Isaiah 's time was BEFORE the cross experience. Chapter 53 even speaks of Christ 's "passion " as an event of the PAST! This agrees with everything else in the bible pointing to Christ as "the Lamb that was slain from before the foundation of the world ". Paying for the sins of His people is infinitely greater than the cross demonstration. The two thieves were also crucified with Him plus they had their legs broken. What Christ went through is beyond our comprehension. What was done about 2000 years ago, we as the two thieves, can understand and gives us just a glimpse of the past redemption by His Son. Physically paying for sin is different than spiritually paying for sin "for my way are greater than your ways... "
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