John 1:1-14. John 1:1, says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God.""The same was in the beginning with God.All things were made
by him; The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us ...” Revelation 19:13 says, "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his
name is called The Word of God."
The Authorized King James Bible (KJV) of 1611 KJV Epistle Dedicatory KJV Translators to the Reader
John 1:1-14. John 1:1, says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God.""The same was in the beginning with God.All things were made
by him; The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us ...” Revelation 19:13 says, "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his
name is called The Word of God."
The Authorized King James Bible (KJV) of 1611 KJV Epistle Dedicatory KJV Translators to the Reader
“…for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” -Psalm 138:2 
The Most Important Book in the Universe.The King James BIBLE contains the mind of
God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the
happiness of believers.If you love God, Jesus Christ, then you should care
WHICH BIBLE you are using, because different versions equate to ANOTHER JESUS Christ.
“…for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” -Psalm 138:2 The Most Important Book in the Universe.The King James BIBLE contains the mind of
God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the
happiness of believers.If you love God, Jesus Christ, then you should care
WHICH BIBLE you are using, because different versions equate to ANOTHER JESUS Christ.
The Most Important Book in the Universe.The King James BIBLE contains the mind of
God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the
happiness of believers.If you love God, Jesus Christ, then you should care
WHICH BIBLE you are using, because different versions equate to ANOTHER JESUS Christ.
…it is appointed unto men
once to die,
but after this the judgment.
Hebrews 9:27
The word of God says that you will die ONE time and then you will be JUDGED for your deeds.“Behold, ALL souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.” Ezekiel 18:4
You are a sinner and you WILL die. God did not create man to die. He created him to live forever that we may enjoy God and God may enjoy us. But the first man, Adam, decided to disobey God–and as a result, he DIED.
Adam is not alone in transgressing against God–every child of Adam has also sinned. Every eye that reads these words belongs to a transgressor.Yes, YOU readers have transgressed the law of God–and you will die as a result.Your own common sense tells you that an all-holy God will not allow sinners in His home (heaven).You’ve broken God’s laws and those who die without a pardon will enter into hell and eventually the lake of fire.
Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son for our wicked ways.His Son, Jesus Christ became a sacrifice to die in your place.He died FOR YOUR SINS.He did not die for Himself.He did not have any sins.
Jesus Christ was already one with the Father BEFORE He ever came to earth.He came down here on a mission to save our wretched selves.
Ask Jesus to forgive your many trespasses and abominable life that you have lived totally ignoring the Lord.
We deserve hell for our hellish deeds.BUT GOD IS RICH IN MERCY.You don’t have to remain on the broad way that leadeth unto destruction.Jesus came so that you could be reconciled unto a holy, righteous, loving, merciful and kind God.
There is only one God.The God of the Bible is God.There is NO other God.You must do business with Him and He hath appointed ONE WAY for you to know Him–Jesus Christ.
Turn to God.Do not despise His precious gift of Jesus Christ.Love God and serve Him.
The righteousness of faith in Jesus Christ who died for YOU.He will wash you in His blood and He will make you a new creature.
Admit that you have not loved God and that you have lived for the devil and his ways.Live for Jesus Christ–lay hold on eternal life.
Get on your knees and ask Christ Jesus to save you and make you acceptable.Get yourself a King James Bible and start reading.
The Bible is your protection, your comfort, and more!There is something wonderful awaiting you on the other side of your study and obedience of the word.Start praying and getting rooted and grounded in the faith of Jesus Christ TODAY.
King Jesus will give you ABUNDANT life (now and for eternity), peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.The devil will give you restlessness, temporary pleasure, death and the lake of fire.Flee from the wrath to come.Serve King Jesus Christ of a truth and you will never regret it.
People die everyday.These people don’t just wake up and say, “Oh, today is a good day to die.” They get up take a bath and start on their merry way just as if today will be like every other day…but it’s not. It is the day that their soul will be required of them.
Man’s breath is in his nostrils.People in the best of health are only a breath away from death.Death is only the beginning of eternal consciousness.
Please make it right with God today.If you are wicked, you need to be afraid…very afraid.You need Jesus Christ.Call on Him right now.
One day God is going to say, “Thou fool! Tonight thy soul shall be required of thee.”If you are not saved, you are playing with the eternal damnation of your soul.I wouldn’t wait another second to receive Jesus Christ (John 1:12).
Luke 12:20, “But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”
There are no material possessions that you can bring with you beyond the grave.All your possessions will belong to someone else when you die!
Only God knows how many untold billions of people have died unexpectedly, such as the wealthy man in Luke 12:20, and were not ready to meet God.Most people today are living selfishly for themselves.
Life is so short, it will be over before you know what happened.What treasures have you laid up in Heaven as a Christian?When’s the last time you witnessed to somebody with the gospel of Jesus Christ? When’s the last time you helped a poor person, and shared Christ Jesus with them, or gave them a Holy Bible (KJV)?
Jesus Christ paid a debt that He did not owe, because we owed a big debt we couldn’t pay.Jesus Christ paid everything that we owed, so that we could have life eternal.
Ecclesiastes 12:1, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.”
The Bible commands people to remember God while they’re young, because the day is coming when your health will fail, something will go wrong, your life will crumble into pieces, and then all you’ll have to look back on is a wasted life of selfish living.Death can come quickly for anyone.
Proverb 16:25, “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Most paths seem right, but they are paths to destruction and misery without God.Ye must be born-again!
Most people couldn’t care less, because God is not as real to them as they would like to think.Thy soul will be required, and it may be much sooner than you think.
Its
doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its
decisions are immutable.Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and
practice it to be holy.It contains light to direct you, food to support you,
and comfort to cheer you.It
is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the pilot’s compass, the soldier’s
sword, and the Christian’s charter.Here Paradise is restored, Heaven opened,
and the gates of hell disclosed CHRIST
is its grand subject, our good the design and the glory of God its end.It
should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet.Read it slowly,
frequently, and prayerfully.It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a
river of pleasure.It is given you in life, will be opened at the judgment, and
be remembered forever.It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the
greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents.
I
defend the King James Bible for a very good reason, i.e.,It
upholds the truth.There
is no weapon on earth more powerful than the Sword of God’s Spirit, which is
the Bible (Ephesians 6:17).
It is critically important that every believer
memorize Scriptures.In Psalm 119:11, the inspired psalmist wrote,“Thy word
have I HID IN MINE HEART, that I might not sin against thee.”
It
is important that every believer memorize helpful key passages of Scripture, to
help them live for the Lord and fight against the Devil.There is no friend
like the Bible, especially in time of tribulation and need.The Holy
Spirit of God, Jesus Christ reminds us of Scriptures that we have read or heard to help us.
Satan has published many decoy Bibles to lure people away from THE TRUTH.The Bible teaches that God is not the Author of confusion.People all over the
world are confused concerning which English Bible is God’s Word.Satan
deliberately causes confusion to blind the masses of humanity from THE TRUTH.
The
King James Bible is God’s preserved, inerrant, infallible, impeccable, perfect,
and INSPIRED Word!!!
There is no confusion if you recognize the King James
Bible as the pure Words of God.It’s the only Bible which still today
faithfully uplifts and exalts the deity of Jesus Christ and the Godhead.I have
only been using one Bible my entire life, the precious and trustworthy King
James Bible!!!
The
King James Bible is written in the beautiful English language, a superb work of
literary art to say the least. Christians are encouraged and desirous to
memorize God’s inspired Words; but no one wants to memorize a newspaper, which
is how modern corrupt Bible versions read.
