~ Messiah Would Be
Rejected By The Majority ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“The Lord, the Redeemer
and Holy One
of Israel, says to the One who is
despised and rejected by the nations…” (Isaiah 49:7a,
NLT).
The Messiah
Jesus said, “He who hates Me hates My Father also. If I had not done among them the works which
no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated
both Me and My Father. But this happened
that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, ‘They hated Me without a cause’” (John
15:23-25). “On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear
the Word of God. But when the Jews saw the
multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they
opposed the things spoken by Paul. Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold
and said, ‘It was necessary that the Word
of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge
yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles’”
(Acts 13:44-46).
~~~ 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)
Subscription to ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog
is simple—just use the link on the left sidebar. Once subscribed you will not miss future
posts.
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE
NOW
If you found this post personally
interesting or helpful, you are welcome to add a link to it on your own blog or
website.
If you would prefer to copy this
post, please credit ALN as the
source by prominently displaying the following statement: Reprinted from “Abundant Life
Now,” a free blog which offers inspiring moments, thought-provoking comments,
and solid Biblical insight (http://RobertLloydRussell.blogspot.com/).
No comments:
Post a Comment