Waterless clouds and broken cisterns.

There are men among us, people who teach lies, who have rebelled against God's truth, and who now are offended when people speak the truth. They teach that the bible is not the Word of God, that it was written by men, and it is fallible. I have even been with a group of "christian men" who do not believe in the literal death and resurrection of Christ, and forgiveness through Christ's blood. I am even being called to answer for my beliefs on this, even today. I have heard many times that the Cross of Christ offends, but this is the first time I have been confronted with it by "christians." I am reminded of Christ facing His accusers, or Luther standing before his catholic brethren. People that teach that the Word of God is not true, are broken cisterns, that hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13 “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water. They are clouds without water. Jude 1: 12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; 13 raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. Paul warned Titus about many “unruly and vain talkers and deceivers” who must be stopped so that “good men” would become “sound in the faith” (Titus 1:8-13). Thus, Jude compares those who hinder “the faith” to those who appear to represent godly pursuits and character but are empty of the refreshing and guiding power of the Holy Spirit and void of biblical wisdom and insight. They are “tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine” (Ephesians 4:14) and “serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple” (Romans 16:18). (The last few paragraphs were from my daily bible study, from this morning. The broken cistern concept came from an ICR mag that came in the mail yesterday, that I felt led to read last night. The Lord is confirming His word, even before I speak.) But I have prayed for this men, these "waterless clouds" and " broken cisterns" that the Holy Spirit would teach them, and that the truth would set them free, and that I, if I get the opportunity, would through kindness and love speak to them, for it is God's kindness that lead me to repentance, and it's only His kindness that can do it again for us all. Pray for me, that I would love these men, that I like Christ, would even be willing to lay my life down for them.

US Dakota War and us

My friend, Elden Lawrence, just wrote his newest book on the U.S./Dakota war. The book is titled: Stepping off the Keelboat: An Inside Look at the U.S.? Dakota War. His great grandfather, Lorenzo, saved white people, and after delivering them to Ft. Ridgely he said to them, "Now I have brought you prisoners all safe where you will live; and thank God He has helped me do it. And you too must be greatful to God. Remember when you were fleeing for your lives, in your hiding places you could all pray to God every morning, and He heard you, and I am glad. So now as long as you live you must remember that, and worship God." After Jesus died and rose again, He commissioned His followers with this: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.[c] (Mark 16) Lorenzo was a hero, rescuing many whites even at the risk of his own life, and he commissioned them to follow God. I hope and pray they did. Jesus not only saved us, but He gave up His life in so doing. I pray that we would live out His words above, and love and serve Him with all we have.

God's way

In pride we can't take over God's plan. Korah and 250 men of valor tried to do this with Moses. (Numbers 16) They claimed to be just as holy as Moses. Then God was angry with them. He challenged them with their interpretation of God's word, and the men lost. The ground opened up, swallowed them alive into the pit, and the ground closed up after them. This all happened on the eve of God's people being delivered into the Promised Land. It's just like the enemy to come in at the very wrong time, but that's what he does. We cannot fulfilled God's plan for our lives by our flesh, it is only by God's designed authority that we can enter into the promised land. Jude 1:5 But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. Apostates Depraved and Doomed 12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about[c] by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; 13 raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. 14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, 15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” Apostates Predicted 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. 17 But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18 how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. Maintain Your Life with God 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Then we can enter into God's promises: Isaiah 62: God's promises for you and I from Isaiah 62: 62 For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. 2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the Lord will name. 3 You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. 4 You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, (My delight is in her) and your land Beulah; (Married) For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married. 5 For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent, 7 And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. 8 The Lord has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: “Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. 9 But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the Lord; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts.” 10 Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! 11 Indeed the Lord has proclaimed To the end of the world: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.’” 12 And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. God's way. Lord not my will be done, but Your will be done in Jesus name, Amen.

The true story of Noah.

