~ Messiah Would Be Rejected ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Why do
the nations conspire [the Gentiles] and the peoples [the Jews] plot in vain?
The kings of the earth [the political rulers] take their stand and the rulers [the religious leaders] gather together against the
Lord and against His Anointed
One [The Messiah]” (Psalm 2:1-2).
The Messiah
“But first He [Jesus]
must suffer many things and be rejected
by this generation” (Luke 17:25).
”He was in
the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as
received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who
believe in His name” (John 1:10-13).
“I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you
will receive” (John 5:43).
“So all those in the
synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up
and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on
which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. Then
passing through the midst of them, He went His way” (Luke 4:28-30).
“And they all cried out
at once, saying, ‘Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas’” (Luke
23:18).
~~~ 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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