Post by Les Brewer on Oct 9, 2012 8:27:52 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning! and praise the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Psalm 10:16,"The LORD (Jehovah) is King forever!
Psalm 74:12,"God (Jehovah) is King!
Jeremiah 10:10,"The LORD (Jehovah) is the true God,He is the living God and the Everlasting King...."
Zechariah 9:9,"Rejoice greatly,O daughter of Zion! Shout,O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold,your King (Jehovah) is coming to you;He is just and having salvation,lowly and riding on a donkey,a colt,the foal of a donkey."
Matthew 21:1-5,"Now when they drew near to Jerusalem,and came to Bethphage,at the Mount of Olives,then Jesus sent two disciples,saying to them,'Go into the village opposite you,and immediately you will find a donkey tied,and a colt with her,Loose them and bring them to Me.And if anyone says anything to you,say,The Lord has need of them,and immediately he will send them.' All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet (Zechariah),saying:'Tell the daughter of Zion,Behold your King is coming to you,lowly and sitting on a donkey,a colt the foal of a donkey.' "
Here we have a clear picture both from the Old Testament,and from the New Testament,that Jesus Christ IS in fact the God of the Old Testament.It is my understanding that,in any given kingdom,whether existing or in the past,there was only room in that kingdom for one king.It is therefore reasonable to conclude that,there is only One King for the Kingdom of God.In the Old Testament,the King of the Jewish people was The LORD God Almighty,known by name as YHWH or in English,Jehovah.
It is also reasonable to conclude from the Scriptures that the King of the Jews in the New Testament,is Jesus Christ,for it was He who fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah,that their King would come to them riding on the foal of a donkey.The King that Zechariah foretold of,was in fact Jehovah God,for he predicted it approximately 500 years in advance of the event.Zechariah,due to limited understanding,could only see that Jehovah would be the One riding into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey.He could not see that it would be the Jewish Messiah,Jesus Christ.
One of the most striking things,that proves the Bible to inspired by God is the accuracy with which prophecy is fulfilled.Many may say that Jesus or one of His disciples manipulated things so as to make it appear that Jesus was fulfilling prophecy.And I will admit that this one single event could have been planned,but,the question is,was it? My answer is,NO! Of the over 300 O.T. prophecies concerning the life,death,burial,and the resurrection of Jesus Christ,skeptics say that they were manipulated,to make it appear that way. Really? How was Jesus able to manipulate where He would be born? How was Jesus able to manipulate an entire Jewish nation to reject Him? How was Jesus able to manipulate where He would eventually be buried? How was He able to manipulate the Roman Government to crucify Him between two criminals? How was He able to manipulate a close friend into betraying Him for thirty pieces of silver? How was Judas able to manipulate the High Priest of Israel into giving him (Judas) a plot of ground to be buried in,after his suicide,and have it named "potter's field"? If the skeptics have any reasonable explanation for any of these questions,let them speak now,or forever,hold their peace!
No my friends,God knows the future of things to come,and He has chosen to reveal these things to those who will humble themselves,and believe the truth! Man is limited in his knowledge of things,especially when it comes to the future.But God is not limited by time or space.His word declares that He knows the end from the very beginning.World events declare the consummation of all things is upon us.There is coming a day very soon,when the God of Heaven and Earth will declare,"enough is enough!" Where will you be spiritually when that day comes?
Prepare yourselves for the imminent,unexpected return in the clouds,of the Lord Jesus Christ,first to receive His own to be with Him in Heaven,and then to return at the Second Coming!......Get ready,get ready,get ready!.........Love,pastor John.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning! and praise the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Psalm 10:16,"The LORD (Jehovah) is King forever!
Psalm 74:12,"God (Jehovah) is King!
Jeremiah 10:10,"The LORD (Jehovah) is the true God,He is the living God and the Everlasting King...."
Zechariah 9:9,"Rejoice greatly,O daughter of Zion! Shout,O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold,your King (Jehovah) is coming to you;He is just and having salvation,lowly and riding on a donkey,a colt,the foal of a donkey."
Matthew 21:1-5,"Now when they drew near to Jerusalem,and came to Bethphage,at the Mount of Olives,then Jesus sent two disciples,saying to them,'Go into the village opposite you,and immediately you will find a donkey tied,and a colt with her,Loose them and bring them to Me.And if anyone says anything to you,say,The Lord has need of them,and immediately he will send them.' All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet (Zechariah),saying:'Tell the daughter of Zion,Behold your King is coming to you,lowly and sitting on a donkey,a colt the foal of a donkey.' "
Here we have a clear picture both from the Old Testament,and from the New Testament,that Jesus Christ IS in fact the God of the Old Testament.It is my understanding that,in any given kingdom,whether existing or in the past,there was only room in that kingdom for one king.It is therefore reasonable to conclude that,there is only One King for the Kingdom of God.In the Old Testament,the King of the Jewish people was The LORD God Almighty,known by name as YHWH or in English,Jehovah.
It is also reasonable to conclude from the Scriptures that the King of the Jews in the New Testament,is Jesus Christ,for it was He who fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah,that their King would come to them riding on the foal of a donkey.The King that Zechariah foretold of,was in fact Jehovah God,for he predicted it approximately 500 years in advance of the event.Zechariah,due to limited understanding,could only see that Jehovah would be the One riding into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey.He could not see that it would be the Jewish Messiah,Jesus Christ.
One of the most striking things,that proves the Bible to inspired by God is the accuracy with which prophecy is fulfilled.Many may say that Jesus or one of His disciples manipulated things so as to make it appear that Jesus was fulfilling prophecy.And I will admit that this one single event could have been planned,but,the question is,was it? My answer is,NO! Of the over 300 O.T. prophecies concerning the life,death,burial,and the resurrection of Jesus Christ,skeptics say that they were manipulated,to make it appear that way. Really? How was Jesus able to manipulate where He would be born? How was Jesus able to manipulate an entire Jewish nation to reject Him? How was Jesus able to manipulate where He would eventually be buried? How was He able to manipulate the Roman Government to crucify Him between two criminals? How was He able to manipulate a close friend into betraying Him for thirty pieces of silver? How was Judas able to manipulate the High Priest of Israel into giving him (Judas) a plot of ground to be buried in,after his suicide,and have it named "potter's field"? If the skeptics have any reasonable explanation for any of these questions,let them speak now,or forever,hold their peace!
No my friends,God knows the future of things to come,and He has chosen to reveal these things to those who will humble themselves,and believe the truth! Man is limited in his knowledge of things,especially when it comes to the future.But God is not limited by time or space.His word declares that He knows the end from the very beginning.World events declare the consummation of all things is upon us.There is coming a day very soon,when the God of Heaven and Earth will declare,"enough is enough!" Where will you be spiritually when that day comes?
Prepare yourselves for the imminent,unexpected return in the clouds,of the Lord Jesus Christ,first to receive His own to be with Him in Heaven,and then to return at the Second Coming!......Get ready,get ready,get ready!.........Love,pastor John.
