PROOF JESUS IS WHO HE SAID HE WAS

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Ron Edwards

Scripture

Prophecy

Fulfillment

1. Gen. 3:15	Seed of a woman (virgin birth)	Galatians 4:4-5, Matthew 1:18
2. Gen. 3:15	He will bruise Satan’s head	Hebrews 2:14, 1John 3:8
3. Gen. 3:15	Christ’s heel would be bruised with nails on the cross	Matthew 27:35, Luke 24:39-40
4. Gen. 5:24	The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated	Mark 16:19, Rev. 12:5
5. Gen. 9:26, 27	The God of Shem will be the Son of Shem	Luke 3:23-36
6. Gen. 12:3	Seed of Abraham will bless all nations	Galatians 3:8, Acts 3:25, 26
7. Gen. 12:7	The Promise made to Abraham’s Seed	Galatians 3:16
8. Gen. 14:18	A priest after the order of Melchizedek	Hebrews 6:20
9. Gen. 14:18	King of Peace and Righteousness	Hebrews 7:2
10. Gen. 14:18	The Last Supper foreshadowed	Matthew 26:26-29
11. Gen. 17:19	Seed of Isaac (Gen. 21:12)	Romans 9:7
12. Gen. 22:8	The Lamb of God promised	John 1:29
13. Gen. 22:18	As Isaac’s seed, will bless all nations	Galatians 3:16
14. Gen. 26:2-5	The Seed of Isaac promised as the Redeemer	Hebrews 11:18
15. Gen. 28:12	The Bridge to heaven	John 1:51
16. Gen. 28:14	The Seed of Jacob	Luke 3:34
17. Gen. 49:10	The time of His coming	Luke 2:1-7; Galatians 4:4
18. Gen. 49:10	The Seed of Judah	Luke 3:33
19. Gen. 49:10	Called Shiloh or One Sent	John 17:3
20. Gen. 49:10	Messiah to come before Judah lost identity	John 11:47-52
21. Gen. 49:10	Unto Him shall the obedience of the people be	John 10:16
22. Ex. 3:13-15	The Great “I AM”	John 4:26; 8:58
23. Ex. 12:3-6	The Lamb presented to Israel 4 days before Passover	Mark 11:7-11
24. Ex. 12:5	A Lamb without blemish	Hebrews 9:14; 1Peter 1:19
25. Ex. 12:13	The blood of the Lamb saves from wrath	Romans 5:8
26. Ex. 12:21-27	Christ is our Passover	1Corinthians 5:7
27. Ex. 12:46	Not a bone of the Lamb to be broken	John 19:31-36
28. Ex. 15:2	His exaltation predicted as Yeshua	Acts 7:55, 56
29. Ex. 15:11	His Character-Holiness	Luke 1:35; Acts 4:27
30. Ex. 17:6	The Spiritual Rock of Israel	1Corinthians 10:4
31. Ex. 33:19	His Character-Merciful	Luke 1:72
32. Lev. 1:2-9	His sacrifice a sweet smelling savor unto God	Ephesians 5:2
33. Lev. 14:11	The leper cleansed-Sign to priesthood	Luke 5:12-14; Acts 6:7
34. Lev. 16:15-17	Prefigures Christ’s once-for-all death	Hebrews 9:7-14
35. Lev. 16:27	Suffering outside the Camp	Matthew 27:33; Heb. 13:11, 12
36. Lev. 17:11	The Blood-the life of the flesh	Matthew 26:28; Mark 10:45
37. Lev. 17:11	It is the blood that makes atonement	Rom. 3:23-24; 1John 1:7
38. Lev. 23:36-37	The Drink-offering: “If any man thirst”	John 7:37
39. Num. 9:12	Not a bone of Him broken	John 19:31-36
40. Num. 21:9	The serpent on a pole-Christ lifted up	John 3:14-18; 12:32
41. Num. 24:17	Time: “I shall see him, but not now.”	John 1:14; Galatians 4:4
42. Deut. 18:15	“This is of a truth that prophet.”	John 6:14
43. Deut. 18:15-16	“Had ye believed Moses, ye would believe me.”	John 5:45-47
44. Deut. 18:18	Sent by the Father to speak His word	John 8:28, 29
45. Deut. 18:19	Whoever will not hear must bear his sin	Acts 3:22-23
46. Deut. 21:23	Cursed is he that hangs on a tree	Galatians 3:10-13
47. Joshua 5:14-15	The Captain of our salvation	Hebrews 2:10
48. Ruth 4:4-10	Christ, our kinsman, has redeemed us	Ephesians 1:3-7
49. 1 Sam. 2:35	A Faithful Priest	Heb. 2:17; 3:1-3, 6; 7:24-25
50. 1 Sam. 2:10	Shall be an anointed King to the Lord	Mt. 28:18, John 12:15
51. 2 Sam. 7:12	David’s Seed	Matthew 1:1
52. 2 Sam. 7:13	His Kingdom is everlasting	2Peter 1:11
53. 2 Sam. 7:14	The Son of God	Luke 1:32, Romans 1:3-4
54. 2 Sam. 7:16	David’s house established forever	Luke 3:31; Rev. 22:16
55. 2 Ki. 2:11	The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated	Luke 24:51
56. 1 Chr. 17:11	David’s Seed	Matthew 1:1; 9:27
57. 1 Chr. 17:12-13	To reign on David’s throne forever	Luke 1:32, 33
58. 1 Chr. 17:13	“I will be His Father, He…my Son.”	Hebrews 1:5
59. Job 9:32-33	Mediator between man and God	1 Timothy 2:5
60. Job 19:23-27	The Resurrection predicted	John 5:24-29
61. Psa. 2:1-3	The enmity of kings foreordained	Acts 4:25-28
62. Psa. 2:2	To own the title, Anointed (Christ)	John 1:41, Acts 2:36
63. Psa. 2:6	His Character-Holiness	John 8:46; Revelation 3:7
64. Psa. 2:6	To own the title King	Matthew 2:2
65. Psa. 2:7	Declared the Beloved Son	Matthew 3:17, Romans 1:4
66. Psa. 2:7, 8	The Crucifixion and Resurrection intimated	Acts 13:29-33
67. Psa. 2:8, 9	Rule the nations with a rod of iron	Rev. 2:27; 12:5; 19:15
