Messianic Texts in the Prophets: Isaiah 63:1-6 (8th c. BC) Majestic הָד֣וּר Mighty to Save רַ֥ב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ

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Messianic Texts in the Prophets: 

Isaiah 63:1-6 (8^th c. BC)

Majestic הָד֣וּר (hādūr) 

Mighty to Save רַ֥ב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ (rav lǝhōshīa⁽)

“Who is this who comes from Edom, 

with garments of glowing colors from Bozrah, 

this One who is majestic in His apparel, 

marching in the greatness of His strength? 

It is I who speak in righteousness, 

mighty to save. 

Why is Your apparel red, 

and Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press? 

I have trodden the wine trough alone, 

and from the peoples 

there was no man with Me. 

I also trod them in My anger and trampled them in My wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, and I stained all My raiment. For the day of vengeance was in My heart, 

and My year of redemption has come. 

I looked, and there was no one to help, and I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; so My own arm brought salvation to Me, and My wrath upheld Me. I trod down the peoples in My anger and made them drunk in My wrath, 

and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth” 

(Isa. 63:1-6).

‏מִי־זֶ֣ה ׀ בָּ֣א מֵאֱד֗וֹם חֲמ֤וּץ בְּגָדִים֙ מִבָּצְרָ֔ה זֶ֚ה הָד֣וּר בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ צֹעֶ֖ה בְּרֹ֣ב כֹּח֑וֹ אֲנִ֛י מְדַבֵּ֥ר בִּצְדָקָ֖ה רַ֥ב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ ‎‏ מַדּ֥וּעַ אָדֹ֖ם לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּבְגָדֶ֖יךָ כְּדֹרֵ֥ךְ בְּגַֽת׃ ‎ פּוּרָ֣ה ׀ דָּרַ֣כְתִּי לְבַדִּ֗י וּמֵֽעַמִּים֙ אֵֽין־אִ֣ישׁ אִתִּ֔י וְאֶדְרְכֵ֣ם בְּאַפִּ֔י וְאֶרְמְסֵ֖ם בַּחֲמָתִ֑י וְיֵ֤ז נִצְחָם֙ עַל־בְּגָדַ֔י וְכָל־מַלְבּוּשַׁ֖י אֶגְאָֽלְתִּי׃ ‎‏ כִּ֛י י֥וֹם נָקָ֖ם בְּלִבִּ֑י וּשְׁנַ֥ת גְּאוּלַ֖י בָּֽאָה׃ ‏ וְאַבִּיט֙ וְאֵ֣ין עֹזֵ֔ר וְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין סוֹמֵ֑ךְ וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע לִי֙ זְרֹעִ֔י וַחֲמָתִ֖י הִ֥יא סְמָכָֽתְנִי׃ ‎ וְאָב֤וּס עַמִּים֙ בְּאַפִּ֔י וַאֲשַׁכְּרֵ֖ם בַּחֲמָתִ֑י וְאוֹרִ֥יד לָאָ֖רֶץ נִצְחָֽם׃ ס

“And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, for a distance of two hundred miles” (Rev. 14:20).

“And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-magedon” (Rev. 16:16).

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, ‘KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.’ Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, ‘Come, assemble for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great.’ And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh” (Rev. 19:11-21).

(Rev. 14:20 (MHNT הַגַּת נִדְרְכָה מִחוּץ לָעִיר וְהַדָּם יָצָא מִן הַגַּת עַד רִסְנֵי הַסּוּסִים לְמֶרְחָק שֶׁל שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת קִילוֹמֶטֶר.

וְהוּא אָסַף אוֹתָם אֶל הַמָּקוֹם הַנִּקְרָא בְּעִבְרִית הַר מְגִדּוֹן. Rev. 16:16

Rev. 19:11‏ רָאִיתִי אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם פְּתוּחִים וְהִנֵּה סוּס לָבָן וְהַיּוֹשֵׁב עָלָיו נִקְרָא נֶאֱמָן וַאֲמִתִּי; בְּצֶדֶק הוּא שׁוֹפֵט וְלוֹחֵם.  ‎12‏ עֵינָיו שַׁלְהֶבֶת אֵשׁ, עַל רֹאשׁוֹ עֲטָרוֹת רַבּוֹת, וְיֵשׁ לוֹ שֵׁם כָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר אֵין אִישׁ יוֹדֵעַ אוֹתוֹ מִלְּבַדּוֹ.  ‎13‏ הוּא לָבוּשׁ בֶּגֶד טָבוּל בְּדָם וּשְׁמוֹ נִקְרָא דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים.  ‎14‏ צִבְאוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם יוֹצְאִים אַחֲרָיו, רְכוּבִים עַל סוּסִים לְבָנִים וּלְבוּשִׁים בּוּץ לָבָן וְטָהוֹר.  ‎15‏ מִפִּיו יוֹצֵאת חֶרֶב חַדָּה לְהַכּוֹת בָּהּ אֶת הַגּוֹיִם וְהוּא יִרְעֵם בְּשֵׁבֶט בַּרְזֶל. הוּא דּוֹרֵךְ אֶת גַּת הַיַּיִן שֶׁל חֲרוֹן אַף אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת,  ‎16‏ וְעַל בִּגְדוֹ וְעַל יְרֵכוֹ כָּתוּב שֵׁם: ”מֶלֶךְ הַמְּלָכִים וַאֲדוֹן הָאֲדוֹנִים.“ 

‎17‏ רָאִיתִי מַלְאָךְ אֶחָד עוֹמֵד בַּשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְקוֹרֵא בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל, בְּאָמְרוֹ לְכָל בַּעֲלֵי כָּנָף הַמְעוֹפְפִים בְּאֶמְצַע הַשָּׁמַיִם: ”בּוֹאוּ, הֵאָסְפוּ אֶל הַסְּעוּדָה הַגְּדוֹלָה אֲשֶׁר לֵאלֹהִים,  ‎18‏ לְמַעַן תֹּאכְלוּ בְּשַׂר מְלָכִים וּבְשַׂר שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים, בְּשַׂר גִּבּוֹרִים וּבְשַׂר סוּסִים וְרוֹכְבֵיהֶם, וּבְשַׂר הַכֹּל: גַּם חָפְשִׁים וַעֲבָדִים, גַּם קְטַנִּים וְגַם גְּדוֹלִים.“  ‎19‏ וְרָאִיתִי אֶת הַחַיָּה וְאֶת מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ וְצִבְאוֹתֵיהֶם נֶאֱסָפִים לַעֲשׂוֹת מִלְחָמָה בַּיּוֹשֵׁב עַל הַסּוּס וּבִצְבָאוֹ.  ‎20‏ הַחַיָּה נִתְפְּסָה וְאִתָּהּ נְבִיא הַשֶּׁקֶר שֶׁעָשָׂה אֶת הָאוֹתוֹת לְפָנֶיהָ וְהִתְעָה בְּאֶמְצָעוּתָם אֶת מְקַבְּלֵי תַּו הַחַיָּה וְאֶת הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְצַלְמָהּ; הַשְּׁנַיִם הֻשְׁלְכוּ חַיִּים אֶל אֲגַם הָאֵשׁ הַבּוֹעֵר בְּגָפְרִית.  ‎21‏ וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים נֶהֶרְגוּ בַּחֶרֶב הַיּוֹצֵאת מִפִּי הַיּוֹשֵׁב עַל הַסּוּס, וְכָל בַּעֲלֵי הַכָּנָף שָׂבְעוּ מִבְּשָׂרָם.