The King James Bible is not a version…it is THE BIBLE! The Bible does not contain
the Word of God…IT IS THE WORD OF GOD!!!
To
corrupt the Bible is to corrupt the way people view the Lord.Jesus Christ commands us
in John 5:39 to search the Scriptures, because they testify of Christ to
us; but if you have a corrupted version of the Bible, then you are not learned
about Christ the way you should.
The
Bible is not just another book; it is THE TRUTH AND LIFE (John 6:63).Jesus is
called the WORD OF GOD in Revelation 19:13; hence, we ought to defend
the written Word as much as we would the Lord Himself in Person. Amen!
I
love God’s Word, because it is Word-for-Word inspired, Every Word is there
because God wanted it there! Jesus Christ said in Matthew 4:4,“But he answered
and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
We
do NOT have any original Scriptures today, anywhere! Psalm 119:89 tells us that
the originals are in Heaven, settled forever!Those pseudo-scholars who claim
that people must learn Hebrew and Greek to understand God’s Word are thieves
and robbers, robbing the average uneducated person of the inspired King James
Bible which God preserved to the common-man, speaking the common
English-language.
God
knew what He was doing when He had His inspired Words translated into the
king’s English, giving us His inspired Words in the English language.
English
is already recognized as the universal language of the world.That’s why God
preserved His Words into the inspired King James Bible for these Last Days.There will NOT be another translation of the Bible before the Lord Jesus Christ
returns.
If
you don’t have a King James Bible, get one! If you have a King James Bible,
love, cherish, defend and memorize it for the Word of God is our Life (John
6:63; John 1:1-3,14; Hebrews 4:12; 1st Peter 1:23).“Even so, come, Lord Jesus”
(Revelation 22:20).
The
“King James only” believer is in a very small group these days; but in the
right group I’m confident to say.I wouldn’t give you a dime for every
contemporary English Bible—give me the King James Bible (the soul-winner’s
Bible, tested and proven over the centuries by great men of God.Although
the King James Bible may be considered outdated by some, It is the Voice of
Truth crying in the wilderness.
The
King James Bible has served Christians, and unbelievers, for almost 400 years
and has brought millions to the lifesaving knowledge of God, Jesus Christ.
God
used 40 different men, who came from all walks of life, speaking different
languages, from various nations; and yet the Bible perfectly harmonizes
doctrinally, historically, and prophetically.Over
5,000 manuscripts (mostly incomplete fragments) have been unearthed of the
Bible throughout the Middle East, verifying its unique origin.Mathematically
the odds are impossible for the Bible to have happened as it did. Clearly the
Bible was given to humanity by miracle of God.
The
Lord knew that if one man penned the Bible, then no one would have believed
Him; so, God gave His Word in a manner that proves its divine origin.Most
of the writers of the Bible never met each other.The history of the Bible is
quite amazing.
The
most important decision you’ll ever make is where you’re going to spend
eternity.The decision is in fact yours alone to make.
I loved my sinless Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ of Nazareth during my childhood days, and already made my
choice in receiving my Holy God and Saviour, Jesus Christ in 1997.John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to
them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name.”
I heard God's voice in 2003, and again in 2009.I am very grateful to my sinless and holy God and Saviour, Jesus Christ for His love and mercy toward me and my family.He is an amazing God and a merciful Saviour. Amen
It
matters not how kind, talented and famous you were in this life, nor how much wealth you amassed,
all your earthly wealth will end at the grave.All that will matter 100-years
from now is whether you died IN THE LORD (Revelation 14:13), or IN YOUR SINS
(John 8:24)
…it is appointed unto men
once to die,
but after this the judgment.
Hebrews 9:27
The word of God says that you will die ONE time and then you will be JUDGED for your deeds.“Behold, ALL souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.” Ezekiel 18:4
You are a sinner and you WILL die. God did not create man to die. He created him to live forever that we may enjoy God and God may enjoy us. But the first man, Adam, decided to disobey God–and as a result, he DIED.
Adam is not alone in transgressing against God–every child of Adam has also sinned. Every eye that reads these words belongs to a transgressor.Yes, YOU readers have transgressed the law of God–and you will die as a result.Your own common sense tells you that an all-holy God will not allow sinners in His home (heaven).You’ve broken God’s laws and those who die without a pardon will enter into hell and eventually the lake of fire.
Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son for our wicked ways.His Son, Jesus Christ became a sacrifice to die in your place.He died FOR YOUR SINS.He did not die for Himself.He did not have any sins.
Jesus Christ was already one with the Father BEFORE He ever came to earth.He came down here on a mission to save our wretched selves.
Ask Jesus to forgive your many trespasses and abominable life that you have lived totally ignoring the Lord.
We deserve hell for our hellish deeds.BUT GOD IS RICH IN MERCY.You don’t have to remain on the broad way that leadeth unto destruction.Jesus came so that you could be reconciled unto a holy, righteous, loving, merciful and kind God.
Turn to God.Do not despise His precious gift of Jesus Christ.Love God and serve Him.
The righteousness of faith in Jesus Christ who died for YOU.He will wash you in His blood and He will make you a new creature.
Get on your knees and ask Christ Jesus to save you and make you acceptable.Get yourself a King James Bible and start reading.
The Bible is your protection, your comfort, and more!There is something wonderful awaiting you on the other side of your study and obedience of the word.Start praying and getting rooted and grounded in the faith of Jesus Christ TODAY.
King Jesus will give you ABUNDANT life (now and for eternity), peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.The devil will give you restlessness, temporary pleasure, death and the lake of fire.Flee from the wrath to come.Serve King Jesus Christ of a truth and you will never regret it.
People die everyday.These people don’t just wake up and say, “Oh, today is a good day to die.” They get up take a bath and start on their merry way just as if today will be like every other day…but it’s not. It is the day that their soul will be required of them.
Man’s breath is in his nostrils.People in the best of health are only a breath away from death.Death is only the beginning of eternal consciousness.
Please make it right with God today.If you are wicked, you need to be afraid…very afraid.You need Jesus Christ.Call on Him right now.
One day God is going to say, “Thou fool! Tonight thy soul shall be required of thee.”If you are not saved, you are playing with the eternal damnation of your soul.I wouldn’t wait another second to receive Jesus Christ (John 1:12).
Luke 12:20, “But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”
There are no material possessions that you can bring with you beyond the grave.All your possessions will belong to someone else when you die!
Only God knows how many untold billions of people have died unexpectedly, such as the wealthy man in Luke 12:20, and were not ready to meet God.Most people today are living selfishly for themselves.
Life is so short, it will be over before you know what happened.What treasures have you laid up in Heaven as a Christian?When’s the last time you witnessed to somebody with the gospel of Jesus Christ? When’s the last time you helped a poor person, and shared Christ Jesus with them, or gave them a Holy Bible (KJV)?
Jesus Christ paid a debt that He did not owe, because we owed a big debt we couldn’t pay.Jesus Christ paid everything that we owed, so that we could have life eternal.
Ecclesiastes 12:1, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.”
The Bible commands people to remember God while they’re young, because the day is coming when your health will fail, something will go wrong, your life will crumble into pieces, and then all you’ll have to look back on is a wasted life of selfish living.Death can come quickly for anyone.
Proverb 16:25, “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Most paths seem right, but they are paths to destruction and misery without God.Ye must be born-again!
Most people couldn’t care less, because God is not as real to them as they would like to think.Thy soul will be required, and it may be much sooner than you think.