Noah was a type of Christ, or messiah. A type of Jesus to come. The Bible even says Noah was a perfect man. Now read his true story. Genesis 5:32-10:1 New King James Version (NKJV) 32 And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 6 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. 3 And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive[a] with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 5 Then the Lord[b] saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Noah Pleases God 9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. The Ark Prepared 13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.” 22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. The Great Flood 7 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. 2 You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; 3 also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth. 4 For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” 5 And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. 6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth. 7 So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, 9 two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 On the very same day Noah and Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark— 14 they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. 15 And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. 16 So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in. 17 Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. 21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. 22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit[c] of life, all that was on the dry land, died. 23 So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive. 24 And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days. Noah’s Deliverance 8 Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. 3 And the waters receded continually from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. 4 Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. 5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. 6 So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. 7 Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth. 8 He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground. 9 But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself. 10 And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark. 11 Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. 12 So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore. 13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. 14 And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried. 15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying, 16 “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. 17 Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” 18 So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him. 19 Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark. God’s Covenant with Creation 20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. 22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” God’s Promise to Noah 9 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.[d] 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. 3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs. 4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man. 6 “Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man. 7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it.” 8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9 “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants[e] after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. 11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.” Noah and His Sons 18 Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated. 20 And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. 21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. 24 So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. 25 Then he said: “Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.” 26 And he said: “Blessed be the Lord, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant. 27 May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.” 28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died. Nations Descended from Noah 10 Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.

The Storm is Passing. It is!

This morning I was on a walk, and there was a giant storm passing me overhead. There even seemed to be blue sky's right in back of it! This last year has been a storm, and the Lord has promised to deliver us through it, and He has. Now we stand on the edge of it with an assurance that the last year He has not left us, He has miraculously provided for our every need, He has been amazing. He told us to give when we couldn't afford to give, and He blessed and multiplied that seed, three fold, four fold, and even much more. Numerous times He told us to give, and then He blessed the gift, even before we gave sometimes. He has been, and always will be, faithful. Thank You Lord, I look forward to how You want to move in us these coming years. In Jesus name, thank You, Amen."

