~ Messiah Would Be Ridiculed ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the
people. All who see Me mock Me; they hurl
insults, shaking their heads: ‘He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord
rescue Him. Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him’” (Psalm 22:6-8).
The
Messiah
“When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they
put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee
before Him and mocked Him, saying,
‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ Then they spat
on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. And when they had
mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led
Him away to be crucified. … And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, ‘You who destroy
the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of
God, come down from the cross.’ Likewise the
chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, ‘He saved others;
Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down
from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God; let
Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, “I am the Son of God.”’ Even the robbers who were crucified with
Him reviled Him with the same thing” (Matthew 27: 29-31,39-44).
“And
those who passed by blasphemed Him,
wagging their heads and saying, ‘Aha! You who destroy the temple and build
it in three days, save Yourself, and come down from the cross!’ Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among
themselves with the scribes, said, ‘He saved others; Himself He cannot
save. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we
may see and believe.’ Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him” (Mark
15:29-32).
“The soldiers also mocked Him, coming
and offering Him sour wine, and saying, ‘If You are the King of the Jews, save
Yourself’” (Luke 23:36-37).
“Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, ‘Do
not write, “The King of the Jews,” but, “He said, ‘I am the King of the
Jews.’”’ Pilate answered, ‘What I have written, I have written’” (John
19:21-22).
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“MESSIAH” NOTES ~~~
(1)
Each Saturday ALN posts an example of a Hebrew
Scriptures prophecy (or foreshadowing) related to the coming Messiah which was
fulfilled in the birth, life, death, or resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(2)
While extensive it will not be a
complete list—there are hundreds of prophecies of the coming Messiah which have
been fulfilled by one man—Jesus Christ at His First Coming.
(3) It is important that there are many more
prophecies of the Messiah, yet unfulfilled, which Christians believe will be
fulfilled at the time of His Second Coming.
A particularly relevant Scripture verse in this regard is: “Do not
despise prophesies” (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
(4)
These posts will typically consist only
of Scripture—which speaks for itself. Sometimes
italicized or bold font will be used by ALN for emphasis.
(5)
The numbering of these fulfilled
prophecies of the Messiah is used to differentiate individual posts. It is not
chronological (either by time of the prophecy or by sequence in the life of the
Messiah). The posting sequence will, for
the most part, be in the order that the prophecies appear in Scripture.
(6)
Because of the chosen methodology (#5 above)
we will find many specific prophecies repeated multiple times throughout the
Scriptures.
(7) These serial posts are in addition to our
regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
(8)
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