~ Messiah Would Not Be Believed By The
Majority ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord
been revealed?” (Isaiah 53:1-12).
The Messiah
“But although He had done
so many signs before them, they did not
believe in Him, that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: ‘Lord, who has
believed our report? And to whom has the
arm of the Lord been revealed?’ Therefore they could not believe, because
Isaiah said again: ‘He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest
they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts
and turn, so that I should heal them.’
These things Isaiah said when he saw
His glory and spoke of Him” (John 12:37-41). “But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, ‘Lord, who has believed our
report?’ So then faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:16-17).
~~~ 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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