~ Messiah Would Be Honored
by Kings, 2 ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The
Scripture
“The
Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising” (Isaiah
60:3).
The Messiah
“Now after Jesus was born
in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the
East came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is He who has been born King of the
Jews? For we have seen His star in the
East and have come to worship Him.’ When
Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the
Christ was to be born. So they said to him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is
written by the prophet: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are not the
least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a Ruler
who will
shepherd My people Israel.”’ Then Herod,
when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the
star appeared. And he sent them to
Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you
have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.’ When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star
which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over
where the young Child was. When they saw
the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they
saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they
presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Matthew
2:1-11).
~~~ 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.
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