Its
doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its
decisions are immutable.Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and
practice it to be holy.It contains light to direct you, food to support you,
and comfort to cheer you.It
is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the pilot’s compass, the soldier’s
sword, and the Christian’s charter.Here Paradise is restored, Heaven opened,
and the gates of hell disclosed CHRIST
is its grand subject, our good the design and the glory of God its end.It
should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet.Read it slowly,
frequently, and prayerfully.It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a
river of pleasure.It is given you in life, will be opened at the judgment, and
be remembered forever.It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the
greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents.
I
defend the King James Bible for a very good reason, i.e.,It
upholds the truth.There
is no weapon on earth more powerful than the Sword of God’s Spirit, which is
the Bible (Ephesians 6:17).
It is critically important that every believer
memorize Scriptures.In Psalm 119:11, the inspired psalmist wrote,“Thy word
have I HID IN MINE HEART, that I might not sin against thee.”
There is no confusion if you recognize the King James Bible as the pure Words of God.It’s the only Bible which still today faithfully uplifts and exalts the deity of Jesus Christ and the Godhead.I have only been using one Bible my entire life, the precious and trustworthy King James Bible!!!
I loved my sinless Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ of Nazareth during my childhood days, and already made my
choice in receiving my Holy God and Saviour, Jesus Christ in 1997.John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to
them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name.”
Isaiah
7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew
1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a
publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Matthew
1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to
take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost.
Matthew
1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for
he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew
1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the
Lord by the prophet, saying,
Matthew
1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew
1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Matthew
1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he
called his name JESUS.
Micah
5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of
Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in
Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew
2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his
star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew
2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all
Jerusalem with him.
Matthew
2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people
together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Matthew
2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by
the prophet,
Matthew
2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my
people Israel.
Matthew
2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to
Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and
flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek
the young child to destroy him.
Matthew
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and
departed into Egypt:
Matthew
2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my
son.
Matthew
2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding
wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in
all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time
which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Matthew
2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
Matthew
2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great
mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because
they are not.
Hosea
11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Matthew
2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to
Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and
flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek
the young child to destroy him.
Matthew
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and
departed into Egypt:
Matthew
2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my
son.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Ezekiel
34:23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my
servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Ezekiel
34:24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among
them; I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
37:24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one
shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do
them.
Ezekiel
37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant,
wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and
their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David
shall be their prince for ever.
Matthew
22:41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Matthew
22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The
Son of David.
Matthew
1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of
Abraham.
Matthew
1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his
brethren;
Matthew
1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and
Esrom begat Aram;
Matthew
1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat
Salmon;
Matthew
1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed
begat Jesse;
Matthew
1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her
that had been the wife of Urias;
Matthew
1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
Matthew
1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
Matthew
1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Matthew
1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat
Josias;
Matthew
1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were
carried away to Babylon:
Matthew
1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and
Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
Matthew
1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat
Azor;
Matthew
1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
Matthew
1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat
Jacob;
Matthew
1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
called Christ.
Matthew
1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and
from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and
from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Revelation
22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the
churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star.
Romans
15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the
truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
Romans
15:9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written,
For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy
name.
Romans
15:10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
Romans
15:11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
Romans
15:12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that
shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men
from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew
2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his
star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew
2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all
Jerusalem with him.
Matthew
2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people
together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Matthew
2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by
the prophet,
Matthew
2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people
Israel.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John
3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God.
1
John 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God
sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Matthew
3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.
Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
John
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
John
1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
John
1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that
was made.
John
1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him
not.
John
1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John
10:30 I and my Father are one.
John
14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou
not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest
thou then, Shew us the Father?
He
shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah
42:1-7 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul
delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the
Gentiles.
Isaiah
42:2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the
street.
Isaiah
42:3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not
quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Isaiah
42:6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand,
and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of
the Gentiles;
Isaiah
42:7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and
them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Matthew
12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
saying,
Matthew
12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is
well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the
Gentiles.
Matthew
12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the
streets.
Matthew
12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench,
till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Matthew
12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Romans 9:30 What shall we say then? That
the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to
righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Romans
9:31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not
attained to the law of righteousness.
Romans
9:32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the
works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Romans
9:33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of
offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Isaiah 10:23 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.
Romans
9:27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of
Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Romans
9:28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a
short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
Except
the LORD of hosts had left Israel a very small remnant, they had been as Sodom
and Gomorrah.
Isaiah 1:8 And the
daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of
cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Isaiah
1:9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should
have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Isaiah
1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of
our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Isaiah
1:11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the
LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and
I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isaiah
1:12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to
tread my courts?
Isaiah
1:13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new
moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is
iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Isaiah
1:14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a
trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
Isaiah
1:15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea,
when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah
1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before
mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Isaiah
1:17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the
fatherless, plead for the widow.
Isaiah
1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be
as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool.
Isaiah
1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Isaiah
1:20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the
mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah
1:21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment;
righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
Isaiah
1:22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
Isaiah
1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth
gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth
the cause of the widow come unto them.
Romans
9:29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed,
we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Those
that were not God's people [Gentiles] would be God's people and his sons. Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the children of
Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered;
and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye
are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the
living God.
Hosea
2:23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her
that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people,
Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
Romans
9:25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my
people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
Romans
9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them,
Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living
God.
Isaiah
53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isaiah
53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we
are healed.
Isaiah
53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own
way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
John
1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him
not.
John
1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John
1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name:
John
1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
Luke
2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child
is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which
shall be spoken against;
Luke
2:35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts
of many hearts may be revealed.
The
Spirit of the Lord is upon him because the Lord hath anointed him to preach.
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon
me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he
hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isaiah
61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD
Luke
4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when
he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
Luke
4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach
the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach
deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty them that are bruised,
Luke
4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luke
4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat
down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Luke
4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in
your ears.
John 12:37 But though he had done so many miracles
before them, yet they believed not on him:
John
12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,
Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been
revealed?
Isaiah
6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut
their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and
understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
John
12:39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
John
12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should
not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and
I should heal them.
John
12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
John
12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but
because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out
of the synagogue:
John
12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
They
parted his garments, casting lots upon his vesture.
Psalms
22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
Matthew 27:35 And they crucified him, and
parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they
cast lots.
[this
was written about 1,000 BC] Mark 15:25
...and they crucified him.
John 19:34 But one of the soldiers with a
spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
37
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
Mark
15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the
other on his left.
Mark
15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with
the transgressors.
Isaiah
53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death;
because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Matthew
27:57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named
Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
Matthew
27:58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded
the body to be delivered.
Matthew
27:59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
Matthew
27:60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and
he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
Psalms
16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at
thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Acts
2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of
God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the
midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Acts
2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God,
ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Acts
2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was
not possible that he should be holden of it.
Acts
2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my
face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
Acts
2:26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my
flesh shall rest in hope:
Acts
2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer
thine Holy One to see corruption.
Acts
2:28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of
joy with thy countenance.
He
is the stone which the builders refused and is become the head of the corner. Psalms 118:22 The stone which the builders
refused is become the head stone of the corner.
Psalms
118:23 This is the LORD'S doing;it is marvellous in our eyes.
Matthew
21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is
the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Matthew
21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and
given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Matthew
21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever
it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Hebrews
5:5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that
said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
Hebrews
5:6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the
order of Melchisedec.
Hebrews
5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and
supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him
from death, and was heard in that he feared;
Hebrews
5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he
suffered;
Hebrews
5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all
them that obey him;
Hebrews
5:10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of
Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in
the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning:
thou hast the dew of thy youth.