68. Psa. 2:12	Life comes through faith in Him	John 20:31
69. Psa. 8:2	The mouths of babes perfect His praise	Matthew 21:16
70. Psa. 8:5, 6	His humiliation and exaltation	Hebrews 2:5-9
71. Psa. 9:7-10	Judge the world in righteousness	Acts 17:31
72. Psa. 16:10	Was not to see corruption	Acts 2:31; 13:35
73. Psa. 16:9-11	Was to arise from the dead	John 20:9
74. Psa. 17:15	The resurrection predicted	Luke 24:6
75. Psa. 18:2-3	The horn of salvation	Luke 1:69-71
76. Psa. 22:1	Forsaken because of sins of others	2 Corinthians 5:21
77. Psa. 22:1	“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”	Matthew 27:46
78. Psa. 22:2	Darkness upon Calvary for three hours	Matthew 27:45
79. Psa. 22:7	They shoot out the lip and shake the head	Matthew 27:39-44
80. Psa. 22:8	“He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him”	Matthew 27:43
81. Psa. 22:9-10	Born the Saviour	Luke 2:7
82. Psa. 22:12-13	They seek His death	John 19:6
83. Psa. 22:14	His blood poured out when they pierced His side	John 19:34
84. Psa. 22:14, 15	Suffered agony on Calvary	Mark 15:34-37
85. Psa. 22:15	He thirsted	John 19:28
86. Psa. 22:16	They pierced His hands and His feet	John 19:34, 37; 20:27
87. Psa. 22:17, 18	Stripped Him before the stares of men	Luke 23:34, 35
88. Psa. 22:18	They parted His garments	John 19:23, 24
89. Psa. 22:20, 21	He committed Himself to God	Luke 23:46
90. Psa. 22:20, 21	Satanic power bruising the Redeemer’s heel	Hebrews 2:14
91. Psa. 22:22	His Resurrection declared	John 20:17
92. Psa. 22:27-28	He shall be the governor of the nations	Colossians 1:16
93. Psa. 22:31	“It is finished”	John 19:30, Heb. 10:10, 12, 14, 18
94. Psa. 23:1	“I am the Good Shepherd”	John 10:11, 1Peter 2:25
95. Psa. 24:3	His exaltation predicted	Acts 1:11; Philippians 2:9
96. Psa. 30:3	His resurrection predicted	Acts 2:32
97. Psa. 31:5	“Into thy hands I commit my spirit”	Luke 23:46
98. Psa. 31:11	His acquaintances fled from Him	Mark 14:50
99. Psa. 31:13	They took counsel to put Him to death	Mt. 27:1, John 11:53
100. Psa. 31:14, 15	“He trusted in God, let Him deliver him”	Matthew 27:43
101. Psa. 34:20	Not a bone of Him broken	John 19:31-36
102. Psa. 35:11	False witnesses rose up against Him	Matthew 26:59
103. Psa. 35:19	He was hated without a cause	John 15:25
104. Psa. 38:11	His friends stood afar off	Luke 23:49
105. Psa. 38:12	Enemies try to entangle Him by craft	Mark 14:1, Mt. 22:15
106. Psa. 38:12-13	Silent before His accusers	Matthew 27:12-14
107. Psa. 38:20	He went about doing good	Acts 10:38
108. Psa. 40:2-5	The joy of His resurrection predicted	John 20:20
109. Psa. 40:6-8	His delight-the will of the Father	John 4:34, Heb. 10:5-10
110. Psa. 40:9	He was to preach the Righteousness in Israel	Matthew 4:17
111. Psa. 40:14	Confronted by adversaries in the Garden	John 18:4-6
112. Psa. 41:9	Betrayed by a familiar friend	John 13:18
113. Psa. 45:2	Words of Grace come from His lips	John 1:17, Luke 4:22
114. Psa. 45:6	To own the title, God or Elohim	Hebrews 1:8
115. Psa. 45:7	A special anointing by the Holy Spirit	Mt. 3:16; Heb. 1:9
116. Psa. 45:7, 8	Called the Christ (Messiah or Anointed)	Luke 2:11
117. Psa. 45:17	His name remembered forever	Ephesians 1:20-21, Heb. 1:8
118. Psa. 55:12-14	Betrayed by a friend, not an enemy	John 13:18
119. Psa. 55:15	Unrepentant death of the Betrayer	Matthew 27:3-5; Acts 1:16-19
120. Psa. 68:18	To give gifts to men	Ephesians 4:7-16
121. Psa. 68:18	Ascended into Heaven	Luke 24:51
122. Psa. 69:4	Hated without a cause	John 15:25
123. Psa. 69:8	A stranger to own brethren	John 1:11; 7:5
124. Psa. 69:9	Zealous for the Lord’s House	John 2:17
125. Psa. 69:14-20	Messiah’s anguish of soul before crucifixion	Matthew 26:36-45
126. Psa. 69:20	“My soul is exceeding sorrowful.”	Matthew 26:38
127. Psa. 69:21	Given vinegar in thirst	Matthew 27:34
128. Psa. 69:26	The Saviour given and smitten by God	John 17:4; 18:11
129. Psa. 72:10, 11	Great persons were to visit Him	Matthew 2:1-11
130. Psa. 72:16	The corn of wheat to fall into the Ground	John 12:24-25
131. Psa. 72:17	Belief on His name will produce offspring	John 1:12, 13
132. Psa. 72:17	All nations shall be blessed by Him	Galatians 3:8
133. Psa. 72:17	All nations shall call Him blessed	John 12:13, Rev. 5:8-12
134. Psa. 78:1-2	He would teach in parables	Matthew 13:34-35
135. Psa. 78:2	To speak the Wisdom of God with authority	Matthew 7:29
136. Psa. 80:17	The Man of God’s right hand	Mark 14:61-62
137. Psa. 88	The Suffering and Reproach of Calvary	Matthew 27:26-50
138. Psa. 88:8	They stood afar off and watched	Luke 23:49
