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The Book of Isaiah—A Sealed Book Unsealed

It is no secret that for any practical purpose the Book of Isaiah has been a sealed book to most readers probably since the time of Isaiah himself. Of course, Isaiah, who wrote it, was not only aware of this, but he purposely intended it to be so at the time he wrote it. It served his purpose of keeping his book intact, while those with eyes to see and ears to hear would comprehend much of it and thus increase in understanding. In fact, an ancient writing attributed to Isaiah affirms that the book which he “openly proclaimed”—that is, the Book of Isaiah—was written “in parables” or as an allegory so that not everyone would understand (Ascension of Isaiah 4:20).

God commanded Isaiah to write it: “Go now, write on tablets concerning them; record it in a book for the end-time, as a testimony forever” (Isaiah 30:8). While the “tablets” or “plates” (Hebrew luah) Isaiah wrote are yet to be found, his message is intended for the end-time: “In that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book and the eyes of the blind see out of gross darkness” (Isaiah 29:18). As a type of other sealed books that are to be unsealed in the end-time, the Book of Isaiah as “a sealed book” (Isaiah 29:11) thus contains an important message for our day. Isaiah’s Seven-Part Structure and other literary structures go a long way toward unsealing it.



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