~ Messiah’s Rejection
Would Be Followed by the Destruction of Jerusalem ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The
Scripture
“Seventy weeks are determined
for your
people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression,
to make an
end of sins,
to make
reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness,
to seal up
vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the
going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the
Prince, there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; the street shall be built again, and the wall,
even in troublesome times. And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not
for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city
and the sanctuary. The end of it shall
be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined. Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; but in
the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one
who makes desolate, even until the consummation, which is determined, is poured
out on the desolate” (Daniel 9:24-27).
The Messiah
Matthew records what Jesus
said, “‘Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will
be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate
one another. Then many false prophets
will rise up and deceive many. And
because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be
saved. And this gospel of the kingdom
will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the
end will come. Therefore when you see
the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in
the holy place’ (whoever reads, let him understand) ‘then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains’” (Matthew 24:9-16).
Mark
records what Jesus said, “‘So when you see the “abomination of desolation,” spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, standing where
it ought not’ (let the reader understand), ‘then let those who are in Judea
flee to the mountains’” (Mark 13:14).
Luke
records the words of Jesus, “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that
its desolation is near” (Luke 21:20).
~~~ 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.
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regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
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