The blood atonement

Atonement is a big theological word that means reparation for a wrong or an injury. I don't like big theological words, so let me substitute atonement for two words, Jesus saves. Did the doctrine of Jesus coming and taking away our sins happen before Constantine? Does the bible make a clear presentation, even starting hundreds and thousands of years before our Messiah, Jesus, would,. and did came and saved us from our sins? I was asked to give scriptural proof, old and new testament, including some prophecies that Jesus Himself fulfilled as He had to to be called the Messiah, the savior that God's people had been waiting for. Bible Verses About Atonement (Jesus Saves!) Bible verses related to Atonement from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance Leviticus 17:11 - For the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it [is] the blood [that] maketh an atonement for the soul. Revelation 5:9 - And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 1 Timothy 2:6 - Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Exodus 30:12-16 - When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when [thou] numberest them. (Read More...) 1 John 2:2 - And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world. Hebrews 9:12 - Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us]. 1 Peter 3:18 - For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 1 Peter 2:24 - Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. Hebrews 9:22 - And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. Hebrews 9:7 - But into the second [went] the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and [for] the errors of the people: Galatians 4:5 - To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Galatians 4:4 - But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Acts 20:28 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. Exodus 32:1-35 - And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. (Read More...) Revelation 1:5 - And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Hebrews 12:24 - And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel. Romans 5:2 - By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 4:25 - Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Revelation 7:14 - And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 1 John 4:10 - Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 3:5 - And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 1 John 1:7 - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 Peter 1:20 - Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 1 Peter 1:8-12 - Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: (Read More...) Hebrews 13:12 - Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Ephesians 2:4-10 - But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (Read More...) 2 Corinthians 5:19 - To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18 - And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; Revelation 13:8 - And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 12:11 - And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 1 John 5:6 - This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 1 Peter 2:1-25 - Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, (Read More...) 1 Peter 1:18-20 - Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers; (Read More...) Hebrews 13:21 - Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Hebrews 11:19 - Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. Hebrews 11:17 - By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son], Hebrews 11:4 - By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. Hebrews 10:14 - For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Hebrews 10:12 - But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; Hebrews 10:10 - By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all]. Hebrews 10:1-20 - For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. (Read More...) Hebrews 9:28 - So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Hebrews 9:26 - For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Hebrews 9:25 - Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; Hebrews 9:24-28 - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: (Read More...) Hebrews 9:20 - Saying, This [is] the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Hebrews 9:19 - For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Hebrews 9:12-15 - Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us]. (Read More...) Hebrews 7:27 - Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. Hebrews 5:3 - And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. Hebrews 2:17 - Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto [his] brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things [pertaining] to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:9 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Hebrews 1:3 - Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Titus 2:14 - Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 1 Timothy 2:5 - For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 1 Thessalonians 5:10 - Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 - For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Colossians 1:20 - And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven. Colossians 1:19-22 - For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell; (Read More...) Colossians 1:19 - For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell; Colossians 1:14 - In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins: Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Ephesians 