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| Numbers24:17:-I see him, but not in the present time. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel. It will crush the foreheads of Moab's people, cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth. |
The Messiah to come from Isreal | Matthew 1:1-2:-This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus
the Messiah, a descendant of King David and of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.
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| Micah 5:2:- "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." | Born in Bethlehem | Matthew 2:1:- After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem |
| Isaiah 7:13-14:- Then Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. | Born of a virgin | Luke 1:26-38:- In the sixth month, God sent the angel
Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to
a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The
angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord
is with you."
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end." "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God." "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. |
| Genesis 49:10:- The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his. | Of the tribe of Judah | Matthew1:1-2:- A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, |
| 2 Samuel 7: 12-13:- When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. | A descendant of David | Matthew1:6:- and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, |
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| Isaiah 53:9:-He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. | Died between two thieves | Matthew 27:44:-In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him. |
| Psalm 22:18:- My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. | Thirsty on the Cross | John 19:28-30:- Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. |
| Isaiah 53:7:- He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. | Silent before His accusers | Matthew 27:12-14:-When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, "Don't you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?" But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor. |
| Exodus 12:1-5:- The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, "This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. | Had Jewish and Gentile ancestors | Matthew 1:5:- Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, |
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| Isaiah 53:8:-By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken. | Died in His prime | |
| Psalm 22:7-8:- All who see me mock me; they hurl insults,
shaking their heads: "He trusts in the LORD;
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Mocked while crucified | Matthew 27:39-44:- Those who passed by hurled insults at
him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who are going to destroy the
temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross,
if you are the Son of God!"
In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42"He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
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| Zechariah 12:10:- "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. | Had His hands and feet pierced | Matthew 27:34-35:-There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified [crucifixion involves piercing the victim's hands and feet] him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. |
| Psalm 22:18:- They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. | Lots were cast for His clothes | John 19:23-24:- When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took
his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the
undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from
top to bottom. "Let's not tear it," they said to one another.
"Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture
might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did.
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| Psalm 22:27-28:- All the ends of the earth will remember and
turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before
him, for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
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All will bow before Him | Philippians 2:9-11:- Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| Isaiah 55:3-5:- Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your
soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful
love promised to David. See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of the peoples. Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor." |
A Witness to the people and a Leader of Nations | |
| Zechariah 11:10-13:- Then I took my staff called Favor and
broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. It was
revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me
knew it was the word of the LORD. I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"-the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter. |
Sold for thirty pieces of silver | Matthew 27:3-10:-When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that
Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty
silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. 4"I
have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that
to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility."
So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money." So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver coins, the price set on him by the people of Israel, and they used them to buy the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me." |
| Isaiah 61:1-4:- The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has
sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our
God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide
for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of
ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a
planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
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The Messiah to be a preacher of spiritual liberation. | Luke 4:14-21:-14Then Jesus
returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Soon he became
well known throughout the surrounding country. 15He
taught in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.16When
he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to
the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures.
17The scroll containing the messages of Isaiah
the prophet was handed to him, and he unrolled the scroll to the place where
it says: 18"The Spirit of the Lord is
upon me, for he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor. He has
sent me to proclaim 20He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue stared at him intently. 21Then he said, "This Scripture has come true today before your very eyes!"
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| Isaiah 35:4-6:- say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you." Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. | God to perform miracles | Matthew 11:2-6:- When John heard in prison what Christ was
doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, "Are you the one who was to come,
or should we expect someone else?" Jesus replied, "Go back and report to
John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those
who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised,
and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the man who
does not fall away on account of me."
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| Isaiah 49:5-6:- And now the LORD says— he who formed me in
the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to
himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD and my God has been my
strength-
he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth." |
A light to the Jews and Gentiles | Acts 13:46-48:-Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly:
"We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do
not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: " 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'" When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. |
| Isaiah 9:1-2:- Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for
those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and
the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the
Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan-
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. |
To be a light in the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali | Matthew 4:12-15:- When Jesus heard that John had been put in
prison, he returned to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in
Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— to
fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned." From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." |
| Isaiah 42:1-4:- "Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my
chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring
justice to the nations.
