In the beginning was the Word, the was with God and He was God. By Him, all things were created that were created. " there is none like Him- He is the Alpha and the Omega - God with us!
In times past He spake unto the fathers by the prophets and in these last days, He hath spoken unto us by His Son, being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person; whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. He, by Himself purged our sins, and sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; there is none like me; declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. He is our advocate with the Father,
Jesus, in order to qualify as a candidate for the position of the Savior of the World had to the most intricate and detailed prophecies ever
You have the more sure, word of prophecy, to which you do well to pay attention to, as to a lamp, shining in a dark place; until the morning star arises in your hearts.
Moses prophesied that Jesus would be born of a woman, More specifically Isaiah Prophesied that the Messiah would be born of a virgin. Matthew records that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin until after Jesus was born.
had to be had to be born in Bethlehem. conceived by a virgin, incarnated and born from the tribe of Judah through David the son of Jesse.
but; Josheph and Mary fled to Egypt and God said “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
700 B.C In chapter of Isaiah, He prophesied.
He was despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
He was, smitten by God, and afflicted. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed and afflicted, then, for our transgressions He was stricken. And He bore the sin of many.He made intercession for the transgressors, but they hid their faces from Him, then He was taken from prison and He was judged.
They led Him as a lamb to the slaughter but He remained silent, just as a sheep before its shearers is silent, and it pleased the Lord to bruise Him, then He was cut off from the land of the living; And they made His grave with the wicked but by His stripes we are healed
700 years B.C. David foretold the asccention when He was taken up; by a clouds, and the angels said: This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.
In the heavenly sanctuary, Through prophecies symbols and rituals; God's chosen people, looked forward to a time and a place when sin will be no more.
Looking forward to Cana land and through the sacrifice of a spotless lamb, Jesus, the bread of life, the light of the world, and the Lamb of God, would take away the sins of the world. By His stripes we are healed. The Just will inherit the earth, overflowing with milk and honey but before we enter Cana lands. sin on the day of atonement, will be transferred to its rightful owner, we shall see Him as he is for we shall be like Him, and so shall we ever always be with the Lord, there shall be Joy unspeakable and life everlasting
Jesus drawing back the curtain, gave us a sneak peek into the future, saying In my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. Sin shall not rise a second time. I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
For a person, to be able to qualify to run for the position of "the Messiah", He had to be The One, who was, who is, and who is to come. He Had to be the Son of God and the Son of man. furthermore, , He had to have come from the Father, born of a virgin, crusified as a criminal and rise again to return the Father. He would have had to have foreknowledge to be able to fulfill of the detailed Prophecies. coming from Bethlehem, through the line of Jesse. having lived in Egypt, and Nazareth in Galilee. and He must have had to be sinless and able to atone for te sins of the world
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
He which testifith these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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