Tuesday, August 31, 2021

In the News ... "Isaiah foresaw the Messiah"

"The Prophet Isaiah" by Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
• Prophet’s poetry ‘unsurpassed in the Old Testament’

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American


ODESSA, TEXAS - The Prophet Isaiah is depicted in Italian artist Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, which were done between 1508-12. The blue book under his arm is considered to be the Book of Isaiah.

As one of the Bible’s four major prophets, Isaiah is most remembered for his prophecies of Jesus Christ in the last 27 chapters of the book that carries his name.

The Revs. Aaron Shipman, Jay Armstrong and Jorge Romero say Isaiah was a humble man emboldened by the hand of God ...

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