~ Messiah’s Death Would Be
Allowed By God ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Surely He has borne our
griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted” (Isaiah
53:4).
The Messiah
“Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of Him [God The Father] who
sent Me, and to finish His work’” (John 4:34). Jesus said, “For I have come down from heaven,
not to do My own will, but the will of
Him who sent Me. This is the will of
the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but
should raise it up at the last day. And
this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and
believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last
day” (John 6:38-40). “And He was withdrawn from
them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, ‘Father, if
it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done’” (Luke
22:41-42).
Jesus
said, “Therefore
My Father loves Me, because I lay down My
life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down
of Myself. I have power to lay it
down, and I have power to take it again.
This command I have received from
My Father” ( John 10:17-18). Jesus also said, “For God [the Father] so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son
[Jesus Christ—The Messiah], that whoever believes in Him should not perish
but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved” (John
3:16-17).
~~~ 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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