~ Messiah Would Rule In Truth ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“In mercy the throne will be
established; and One will sit on it in
truth,
in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking justice and hastening
righteousness” (Isaiah 16:5).
Note: This prophecy was
written about 700 years before the Messiah—Jesus Christ—was born.
The Messiah
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am
the way, the truth, and the life’
(John 14:6).
The Future Complete Fulfillment
The only long-term effective
government is one that is led by a perfectly just and righteous dictator. The problem is that only one individual fits
that description—Jesus Christ. Christians
understand that in a future day Jesus Christ will rule overall as the Righteous
One. In that day everyone will
acknowledge that He is truly the ultimate ruler and rightly has the title “King
of Kings and the Lord of Lords.”
~~~ 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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