139. Psa. 89:9	He calms the wind and the sea	Matthew 8:26
140. Psa. 89:27	Firstborn	Colossians 1:15, 18
141. Psa. 89:27	Emmanuel to be higher than earthly kings	Luke 1:32, 33
142. Psa. 89:35-37	David’s Seed, throne, kingdom endure forever	Luke 1:32, 33
143. Psa. 89:36-37	His character-Faithfulness	Revelation 1:5; 19:11
144. Psa. 90:2	He is from everlasting (Micah 5:2)	John 1:1
145. Psa. 91:11, 12	Identified as Messianic; used to tempt Christ	Luke 4:10, 11
146. Psa. 97:9	His exaltation predicted	Acts 1:11; Ephesians 1:20
147. Psa. 100:5	His character-Goodness	Matthew 19:16, 17
148. Psa. 102:1-11	The Suffering and Reproach of Calvary	John 19:16-30
149. Psa. 102:25-27	Messiah is the Preexistent Son	Hebrews 1:10-12
150. Psa. 109:25	Ridiculed	Matthew 27:39
151. Psa. 110:1	Son of David	Matthew 22:42-43
152. Psa. 110:1	To ascend to the right-hand of the Father	Mark 16:19
153. Psa. 110:1	David’s son called Lord	Matthew 22:44, 45
154. Psa. 110:4	A priest after Melchizedek’s order	Hebrews 6:20
155. Psa. 112:4	His character-Compassionate, Gracious, et al	Matthew 9:36
156. Psa. 118:17, 18	Messiah’s Resurrection assured	Luke 24:5-7; 1Cor. 15:20
157. Psa. 118:22, 23	The rejected stone is Head of the corner	Matthew 21:42, 43
158. Psa. 118:26	The Blessed One presented to Israel	Matthew 21:9
159. Psa. 118:26	To come while Temple standing	Matthew 21:12-15
160. Psa. 132:11	The Seed of David (the fruit of His Body)	Luke 1:32, Act 2:30
161. Psa. 129:3	He was scourged	Matthew 27:26
162. Psa. 138:1-6	The supremacy of David’s Seed amazes kings	Matthew 2:2-6
163. Psa. 147:3, 6	The earthly ministry of Christ described	Luke 4:18
164. Prov. 1:23	He will send the Spirit of God	John 16:7
165. Prov. 8:23	Foreordained from everlasting	Rev. 13:8, 1Peter 1:19-20
166. Song. 5:16	The altogether lovely One	John 1:17
167. Isa. 2:3	He shall teach all nations	John 4:25
168. Isa. 2:4	He shall judge among the nations	John 5:22
169. Isa. 6:1	When Isaiah saw His glory	John 12:40-41
170. Isa. 6:8	The One Sent by God	John 12:38-45
171. Isa. 6:9-10	Parables fall on deaf ears	Matthew 13:13-15
172. Isa. 6:9-12	Blinded to Christ and deaf to His words	Acts 28:23-29
173. Isa. 7:14	To be born of a virgin	Luke 1:35
174. Isa. 7:14	To be Emmanuel-God with us	Matthew 1:18-23, 1Tim. 3:16
175. Isa. 8:8	Called Emmanuel	Matthew 1:23
176. Isa. 8:14	A stone of stumbling, a Rock of offense	1Peter 2:8
177. Isa. 9:1, 2	His ministry to begin in Galilee	Matthew 4:12-17
178. Isa. 9:6	A child born-Humanity	Luke 1:31
179. Isa. 9:6	A Son given-Deity	Luke 1:32, John 1:14, 1Tim. 3:16
180. Isa. 9:6	Declared to be the Son of God with power	Romans 1:3, 4
181. Isa. 9:6	The Wonderful One, Peleh	Luke 4:22
182. Isa. 9:6	The Counsellor, Yaatz	Matthew 13:54
183. Isa. 9:6	The Mighty God, El Gibor	1Cor. 1:24, Titus 2:13
184. Isa. 9:6	The Everlasting Father, Avi Adth	John 8:58; 10:30
185. Isa. 9:6	The Prince of Peace, Sar Shalom	John 16:33
186. Isa. 9:7	Inherits the throne of David	Luke 1:32
187. Isa. 9:7	His Character-Just	John 5:30
188. Isa. 9:7	No end to his Government, Throne, and kingdom	Luke 1:33
189. Isa. 11:1	Called a Nazarene-the Branch, Netzer	Matthew 2:23
190. Isa. 11:1	A rod out of Jesse-Son of Jesse	Luke 3:23, 32
191. Isa. 11:2	Anointed One by the Spirit	Matthew 3:16, 17, Acts 10:38
192. Isa. 11:2	His Character-Wisdom, Knowledge, et al	Colossians 2:3
193. Isa. 11:3	He would know their thoughts	Luke 6:8, John 2:25
194. Isa. 11:4	Judge in righteousness	Acts 17:31
195. Isa. 11:4	Judges with the sword of His mouth	Rev. 2:16; 19:11, 15
196. Isa. 11:5	Character: Righteous & Faithful	Rev. 19:11
197. Isa. 11:10	The Gentiles seek Him	John 12:18-21
198. Isa. 12:2	Called Jesus-Yeshua	Matthew 1:21
199. Isa. 22:22	The One given all authority to govern	Revelation 3:7
200. Isa. 25:8	The Resurrection predicted	1Corinthians 15:54
201. Isa. 26:19	His power of Resurrection predicted	Matthew 27:50-54
202. Isa. 28:16	The Messiah is the precious corner stone	Acts 4:11, 12
203. Isa. 28:16	The Sure Foundation	1Corinthians 3:11, Mt. 16:18
204. Isa. 29:13	He indicated hypocritical obedience to His Word	Matthew 15:7-9
205. Isa. 29:14	The wise are confounded by the Word	1Corinthians 1:18-31
206. Isa. 32:2	A Refuge-A man shall be a hiding place	Matthew 23:37
207. Isa. 35:4	He will come and save you	Matthew 1:21
208. Isa. 35:5-6	To have a ministry of miracles	Matthew 11:2-6
209. Isa. 40:3, 4	Preceded by forerunner	John 1:23
210. Isa. 40:9	“Behold your God.”	John 1:36; 19:14
