~ Gentiles Would Come To
Worship The Messiah ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The
Scripture
“Arise,
shine; for your light has come! And the
glory of the Lord is risen upon
you. For behold, the darkness shall
cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon
you. The Gentiles shall come to your
light, and kings to the brightness of your rising” (Isaiah
60:1-3).
The Messiah
“And when they had come
into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down
and worshiped Him. And when they had
opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and
myrrh” (Matthew 2:11).
“Now I say that Jesus Christ
has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the
promises made to the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His
mercy, as it is written: ‘For this reason I will confess to You among
the Gentiles, and sing to Your name.’ And
again he says: ‘Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!’ And again: ‘Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!’
And again, Isaiah says: ‘There shall be a root of Jesse;
and He who
shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in Him the Gentiles shall hope’” (Romans
15:8-12).
~~~ 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.
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~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE
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