Isaiah 40

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¹Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

13 sermons on Isaiah 40:1

“He said, "I am Isaiah 40:1, manifest before your eyes, I am that living Word in flesh."”
God Inwelling & Dwelling Amongst MenLee Vayle, July 30, 1972
“He said, “I am Isaiah 40:1.””
Omega Reflection #2Lee Vayle, May 23, 1982
“It is Isaiah 40: 1, 2 that we are talking about.”
Why He is Here #6Lee Vayle, November 7, 1982. Names it 2 times.
“He said, "I am the manifestation of Isaiah 40:1, and Malachi 3:1.”
A Man That Can Turn on the Light #2Lee Vayle, August 10, 1983
“And according to Isaiah 40:1-26, this same spirit would be in the land, and would be a front-runner and a forerunner for the Christ Himself, which is the Son of God, which in turn will be God, Emmanuel, God in flesh, meaning that God put up His tabernacle in this particular person.”
Facts of Our Faith #3Lee Vayle, February 10, 1991
“So, what we see here, in Bro. Branham’s ministry, is God veiled in human flesh, in a prophet, bringing an end-time, omega message of predestination, even as there was an alpha, bringing forth Isa 40:1-8 concerning John the Baptist, and Mal 3:1,3 and also Malachi 4, “turning the hearts of the children to the fathers,” which is explained in the Book of Lk 1:174 which we have gone into many, many times.”
Leadership #32Lee Vayle, January 7, 1995

See all 13 sermons on Isaiah 40:1

²Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.

³The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD , make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

17 sermons on Isaiah 40:3

“And we find out also, in Isaiah 40:3, that Isaiah said, “There will be a voice of a prophet, one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord.’””
Events Made Clear By ProphecyWilliam Branham, August 1, 1965. Names it 2 times.
“Now we find out, and in this message, Isaiah 40:3 also vindicated John.”
Modern Events Are Made Clear By ProphecyWilliam Branham, December 6, 1965
“Let's go to Isaiah 40:3”
Understanding The Times Which we LiveLee Vayle, January 21, 1968. Names it 2 times.
“Hold your thumb in Malachi and to Isaiah 40:3,”
The Rapture #2Lee Vayle, March 31, 1968. Names it 2 times.
“There's no difference when God said, "Let there be a voice of one crying in the wilderness," [Isa 40:3a] and we saw John the Baptist.”
PerversionLee Vayle, March 5, 1969
“He said, "I am Isaiah 40:3.”
Misunderstanding What God is DoingLee Vayle, March 14, 1971

See all 17 sermons on Isaiah 40:3

⁴Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

2 sermons on Isaiah 40:4

“And to get a little text tonight, which we haven’t done in some messages, that go to, Isa 40:4-5”
The Great LevelerLee Vayle, December 2, 1979. Names it 2 times.
“Now, I’m going to read from Scripture, Isaiah 40: 4-5, and that will be our Bible reading for our introduction.”
What Happens When the Holy Ghost Comes #4Lee Vayle, March 1, 1981

⁵And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it .

2 sermons on Isaiah 40:5

“Now, Isaiah 40:5, "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed," and all flesh shall see it together, which is what is true.”
Pre Rapture Revelation of Jesus ChristLee Vayle, February 5, 1978. Names it 2 times.
“With this much in mind, then we see Isaiah 40:5 again.”
The Revelation of Jesus ChristLee Vayle, January 14, 1979

⁶The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

1 sermon on Isaiah 40:6

⁷The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

⁸The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

⁹O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

¹⁰Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand , and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

3 sermons on Isaiah 40:10

“As we go to Isaiah 40:10-18, now he says here:”
Corruptibility Putting on Incorruptibilty #3Lee Vayle, March 20, 1983
“And I believe that’s pretty well based upon Isa 40:10-11.”
Q&A#4_PastorsLee Vayle, January 27, 1988
“Now, we're going to see more about this as we go to Isaiah 40:10-18.”
Kingdom of God (no date)Lee Vayle

¹¹He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

1 sermon on Isaiah 40:11

“Now, over here to Isa 40:11.”
Leadership #34Lee Vayle, January 15, 1995

¹²Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

¹³Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD , or being his counsellor hath taught him?

2 sermons on Isaiah 40:13

“Isaiah 40:13-14:”
Priorities #2 (Gruenthal)Lee Vayle, July 12, 1978
“Now, once you come to headship, you find yourself in Isa 40:13-14.”
Fulfillment of God #4Lee Vayle, July 10, 1988

¹⁴With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

4 sermons on Isaiah 40:14

“Nobody.”
Presence #13Lee Vayle, July 22, 1981
“Also, you notice, in Isa 40:14, He says:”
Godhead #11Lee Vayle, July 1, 2000
“Nobody!”
Godhead Q&A #6Lee Vayle, February 3, 2001

¹⁵Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

¹⁶And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

¹⁷All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

¹⁸To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

¹⁹The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

²⁰He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

²¹Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

1 sermon on Isaiah 40:21

“Isaiah 40:21-23:”
Priorities #2 (Gruenthal)Lee Vayle, July 12, 1978

²²It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

1 sermon on Isaiah 40:22

²³That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

²⁴Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

²⁵To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

2 sermons on Isaiah 40:25

“Now look at what the Holy Spirit said thirty three hundred years later and that's over here in Isaiah 40:25-26, and then 28.”
Thoughts on the Godhead #2Lee Vayle, May 3, 1986. Names it 2 times.
“In Isa 40:25:”
Godhead #11Lee Vayle, July 1, 2000

²⁶Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things , that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

1 sermon on Isaiah 40:26

“And in Isa 40:26-28.”
Identifying God by His SpiritLee Vayle, September 8, 1991

²⁷Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD , and my judgment is passed over from my God?

²⁸Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD , the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

2 sermons on Isaiah 40:28

“Isaiah 40:28”
Godhead # 2Lee Vayle, March 3, 1968
“Isaiah 40:28:”
Priorities #2 (Gruenthal)Lee Vayle, July 12, 1978

²⁹He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

³⁰Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

³¹But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

5 sermons on Isaiah 40:31

"They that wait upon the Lord will use their strength," [Isa 40:31] and they that don't will dissipate it.
Adoption Part 2Lee Vayle, January 1, 1972
“There is not much waiting upon the Lord at a time when there is no need to, because we've already got everything we need.”
Challenge of Two KingdomsLee Vayle, December 29, 1974
“Renew their strength from what?”
Shalom #19Lee Vayle, May 14, 1989
“That’s the thing you’re looking at.”
Leadership #8Lee Vayle, July 31, 1994
“Because, if you don’t exercise, your muscles waste away.”
Identification #2Lee Vayle, November 8, 1998

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