211. Isa. 40:10.	He will come to reward	Revelation 22:12
212. Isa. 40:11	A shepherd-compassionate life-giver	John 10:10-18
213. Isa. 42:1-4	The Servant-as a faithful, patient redeemer	Matthew 12:18-21
214. Isa. 42:2	Meek and lowly	Matthew 11:28-30
215. Isa. 42:3	He brings hope for the hopeless	Mt. 12:14-21; John 4:1-54
216. Isa. 42:4	The nations shall wait on His teachings	John 12:20-26
217. Isa. 42:6	The Light (salvation) of the Gentiles	Luke 2:32
218. Isa. 42:1, 6	His is a worldwide compassion	Matthew 28:19, 20
219. Isa. 42:7	Blind eyes opened.	John 9:25-38
220. Isa. 43:11	He is the only Saviour.	Acts 4:12
221. Isa. 44:3	He will send the Spirit of God	John 16:7, 13
222. Isa. 45:21-25	He is Lord and Saviour	Philippians 3:20, Titus 2:13
223. Isa. 45:23	He will be the Judge	John 5:22; Romans 14:11
224. Isa. 46:9, 10	Declares things not yet done	John 13:19
225. Isa. 48:12	The First and the Last	John 1:30, Revelation 1:8, 17
226. Isa. 48:16, 17	He came as a Teacher	John 3:2
227. Isa. 49:1	Called from the womb-His humanity	Matthew 1:18
228. Isa. 49:5	A Servant from the womb.	Luke 1:31, Philippians 2:7
229. Isa. 49:6	He will restore Israel	Acts 3:19-21; 15:16-17
230. Isa. 49:6	He is Salvation for Israel	Luke 2:29-32
231. Isa. 49:6	He is the Light of the Gentiles	John 8:12, Acts 13:47
232. Isa. 49:6	He is Salvation unto the ends of the earth	Acts 15:7-18
233. Isa. 49:7	He is despised of the Nation	John 1:11; 8:48-49; 19:14-15
234. Isa. 50:3	Heaven is clothed in black at His humiliation	Luke 23:44, 45
235. Isa. 50:4	He is a learned counselor for the weary	Matthew 7:29; 11:28, 29
236. Isa. 50:5	The Servant bound willingly to obedience	Matthew 26:39
237. Isa. 50:6	“I gave my back to the smiters.”	Matthew 27:26
238. Isa. 50:6	He was smitten on the cheeks	Matthew 26:67
239. Isa. 50:6	He was spat upon	Matthew 27:30
240. Isa. 52:7	Published good tidings upon mountains	Matthew 5:12; 15:29; 28:16
241. Isa. 52:13	The Servant exalted	Acts 1:8-11; Eph. 1:19-22, Php. 2:5-9
242. Isa. 52:14	The Servant shockingly abused	Luke 18:31-34; Mt. 26:67, 68
243. Isa. 52:15	Nations startled by message of the Servant	Luke 18:31-34; Mt. 26:67, 68
244. Isa. 52:15	His blood shed sprinkles nations	Hebrews 9:13-14, Rev. 1:5
245. Isa. 53:1	His people would not believe Him	John 12:37-38
246. Isa. 53:2	Appearance of an ordinary man	Philippians 2:6-8
247. Isa. 53:3	Despised	Luke 4:28-29
248. Isa. 53:3	Rejected	Matthew 27:21-23
249. Isa. 53:3	Great sorrow and grief	Matthew 26:37-38, Luke 19:41, Heb. 4:15
250. Isa. 53:3	Men hide from being associated with Him	Mark 14:50-52
251. Isa. 53:4	He would have a healing ministry	Matthew 8:16-17
252. Isa. 53:4	Thought to be cursed by God	Matthew 26:66; 27:41-43
253. Isa. 53:5	Bears penalty for mankind’s iniquities	2Cor. 5:21, Heb. 2:9
254. Isa. 53:5	His sacrifice provides peace between man and God	Colossians 1:20
255. Isa. 53:5	His sacrifice would heal man of sin	1Peter 2:24
256. Isa. 53:6	He would be the sin-bearer for all mankind	1John 2:2; 4:10
257. Isa. 53:6	God’s will that He bear sin for all mankind	Galatians 1:4
258. Isa. 53:7	Oppressed and afflicted	Matthew 27:27-31
259. Isa. 53:7	Silent before his accusers	Matthew 27:12-14
260. Isa. 53:7	Sacrificial lamb	John 1:29, 1Peter 1:18-19
261. Isa. 53:8	Confined and persecuted	Matthew 26:47-75; 27:1-31
262. Isa. 53:8	He would be judged	John 18:13-22
263. Isa. 53:8	Killed	Matthew 27:35
264. Isa. 53:8	Dies for the sins of the world	1John 2:2
265. Isa. 53:9	Buried in a rich man’s grave	Matthew 27:57
266. Isa. 53:9	Innocent and had done no violence	Luke 23:41, John 18:38
267. Isa. 53:9	No deceit in his mouth	1Peter 2:22
268. Isa. 53:10	God’s will that He die for mankind	John 18:11
269. Isa. 53:10	An offering for sin	Matthew 20:28, Galatians 3:13
270. Isa. 53:10	Resurrected and live forever	Romans 6:9
271. Isa. 53:10	He would prosper	John 17:1-5
272. Isa. 53:11	God fully satisfied with His suffering	John 12:27
273. Isa. 53:11	God’s servant would justify man	Romans 5:8-9, 18-19
274. Isa. 53:11	The sin-bearer for all mankind	Hebrews 9:28
275. Isa. 53:12	Exalted by God because of his sacrifice	Matthew 28:18
276. Isa. 53:12	He would give up his life to save mankind	Luke 23:46
277. Isa. 53:12	Numbered with the transgressors	Mark 15:27-28; Luke 22:37
278. Isa. 53:12	Sin-bearer for all mankind	1Peter 2:24
279. Isa. 53:12	Intercede to God in behalf of mankind	Luke 23:34, Rom. 8:34
280. Isa. 55:3	Resurrected by God	Acts 13:34
281. Isa. 55:4	A witness	John 18:37