Hebrews
1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself
purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Hebrews
1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand,
until I make thine enemies thy footstool? [God the Father speaking to the Son]
Hebrews
8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an
high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the
heavens;
Hebrews
10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat
down on the right hand of God;
Hebrews
12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy
that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down
at the right hand of the throne of God.
1
Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and
authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
Acts
2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of
the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now
see and hear.
Acts
2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD
said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Romans
8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is
risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession
for us.
Ephesians
1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him
at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Colossians
3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where
Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son he saith,
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the
sceptre of thy kingdom.
Hebrews
1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy
God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Praying is faith in itself! If you have JUST ENOUGH FAITH to pray (ask) God for something, that’s all the faith God requires. What a Saviour! Do you have doubts? Did you know that the more doubt you have, the greater is your faith—as long as you act on the faith!
“Elijah was A MAN SUBJECT TO LIKE PASSIONS AS WE ARE, and HE PRAYED EARNESTLY THAT IT MIGHT NOT RAIN: and IT RAINED NOT on the earth by the space of three years and six months” (James 5:17).What a wonderful truth!
God
doesn’t expect the impossible from us, He wants us to expect the impossible
from Him.We simply need to pray and have “just enough” faith to keep on
praying!
The
Bible says that prayers based upon lusts will not be answered (James 4:3).Proper prayer stays within the boundaries of God’s revealed will in the Bible.The Bible contains over 7,000 PROMISES from God, some conditional, others
unconditional.
The
Bible says that God already knows what we need before we ask (Matthew 6:8).Jesus often prayed alone as every
believer should have a quiet place away from the hustle and bustle of life; but
Jesus only prayed all night on one occasion that I found in the Scriptures, and
that was on the night before He chose His 12 Apostles (Luke 6:12-13).
Now
here’s a heart-warming truth in Acts 12:1-16. Wicked King Herod had just killed
James the Apostle “with the sword,” probably by beheading.Herod saw that “it
pleased the Jews.”“…but PRAYER WAS MADE WITHOUT CEASING of the church unto God
for him” (Acts 12:5).
Guess
what?A miracle happened!God answered their prayers and sent an angel to
rescue Peter—divine power at work!After Peter was freed, the angel departed.Now Peter comes to the house where everybody was still praying for him (vs.
12).He knocks on the door and Rhoda asks who it is.When she heard Peter’s
voice, she was so happy that she ran to tell the others and forgot to open the
door!They told Rhoda “THOU ART MAD.”Peter was still outside knocking.The Bible says when all those who had been praying opened the door, “THEY WERE
ASTONISHED” (vs. 16).“Astonished” means “to put out of wits.”In other words,
their minds were amazed!
Faith
is believing, in spite of the doubts.No matter how much you may doubt that God
will answer your prayers, if you simply ask—that’s all the faith needed for
your prayer to be answered!
I
ask for your prayers, for my family and I, and for this international ministry.Thank you for your kindness.
I pray that you find rest, strength, and comfort in God’s presence and His unfailing love.Our Lord is with us through all the troubles we face, and as Psalms 46:1 tells us, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
We are blessed to serve a God who is always with us regardless of our circumstances and whose grace is sufficient for all our needs.
I
know God answers prayers, and He is able and willing to do great things THROUGH
PRAYER.The prayers of God’s saints will effectuate His blessing and power.
I
am in awe when I think of the power and the privilege we have in prayer.It
never ceases to amaze me that we have direct access to the Creator of the
Universe, our God Himself, and can enter His throne room humbly and boldly.As
His children, we can come to Him even when we have no idea what or how to pray
since the Holy Spirit intercedes on our behalf, according to Romans 8:26.Answered
prayer can only happen by a miracle of God.
Everything
God does then is a miracle because His power is divine, not human or natural.When we pray, we are petitioning the Creator of the universe for a miracle.If
God decides to grant our request (s), it can be nothing less than a divine
miracle performed by an Almighty God.
We
all need to pray for each other because it reinforces our relationship with God, Jesus Christ and bolsters our compassion for one another.From time to time,
even the healthiest of us gets sick.
Jesus
Christ is a healer and He answers when His children call on Him for help.There
isn’t an illness stronger than God, so trust in Him and ask for Him to heal
your pain and your body.
It
is certainly frustrating to be ill and unable to do the things you want to do.Having “down time” doesn’t have to be all bad, though.
It
can be a good opportunity to spend time with the Lord-in prayer and in His
word-and a time to simply be still and know that He is God (from Psalms 46:10)!
God’s
grace is sufficient to see us through all our illnesses, whether by physically
healing us or giving us the strength to go through the journey our sicknesses
bring.
May
you find comfort in recalling these words from 2 Corinthians 12:9: “But he said
to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in
weakness.’
I
encourage you to rest patiently as the Lord renews your strength and returns
you again to good health.May God bless you and your family’s lives as you have
blessed mine.
Praying is faith in itself! If you have JUST ENOUGH FAITH to pray (ask) God for something, that’s all the faith God requires. What a Saviour! Do you have doubts? Did you know that the more doubt you have, the greater is your faith—as long as you act on the faith!
Faith
is believing, in spite of the doubts. No matter how much you may doubt that God
will answer your prayers, if you simply ask—that’s all the faith needed for
your prayer to be answered!Likewise,
all the faith you need to become a born-again believer is JUST ENOUGH.If you
have “just enough” faith to “call upon the name of the Lord” (Romans 10:13),
you will be saved.
“Call”
means “to rely upon.”Won’t you make that decision NOW to “rely” 100% upon
Jesus Christ as your Saviour? Admit to God you’re a sinner, deserving of hell.
Ask God, Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and take you to heaven when you die.
Daniel
was also a man of prayer! “…he went into his house; and his windows being open
in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he KNEELED UPON HIS KNEES THREE TIMES A DAY,
AND PRAYED, and GAVE THANKS before his God, AS HE DID AFORETIME” (Daniel 6:10).
Daniel
had a prayer life.He was about 80 years old now and kept his windows open
toward Jerusalem (about 600 miles away) because that’s where his heart was.
Jerusalem was his home town.He had been taken into Babylonian captivity as a
young lad and longed to be back with his own people again, in the city of his
God.
Elijah,
a Man Subject to Like Passions, Prayed and Received the Impossible
We
too, are pilgrims passing through this old dark world, and we should open the
windows of our heart in prayer towards Heaven (home).Daniel prayed morning,
evening and afternoon!
“Elijah was A MAN SUBJECT TO LIKE PASSIONS AS WE ARE, and HE PRAYED EARNESTLY THAT IT MIGHT NOT RAIN: and IT RAINED NOT on the earth by the space of three years and six months” (James 5:17).What a wonderful truth!
Elijah
was just a plain, common, everyday human being just like you and me; yet he
obtained an answer to his prayer for something VERY BIG! That’s exactly why God
is telling us about it, so we will be encouraged to do the same.
Even
more wonderful is that God is telling us this as pertaining to physical illness
and healing. “…PRAY ONE FOR ANOTHER, THAT YE MAY BE HEALED. The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous (saved) man availeth (accomplishes) much.”
The
words “Effectual” and “fervent” are both words meaning “energy.”In other
words, you really mean business and are sincerely pouring your heart out to God
the best you know how for a miracle. “…the PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK…”
(James 5:15).
Prayer
is asking, and asking is faith.It matters not where the faith comes from—faith is
faith.Faith
is obedience to the Scriptures, not making merchandise out of the poor who empty their pocketbooks hoping for a miracle.
