Christ’s “cut off” Detailed Hundreds of Years Beforehand Previously we looked at Daniel’s prediction of the coming Christ’s ‘cutting off’ after a specified cycle of years. Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem (often called Palm Sunday) fulfilled… How were details of Christ’s death prophesied?
A few years ago a work colleague, J, wandered to my desk. J was smart and educated – and definitely not a follower of the gospel. But he was somewhat curious about the gospel so… The Puzzle of the Psalm 22 Prophecy
We have been exploring the Branch theme in the Old Testament prophets. We saw that Jeremiah in 600 BCE continued the theme (which Isaiah began 150 years earlier) and declared that this Branch would be a King. Then, Zechariah followed predicting… The Branch: Sprouting Exactly in time to be … ‘cut off’
We saw how Isaiah used the image of The Branch. A ‘he’ from the fallen dynasty of David, possessing wisdom and power was coming. Then Jeremiah followed up by stating that this Branch would be… The Branch: Named hundreds of years before his birth
Jesus had critics who questioned his authority. He would answer them by pointing to the prophets that came before, claiming that they foresaw his life. Here is one example where Jesus said to his critics:… The Sign of the Branch: The Dead Stump Reborn
I sometimes ask people what Jesus’ last name was. Usually they reply, “I guess his last name was ‘Christ’ but I am not sure”. Then I ask, “If so, when Jesus was a little boy… Where does ‘Christ’ of Jesus Christ come from?
Moses’ Blessings & Curses in Deuteronomy Moses lived about 3500 years ago and he wrote the first five books of the Bible. We call them the Pentateuch or the Torah. His fifth book, Deuteronomy, contains… Moses’ Farewell Speech: History marching to the beat of its drum
Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible. These books describe the birth of the Israelite nation thousands of years ago. Moses’ mission was to birth this nation to become a light to surrounding… What are the Ten Commandments? What do they teach?
After Abraham died his descendants were called Israelites. 500 years later they had become a large tribe. But they had also become slaves of the Egyptians. The Exodus The Israelite leader was Moses. God had… Passover Sign of Moses
Ο Αβραάμ έζησε πριν από 4000 χρόνια, ταξιδεύοντας στο σύγχρονο Ισραήλ . Ο Θεός του υποσχέθηκε έναν γιο που θα γινόταν ένα «μεγάλο έθνος». Αλλά έπρεπε να πιστέψει και μετά να περιμένει μέχρι να γίνει… Αβραάμ: Πώς θα προμηθεύσει ο Θεός