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:''The LORD is a God who is eager to save, so he exalted his laws and teachings, and he wanted his people to honour them. But now his people have been plundered; they are locked up in dungeons and hidden away in prisons. They were robbed and plundered, with no one to come to their rescue.<ref>American Bible Society, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed. (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Is 42:21–22.</ref> | :''The LORD is a God who is eager to save, so he exalted his laws and teachings, and he wanted his people to honour them. But now his people have been plundered; they are locked up in dungeons and hidden away in prisons. They were robbed and plundered, with no one to come to their rescue.<ref>American Bible Society, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed. (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Is 42:21–22.</ref> | ||
It is obvious from these translations, that this passage has nothing to do with the coming of the Messiah. There is no prophesied magnification of the law. | It is obvious from these translations, that this passage has nothing to do with the coming of the Messiah. There is no prophesied magnification of the law. However, in William Branham's mind and in that of most message believers it means to make larger and, therefore, harder to meet. | ||
==Matthew 5:17== | ==Matthew 5:17== |