282. Isa. 55:4	He is a leader and commander	Hebrews 2:10
283. Isa. 55:5	God would glorify Him	Acts 3:13
284. Isa. 59:16	Intercessor between man and God	Matthew 10:32
285. Isa. 59:16	He would come to provide salvation	John 6:40
286. Isa. 59:20	He would come to Zion as their Redeemer	Luke 2:38
287. Isa. 60:1-3	He would shew light to the Gentiles	Acts 26:23
288. Isa. 61:1	The Spirit of God upon him	Matthew 3:16-17
289. Isa. 61:1	The Messiah would preach the good news	Luke 4:16-21
290. Isa. 61:1	Provide freedom from the bondage of sin	John 8:31-36
291. Isa. 61:1-2	Proclaim a period of grace	Galatians 4:4-5
292. Jer. 11:21	Conspiracy to kill Jesus	John 7:1, Matthew 21:38
293. Jer. 23:5-6	Descendant of David	Luke 3:23-31
294. Jer. 23:5-6	The Messiah would be both God and Man	John 13:13, 1Ti 3:16
295. Jer. 31:22	Born of a virgin	Matthew 1:18-20
296. Jer. 31:31	The Messiah would be the new covenant	Matthew 26:28
297. Jer. 33:14-15	Descendant of David	Luke 3:23-31
298. Eze.34:23-24	Descendant of David	Matthew 1:1
299. Eze.37:24-25	Descendant of David	Luke 1:31-33
300. Dan. 2:44-45	The Stone that shall break the kingdoms	Matthew 21:44
301. Dan. 7:13-14	He would ascend into heaven	Acts 1:9-11
302. Dan. 7:13-14	Highly exalted	Ephesians 1:20-22
303. Dan. 7:13-14	His dominion would be everlasting	Luke 1:31-33
304. Dan. 9:24	To make an end to sins	Galatians 1:3-5
305. Dan. 9:24	To make reconciliation for iniquity	Romans 5:10, 2Cor. 5:18-21
306. Dan. 9:24	He would be holy	Luke 1:35
307. Dan. 9:25	His announcement	John 12:12-13
308. Dan. 9:26	Cut off	Matthew 16:21; 21:38-39
309. Dan. 9:26	Die for the sins of the world	Hebrews 2:9
310. Dan. 9:26	Killed before the destruction of the temple	Matthew 27:50-51
311. Dan. 10:5-6	Messiah in a glorified state	Revelation 1:13-16
312. Hos. 11:1	He would be called out of Egypt	Matthew 2:15
313. Hos. 13:14	He would defeat death	1Corinthians 15:55-57
314. Joel 2:32	Offer salvation to all mankind	Romans 10:9-13
315. Jonah 1:17	Death and resurrection of Christ	Matthew 12:40; 16:4
316. Mic. 5:2	Born in Bethlehem	Matthew 2:1-6
317. Mic. 5:2	Ruler in Israel	Luke 1:33
318. Mic. 5:2	From everlasting	John 8:58
319. Hag. 2:6-9	He would visit the second Temple	Luke 2:27-32
320. Hag. 2:23	Descendant of Zerubbabel	Luke 2:27-32
321. Zech. 3:8	God’s servant	John 17:4
322. Zech. 6:12-13	Priest and King	Hebrews 8:1
323. Zech. 9:9	Greeted with rejoicing in Jerusalem	Matthew 21:8-10
324. Zech. 9:9	Beheld as King	John 12:12-13
325. Zech. 9:9	The Messiah would be just	John 5:30
326. Zech. 9:9	The Messiah would bring salvation	Luke 19:10
327. Zech. 9:9	The Messiah would be humble	Matthew 11:29
328. Zech. 9:9	Presented to Jerusalem riding on a donkey	Matthew 21:6-9
329. Zech. 10:4	The cornerstone	Ephesians 2:20
330. Zech. 11:4-6	At His coming, Israel to have unfit leaders	Matthew 23:1-4
331. Zech. 11:4-6	Rejection causes God to remove His protection	Luke 19:41-44
332. Zech. 11:4-6	Rejected in favor of another king	John 19:13-15
333. Zech. 11:7	Ministry to “poor,” the believing remnant	Matthew 9:35-36
334. Zech. 11:8	Unbelief forces Messiah to reject them	Matthew 23:33
335. Zech. 11:8	Despised	Matthew 27:20
336. Zech. 11:9	Stops ministering to those who rejected Him	Matthew 13:10-11
337. Zech. 11:10-11	Rejection causes God to remove protection	Luke 19:41-44
338. Zech. 11:10-11	The Messiah would be God	John 14:7
339. Zech. 11:12-13	Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver	Matthew 26:14-15
340. Zech. 11:12-13	Rejected	Matthew 26:14-15
341. Zech. 11:12-13	Thirty pieces of silver cast in the house of the Lord	Matthew 27:3-5
342. Zech. 11:12-13	The Messiah would be God	John 12:45
343. Zech. 12:10	The Messiah’s body would be pierced	John 19:34-37
344. Zech. 12:10	The Messiah would be both God and man	John 10:30
345. Zech. 12:10	The Messiah would be rejected	John 1:11
346. Zech. 13:7	God’s will He die for mankind	John 18:11
347. Zech. 13:	A violent death	Mark 14:27
348. Zech. 13:7	Both God and man	John 14:9
349. Zech. 13:7	Israel scattered as a result of rejecting Him	Matthew 26:31-56
350. Zech. 14:4	He would return to the Mt. of Olives	Acts 1:11-12
351. Mal. 3:1	Messenger to prepare the way for Messiah	Mark 1:1-8
352. Mal. 3:1	Sudden appearance at the temple	Mark 11:15-16
353. Mal. 3:1	Messenger of the new covenant	Luke 4:43
354. Mal. 3:6	The God who changes not	Hebrews 13:8
355. Mal. 4:5	Forerunner in spirit of Elijah	Mt. 3:1-3; 11:10-14; 17:11-13
356. Mal. 4:6	Forerunner would turn many to righteousness	Luke 1:16-17

