Are You the Coming One? Jesus Answers with Isaiah-Shaped Deeds

John sends messengers asking whether Jesus is “he that should come.” Jesus answers by pointing to what is happening: blind people see, lame people walk, those with skin disease are cleansed, deaf people hear, the dead are raised, and the poor receive good news.

Where this fits in the story: the answer is built from Isaiah-shaped restoration language rather than a simple yes/no title. Jesus’ works are presented as the scriptural profile of God’s saving visitation.

Deep Study opens another window: the Dead Sea Scroll 4Q521 shows that combinations of healing, resurrection, and good news to the poor circulated in Second Temple Jewish eschatological expectation. That context illuminates the world of the question without proving literary dependence.