He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A
bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be
discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. |
The Messiah not to falter because of opposition | Matthew 12:14-21:- But the Pharisees went out and plotted
how they might kill Jesus. Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that
place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick, warning them not to
tell who he was. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet
Isaiah: |
| Isaiah 8:13-15:- The LORD Almighty is the one you are to
regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to
dread, and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be
a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for
the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.
Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured." |
To be rejected by many Jews | 1 Peter 2:4-8:- As you come to him, the living
Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like
living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy
priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus
Christ. For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected |
| Isaiah 53:9:-He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. | To be buried in a rich man's tomb | Matthew 27:57-60:- As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. |
| Isaiah 53:10-11:-Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and
cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he
will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will
prosper in his hand.
After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. |
Life is a guilt offering for many |
1 John 2:1-2:- My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. |
| Isaiah 53:10-11:-Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and
cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he
will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will
prosper in his hand.
After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. |
To die and be resurrected | Matthew 27:50, 28:8-10:- And when Jesus had cried out again
in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." |
| Isaiah 59:15-20:-15Truth is
nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD looked
and was displeased that there was no justice. 16
He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to
intervene; so his own arm worked salvation for him, and his own
righteousness sustained him. 17 He put on
righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a
cloak. 18According to what they have done, so
will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will
repay the islands their due. 19 From the west,
men will fear the name of the LORD, and from the rising of the sun, they
will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath
of the LORD drives along. 20 "The Redeemer will
come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins," declares the
LORD.
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God to redeem mankind | |
| Joel
2:28-32:- 28 "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your
young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
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The Messiah to Pour out His Spirit on all people | Acts
2:14-24:- 14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and
addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let
me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.
15These men are not drunk, as you
suppose. It's only nine in the morning!
16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17" 'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 18Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'[c] 22"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[d] put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
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| Exodus 12:46:-"It must be eaten inside one house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones. | The lambs bones to remain unbroken | John 19:31-37:- 31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," 37and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced." |
| Isaiah 63:1-6:-Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah,
with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding
forward in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, speaking in
righteousness, mighty to save." Why are your garments red, like those of one
treading the winepress? "I have trodden the winepress alone; from the
nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them down
in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments, and I stained all my
clothing. For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my
redemption has come. I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled
that no one gave support; so my own arm worked salvation for me, and my own
wrath sustained me. I trampled the nations in my anger; in my wrath I made
them drunk and poured their blood on the ground."
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The Messiah to exert God's vengence | Revelations 19:11-21:- I saw heaven standing open and there
before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With
justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his
head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he
himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word
of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and
dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword
with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron
scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great." Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. |
| Deuteronomy 18:14-20:- 14The
nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or
divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do
so. 15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a
prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.
16 For this is what you asked of the LORD your
God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, "Let us not hear the
voice of the LORD our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die."
17 The LORD said to me: "What they say is good. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. 19 If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account. 20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be put to death." |
The Messiah to be a prophet from amongst the Jews | |
| Psalm 16:9-10:- 9
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest
secure, 10 because you will not abandon me to
the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
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The Messiah's body not to rot | Acts 13:32-37:- 32"We
tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers
33he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it
is written in the second Psalm: " 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.' 34The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: " 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.' 35So it is stated elsewhere: " 'You will not let your Holy One see decay.' 36"For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. 37But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
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| Habakkuk 3:9-15:- 9
You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers; 10 the mountains saw you and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its waves on high. 11 Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear. 12 In wrath you strode through the earth and in anger you threshed the nations. 13 You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. Selah 14 With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding. 15 You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters. |
The Messiah to defeat the Man of Wickedness. | Revelations 19:11-21:- 11
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse,
whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes
war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on
his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but
he himself. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in
blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14The
armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in
fine linen, white and clean. 15Out of his mouth
comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule
them with an iron scepter."[a]
He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
16On his robe and on his thigh he has this name
written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 17And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 18so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great." 19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. 20But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. 21The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. |