~ Messiah Would Rise From Death, 2 ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“You will
not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your
Holy One see
decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:10-11).
The
Messiah
“Now after the Sabbath,
as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of
the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the
door, and sat on it. His countenance was like
lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of
him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered
and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who
was crucified. He is not here; for He is
risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly
and tell His disciples that He is risen
from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you
will see Him. Behold, I have told you.’ So they went out quickly from the tomb
with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went
to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
saying, ‘Rejoice!’ So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.
Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to
Galilee, and there they will see Me’ (Matthew 28:1-10).
“Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of
them, and said to them, ‘Peace to you.’ But they were terrified and
frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, ‘Why are
you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I
Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you
see I have.’
When He had
said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. But while they still did not believe for joy,
and marveled, He said to them, ‘Have you any food here?’ So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and
some honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their presence. Then
He said to them, ‘These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still
with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of
Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms
concerning Me.’ And He opened their
understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Then He said to them,
‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to
rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and
remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the
city of Jerusalem until you are
endued with power from on high’” (Luke 24:36-49).
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested
by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your
midst, as you yourselves also know —
Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God,
you have taken by lawless hands, have
crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of
death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. For David says
concerning Him: ‘I foresaw
the Lord always before my face, for He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. Therefore my
heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my
flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You have made
known to me the ways of life; You will
make me full of joy in Your presence.’ Men and brethren, let me
speak freely to you of the patriarch David,
that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing
that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body,
according to the flesh, He would raise
up the Christ to sit on his throne, he, foreseeing this,
spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in
Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. This
Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being
exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the
promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear” (Acts
2:22-33).
“God has
fulfilled this… in that He has raised up
Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You.’ And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to
return to corruption, He has spoken thus: ‘I will
give you the sure mercies of David.’ Therefore He also says
in another Psalm: ‘You will not allow Your
Holy One to see corruption.’ For David, after he had
served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his
fathers, and saw corruption; but He whom
God raised up saw no corruption” (Acts 13:33-37).
~~~ 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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