The chart was taken from http://www.gobible.org

THE BIBLE – IS IT TRUE OR IS IT TRUTH?

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Ron Edwards

“Is the Bible True? Or Is It Truth?” by Scott Pinsker The article pokes fun at those who read the Bible “literally,” specifically calling out the global flood account as “pretty farfetched.” But the reasons he gives for why “the story of Noah is a tough nut to crack” are the same skeptical objections Answers in Genesis (AIG) and Creation Ministries International (CMI) have addressed for years!

A picture of the life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark built at Williamstown, Kentuck by Answers in Genesis (AIG). It was opened in 2016.

Here are the objections author Scott Pinsker raises, followed by a short answer with links to AIG articles on these topics.

Objection: How could Noah bring “every animal on earth” onto the ark, including “1.05 million insect species, 11,000 birds, 11,000 reptiles, and 6,000 mammals”?
Answer: He didn’t need to! Follow the link to the full story, but the short answer is he only needed land-dwelling, air-breathing animal KINDS (not species)—less than 7,000 animals total!
Objection: The fossil record proves there couldn’t have been a worldwide flood.
Answer: Actually, it shows the opposite!
Objection: Regionalized flora and fauna prove there couldn’t have been a worldwide flood.
Answer: To answer this objection you need to understand the biblical concept of kinds.
Objection: Noah would’ve had to bring freshwater fish into an onboard aquarium or they would’ve died out.
Answer: This fails to understand the differences between the preflood world and our world and, again, the concept of kinds. Besides, the account in Scripture states only land animal kinds were on the ark.
Objection: Noah would’ve been required to take 2,000 species of termites on the ark, and surely the wooden vessel wouldn’t survive that.
Answer: But Noah perhaps didn’t need to bring insects on the ark, and even if he did, he wouldn’t need all those species!
Objection: Noah could never have cared for so many animals.
Answer: Well, he didn’t bring tens of thousands of animals onboard the ark! He easily could have cared for the few thousand he needed to bring.
Objection: Why didn’t Noah bring innocent babies onto the ark instead of having them perish in the flood?
Answer: God offered a means of salvation, and everyone except Noah and his family rejected it and therefore kept their children from receiving it as well. Besides, only God determines what is right and wrong. How can a human being determine morality without a basis in an absolute authority?

It’s rather frustrating to see skeptics—Christian or otherwise—mock the Bible for so-called “petty flaws” that thoughtful Christians have addressed for years! Just a few minutes of research on AIG or CMI sites would’ve shown that there are plausible answers to these questions. And yet he just repeats the same tired objections he’s heard from equally uninformed skeptics.

Why does he raise all these objections? Well, it’s to supposedly bolster his main point:

There are infinite ways to interpret the Bible. The Bible is about God, after all, and everyone’s image of God is different: My mental image of God differs from yours. And if we can’t even agree on the starting point, it’s going to be next to impossible to agree on all the twists and turns in the Scriptures.

The historicity of the Bible is a tricky topic—one that’s rife with recriminations, allegations, and declarations of faith. . . . Couldn’t an all-powerful, all-knowing God just as easily create a Holy Book that’s historical AND moral? Then why must it be one or the other? Why not both? Only God Himself knows for sure.

If only God himself knows, wouldn’t it behoove us to look at what God has said about his own Word in his Word and take it as written? One verse in particular immediately comes to mind:

“For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me“. John 5:46

Jesus tells his skeptical audience that they would believe his words if they believed the history written in the Old Testament because it all points to him. God recorded history, not just to teach us some “special wisdom . . . that can transform your soul,” but to point us to the Lord of history, Jesus Christ.

He also gave us his Word—history—for our instruction, so, we can know right from wrong and how to think biblically. Consider that, after refreshing his audience on some Old Testament history, Paul writes:

“Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did“. 1 Corinthians 10:6

“Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come“. 1 Corinthians 10:11

God’s Word is both, historical and filled with spiritual truths—not because I say so, but because God himself says so! (And he would know—he authored it after all! See 2 Timothy 3:16). And besides, Genesis is written as a historical narrative and is treated as such in the New Testament.

In the end, the author asks the question: “Do you believe the Bible is true—that every word and every claim should be taken 100% literally? Or do you believe the Bible is truth—that there’s a special wisdom within the Scriptures that can transform your soul, but truth comes in many forms, and you’ll have to work at uncovering the meaning for yourself?” (emphasis original)

I’ll simply let the Scriptures answer that question: “Your word is truth“. John 17:17, “The sum of your word is truth“. Psalm 119:160, “Let God be true though every one were a liar”. Romans 3:4

God’s Word is truth because it is true—if it isn’t true, then God is a liar and therefore the Bible is not truth. You can’t have one without the other! And to clear up yet another misconception, we don’t take the Bible “100% literally.” We read the Bible naturally, according to genre, as it was meant to be read!

WHO CAUSED DEATH, DISEASE, AND SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD?

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Ron Edwards

For those Christians who believe in millions of years, it is only logical that the world as we see it today with all its groaning has gone on like this for millions of years before man. This then puts the blame on God for death, disease, and suffering. But God’s Word blames our sin!

No, one can’t add millions of years into Scripture. To do so is to attack the character of God and undermine the authority of the Word of God.

When God originally created everything, it was “very good.” There was no death, disease, or suffering. But because we (in Adam) sinned against our holy God (we committed high treason against God by our outright disobedience), God judged that disobedience with death and the curse (Genesis 3:14–19; Romans 5:12).

“Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned… The good news is ”For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:12, 17

It must be remembered that there was a supernatural entity, Satan, involved in deceiving Eve and Adam into disobeying God. He is a fallen angel who we are told rebelled against God because he wanted to be God.

Satan is called the “prince of the power of the air” in Ephesians 2:2. He is the “ruler of this world” in John 12:31. These titles and many more signify Satan’s capabilities. To say, for example, that Satan is the “prince of the power of the air” is to signify that in some way he rules over the world and the people in it. This is not to say that he rules the world completely; God is still sovereign. But it does mean that God, in His infinite wisdom, has allowed Satan to operate in this world within the boundaries God has set for him.