It
is Jesus Who healed the sick (Matthew 8:16,17).But keep in mind that the Bible
does not promise healing for every sickness.In fact, it is quite rare, even in
Bible times.Sometimes hundreds of years past without any miracles being
recorded in the Bible.
When healing doesn’t come, people get angry at God, but
it was greedy men and women who falsely led you to expect healing, when the
Bible does not make such a claim.Since
the fall of Adam, sickness and death have come upon all men, for all have
sinned (Romans 5:12). It is important to remember this truth.God DOES heal at
times, and open the barren womb; but it is at His will, and not ours.
Every
person that Jesus ever healed eventually died.If God healed every Christian
who was physically sick, then everyone would want to become a Christian for the
wrong reasons.By not answering prayers, God puts our faith to the test.Many
people, and I mean many, have turned away from trusting God, Jesus Christ, simply
because they prayed and nothing seemed to happen.
Do
you know what I have learned over the years I have been saved?I have learned
that God doesn’t usually work in months, nor even years, but in decades.When
Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers, things went from worse to worst
and he ended up rotting in an Egyptian prison for several years.
All
hope seemed lost.Ah, but God had a plan for Joseph, eventually elevating him
to become governor over all of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh.I’m sure Joseph
prayed often for things to get better while rotting in prison, but they didn’t.
It took decades for God’s will to become evident.In
other words, it may seem like God is not hearing nor answering your prayers;
but you must take God at His Word that He cares about you (1st Peter 5:7),
bringing everything to Him in prayer (Philippians 4:6), and trusting Him to
direct your paths in life as He so PROMISED (Proverb 3:5-7).The power of God
rests in the PROMISES of God, Jesus Christ.
For
example: God gave mankind the rainbow as a token of His PROMISE never to
destroy the world again by flood. That is an unconditional PROMISE from God.An
example of a conditional PROMISE is salvation.A person must believe on the
name of the Lord to be saved (Acts 16:30-31).
God
won’t save anyone who is a Christ-rejecter. We are not all God’s children.Every person who denies that Jesus is the Christ is a liar on their way to the
Lake of Fire for ever (1st John 2:22; Revelation 20:11-15).
Jesus Christ told us to SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES in John 5:39. By doing so we learn about the
PROMISES of God, and claim them, and trust God once we meet the condition that
applies.Hence, the Bible commands us to pray about EVERYTHING in Philippians
4:6, so that we can have the peace that passeth all understanding in verse 7.
That
peace is believing that God keeps His PROMISES, and won’t let us down.If we
have done our part, then we must rest in the character and integrity of God
that He keeps His Word.This is why Psalm 138:2 says that God magnifies His
Word above all His name, because God’s name is only as good as His Word (i.e.,
keeping His PROMISES).
I
know my sister, me and my mommy are saved beyond any shadow of a doubt because God PROMISED eternal life
before the world began (Titus 1:2) to WHOSOEVER believes upon the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ, God the Son (John 20:31; Acts 10:43).I am beyond happy and grateful to my God and Saviour for saving us.God is good.
Eternal
life is a PROMISE from God to them who believe. It is not a reward to the
diligent, nor something to be achieved by self-righteousness (Isaiah 64:6).No,
salvation is the gift of God, paid for by the precious, literal blood of the
Lamb of God, Jesus Christ (1st Peter 1:18,19).
Asking
is faith in itself.One would not ask God for something without at least some
degree of faith.Christ is alive today!Go to Him in prayer now believer, and
put your heart out to God.If
you are not saved, then you have no right to the throne of grace; but every
born-again believer who is in Christ Jesus is encouraged to “COME BOLDLY unto
the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time
of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
Jesus
prayed every day no doubt, as did Daniel 3-times a day; but it was only before
a very important event that Jesus prayed at length.This is our example to
follow.
The
Bible teaches that if a believer is afflicted, whether physically or
emotionally in pain, or both, then we ought to pray. In these Last Days, in
view of the perilous times in which we live (2nd Timothy 3:1-5), I believe
believers ought to pray very much.
As
I grow older I feel compelled to pray more, realizing just how insignificant
and powerless I am to accomplish anything without the Spirit of God (Zechariah
4:6).I pray daily for God’s Spirit to bless my loved ones and labors, and
influence lives for eternity.
We
ought to pray without ceasing (1st Thessalonians 5:17), meaning on a regular basis.Our daily life and all the decisions we make should be bathed in prayer;
instead of being saturated things will take us away from the things of Jesus Christ
as Philippians 2:21 states.
The
only way you are going to grow in the Lord is to spend some quality time ALONE
with God and the Word of God, praying and searching the Scriptures.You can
never come back to God because He has never left you.
You
may leave God, but He is always faithful and by your side (Hebrews 13:5).Even
the vilest sinner has God close by, watching them, pondering their every
thought (Proverb 24:12).But if you go to Hell in your sins, you will feel the
absence of God, suffering eternal loneliness from the presence of the Lord, and
from the glory of His power (2nd Thessalonians 1:9).
The
Jews were a wicked, rebellious people and most hated Christ.They demanded that
the Roman government crucify Jesus, and they did!The persecution continued.
Steven was brutally murdered by the Jews in Acts 7:54-60.Jesus, Steven and
James had been slain by the Jews, who would be next? Herod now had Peter bound
in prison and looked forward to killing him too.
Here’s
the beauty of this truth—even though this group of believers didn’t have much
faith, God still answered their prayers.They had so little faith that when God
did answer their prayers,THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE IT! Wow! What an encouragement to
pray!Praying is faith in itself!If
you have JUST ENOUGH FAITH to pray (ask) God for something, that’s all the
faith God requires.What a Saviour! Do you have doubts? Did you know that the
more doubt you have, the greater is your faith—as long as you act on the faith!
The
more doubts you may have, the greater is your faith if you simply obey the
Scriptures.God is not concerned about how much doubt you have, He is only
concerned that you trust and obey.God is awesome!
Likewise,
all the faith you need to become a born-again believer is JUST ENOUGH.If you
have “just enough” faith to “call upon the name of the Lord” (Romans 10:13),
you will be saved.“Call” means “to appeal unto.”
Won’t
you make that decision NOW to go to the Lord, believing upon Jesus Christ as
your Saviour?Admit to God that you’re a guilty sinner, deserving of hell-fire,
believing on the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness.Let God work the miracle of
salvation.
WHO SAYS SO:All Scriptures are quoted from the precious King James Bible
TITUS
How much do you really know about the Old Testament Messiah?
FACT #2 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would have a FORERUNNER!
FACT #3 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be JEHOVAH/ELOHEEM/EL in the flesh!
FACT #4 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the SON OF GOD!
FACT #5 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the SAVIOR (Light or Redeemer)!
FACT #6 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the ETERNAL ONE!
FACT #7 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ; Anointed One; Chosen One; Holy One) would be a PROPHET, PRIEST, & KING
Prayer
is truly a miracle, because we have a miraculous God in Heaven, our Maker, Who
loves and cares about us.
MATTHEW
1.The wise men say so, by coming to WORSHIP the Christ child (Matthew 2:2,11).Isaiah 42:8 clearly states that God will not share His glory nor praises with another.
2.Gabriel the Archangel says so in Matthew 1:23, calling Jesus “Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.“
3.Mary, Jesus’ mother, says so in Luke 1:47… “And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.“
4.A leper says so, by worshiping Jesus in Matthew 8:2.Only God is to be worshiped (Exodus 20:4,5).
5.Jesus Himself claimed so, in Matthew 9:2, when He forgave a man’s sins, “Son…thy sins be forgiven thee.“Mark 2:7 plainly states that ONLY God can forgive sin.
