“Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside Me there is no savior. I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange God among you: therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God. Yea, before the day was I am He; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand: I will work, and who shall let it?” Isaiah 43:8-13. {9T 137.3}

»Før det blinde folk frem, der har øjne, de døve, der dog har ører! Lad alle folkene samles, lad folkefærdene flokkes! Hvo blandt dem kan forkynde sligt eller påvise ting, de har forudsagt? Lad dem føre vidner og få ret, lad dem høre og sige: »Det er sandt!« Mine vidner er I, (138) så lyder det fra Herren, min tjener, hvem jeg har udvalgt, at I må kende det, tro mig og indse, at jeg er den eneste. Før mig blev en gud ej dannet og efter mig kommer der ingen; jeg, jeg alene er Herren, uden mig er der ingen frelser. Jeg har forkyndt det og frelser, kundgjort det, ej fremmede hos jer; I er mine vidner, lyder det fra Herren. Jeg er fra evigheds Gud, den eneste også i fremtiden. Ingen frier af min hånd, jeg handler - hvo gør det ugjort?« Es 43, 8-13