How to Certainly Know Jesus As THE Lion Of Judah

In the previous posts, we looked at only some of the prophecies that were fulfilled in Jesus Christ’s birth.  Those were in themselves miraculous; but, only the beginning of over 350 prophecies fulfilled in His birth, life, death and resurrection.  Statistically impossible that one person could fulfill all those prophecies, written over the span of thousands of years and by multiple writers.  However, in the case of Jesus Christ, He fulfilled all the prophecies concerning His birth, His life, His death and His resurrection.  There are more fulfillments of prophecy to come; but we can rest assured they too will all be accomplished with just as perfect a completion as those which already have been realized.      Proof that God is Sovereign, and His word is true.  Before the Lion of Judah returns to reign, He first came as the Sacrificial lamb to give His life for many-Jew and Gentile.

But the Scripture foretold of this long ago.

The holy scriptures …able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works (2 Timothy 3:15-17).

Today, I want us to look at some of the Old Testament Prophecies fulfilled in Jesus life. Precisely I want  to present to you the Lion of Judah who was the Sacrificial Lamb for all.

The Spirit Descends

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Thy Greatest Glory Be Thy Love Poured Out On Calvary

 

Thy Greatest Glory Be Thy Love Poured Out On Calvary

By Effie Darlene Barba

How is it Lord thy Glory Be

Enlarged, displayed at Calvary

Humbly there you bowed your head

Rejected, Beaten -your flesh bled

A crown of thorns cut deep your brow

Baring my sins your shoulders bow

The depth of pain you must have known

The wrath deserved by me Alone

Poured out on you that fate-filled day

As Father, Spirit turned away

Twas there your depth of love shone bright

Into life’s darkest day this light

Your Glorious love that shone so true

The moment when You gave up You

Obedient to Your Father’s Call

You left your throne and gave Your all.

 

How often Lord we want to see

Your power, strength in victory

Avoiding all the pain and strife

That enters in to crush our life

We seem to never understand

Your Glory only shines as planned

When to self I die on a cross

And never cry for what is loss

For then Your glory fills my heart

And from Your Joy I’ll ne’er depart

And, so dear Lord, my one request

Help me to see Your Will is best

Before the Glory there must be

The suffering: as it was with Thee

Luke 24

 

25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

Philippians 3

7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Concluding Thoughts

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[tweetthis]Only when I die to me, can God’s Glory shine through me to reach the world[/tweetthis]

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[tweetthis]Out of the nothingness that had been me, I find my being in Jesus Christ[/tweetthis]

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DO YOU KNOW CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR AND LORD?

If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord: I urge you to go to my page titled How to Be Saved by clicking on this link.  There is nothing more important than this; because,  He is the way, the truth and the life. Therefore, I urge you to seek Him today.

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Disclosures

©Effie Darlene Barba, 2018
Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned except for my own books. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Footnotes and Credits

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How God Really Works All Things According to His WiLL?

The last post discussed the miraculous way that Jesus Christ’s birth fulfilled so many prophecies; yet, I want to take that same discussion a little further.  By doing so I hope that you may recognize God’s absolute Sovereignty over every detail.  He really does work all things according to His will.  No matter what! He reigns supreme. Even when all that surrounds us appears to have fallen into shambles and our hearts are bleeding from the pains.  From the beginning, He knew that without the freedom to say no to His love and righteousness, we could never really know the depth of His love, His Grace, or His Magnificent Glory.  Before the foundations of this world were laid, He knew that many would reject Him.  Although His desire was that all would come, He knew there would only be the few.  Yet, He loved each one with such an intensity.

Willing to suffer all the agonizing pain of His creation’s rejection for the sake of all those who would become His Children.  He knew that Satan would try to thwart His plans.  Furthermore, he knew men and women’s desire for self-exaltation would cause them to chase after frivolous attempts to find glory.  Immediately after Adam chose to sin against God, the plan of salvation was revealed.   And the Lord God said unto the serpent, I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Genesis 3:14-15).  The first revelation the Savior would be born of a Virgen, for it was the seed of a woman only.

According to His Will

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How Can I Be Certain Jesus Is the Christ?

Scripture validates scripture, while events in history validates the veracity of it all.  God spoke His Word through many men; yet, He inspired each word.  How was it that Isaiah foretold of Cyrus the King of Persia freeing the people more than 200 years before Cyrus gained the empire of Persia, defeating Babylon as foretold?  (Isaiah 44:8, 45:1).  And all this at the precise year foretold of by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 29:10). Can we use scripture to show the validity that Jesus is the Christ?  Christ means “the anointed one”, the savior and redeemer.  Are there scriptures throughout the Old Testament that proves Jesus is the Christ beyond any shadow of doubt?  That is precisely what Jesus Himself did along the road to Emmaus that day.  Unlike the Koran, supposedly written by one proclaimed prophet, the Bible was written by many hands; although one God directing each word.

With the scripture being written over centuries of time and through many prophets, psalmists and historians; the possibility that all would predict different elements of Christ’s birth, life, and resurrection with such accurate detail would be utterly impossible.  Indeed, those very ones looking for Him might have said there was some controversy in the prophetic statements.  How was it that He would come out of Bethlehem as predicted by Micah, be called out of Egypt, be the source of weeping over Rama and be called a Nazarene all at the same time? Yet, that is precisely what Matthew lays out is the case in Matthew 2.  And this, after the case was presented in Chapter 1 regarding the lineage of Christ being that of David as foretold, who was of the lineage of Judah. His lineage of Kingship was intact both through Mary His mother and through Joseph her husband.

The Christ

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Was Jesus The Savior They Waited For?

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder: His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.  (Isaiah 9:6-7). When Isaiah spoke of the Savior to come, hope grew within the remnant of true believers.  Israel had for the most part turned away from God chasing after idols.  Proclaiming themselves righteous, they had abandoned all righteousness. So, the few true worshipers longed for the Savior to come and establish His Kingdom. Hence their confusion, was Jesus the Savior they waited for?

Amid such evil times, where it appears that evil wins; they clung tight to the promise that one day there would be the final victory. God would establish His Kingdom. Justice and righteousness will prevail.  Evil will be cast into eternal hell.  They clung tight to the truth that one day, there would be no need for another sacrifice; because, God’s laws would be written on their hearts as foretold in Jeremiah 31:33.  Longing for that day, they wanted it to be now! Although they were told by Isaiah that Emmanuel would come to first be the suffering servant who would take upon Himself our sins.  This is clearly outlined in Isaiah 53.  Then in Isaiah 54, the church was foretold. We the Gentile Believers would be grafted into God’s Family.  He will return to establish His Kingdom in Israel; but that is yet to come.

Jesus the Savior they Waited For

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