6.A certain ruler says so, by worshiping Jesus in Matthew 9:18.
7.The Apostles say so, by worshiping Jesus in Matthew 14:33.
8.A Canaanite woman says so, by worshiping Jesus in Matthew 15:25.
9.A mother and her sons say so, by worshiping Jesus in Matthew 20:20.
10.The disciples say so, by worshiping Jesus in Matthew 28:9.
MARK
1.A man afflicted by a demon says so, by worshipping Jesus in Mark 5:6.
2.Jesus Himself claimed so, in Mark 2:5, when He forgave a man’s sins, “Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.“Mark 2:7 plainly states that ONLY God can forgive sin.
LUKE
1.John the Baptist says so, in John 1:15, by stating “He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.” John said that Jesus came BEFORE him; but Luke 1:24-27 tell us that Jesus was born several months AFTER John. John was clearly referring to Jesus as God incarnate.
2.Jesus Himself claimed so, in Luke 5:20, when He forgave a man’s sins, “Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.“ Luke 5:21 plainly states that ONLY God can forgive sin.
3.The Apostles say so, by worshipping Jesus in Luke 24:52.
JOHN
1.John says so, in John 1:1… “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.“
2.John says so, by stating in John 1:3 that Jesus is the Divine Creator of all things. See Colossians 1:16; 2nd Peter 3:5. Genesis 1:1 plainly states that GOD created the universe and all things in it.
3.John says so, in John 1:10… “He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.“
4.John says so, in John 3:16, by calling Jesus God’s “only begotten Son.” To be God’s literal Son makes Jesus deity.
5.Jesus Himself claimed so, in John 14:1, by asking those who believe in God to also believe on Him.
6.Jesus Himself claimed so, in John 8:24, “…for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.“The pronoun “he” is in italics in the King James Bible, meaning it was added by the translators for clarity, and isn’t in the Greek.Thus, it literally says, “…for if ye believe not that I AM, ye shall die in your sins.“ See Exodus 3:14.
7.Jesus Himself claimed so, in John 8:58, “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” This is the I AM of Exodus 3:14. The people understood what Jesus was claiming, because they tried to kill him in John 8:59.
8.Jesus Himself claimed so, in John 10:30, “I and my Father are one.“
9.Jesus Himself claimed so, in John 10:33, “The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.“
10.Jesus Himself claimed so, in John 14:1, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.“ Clearly, Jesus was claiming equality with God the Father.See Philippians 2:6 (King James Bible).
ACTS
1.Peter says so, in Acts 4:10-12, by stating that salvation can ONLY be found in the name of JESUS.Isaiah 43:11,12 tell us that God is the ONLY Savior.In John 14:6, Jesus claimed to be the ONLY way to Heaven.
2.Paul says so, in Acts 20:28, “Take heed therefore unto yourselves…to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”Paul states that God paid for our sins with His own blood.
1st Peter 1:18,19 clearly states that Jesus is the Lamb of God which shed His blood for our sins. Hence, Jesus is Almighty God!
1st Peter 1:18,19 clearly states that Jesus is the Lamb of God which shed His blood for our sins. Hence, Jesus is Almighty God!
ROMANS
1.Paul says so, The Resurrection of Jesus Christ proves His Deity ( Romans 1:1-4)
2.Nature says so, giving understanding and clarity to the fact that Jesus Christ is God. “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse” (Romans 1:18-20; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16).
3.Lost sinners know so, who knowing the judgment of God…” (Romans 1:18, 24-32). Only Jesus Christ Himself judges sin! (John 5:22).The unsaved realize that someday they will stand before Jesus Christ to be judged.
4.Abraham says so, by believing God. Genesis 15:6 states Abraham believed the LORD! James 2:19 says believing in God is not enough to be saved.
John 3:16 says believing in Jesus Christ is enough, so we must conclude that Abraham believed on Jesus Christ as God because he was justified in Romans 4:3 (Rom 4:1-5)
John 3:16 says believing in Jesus Christ is enough, so we must conclude that Abraham believed on Jesus Christ as God because he was justified in Romans 4:3 (Rom 4:1-5)
5.Paul says so, by declaring that Jesus Christ is Eternal and Immortal! (Romans 6:9,10).
6.Paul says so, by declaring that Jesus is risen! (Romans 8:34).
7.Isaiah says so, by prophesying about the coming Messiah who would die on the cross (Romans 9:25-33.
Verse 33 states… “Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.“ This is a quote from Isaiah 28:16. Paul said that the “LORD” of Isaiah 10:23 is the same “LORD” that died on the cross (Romans 10:11).
Verse 33 states… “Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.“ This is a quote from Isaiah 28:16. Paul said that the “LORD” of Isaiah 10:23 is the same “LORD” that died on the cross (Romans 10:11).
8.Paul says so by quoting Psalm 40:17, 14:7, Isaiah 27:9.Jesus Christ as our Deliverer is God.All will confess Jesus as God at the Judgment Seat! (Romans 14:11).
1ST CORINTHIANS
1.Paul says so! 1st Corinthians 1:10, “…of our Lord Jesus Christ.““Lord” comes from the Greek word “KURIOS,” meaning “supreme in authority.” Only God can be Supreme in Authority.
2.Born again Jews and Greeks say Jesus is God! I Corinthians 1:24, “Christ the power of God.“ Christ comes from Greek Christos meaning “Messiah.”
Colossians 3:24 refers to the same Messiah as “LORD,” meaning ”supreme in Authority.” Jesus is Almighty God.
Colossians 3:24 refers to the same Messiah as “LORD,” meaning ”supreme in Authority.” Jesus is Almighty God.
3.The brethren say Jesus is God! 1st Corinthians 9:5, “Brethren of the Lord.“ “LORD” comes from Greek “KURIOS” meaning” Supreme in Authority.”
4.Paul says so, by referring to Jesus Christ as Lord!We know this verse speaks of Jesus because John 5:22 says only Jesus will judge sin (also, see 1st Corinthians 4:4).
5.Paul says so, by referring to Jesus Christ as Lord! “LORD” meaning “Supreme in Authority” (1st Corinthians 5:4).
6.Paul says so, by declaring Jesus Christ as the Creator of all things! (1st Corinthians 8:6; also see John 1:1-4)
7.Paul says so, by declaring Jesus Christ has risen and spoken to him! (1st Corinthians 11:24-26).
Paul in verse 26 expects the LORD Jesus Christ to return again! He speaks of Jesus as the Eternal One.
Paul in verse 26 expects the LORD Jesus Christ to return again! He speaks of Jesus as the Eternal One.
8.Paul says so, by calling Jesus “LORD,” meaning “Supreme in Authority ”(1st Corinthians 11:32; John 5:22)
9.The HOLY GHOST says so, (1st Corinthians 12:1-3). It is the HOLY GHOST Himself who gives mankind the knowledge that Jesus is God! He may do this through nature (Romans 1:18-20).
10.Paul says so, (1st Corinthians 12:18) by claiming God as the Creator. John 1:3 teaches us that Jesus Christ made all things. Also see Colossians 1:14.
11.Paul says so, by claiming God as the Builder of the Church! (1st Corinthians 12:28).Matthew 16:18 says Jesus is the Builder!
12.Paul says so, by claiming Christ has risen! (1st Corinthians 15:4). See Job 19:25.
2ND CORINTHIANS
1.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus as the Christ (2nd Corinthians 1:1). Acts 9:5 –God calls Himself “Jesus.”