5:2 - And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. Ephesians 2:13-18 - But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Read More...) Ephesians 1:17-22 - That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: (Read More...) Ephesians 1:7 - In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Ephesians 1:3-12 - Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ: (Read More...) Galatians 3:13 - Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree: Galatians 1:4 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: Galatians 1:3 - Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 15:3 - For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 1 Corinthians 5:7 - Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 1 Corinthians 2:7 - But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 1 Corinthians 1:24 - But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:23 - But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 1 Corinthians 1:18 - For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:17 - For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. Romans 5:15-21 - But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. (Read More...) Romans 5:6-11 - For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. (Read More...) Romans 5:1 - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Romans 3:24-26 - Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (Read More...) Acts 27:9 - Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished [them], Acts 17:3 - Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. Acts 17:2 - And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, John 11:49-51 - And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, (Read More...) John 6:51 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. John 1:36 - And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! John 1:29 - The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:14 - And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Luke 24:47 - And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Luke 24:46 - And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: Luke 22:20 - Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. Luke 2:31 - Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; Luke 2:30 - For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Matthew 26:28 - For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matthew 20:28 - Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Zechariah 13:1 - In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. Daniel 9:24-27 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. (Read More...) Isaiah 53:5 - But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Gentlemen, there are many thousands more, if you would like, I can do more research for you. Here are the prophecies that Jesus fulfilled, some written thousands of years before He came. He has to be the Messiah. 351 Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus Christ "Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me" (Psalm 40:7). "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" (Revelation 19:10). "...all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me" (Jesus Christ, Luke 24:44). 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. 5:24 The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated Mark 16:19 4. Gen. 9:26, 27 The God of Shem will be the Son of Shem Luke 3:36 5. Gen. 12:3 Seed of Abraham will bless all nations Galatians 3:8, Acts 3:25, 26 6. Gen. 12:7 The Promise made to Abraham's Seed Galatians 3:16 7. Gen. 14:18 A priest after the order of Melchizedek Hebrews 6:20 8. Gen. 14:18 King of Peace and Righteousness Hebrews 7:2 9. Gen. 14:18 The Last Supper foreshadowed Matthew 26:26-29 10. Gen. 17:19 Seed of Isaac (Gen. 21:12) Romans 9:7 11. Gen. 22:8 The Lamb of God promised John 1:29 12. Gen. 22:18 As Isaac's seed, will bless all nations Galatians 3:16 13. Gen. 26:2-5 The Seed of Isaac promised as the Redeemer Hebrews 11:18 14. Gen. 28:12 The Bridge to heaven John 1:51 15. Gen. 28:14 The Seed of Jacob Luke 3:34 16. Gen. 49:10 The time of His coming Luke 2:1-7; Galatians 4:4 17. Gen. 49:10 The Seed of Judah Luke 3:33 18. Gen. 49:10 Called Shiloh or One Sent John 17:3 19. Gen. 49:10 Messiah to come before Judah lost identity John 11:47-52 20. Gen. 49:10 Unto Him shall the obedience of the people be John 10:16 21. Ex. 3:13-15 The Great "I AM" John 4:26, 8:58 22. Ex. 12:5 A Lamb without blemish Hebrews 9:14; 1Peter 1:19 23. Ex. 12:13 The blood of the Lamb saves from wrath Romans 5:8 24. Ex. 12:21-27 Christ is our Passover 1Corinthians 5:7 25. Ex. 12:46 Not a bone of the Lamb to be broken John 19:31-36 26. Ex. 15:2 His exaltation predicted as Yeshua Acts 7:55, 56 27. Ex. 15:11 His Character-Holiness Luke 1:35; Acts 4:27 28. Ex. 17:6 The Spiritual Rock of Israel 1Corinthians 10:4 29. Ex. 33:19 His Character-Merciful Luke 1:72 30. Lev. 1:2-9 His sacrifice a sweet smelling savor unto God Ephesians 5:2 31. Lev. 14:11 The leper cleansed-Sign to priesthood Luke 5:12-14; Acts 6:7 32. Lev. 16:15-17 Prefigures Christ's once-for-all death Hebrews 9:7-14 33. Lev. 16:27 Suffering outside the Camp Matthew 27:33; Heb. 13:11, 12 34. Lev. 17:11 The Blood-the life of the flesh Matthew 26:28; Mark 10:45 35. Lev. 17:11 It is the blood that makes atonement Rom. 3:23-24; 1John 1:7 36. Lev. 23:36-37 The Drink-offering: "If any man thirst" John 7:37 37. Num. 9:12 Not a bone of Him broken John 19:31-36 38. Num. 21:9 The serpent on a pole-Christ lifted up John 3:14-18, 12:32 39. Num. 24:17 Time: "I shall see him, but not now." John 1:14; Galatians 4:4 40. Deut. 18:15 "This is of a truth that prophet." John 6:14 41. Deut. 18:15-16 "Had ye believed Moses, ye would believe me." John 5:45-47 42. Deut. 18:18 Sent by the Father to speak His word John 8:28, 29 43. Deut. 18:19 Whoever will not hear must bear his sin Acts 3:22-23 44. Deut. 21:23 Cursed is he that hangs on a tree Galatians 3:10-13 45. Joshua 5:14-15 The Captain of our salvation Hebrews 2:10 46. Ruth 4:4-10 Christ, our kinsman, has redeemed us Ephesians 1:3-7 47. 