We know from Biblical prophecy that all of the O.T. prophets were told that their Messiah would eventually rule Israel (Acts 3:24), the nation God established for His purposes. Almost 2,000 Biblical prophecies are of Jesus’ return to this Earth first to rescue His Saints and pour out His wrath upon an unrepentant world. Jesus then returns to Earth with the glorified Saints to rule and reign the nations with a rod of iron for 1000 years. Satan has ruled this world for 6,000 years but now he is bound in chains for most of the thousand years. He is released at the end of the thousand years and we are told that he is still able to raise an army of rebellious people to come against Jesus and the Saints. Fire from heaven consumes them and it is at this stage God destroys the old heaven and earth. Jesus’ Millennial Kingdom is a transition period.

It is after the second resurrection and the White Throne judgement that John sees a magnificent new Jerusalem descending from a new Heaven onto a new Earth where there will be no more death, disease, pain, or suffering. It will be a restoration (Acts 3:20–21). If death, disease, and suffering have been here since God created life, then it makes no sense that there will be a restoration to a new heaven and earth with no death and suffering.

HEAR THE AMAZING TESTIMONY OF ERIC METAXAS

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Ron Edwards

Love this video. I was a follower of Eric Metaxas but he has taken my admiration to another level with the content of this video. Wait until you hear how he came to the Lord through an extraordinary dream.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Eric Metaxas discuss his most recent book, “A Letter to the American Church,” which argues a betrayal of faith by those who stay silent in the face of tyranny. They parallel the arbiters of speech across history against those populating today and detail the responsibility to act against falsehood that is intrinsically present in the Abrahamic tradition, yet increasingly absent in the American church today. Eric Metaxas is an American author, speaker, and radio host. He has written award-winning biographies, such as “Bonhoeffer,” as well as children’s books like “Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving,” Metaxas hosts Socrates in the City, a recurring popular event where he interviews writers and thinkers on theology, moralism, and philosophy. He also hosts the nationally syndicated Eric Metaxas Show, more broadly referred to as “The Show About Everything.”

PROPHESIED WARS AND RUMOURS OF WARS

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Ron Edwards

Close to the end of Jesus’ ministry on Earth, just before his crucifixion and resurrection, the disciples were perplexed and frightened by the events that were unfolding. They came to Jesus and asked:

“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? … And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.” Matthew 24:3, 6-9

This article is taken from The Australian 03/02/2024, Xi, Putin, and the Ayatollahs put the world on the brink of chaos by Greg Sheridan.

The world stands on the brink of security collapse and perhaps widely extended war. Iran has moved its proxies directly into killing American soldiers in the Middle East. In a season of considered escalation by the mullahs in Tehran, the International Atomic Energy Agency warns that Iran now has sufficient highly enriched uranium that it could produce several nuclear devices in a short period.

Meanwhile, Russia is starting to prevail in Ukraine. The Ukrainians, long drip-fed sufficient weapons to avoid losing, but never enough to make decisive victory possible, are suffering acute battlefield losses, territorial stagnation, and the possibility of being overwhelmed at last by an increasing supply of cheap drones to Russia, not least from Iran and North Korea.

In the US, Christopher Wray, the FBI director, testified to Congress that Beijing plans through cyber attack to wreak havoc on US domestic infrastructure – water supplies, power generation, oil and gas pipelines, even facilities like hospitals – in the event of hostilities over Taiwan.

Meanwhile, CIA director William Burns sounded the warning on waning US support for Ukraine: “One of the surest ways to rekindle Chinese perceptions of American fecklessness and stoke Chinese aggressiveness would be to abandon support for Ukraine. Continued material backing for Ukraine doesn’t come at the expense of Taiwan; it sends an important message of US resolve that helps Taiwan,” he said.

North Korea has declared it no longer seeks peaceful reunification with South Korea but plans complete domination of the Korean peninsula.

British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told a London conference the world had moved “from a post-war world to a pre-war world”. Senior NATO figure Dutch admiral Rob Bauer warned allied nations to build their industrial capacity to produce weapons to sustain a long war. He also said allied governments should level with their citizens about resilience, mobilisation, creating bigger military reserves, and possibly conscription.

The Bible is largely made up of fulfilled prophecies which should be sufficient evidence that the many end times prophecies like Jesus’ prophecy above on wars and rumours of wars, and increasing persecution ahead for Christians will be fulfilled to the letter.

THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL IS KNOWABLE

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Ron Edwards

The end of the story for Israel is wonderful. Jesus (Israel’s Messiah) will rule all the nations of the world from a new Jerusalem established on the highest mountain in a world that has been restructured by God by pouring out His wrath upon an unrepentant world with the Trumpet (Revelation 8) and Bowl (Revelation 16) judgements.

An artist’s impression of the Millennial Jerusalem based on Biblical prophecies. Zion is synonymous with the city of God, and it is a place that God loves. Zion is Jerusalem. Mount Zion is the high hill on which David built a citadel.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell amid Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain… Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. Thus says the Lord of hosts: If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my sight, declares the Lord of hosts? Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell amid Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.” Zechariah 8:2-8

“Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths. And if any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, there will be no rain on them.” Zechariah 14:16-17

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” Zechariah 8:20-23

My next post will provide the prophesied details of the terrible persecution the Jews will suffer under the Antichrist before Jesus returns to rescue them at the battle of Armageddon. During the great tribulation, God does His utmost to bring the Jews to the truth of their Messiah by sending two witnesses with incredible power. The same two that appeared with Jesus on Mt. Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah. They will prophesy for 1260 days

“And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth… They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.” Revelation 11:3,6

What happens next reveals a great deal about the power of Satan and his relationship with God. God allows the satanically empowered Antichrist to kill the two witnesses and have a moment of celebration but then God shows his overwhelming power to turn things around and demonstrate He is in control at all times.

“And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them, and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. For three and a half days some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb, and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. And at that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.“ Revelation 11:7-13

This is apocalyptic evangelism. Using Scriptures to show the truth of God’s Word and therefore of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is the only way to receive salvation.

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

PROOF OF GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER HIS CREATION

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Ron Edwards

The archaeologist Joel Kramer shows us God is sovereign over His world with archaeological evidence of Babylon that fits the Biblical record of God’s judgement of that city. The same is true of Sodom and Gomorrah and I would urge you to go look at Sean McDowell’s video where he interviews Joel Kramer on evidence found for those cities.

