How the Structure of Isaiah Reveals God’s Redemptive Plan from Beginning to End
I’ve always been interested in Isaiah. I didn’t know why. When I first converted from Catholic to Evangelical Protestant and made the conscious choice to surrender and follow Jesus with my life, money, relationships and everything, I felt compelled to get a “Jesus Tattoo”. It is not that I wanted to get a tattoo, I felt as if God wanted to mark me.
I didn’t know what sort of tattoo to get but one day on Facebook I saw it; a left forearm tattoo of Jesus on the cross, head down with his arm extending toward my hand with a nail in the wrist. So his left arm is my arm and his right arm extends toward my elbow with the sun setting in the distance.
I wanted to have an inscription that fit what God put in my heart. He led me to Isaiah 53:5.
“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5 ESV
This is the entire gospel in one verse. My right arm is next. The artist is working on the rendering. I’ll save that story for another time.
It wasn’t until early 2023 that I actually started reading the bible cover to cover. In early February of that year, I was feeling a spiritual stirring that I could not shake. I began realizing that the world events I’m seeing seem to remind me of what will happen in the end times. So I started researching it.
I was reading and watching all kinds of content about bible prophecy. And then I thought, “I’ll just read Revelation and then I’ll understand”.
So I started a devotional series on the Bible app by Chris Langham. And rather than answering all my questions and making the end times perfectly clear, it raised many questions and led me to the beginning, Genesis.
I was reading through slowly, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers… but it was passive and I was having the app read it to me for much of it. It was fruitful but on a thorny ground, if you know what I mean.
Then on that day in February, I was preparing to go to the airport for a flight to Montreal. And I distinctly felt God say, “Read my Word”.
I have read the bible every single day since, barring maybe a few but I have made up for it in orders of magnitude. I have become a bible geek.
And surprisingly, I can see and understand bible prophecy.
It wasn’t automatic, but reading through the bible, I would always highlight words or actions of prophecy in purple, my favourite colour. There is more purple highlighting in my bible than anything else. Practically every chapter has a prophetic reference; either a word from God or a distinct act of God. Every one of them stood out to me.
Back to my story about my trip. Fast forward 2 days. I’m in Montreal at 2:30AM, unable to sleep and I felt God say “Evangelize”. I said, “pardon”? At that time I knew nothing. But here’s God asking me to speak boldly about His Word.
And in my own, bold, invasive, highly driven way, I have been speaking about Jesus and the bible at every opportunity ever since. Often to the disdain of my audience. But I can’t help myself. I am acting in obedience.
Since then my journey has been one of constant reading, studying and watching biblical, especially prophetic, content.
Then in December 2023, I felt God ask me to “step down” from President of my business. I am still the CEO but am not involved in the daily operations. Something that at 51 years old seems very unusual, even divine, to me.
My wife and I have both been able to step away from our business and devote ourselves to ministry full time; her working for our church and me studying the bible and preparing for whatever God has planned for me.
I have known for certain that He has a plan for me since I was 13 years old. I’ll save that story for another blog.
Then exactly 2 years after God told me to read His Word, he called me to be a “watchman”.
I didn’t know what that meant; vaguely understood but wanted context. I was led to Ezekiel 33.
“So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.”
Ezekiel 33:7-9 ESV
The burning in my spirit to watch and warn people of God’s coming judgement and wrath suddenly became a real appointment from the Lord. I was being called.
I had a sense that God wanted me to write a book, but I didn’t know what to write about and felt ill equipped. So I told him to download it to me and I’ll write it. And I began praying for him to take over my mind and put the information in there.
I had a strong yearning to have a complete understanding of the entire bible.
And 3 nights later, as I was going to sleep I prayed for God to take over my mind and I felt His hands on my brain as I drifted to sleep. My body was fully asleep but my conscious was very aware. Then I drifted off at about 12AM.
And at 3AM, precisely, I felt like I jumped back into my body and startled to fully awake. Not like you normally wake up in the night; this was the most unique experience of my entire life. It felt like I was taken. I didn’t even need to use the bathroom so I just went back to sleep.
Then, exactly 12 days later at 12AM on February 25, I was awakened and felt the Lord speak: “Write this book. The Theory of Everything: God’s Redemptive Plan for Humanity”.
And in my mind was the entire outline of the bible; which is the theme of my book. I call it a “God’s eye view of the bible”. A friend called it “Cole’s notes” of the Bible. She’s a Christian school teacher so her feedback is worthy.
I wrote it in 5 weeks and published it in under 90 days, relying a lot on AI. I dictated everything that was in my mind and it helped me start organizing chapters.
And when it was complete, it became a 66 chapter manuscript. Mirroring the entire story of the Bible.
And this leads us to my current deep dive of the prophecy of Isaiah.
It doesn’t just contain prophecy — it mirrors the entire story of Scripture.
Written 700 years before Jesus, it reflects very closely the story that I wrote. Almost like bookends of end times prophetic revelations; Isaiah the first of the major prophets and a modern reboot that considers the biblical text through a modern worldview lens.