2.Paul says so, by claiming that he ‘s trusting is God for salvation (2nd Corinthians 1:9,10). Isaiah 45:22 clearly states that Jesus Christ is the one who saves.Also John 3:16; Romans 5:8; Acts 4:10-12.
3.Paul says so, by claiming that Jesus is the Holy Spirit (2nd Corinthians 3:17).Also see John 4:24…“God is a spirit”; John 14:16,47.
4.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus as the Eternal Judge (2nd Corinthians 5:10).Also see John 5:22, Judges 11:27, Romans 1:32.
5.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus as the light (2nd Corinthians 4:6).Psalm 27:1; John 3:19-21; John 12:36
6.Paul say so, by claiming Jesus Christ has risen, (2nd Corinthians 5:15 ) Job 19:25; Romans 6:11
7.Paul says so, by claiming that Jesus was once rich in Heaven, but became poor that we might be made rich. Paul claims Jesus Christ is Eternal (2nd Corinthians 8:9)
8.Paul says so, by quoting Psalm 112:9, claiming Jesus as the One who gives grace (2nd Corinthians 9:8,9)
9.Paul says so, by claiming power of thought Jesus Christ (2nd Corinthians 10:4 & Philippians 4:13)
10.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus as the LORD (2nd Corinthians 12:8,9)
11.Paul says so, by claiming Christ has risen (2nd Corinthians 13:4)
GALATIANS
1.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus is God! (Galatians 1:4, “God and our Father”)
2.Paul says so, by claiming to have received his doctrine from the risen Christ Jesus (Galatians 1:12)
3.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus Christ as the Justifier (Galatians 3:6; Romans 4:5; John 5:22)
4.Paul says so, by claiming that Jesus Christ lives in him, declaring his resurrection and power (Galatians 2:20)
5.Paul says so, by claiming that God gave the promises to Abraham (Galatians 3:18; Genesis 18:25: John 5:22).This was Jesus.
EPHESIANS
1.Paul says so, claiming Christ has risen by quoting Psalm 68:18 (Ephesians 4:8)
2.Paul says so, by declaring Christ as a present help for life, because of His Resurrection (Ephesians 5:14)
3.Paul says so, by calling Jesus God! (Ephesians 5:20)
4.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus as the savior (Ephesians 5:23)
PHILIPPIANS
1.Paul says so, by claiming Christ is risen ( Philippians 1:21). “To live is Christ!”
2.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus Christ as equal with God (Philippians 2:6).
3.Paul says so, and all people someday will, by confessing with their tongue that Jesus Christ is LORD! (Philippians 2:10,11). Every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess, that Jesus is Lord.
4.Paul says so, by claiming power to do all things through Christ (Philippians 4:13)
5.Paul says so, by calling Jesus is God! (Philippians 4:20)
COLOSSIANS
1.Paul says so, by calling Jesus God (Colossians 1:3)
2.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus as the Divine Creator (Colossians 1:16).See, Isaiah 44:24
3.Paul says so, by declaring that God is pleased to give all fulness to the Son (Colossians 1:19)
4.Paul says so, by claiming all the fulness of the Godhead bodily in Christ (Philippians 2:9)
5.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus Christ is the head of all principality and power (Philippians 2:10)
6.Paul says so, by claiming Christ is risen and is powerful to make us live also (Colossians 2:13)
7.Paul says so, by declaring Christ as risen (Colossians 3:1) and is seated on the right hand of the Father (vs. 1).
8.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus Christ as our life (POWER). Only God can give life (Isaiah 44:24; John 14:6; Colossians 3:4).
9.Paul says so, by calling Jesus God: (Colossians 3:17)
1ST THESSALONIANS
1.Paul says so, by claiming Christ’s return (1st Thessalonians 2:19)
2.Paul says so, by calling Jesus God (1st Thessalonians 3:13)
3.Paul says so, by claiming the resurrection of Jesus (1st Thessalonians 4:14)
4.Paul says so, by claiming the return of Jesus Christ (1st Thessalonians 4:16)
5.Paul says so, by claiming God died for us, and that we will live together with Him! (1st Thessalonians 5:9,10)
2ND THESSALONIANS
1.Paul says so, by declaring God as judge! (2nd Thessalonians 1:5; Jn 5:22)
2.Paul says so by claiming the return of Christ (2nd Thessalonians 2:1)
1ST TIMOTHY
1.Paul says so, by claiming the Savior as God (1st Timothy 1:1)
2.Paul says so, by claiming Christ as the LORD (Supreme in Authority).This can only mean God (1st Timothy 1:12)
3.Paul says so, by claiming the King as God (1st Timothy 1:17 ).Jesus is the King according to Matthew 2:2; 5:35
4.Paul says so, by claiming the Savior as God (1st Timothy 2:3; Titus 1:4)
5.Paul says so, in 1st Timothy 3:16, by sating that “GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH.”
6.Paul says so, by claiming the Savior as God (1st Timothy 4:10; Titus 1:4)
7.Paul says so, by claiming Christ as the only Great Authority (1st Timothy 6:15 ). The word “Potentate” means “Great Authority) “–obviously Paul is referring to Jesus Christ as God.
2ND TIMOTHY
1.Paul says so, by claiming life through Christ Jesus (2nd Timothy 1:1 ). Genesis 1:1 teaches that God gives life!
2.Paul says so, by claiming Christ is risen (2nd Timothy 2:8)
3.Paul says so, by claiming Jesus Christ is the Judge (2nd Timothy 4:1). See Judges 11:27; Jn 5:22
TITUS
1.Paul says so, by claiming God is the Savior (Titus 1:3,4 )
2.Paul says so, by claiming God is the Savior (Titus 2:10,13; 1:4)
PHILEMON
1.Paul says so, by claiming power through Christ (Philippians 1:8). Obviously he bases this on the fact that Christ has risen.
HEBREWS
1.Hebrews 1:3 says so, by claiming Jesus is the Son of God. In John 14:1, Jesus claimed deity by asking those who believed on God to also believe on Him.
2.Hebrews 3:4 says so, by claiming God as the Creator. Colossians 1:16 and John 1:3 say Jesus is the Creator.
3.Hebrews 10:30 says so, by claiming God as the Judge–John 5:22 says this is Jesus.
4.Hebrews 12:2 says so, by claiming Jesus is alive and seated on the right hand of God the Father.
2ND PETER
1.Peter says so, in 2nd Peter 3:5… “For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old.“John 1:3 says Jesus created all things. 2nd Peter 3:5 says that God did.
1ST JOHN
1.John says so, in 1st John 2:23, “Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.“You cannot come to God, except through Jesus Christ–because Jesus came as the manifestation of the Godhead, i.e., the Godhead incarnate (2nd Timothy 3:16; Colossians 2:9).
REVELATION
1.Jesus Himself claimed to be Almighty God in Revelation 1:8… “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
2.John says so, in Revelation 19:13, “…and his name is called The Word of God.“ See John 1:1.
Before Jesus Christ came in the flesh, what “known” facts were there concerning the Old Testament Messiah? According to the Gospels there were 7 “known” facts concerning the O.T. Messiah and His coming:
FACT #1 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be VIRGIN BORN in BETHLEHEM of the human SEED OF DAVID!
- VIRGIN BORN
Matthew 1:20-23 and Isaiah 7:14 - Matthew 2:1-6 and Micah 5:2
- Luke 3:15 – People in the O.T. knew that the Messiah would come in human form (Hebrews 2:6-8 and Psalm 8:4-6 and Romans 1:2,3 and 2nd Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 1:5 and 2nd Samuel 7:13,14 and 1st Chronicles 17:12,13; Matthew 21:9,15; Psalm 118:25,26; Psalm 132:11; Ezekiel 37:24-26). Matthew Chapter one traces Jesus from the seed of David; thus, establishing Christ’s kingly heritage. Though Jesus had NO earthly father, Mary was of the kingly line of David.
