithful and just to forgive whosoever puts their faith in Jesus. He's made it that way according to his passion, according to his eagerness, according to his love, according to his eagerness, according to his love, according to his justice, according to who he is.

Speaker 1: 10:44

You might say that there was a single-minded march all the way through the Old Testament and the New Testament, straight to the new heavens and the new earth, straight to a restoration, straight to a heaven and an earth that has no sin. And, my friend, that was made possible by the cross. The Lord established the cross in history and it's the entire basis on how he can show mercy, it's the entire basis of forgiveness, it's the entire basis of grace, it's the entire basis of the. It's the entire basis of the new heaven and the new earth. It's the cross. It's the cross. It's the fact that the Lord laid all sin upon Jesus. He laid your sin on Jesus. He laid my sin on Jesus. He laid the curse on Jesus. He laid the sin that's active in all creation. He laid it squarely on Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ bled, jesus Christ died. Before he died, though, hallelujah. What did he say? He said it is finished. It is finished.

Speaker 1: 11:52

One of those things, my friend, is your salvation and mine. Even if you're lost, dying and hellbound and you're listening to this your salvation, the work of your salvation is complete. For that work to be applied to you, you must believe. For that work to be applied to you, it's by grace and through faith, through your faith in Jesus Christ. I've got good news for you today. Your sin has already been dealt with.

Speaker 1: 12:21

The work has already been done, and your salvation doesn't come by your works. It comes by the works that Jesus Christ has done. It comes by the work that the Father gave him to do. It comes by the work that the Holy Spirit. You know, the Holy Spirit kind of grabs you, kind of interrupts you, kind of arrests you and says that you need to hear the Word of God. There's a work that has been done, there's a work that applies to you Right now you're under the wrath of God.

Speaker 1: 12:52

But that work of Jesus Christ, my friend, is done and it is complete and it is good, and it is holy and a good God did it full of zeal, full of passion, full of love, full of justice, and he did it for you. Will you receive that which he has done? Will you receive that which he has done? Will you come under the blood? Will you have your sin washed away? Will you be forgiven? Will you be born again? Will you be made new? That's the question. The question is not what do you have to do? The question is okay, god's done it. How are you going to respond to it? Are you going to receive it by faith, or are you going to push to it? Are you going to receive it by faith or are you going to push away and walk away? But, my friend, the zeal of the Lord of hosts. Glory to God, hallelujah and amen.

Speaker 1: 13:45

Unto us a child is born. Verse six reads it Unto us, a child is born. God gave, god gave, god gave. God gave, god gave. Unto us a son is given, hallelujah. Jesus is born of a virgin. He's fully man. Unto us a son is given. Jesus is the only begotten son of God. He's fully God, fully man, fully God and the government shall be upon his shoulder. All of the administration and the authority and all creation.

Speaker 1: 14:20

The Lord puts it on Jesus. The Lord puts it on Jesus. He is King of kings, he is Lord of lords. We see this in the light of the book of Revelation. He's King of kings, he's Lord of lords, all the lords, all the government, all the administration, all the authority, all the function, all the sustaining, everything about creation, everything about society, everything about um, everything about everything is put upon the mighty shoulders of j Christ.

Speaker 1: 14:53

And this is his name, this is his description, this is who he is. He is wonderful. He is wonderful, something that is purely of the Lord. How is he? He is the Lord. He is purely of the Lord because he is the Lord.

Speaker 1: 15:11

He came as a newborn baby. He came as a newborn baby and and, my friend, that's, that's a glorious thing. Now, the greatest expression of love that the lord shows to this world, the greatest expression of revelation, like who god is. And it started in bethlehem when there was a child born of a virgin woman named Mary. Started as a child, you know, he didn't immediately come back, lord of Lords, king of Kings. But no, a child was born and Jesus grew Fully man, fully God.

Speaker 1: 15:50

Jesus grew, and this was purely of the Lord, purely. It's impossible for the world to duplicate it, it's impossible for the world to imitate it, it's impossible for the world to equal it. But this is something purely of the Lord, because Jesus himself is fully Lord. Jesus is Lord and he is counselor. He's full of the wisdom and the counsel of the Lord. There's nothing of sin in him, there's nothing of Satan in him, there's nothing of the world in him, but he's full of the wisdom and the counsel of God Because he is mighty God, living, working, ministering in the strength of God.

Speaker 1: 16:30

He is everlasting father, he is of old, he is from everlasting and he is to everlasting. He is of old, he is from everlasting and he is to everlasting. He is the Lord who has always been and he is the Lord who is now and he is the Lord who is already always going to be. And, my friend, the increase of the government and of his peace there shall be no end. Upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom to order it, to order it. He is the prince of peace, my friend, the prince of peace and of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end. The Lord's work and the Lord's rule and the Lord's zeal results in a peace.

