~ Messiah Would Have God’s Spirit ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor
raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the
street. A bruised reed He will
not break, and smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth
justice for truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, till He has established
justice in the earth; and the coastlands shall wait for His law” (Isaiah 42:1-4).
The Messiah
“But
when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there.
And great multitudes followed
Him, and He healed them all. Yet He
warned them not to make Him known, that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘Behold!
My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well
pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will declare justice to the
Gentiles. He will not quarrel nor cry
out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking
flax He will not quench, till He sends forth justice to victory; and in His
name Gentiles will trust’” (Matthew 12:15-21).
Jesus said, “But if I cast out demons by
the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you” (Matthew
12:28). “When He had been
baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens
were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and
alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from
heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’ Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the
wilderness” (Matthew 3:16-4:1a). “And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, ‘You are My
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased’” (Mark 1:10-11). “And the Holy Spirit
descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven
which said, ‘You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased’” (Luke
3:22).
~~~ 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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