Of the mission of the Saviour the word of Jehovah was: "I the Lord have called Thee in righteousness, and will hold Thine hand, and will keep Thee, and give Thee for 694 a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am the Lord: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them." Verses 6-9. 695

Det var Kristi kærlighed til syndere, der fik ham til at betale forløsningens pris. "Han så, at der ingen var, og det undred ham, at ingen greb ind." Der var ingen andre end ham, der kunne forløse mænd og kvinder fra fjendens magt. "Da kom hans arm ham til hjælp, hans retfærd, den stod ham bi." Es, 59,16.