Speaker 1: 17:16

And, my friend, there's no peace to be had in sin. If you're in your sin today. There's no peace between you and the Lord. There's the Lord's mercy upon you as you hear this message. There's the Lord's goodness upon you as you hear this message, but there is no peace between you and the Lord. There is a peace to be had in Jesus Christ. There is a peace to be received in Jesus Christ. There is a completeness, a safety, a soundness, a welfare, a health, a prosperity, a tranquility, a contentment. There's peace in your relationships between you and God, yes, but also between people and people, between you and other people. There is peace in your relationships between you and God, yes, but also between people and people, between you and other people. There is peace to be had. My friend, do you need peace today? Because I've got good news for you the Lord's work and the Lord's authority and the Lord's rule results in a peace.

Speaker 1: 18:13

And, my friend, if you're not, you know, if you're yet in your sins, my, my, my. He wants that peace to come about because of the blood of Jesus Christ, because of the blood of Jesus Christ, not because of your blood, because, as we mentioned, there's a very, very, very real hell. And, my friend, if you look ahead to the new heavens and the new earth, there's no sin there, there's peace. And, my friend, there's peace because you'll see saints walking around there, you'll see people walking around there. How are they walking around there? They put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. They got their sins forgiven, they got their sins washed away and they were born again by the power of God, in the love of God. Hallelujah, god loves, you know. We love God because he loved us first. They love the Lord, he loves them and they're walking around and the Lord's not seeing their sin. Why? Because the sin, you know, everything that Jesus did on the cross got applied to them. Everything that Jesus did on the cross was applied to them, and so they're separated from their sin.

Speaker 1: 19:26

The Lord, you know, goes so far as to forget, to forget your sin. And that's amazing, my friend. One of the best old gospel songs, amazing Grace. That is amazing grace that the Lord forgets your sin and it doesn't just poof vanished. No, the sin was on Jesus. Jesus suffered, jesus bled, jesus. Jesus suffered, jesus bled and Jesus died. And in that process the Father turned his face away from him Because your sin, my sin, the sin of everybody on this world, was on him. That's where your sin went and that is how your sin got dealt with. God didn't just wipe it out, but no, he put it on his only begotten son and Jesus died your death and Jesus bore your death. Jesus suffered and died in your place. Now, glory hallelujah. He rose again. But, my friend, that is where your sin went. That's why, because he said it's finished.

Speaker 1: 20:49

So the second you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you come under that blood. That death is applied to you. The Lord doesn't see your sin anymore. Why? Because sin results in death. You were headed toward death.

Speaker 1: 20:58

Well, amen, by grace and through faith, you believe Jesus. His death got applied to you in the eyes of God and that's enough for you to be forgiven, and that will always be enough for anyone to be forgiven. And so there comes to be peace between you and God, because there's no reason for you to die, I mean, in the eyes of God. You died already. In the eyes of God, you were crucified with Christ and you died and you're risen. Hallelujah, jesus rose again from the grave and we are risen with him.

Speaker 1: 21:32

Put your faith in him today, my friend. Put your faith in him today, because there is no other way to have peace with God and there is no other way to have peace from God. It's a completeness, my friend, it's a safety, it's a soundness, it's a wealth, it's a welfare and a health and a prosperity. It's a tranquility, a contentment and, my friend, the Lord wants you to have it. And at the same time, my friend, there's a new heaven and a new earth coming, and those who reject Jesus you need to understand who you're rejecting. You're rejecting the Lord of Lords, you're rejecting the King of Kings and you're rejecting the God who loves you. And God will have a new heaven and a new earth. It is established now and we shall see it established in history as history moves forward.

Speaker 1: 22:33

And, my friend, there's no sin there. As history moves forward. And, my friend, there's no sin there. And, my friend, your sin is going to be ultimately dealt with either under the blood of Jesus or under your own blood. Your death is either going to be your death or it's either going to be the death of Jesus Christ applied to you and my friend.

Speaker 1: 22:56

I know the heart of God here that he's not willing that any should perish. That's revealed in the New Testament Amen. He's not willing that you should perish, but should you perish, it will only be because you refuse and reject the Lord, jesus Christ, and everything that he's done for you and my friend. May you not reject him today, but as he draws you to salvation, may there be a yes Lord, a glory Lord, a hallelujah Lord, and may you call upon the name of Jesus Christ in faith, because whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. That's a good promise from God and if you need that today, I want you to call upon the name of the Lord.

Speaker 1: 23:43

And to those brothers and sisters around the world who are listening to this, I want to say thank you for being a part of this program and for helping us to reach so many people around the world, and I hope you're encouraged by this broadcast. I hope you're encouraged by this message. Today there's a real need for us to be evangelizing, a real need for us to be introducing people to Jesus. I hope this message encourages you to do that today and encourages you to evangelize in faith, evangelize in the peace of God, in the power of God and knowing what God has done, knowing what the Lord has done in you and knowing where the Lord is going in the future and that he doesn't want anybody to perish, but he wants everybody to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and to have an opportunity to be saved. And he wants to use you in that good work. And so may you be used and may the Lord bear so much abundant fruit in all of us and may he continue to richly bless us. Thank you for being a part of this program today. I'd invite you.

Speaker 1: 25:00

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