ISAIAH: said about the suffering servant 600 Before Christ
The Lord Will Vindicate His Servant
52:13 “Look, my servant will succeed! He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted
52:14 (just as many were horrified by the sight of you) he was so disfigured he no longer looked like a man;
52:15 his form was so marred he no longer looked human – so now he will startle many nations.
Kings will be shocked by his exaltation, for they will witness something unannounced to them, and they will understand something they had not heard about.

53:1 Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?
53:2 He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
53:3 He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
53:4 But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished,
attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.
53:5 He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed.

Cont,
53:6 All of us had wandered off like sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own path, but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him.
53:7 He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.
53:8 He was led away after an unjust trial – but who even cared? Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.
53:9 They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb, because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.
53:10 Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
53:11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
53:12 So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels.”

@one under god - You obviously have not researched very much scripture or bothered to find out what various events mean. I think you should go and seek this before casting judgement on christianity in whole. You have embarassed yourself enough, but I shall spare you your change so you can buy at least some sympathy on this topic.
Good Friday is an important moment for reflecting on the man Jesus whome died on the cross to become the successor of God the one and only. The man who committed no sin and was betrayed by Judas who was replaced by Matthias as the 12th disciple. It is also noted that Judas later bought some land where he fell head long and his intestines spilled out of his body, this was his gruesome death for the betrayal.
The blood of Christ cleans us of all sin, we all sin and are on death sentence until we repent and ask for forgiveness, for if we don't we will always feel guilt and will be judged accordingly, the laws are simple and flawless. Christ rose on the third day which is really two days after his death in our way of saying it. He was witnessed three times by his disciples and Mary Magdalene that he had risen from the dead, and after this event he was taken up to heaven. It is said in the same way he will return.
This is why Good Friday is important, it is the beginning of the story of Jesus and is the foretelling stage of his return, and when he does be prepared.

you are quite correct..im unlearned
se first i read a new age/new tesiment
and had many questions

then i read the old testiment
[via the two books..[bi-ble]..and re read the new test[in the old script..next i read..the king james.the morman/koran and finally the doorknockers bible..

i learned much re god..but so much more
rite/ritual/creed..each level dividing christ's..own'church'
the cathoholics..if inclusion-ry..rather than exclusionary..

cothopholics..holds the most secrets...has the rites..to recognise the luther's...weslie's/swedenberg/mary baker edi revealations..
to add to the gospell of paul/saul...[and the proper gospil..the 4 witness statements..

se we forget evil will do anything
to do its love of vile...like sure paul...by the christ measure..is forgiven..but this sworm enemy..of the chist..diverted the simple chist message[as well as expounding..plus refining..'the origonal mess-age']simple witness..and wprks of charity../loving god by loving neighbour

but i wasnt going to fight
especially not when ''HE IS RISEN"!
this day..[refuting 'reserction'..'day'..
plus the insane day of judgment..or endtome..[whatever]

i have been off line for..a few days..
jesus was 'offline'..for a mere 3..im still trying to catchup

i wish those claiming 'jesus..aas their own
would pl;ay close attention..to the fact..he died for you
[for 3 days..plus two nights]..but his big message was..her didnt die..!]

tghus cant have 'died'..'for'..sin
but rather saw no sin..tried to return..
the fathers own...back to the father....

[what means gods law against imagry]..[symbolic blood/mortal corpses..easting the aavious/savery flesh[sigh]

you got demons in the temple...
and paul/saul..words..asurances...in his extra testy bit
thus ignoring the 'true gospil'..of the witness of his WORKS>>!

by which means ALONE
we may know him..deeds/works..
not 'honouring..the mesiah..with unclean lips'
let alone his father..*and ours!..

with our vile work's/
unclean/unclear,..*words/spell's
demon*ic rite/ritual...and 'blood' drinking..et al

*he deserves so much better
both him..AND our father..which *his good work*s honour..to this day

do ours?
he is arisen!

*OUG* I think you are well learned if you realise that it is largely a waste of time reading the common bible as it is been bastardised a thousand + times over and badly translated i.e. "Servant or Slave" St Paul?

Even this weekend, you have *Jenson* on tv saying that the resurrection is a fact. I have no problem with people wanting to believe, but a fact as the term is commonly accepted by reasonable and rational people it is not, and it has no more rationale basis than any other fairy tale.

As for you *Runner,* you have been well enough answered but it appears you have not the wit to comprehend. But perhaps this should not be a surprise as you are a homophobic bigot, and if anyone doubts that they can judge for themselves based on your own words.

I recall the words of a learned High Court judge, who said something to the effect of:

" ... registered - like a dog. ... "

You may come to learn the hard way *Runner* that people do not like being treated as 2nd class citizens and having their innate Human Rights peed on like the painting *P!ss Christ*

And to advocate against HomoSexual marriage is to err in my view against the view that JC espoused in his "New Commandment."

As for the Sri Lankans, and I wonder if you mean the Tamils, you need to realise that Australia sold the Butchers of Beijing raw materials, from which they used some to make weapons, and in turn sold them to the Sri Lankans, who used them to slaughter the Tamils, who quite rightly fled in any manner that they could, consistent with the terms of the convention.

No, they are not illegal immigrants, as they may come anyway they please, but not doubt like the Jews, if your child abusing idols get in, they will turn the boats around just as they did in the past.

You are little more than a moronic propaganda parrot.

im not well learned..i read a lot
i have compared verses from rev and genesis[line by line]
the new age ones take the most liberties/take the words on material values not spirit value

to bah humbug..jesus reserction
is without sense or reason...its written in the book
by respectfull and clever men...[yes some with adgenda's..

paul took it a level further..than jesus..
but jesus took it further than john[the intended messiah]
[his parents were geriatric priest class..[levie?]..john mum was 78?

that is a sure 'sign'...childless geriatricks dont get pregnant
thats more a miracle than a 'virgin'..giving birth...[lets face it...virgins yet allow sperm in..[even if nuthing else got in]

but virgin at the time signified unwed
jesus thought john the messiah..the people thought it john too
that in the end it was jesus..is confounded by the fact...of the angel..telling his mum to call him emanuel..[god with..[in]us [all]..

sure i got no time for religion/on the abstract level
but the people and god..and the writings are what they are

as real as shake-sphere's collective/plagerised plays
its beyond doudt..
the bible gave english language more
yet many regard shaking spear sacred too

lord the plagerist...but for whom..
the wordplays would be as mist..

god is within
live with it

within you
within me..within every living thing
thankyou jesus...paul/judas..and the many translators