FACT #2 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would have a FORERUNNER!
- John 1:21-23; Isaiah 40:3. There was some confusion in the days of John the Baptist, concerning whether he was Elijah or not. Malachi 4:5,6 prophesies that Elijah will return before the Lord’s Second Coming (i.e., during the Tribulation Period). Jesus quoted Malachi 3:1 concerning John the Baptist, saying that Elijah had come. This confused some of the people, because John clearly stated that he was NOT Elijah in John 1:21. Yet, Jesus plainly stated in Matthew 11:14 that John the Baptist was Elijah. Why the discrepancy?
- Luke 1:17 gives us the answer… “And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.“ John the Baptist preached in the spirit and power of Elijah, preparing the hearts of the people to receive their Messiah.
FACT #3 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be JEHOVAH/ELOHEEM/EL in the flesh!
- Matthew 3:3 and Isaiah 40:3; Revelation 19:11,16 and 20:4-6; Jeremiah 23:5,6 and Psalm 22:27-31 and Psalm 47:1-9 and Psalm 96:10 and Zechariah 14:9; Matthew 21:16 and Psalm 8:1,2; 1st Corinthians 10:9 and Numbers 21:5,6; Ephesians 5:14 and Isaiah 60:1; Ephesians 4:8 and Psalm 68:17-19.
- Romans 14:9-12 and Isaiah 45:22-23; Hebrews 1:8,9 and Psalm 45:6,7; Revelation 19:11-16 and Psalm 82:8; Revelation 11:15-18 and Exodus 15:18; 1st Corinthians 8:6 and Ephesians 3:9 and Colossians 1:16,17 and Hebrews 1:2,3 and Hebrews 2:10 and Genesis 1:1,26 and Isaiah 44:24.
- Matthew 1:23 and Isaiah 7:14; Hebrews 1:10-12 and Psalm 102:24-27; Revelation 1:8 and Isaiah 9:6. The O.T. Messiah came to this earth as God in the flesh!
FACT #4 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the SON OF GOD!
- John 1:48,49 (Nathaniel) – Isaiah 9:6,7
Matthew 14:28-33 (Disciples) – Worship (Exodus 20:3)
Matthew 16:13-16 (Peter) – Proverb 30:4
Matthew 26:63-65 (High Priest) – Psalm 110:1
Luke 1:30-35 (Angel) – Isaiah 7:14
Luke 4:40,41 (Demons)
John 6:67-69 (Peter)
John 11:23-28 (Martha)
John 20:30,31 (John)
Acts 8:26-37 (Ethiopian Eunuch)
Acts 9:17-20 (Paul)
Acts 13:30-33 (Paul) – Psalm 2:7
Hebrews 1:5 (Paul) – 2nd Samuel 7:14 and 1st Chronicles 17:13
Hebrews 11:17-19 (Paul) – Genesis 22:1,2
Jesus is the Son of God – John 10:30-36
FACT #5 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the SAVIOR (Light or Redeemer)!
- 1st Timothy 4:10 (Paul) – Isaiah 43:3,11; 45:15,21,22; 49:26; 60:16; 63:8
Titus 1:3,4; 2:10-13; 3:4,6 (Paul) – 2nd Samuel 22:3 and Hosea 13:4 - Matthew 1:21-25 (Angel) – Job 19:25 (See Isaiah 41:14; 43:14; 44:6; Jeremiah 50:34)
Luke 1:31 (Angel)
Luke 2:11 (Angel)
John 1:29 (John the Baptist) – Genesis 22:8
John 4:42 (Samaritans) – Isaiah 53:4-10
Acts 4:11,12 (Peter)
Acts 13:37-41 (Paul) and Habakkuk 1:5
(It was prophesied in Habakkuk 1:5 that God would work a work which Israel would not believe. It was a 2-fold prophecy. The second part being that Israel would reject the REDEMPTIVE work of Christ according to ACTS 13:37-41).The O.T. Messiah is the Savior – John 1:6-8 and Luke 2:30-32
FACT #6 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ) would be the ETERNAL ONE!
- John 12:32-34 and Micah 4:7 and Isaiah 9:6,7 and Psalm 72:15-18; 110:4 and Daniel 7:13,14
Revelation 1:8,11,17,18 and Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12
FACT #7 - The O.T. Messiah (or Christ; Anointed One; Chosen One; Holy One) would be a PROPHET, PRIEST, & KING
NOTE:The Hebrew word for MESSIAH is the same word for ANOINTED. It is the word MASHIYACH (MAW-SHEE-AKH) which comes from the root word MASHACH (MAW-SHAKH) which means “to rub with oil; anoint.” The word MASHIYACH is translated 2 times MESSIAH (Daniel 9:25,26) and 37 times ANOINTED.In the O.T. there are 3 offices that are referred to as ANOINTED. The offices of Prophet, Priest & King.PROPHET
1st Chronicles 16:16-22 and Psalm 105:9-15 (Abraham, Isaac & Jacob).
Habakkuk 3:13 (Moses)PRIEST
Leviticus 4:3,5,16; 6:22; 8:2,10-12 (Aaron)KING
1st Samuel 10:1; 12:3,5; 15:17; 24:6,10; 26:9,11,16,23 and 2nd Samuel 1:14,16 (Saul)
1st Samuel 16:6,13; 19:21; 22:51; 23:1 and 2nd Samuel 2:4,7; 5:3 and 2nd Chronicles 6:42 and Psalm 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 132:10,17 (David)
Lamentations 4:20 (Zedekiah)
Isaiah 45:1 (Cyrus)NOTE: The word MASHIYACH could have been translated MESSIAH 5 times (Daniel 9:25,26 and 1st Samuel 2:10,35 and Psalm 2:2 – See Acts 4:25-27) instead of just 2 times.*These 3 offices undoubtedly picture the 3 great offices of Christ.PROPHET
John 4:42 (Samaritans) – Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19
John 7:40,41 (Many people) – Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19
Acts 3:20-23 (Peter) – Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19
Acts 7:37 (Stephen) – Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19PRIEST
Hebrews 5:6; 6:20; 7:14-28 (Paul) – Psalm 110:4KING
Matthew 2:1-4 (Herod, Priests & Scribes) – Micah 5:2 (Ruler) and Isaiah 44:6 and Isaiah 6:1-5
Matthew 15:31,32 (Chief Priests & Scribes) – Numbers 24:7, 17-19 and 2nd Samuel 7:12,13,16 and Psalm 2:6
Luke 1:31-33 (angel) – Exodus 15:18 and Psalm 45:6; 145:10-13; 146:10
Matthew 22:41-46 (Jesus) – Psalm 110:1-7
Acts 2:30-36 (Peter)
Hebrews 1:13 (Paul)IN CONCLUSION- Was Jesus the O.T. Messiah?
- According to Simeon He was! (Luke 2:25-30)
- According to the crowd He wasn’t (Luke 23:34,35)
- According to Andrew He was! (John 1:40-42)
- According to the High Priest (i.e., the religious crowd) He wasn’t (Matthew 26:62-66)
- According to the sinful woman at the well He was! (John 4:24-29)
- According to John the Baptist He was! (John 1:6-23)
*Good advice – Don’t follow the crowd… follow Jesus Christ. Get in the Word of God!
