119. Power unto Salvation
Isaiah 52:10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation. The promise of God is that His power will be made evident in all the earth, and all will see the salvation of God. This promise was fulfilled in the coming of the Messiah. Jesus’ Coming is an invasion of the Kingdom of God into the kingdoms of the earth. The God-man came in power, the power of love and the power of the gospel, to bring salvation to all the earth.
This power of God unto salvation (the Gospel) was evident to the eyes of all, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of God. The truth of this promise is that all people everywhere can see and hear the gospel of salvation for every person. It is not that some have never heard it; it is that some have rejected it. No one can make the excuse that he has never heard or seen. Romans 1:20: “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever sin the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.”
It is a made-up fiction to say, “What about those who have never heard?” The arm and the salvation of God is laid bare for all to see. A better question to ask, “What did you do with the revelation you have been given?” They rejected God in unbelief. Nevertheless, we have heard and seen and the Spirit has given the faith to receive the Gospel. We have seen the power of God unto salvation and we have believed it. The holy arm of the Lord was exercised in power, the power of love, at the cross where the Son of God utterly defeated Sin and Evil. He was resurrected in a violent overthrow of Sin, Death, and Satan.The holy arm of the Lord is the power of love that defeats all sin and crushes the devil and overthrows death forever. Love is violent power against evil, death, harm and danger. This power is evident for all to see and believe and be saved.