~ Messiah Would Heal The
Blind, 2 ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened” (Isaiah 35:5a).
The Messiah
“Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Go and tell John the things
which you hear and see: the blind see
and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are
raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because
of Me’” (Matthew 11:4-6). “Then one was brought to
Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. And all the multitudes were amazed and said,
‘Could this be the Son of David’?” (Matthew 12:22-23). “Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others;
and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and
He healed them. So the multitude
marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame
walking, and the blind seeing; and
they glorified the God of Israel” (Matthew 15:30-31). “He [a blind man who had
received his sight] answered and said, ‘Whether He is a sinner or not I do not
know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see’” (John 9:25).
“And He [Jesus] was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the
place where it was written: ‘The Spirit
of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those
who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.’
Then
He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue
were fixed on Him. And He began to say
to them, ‘Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing’” (Luke 4:17-21).
The Future Complete Fulfillment
This prophecy is primarily directed at a future time—however, as
seen above, there can be no denying that the Son of God—The
Messiah—foreshadowed the future complete fulfillment.
~~~ 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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