<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FACE="Heather" LANG="0">Isaiah the prophet said <U>prison</U> in Isaiah 61:1. Jesus said in Luke 4:18: ... "to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, (19) to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." The meaning of prison pertains to the opening of the eyes. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">The prophet describes first, who Christ is, and then what are his offices. Liberty - This appertains to Christ's kingly office, whereby he proclaims liberty from the dominion of sin, and from the fear of hell. (taken from Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Is. 61:1) </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FACE="Heather" LANG="0">So yes, Jesus did come to open <U>spiritua</U>l prison doors and set the captives free - (the captives being us) through His redemptive work done at Calvary. <BR>
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As for those who break the existing laws of the land today and have to serve time for it, the prison doors will be <U>physically</U> opened when the sentence is served. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FACE="Heather" LANG="0">God bless you abundantly today and always!<BR>
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"Rev. Ev"</FONT></HTML>