• 66 chapters, just like the 66 books of the Bible
• 39 chapters focused on rebellion, judgment, and world powers (like the Old Testament)
• 27 chapters focused on comfort, redemption, the Messiah, and the New Creation (like the New Testament)
But beyond that broad parallel, Isaiah is structured in prophetic movements that outline the whole sweep of God’s redemptive plan — from the fall of humanity to the return of Jesus Christ.
This is the structure many Bible teachers refer to when they say:
“If you understand the flow of Isaiah, you understand the whole Bible.”
Here is how it unfolds.
1. Isaiah 1–12 — God’s Redemptive Plan in Miniature
The first twelve chapters function like a summary of the entire story of redemption:
- Israel’s rebellion
- God’s righteous judgment
- The promise of the coming King
- The future restoration of all nations under Messiah
- The ultimate reign of the Root of Jesse (Isa. 11)
- Peace on earth and the knowledge of God filling the world
Isaiah begins by laying out the pattern:
Human sin → divine discipline → the rise of world empires → the arrival of the Messiah → the restoration of Zion.
Everything that follows builds on this foundation.
2. Isaiah 13–35 — The Judgment of the Nations and the End-Time Pattern
These chapters move into a sweeping prophetic panorama:
- The fall of Babylon
- The shaking of the heavens
- God’s judgment on Assyria, Moab, Egypt, Cush, Tyre, and all nations
- The “Day of the Lord” language that echoes Revelation
- End-time themes of global upheaval
- The rise and fall of world powers
- The anticipation of a glorious kingdom to come
If the first section is the blueprint, this middle section is the prophetic chronology — the unfolding of God’s judgment and salvation across the nations.
This is why many teachers see Isaiah 13–35 as a preview of end-time events, with patterns later expanded in Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah, and Revelation.
When I read it, I see end times in every single chapter. It’s like a string of lightbulbs in my mind where all the bulbs connect to tell the story of the return of our Lord and Saviour, in Glory and with wrath. It’s not a pleasant story, and then it is.
3. Isaiah 36–39 — A Historical Prophecy Fulfilled (and a Prophetic Pattern Revealed)
Suddenly, Isaiah shifts from poetry and prophecy to narrative history.
These chapters record:
- The Assyrian invasion
- The mocking of God by the king of Assyria
- Hezekiah’s prayer
- God’s miraculous deliverance
- The shadow sign
- The prophecy of future Babylonian captivity
- This historical interlude is not “random.” It demonstrates:
- God’s faithfulness to His prophetic word
- How He judges arrogant world empires
- The pattern of the Antichrist spirit (the Assyrian king)
- The transition from Assyria to Babylon, setting the stage for future redemption
It’s a living example of the prophetic patterns Isaiah had just described.
4. Isaiah 40–55 — The Coming of the Messiah
Here the tone shifts dramatically:
“Comfort, comfort my people…” (Isa. 40:1)
This section is the Gospel according to Isaiah:
- The voice crying in the wilderness (John the Baptist)
- The unveiling of the “Servant of the Lord”
- The suffering Messiah (Isaiah 53)
- The proclamation of salvation to Israel and the nations
- The promise of redemption, forgiveness, and renewal
- If Isaiah 1–39 focuses on judgment and human failure, Isaiah 40–55 focuses on salvation through the Messiah.
This is the heart of God’s redemptive plan.
5. Isaiah 56–66 — The Second Coming, Israel’s Restoration, and the Millennial Kingdom
The final movement of Isaiah is unmistakably apocalyptic and messianic:
- God gathers the nations
- The Redeemer comes to Zion (Isa. 59:20)
- Jesus rules in glory from Jerusalem (Isa. 60)
- God proclaims the “Day of Vengeance” (Isa. 61–63)
- The destruction of God’s enemies
- The restoration of Israel
- The renewal of heaven and earth (Isa. 65–66)
This is the millennial kingdom and the final state — God completing the plan He began in chapter 1.
Isaiah ends the same way the Bible ends; with a new heavens and a new earth, and all flesh worshipping the Lord.
Why This Matters for Bible Prophecy Today
Isaiah is not just an ancient text. It is a prophetic map of history — past, present, and future.
In a time when the world is turning against Israel.
When global powers are aligning exactly as Scripture said…and when the nations rage against God…
Isaiah stands as a reminder that:
- God has not abandoned His covenant with Israel.
- He will judge the nations who mock Him.
- The Messiah will return to Jerusalem.
- The kingdom of God will be established on earth.
Isaiah saw all of this — 700 years before Jesus was born.
And today, we are watching the pieces fall into place.
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A Simple Summary of Isaiah’s Structure
Isaiah 1–12 — God’s redemptive plan in miniature
Isaiah 13–35 — Prophetic history and end-time patterns
Isaiah 36–39 — Historical fulfillment and the Assyrian/Antichrist pattern
Isaiah 40–55 — The First Coming of the Messiah
Isaiah 56–66 — The Second Coming and the millennial kingdom
Isaiah is the prophetic backbone of the Bible —
and one of the clearest testimonies that God’s Word is true and Jesus is coming soon.
Order my book: The Theory of Everything: God’s Redemptive Plan for Humanity at www.JasonWatchman.com