~ Messiah Would Be
Betrayed ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The
Scripture
“Then I said to them, ‘If
it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.’ So they weighed out for my wages thirty
pieces of silver. And the Lord said to
me, ‘Throw it to the potter’ — that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and
threw them into the house of the Lord
for the potter” (Zechariah 11:12-13).
The Messiah
“Then one of the twelve,
called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you
willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?’
And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. So from
that time he sought opportunity to betray Him” (Matthew 26:14-16). “And while He was still speaking, behold, a
multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and
drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. But
Jesus said to him, ‘Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?’” (Luke
22:47-48).
Note Also: Jesus said, “‘I do not speak concerning all of you. I know
whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, “He who eats bread
with Me has lifted up his heel
against Me.” Now I tell you before it
comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives
whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.’ When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and
testified and said, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray
Me.’ Then the disciples looked at one
another, perplexed about whom He spoke” (John 13:18-22).
~~~ 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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