вторник, 26 июня 2018 г.

Prophecies About Jesus Captured In The Old Testament

By Shirley Snyder


The coming of Christ, his miracles and ministries are prophesied in the Old Testament, a book that was written long before he was born. This is through words that have direct comparison to what is captured in the gospel and other books written about Christ. Here is a summary look at the prophecies about Jesus that are in Old Testament and how they are captured, reflected and fulfilled in New Testament.

Jesus was prophesied to come to the world as the Son of God the most high. His coming was for the salvation of mankind. This prediction is made in Psalms 2,7 where God declares that You are my Son, The one I have begotten. During baptism at River Jordan, the same words are repeated as a dove perches on him. The same message also recurs during transfiguration.

It is prophesied that a virgin would conceive and bring forth a savior. This savior is Christ the Son of God. Isaiah is the prophet who captures Mary in verse 14 of chapter 7. This comes to pass when Mary, a virgin betrothed to Joseph receives the message from an angel and conceives by the power of the Holy Spirit. This is a mystery that comes to be in chapter 1 verse 23 of Matthew and other gospels.

The way of the Lord was to be prepared so that Christ can enter into the hearts of people. This was an announcement that was to be made before he was born or even began his ministry. Isaiah has captured it in chapter 40 verse 3. John the Baptist is given the role of announcing the coming of Christ. He states it clearly saying that He is blessed because he comes in the name of the Lord.

Jesus was to meet his death in a painful way to win salvation for mankind. It is through his passion that human being would find salvation. Isaiah writes that through the Stripes of Christ, human being will find salvation. It is this narrative that is enacted in the gospel as he dies on the cross after a long suffering. There is comparison of salvation through the cross with the snake in the desert.

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is clearly foretold in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt and in the book of Nephi. Chapter 25 verse 13 indicates that Christ will be crucified, die on the cross and be buried. He is to rise again from the dead on the third day. Those who believe in that shall gain salvation. They will also enjoy eternal joy.

The book of Psalms also gives an account of what is to happen for Christ to die on the cross. They are to pierce his hands and legs on the cross. Chapter 22 verse 16 says that the wicked have besieged me and pierced both the hands and legs. This is exactly what happened to Christ on the cross. Chapter 18 predicts that they will share his cloths by ballot. This is exactly what happened at Calvary.

The Old Testament features a lot of prophecies that were fulfilled in the New Testament. The above episodes are just a few of them that demonstrate that the promise came to be. It would only be an arrogant person who would deny that Christ was not prophesied and became a fulfillment.




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