Babylon is the second most mentioned city in the Bible yet few archaeologists have been able to excavate the area. Joel Kramer has made multiple trips to Southern Iraq to examine the ancient biblical prophecies about Babylon. His findings are genuinely remarkable and a modern-day example of fulfilled prophecy.

It is a reminder of the coming judgement of God on the entire world when God pours out His wrath upon the Earth with the Trumpet (Rev. 8 & 9) and Bowl (Rev.16) judgements.

“Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” Revelation 6:15-17

IT IS TIME FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO BE OBEDIENT TO GOD’S CALLING

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Ron Edwards

We are living in a time of moral, spiritual, and civilization polarization, where Western civilization is decoupling itself from the faith and the worldview to which it has been joined for nearly two thousand years. Its mainstream culture is purging itself of Judeo-Christian values, beliefs, laws, practices, worship, ways, and culture just as God prophesied would happen in His Word, the Bible before Jesus’ second coming to Earth.

Children that should be in school marching in Sydney, Australia: “Stop Israel’s Genocide Now”? Hamas had invaded Israel and killed innocent people including babies, women, children, and the elderly.

We see it, in its deification of the material world, its desanctification of life, its religious syncretism, its moral relativism, its sexualization of popular culture, its abuse of life, its worship of images, and its overturning of biblical standards, values, and precepts.

So, it was in the days of the man known in the Bible as Josiah. Josiah was born into a kingdom, Israel, that had known God but had fallen from His ways. It had come into existence for the purposes of God but had detached itself from those purposes. It became a civilization turned in upon itself and against the foundation of which it stood, an inverted kingdom, a civilization in a state of spiritual schizophrenia. It still invoked His name but lived in opposition to His ways. Such is the culture in which we now live. American civilization was founded on the reality of God and established for its purposes (In God We Trust on its bank notes). But, as with ancient Israel, it has fallen and now exists in a state of spiritual schizophrenia—as does its parent, Western civilization.

Josiah was not afraid or intimidated by the evil that had taken possession of his culture because he knew that the power of God was far greater. Spiritual darkness did not discourage Josiah from acting, rather it inspired him. He could never have accomplished what he did, had he sought the approval of man or feared the wrath of the majority. He broke customs, conventions, and the status quo. He did what others had thought to do, had felt to do, and believed to do, but of fear, did not do.

The people of God must now make the most of every moment and circumstance to impact their world—in their homes, their workplaces, their schools, in their positions of power and influence, their skills and abilities, their experiences and resources, their coming and going, all times and places. They must use all means and resources at their disposal to fulfill the purposes of God. And they must always remember that their most powerful of means are not of this world but spiritual—that of prayer, the Word, the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. In times of repression or persecution, there may be no other power. If then, their only means are spiritual, it will be enough. For no instrument of man, no force of government, no power on earth is strong enough to stop the means given by the Spirit of God.

Post adapted from a section of Jonathan Cahn’s book The Josiah Manifesto.

JESUS COMING MILLENNIAL KINGDOM

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Ron Edwards

The time is coming when this world will be radically changed for the better. It will last for a thousand years, bookended by resurrections. The following passage in Revelation is the summation of the event. However, many O.T. Scriptures give much detail on Jesus’ Millennial Kingdom with Jesus ruling the nations from a much elevated and improved Jerusalem compared to the Jerusalem that exists today. In fact, all of the O.T. prophets were shown the triumphant end of Israel’s story with their Messiah ruling the nations. God has unfinished business with the nation He established for His purposes. The Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3, Gen. 15:7-12, 17 ), Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7:12-16), and the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34) have yet to be fulfilled

“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be released for a little while.
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also, I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.” Revelation 20:1-6

Go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net for more information and free resources on Jesus’ Millennial Kingdom.

DID JESUS COME TO START A RELIGION?

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Ron Edwards

No, He did not. He came to set up a Kingdom and the only prayer He taught us to pray is

“Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed be your name, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven“… only then do we ask for our daily needs.

“And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you. Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:29-34

Next on God’s agenda for His Earth is for Jesus to set up a Kingdom on Earth where Jesus and the glorified Saints will rule and reign for 1000 years. God’s Word tells us exactly how Satan’s rule comes to an end. He is bound in the Abyss for most of Jesus’ Millennial Kingdom. He is released at the end and is still able to raise an army like the sand of the sea to come against Jesus and the Saints. I am reminded here of the time before God destroyed all of mankind except Noah and his family.

“The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.” Genesis 6:5-6

How many churches are preparing believers for Jesus’ coming Millennial Kingdom on planet Earth? I would say very few, they are not even preparing them for the coming tribulation. The seven churches in Revelation represent the church in each of the last seven years prior to Jesus’ return and God pouring out His wrath upon an unrepentant world with the Trumpet (7) and Bowl (7) judgments. Also, the six seals show us what will happen on Earth during the last seven years. Let us look at the Sixth Seal and the Sixth Church.

SIXTH SEAL: The celestial signs in the sky that precede the Rapture of the Saints and God pouring out His wrath upon the Earth. The Rapture happens at the trumpet blast and the opening of the seventh seal.

“When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” Revelation 6:12-17

SIXTH CHURCH (Church of Philadelphia – Philadelphus means “love of the brethren“) This is the church that God is going to rapture

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name… Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.” Revelation 3:7-8,10

The seventh church (Laodicea means “judgment of the people,”) This is the church God is going to spit out of His mouth. They will face the wrath of God but note, that God still calls them to repent (Rev. 3:14-22).

“They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.” Revelation 20:4-6

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Category Archives: Biblical prophecies

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THE BIBLE – IS IT TRUE OR IS IT TRUTH?

WHO CAUSED DEATH, DISEASE, AND SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD?

HEAR THE AMAZING TESTIMONY OF ERIC METAXAS

PROPHESIED WARS AND RUMOURS OF WARS

THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL IS KNOWABLE

PROOF OF GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER HIS CREATION

IT IS TIME FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO BE OBEDIENT TO GOD’S CALLING

JESUS COMING MILLENNIAL KINGDOM

DID JESUS COME TO START A RELIGION?

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