You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons. To open the blind eyes, To bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, And them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. So Christ "led captivity captive" (Ephesians 4:8) in that God "rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1:12-14).

Today, Christ is present to heal. The recovery of sight simply meant that the person who was blind could now see. While we seldom see people healed of physical blindness now, it does happen. Moreover, we know that in the long run, all physically blind people will see! Moreover, tens of thousands of people who have been spiritually blind are being set free. Jesus opens their eyes. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.

The] Spirit of Lord YHWH [is] on Me, | Because YHWH anointed Me | To proclaim tidings to the humble, | He sent Me to bind the broken of heart, | To proclaim liberty to the captives, | And an opening of bands to [those] bound. To open the eyes of the blind, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who sit in darkness from the prison. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who inhabit darkness from the prison. The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. The deliverance from Jesus is complete. He promised that if He sets us free we shall be free indeed. Take this Good News to the suffering people. Our text gives tells us about the mission of Christ. His mission was to reach out to the poor, to deliver the captives, to restore sight to the blind, and to lift up the downtrodden. This mission is as relevant today as it was then. We should commit ourselves to fulfilling His mission. Introduction That you will open the eyes of the blind and you will bring out the prisoners from imprisonment and those who dwell in darkness from the house of prisoners

to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. It would not be politically correct to speak against the poor today. Yet the actions of some people signal their contempt for them. If they only worked as hard as we do, they say, they would not be poor. We often are not eager to bring the poor to our services. They don’t dress as well as we do. Even in a dress casual environment, their casual clothes are not of the designer type. Unspoken, yet this is a powerful silent testimony to a wrong attitude. It may be better to consider the prophecy (Ephesians 4:7-10 quoting Psalm 68:18) as referring to something much plainer in scripture, something fundamental, namely Christ's leadership of his church "that he might fill all things" (Ephesians 4:10, Colossians 1:18-19). This interpretation certainly reflects the context in which Paul mentions the prophecy. Paul is discussing Christ's leadership of his body the church (Ephesians 4:1-16). The “proof” that Christ preached to people in hell, is thought to be Peter's statement that Christ "went and preached to the spirits in prison" (1Peter 3:19). However this is an anachronism, because the time of this preaching is clearly stated as "in the days of Noah". Peter is referring to Christ preaching through Noah to a sinful world (1Peter 3:19). 2 What is the Captivity?

What is your condition today? Are you enslaved by habits, by thoughts that you cannot control, by circumstances that overpower you? All of us are citizens of this world. Unfortunately, in this world millions of people suffer. They experience the devastation of war, the sorrows of oppression, the decimation of disease, the slow death of starvation, and the indignity of poverty. Beyond the physical conditions, millions of people live in spiritual darkness. They are crushed by a load of sin and habits that torment them. The light of truth has not yet dawned in their lives. The first step in the process of setting the captives free is seen in these Scriptures. What is that first step? There is, nevertheless, a common belief that Christ “descended into hell” where he preached to the damned. Many in hell took this opportunity to be saved and Christ led them out of hell at his resurrection, and into heaven at his ascension. This host is sometimes identified as those resurrected in Matt 27:51-53.Lord Jesus we are waiting at the Upper Room to receive our own annointing to do what you did. Bless us now, for we need this for great evangelism in Jesus name Amen. The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and an opening of the eyes to the blind;