1 Sam. 2:35 A Faithful Priest Heb. 2:17, 3:1-3, 6, 7:24-25 48. 1 Sam. 2:10 Shall be an anointed King to the Lord Mt. 28:18, John 12:15 49. 2 Sam. 7:12 David's Seed Matthew 1:1 50. 2 Sam. 7:13 His Kingdom is everlasting 2Peter 1:11 51. 2 Sam. 7:14a The Son of God Luke 1:32, Romans 1:3-4 52. 2 Sam. 7:16 David's house established forever Luke 3:31; Rev. 22:16 53. 2 Ki. 2:11 The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated Luke 24:51 54. 1 Chr. 17:11 David's Seed Matthew 1:1, 9:27 55. 1 Chr. 17:12-13 To reign on David's throne forever Luke 1:32, 33 56. 1 Chr. 17:13 "I will be His Father, He...my Son." Hebrews 1:5 57. Job 9:32-33 Mediator between man and God 1 Timothy 2:5 58. Job 19:23-27 The Resurrection predicted John 5:24-29 59. Psa. 2:1-3 The enmity of kings foreordained Acts 4:25-28 60. Psa. 2:2 To own the title, Anointed (Christ) John 1:41, Acts 2:36 61. Psa. 2:6 His Character-Holiness John 8:46; Revelation 3:7 62. Psa. 2:6 To own the title King Matthew 2:2 63. Psa. 2:7 Declared the Beloved Son Matthew 3:17, Romans 1:4 64. Psa. 2:7, 8 The Crucifixion and Resurrection intimated Acts 13:29-33 65. Psa. 2:8, 9 Rule the nations with a rod of iron Rev. 2:27, 12:5, 19:15 66. Psa. 2:12 Life comes through faith in Him John 20:31 67. Psa. 8:2 The mouths of babes perfect His praise Matthew 21:16 68. Psa. 8:5, 6 His humiliation and exaltation Hebrews 2:5-9 69. Psa. 9:7-10 Judge the world in righteousness Acts 17:31 70. Psa. 16:10 Was not to see corruption Acts 2:31, 13:35 71. Psa. 16:9-11 Was to arise from the dead John 20:9 72. Psa. 17:15 The resurrection predicted Luke 24:6 73. Psa. 18:2-3 The horn of salvation Luke 1:69-71 74. Psa. 22:1 Forsaken because of sins of others 2 Corinthians 5:21 75. Psa. 22:1 "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46 76. Psa. 22:2 Darkness upon Calvary for three hours Matthew 27:45 77. Psa. 22:7 They shoot out the lip and shake the head Matthew 27:39-44 78. Psa. 22:8 "He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him" Matthew 27:43 79. Psa. 22:9-10 Born the Saviour Luke 2:7 80. Psa. 22:12-13 They seek His death John 19:6 81. Psa. 22:14 His blood poured out when they pierced His side John 19:34 82. Psa. 22:14, 15 Suffered agony on Calvary Mark 15:34-37 83. Psa. 22:15 He thirsted John 19:28 84. Psa. 22:16 They pierced His hands and His feet John 19:34, 37; 20:27 85. Psa. 22:17, 18 Stripped Him before the stares of men Luke 23:34, 35 86. Psa. 22:18 They parted His garments John 19:23, 24 87. Psa. 22:20, 21 He committed Himself to God Luke 23:46 88. Psa. 22:20, 21 Satanic power bruising the Redeemer's heel Hebrews 2:14 89. Psa. 22:22 His Resurrection declared John 20:17 90. Psa. 22:27-28 He shall be the governor of the nations Colossians 1:16 91. Psa. 22:31 "It is finished" John 19:30, Heb. 10:10, 12, 14, 18 92. Psa. 23:1 "I am the Good Shepherd" John 10:11, 1Peter 2:25 93. Psa. 24:3 His exaltation predicted Acts 1:11; Philippians 2:9 94. Psa. 30:3 His resurrection predicted Acts 2:32 95. Psa. 31:5 "Into thy hands I commit my spirit" Luke 23:46 96. Psa. 31:11 His acquaintances fled from Him Mark 14:50 97. Psa. 31:13 They took counsel to put Him to death Mt. 27:1, John 11:53 98. Psa. 31:14, 15 "He trusted in God, let Him deliver him" Matthew 27:43 99. Psa. 34:20 Not a bone of Him broken John 19:31-36 100. Psa. 35:11 False witnesses rose up against Him Matthew 26:59 101. Psa. 35:19 He was hated without a cause John 15:25 102. Psa. 38:11 His friends stood afar off Luke 23:49 103. Psa. 38:12 Enemies try to entangle Him by craft Mark 14:1, Mt. 22:15 104. Psa. 38:12-13 Silent before His accusers Matthew 27:12-14 105. Psa. 38:20 He went about doing good Acts 10:38 106. Psa. 40:2-5 The joy of His resurrection predicted John 20:20 107. Psa. 40:6-8 His delight-the will of the Father John 4:34, Heb. 10:5-10 108. Psa. 40:9 He was to preach the Righteousness in Israel Matthew 4:17 109. Psa. 40:14 Confronted by adversaries in the Garden John 18:4-6 110. Psa. 41:9 Betrayed by a familiar friend John 13:18 111. Psa. 45:2 Words of Grace come from His lips John 1:17, Luke 4:22 112. Psa. 45:6 To own the title, God or Elohim Hebrews 1:8 113. Psa. 45:7 A special anointing by the Holy Spirit Mt. 3:16; Heb. 1:9 114. Psa. 45:7, 8 Called the Christ (Messiah or Anointed) Luke 2:11 115. Psa. 45:17 His name remembered forever Ephesians 1:20-21, Heb. 1:8 116. Psa. 55:12-14 Betrayed by a friend, not an enemy John 13:18 117. Psa. 55:15 Unrepentant death of the Betrayer Matthew 27:3-5; Acts 1:16-19 118. Psa. 68:18 To give gifts to men Ephesians 4:7-16 119. Psa. 68:18 Ascended into Heaven Luke 24:51 120. Psa. 69:4 Hated without a cause John 15:25 121. Psa. 69:8 A stranger to own brethren John 1:11, 7:5 122. Psa. 69:9 Zealous for the Lord's House John 2:17 123. Psa. 69:14-20 Messiah's anguish of soul before crucifixion Matthew 26:36-45 124. Psa. 69:20 "My soul is exceeding sorrowful." Matthew 26:38 125. Psa. 69:21 Given vinegar in thirst Matthew 27:34 126. Psa. 69:26 The Saviour given and smitten by God John 17:4; 18:11 127. Psa. 72:10, 11 Great persons were to visit Him Matthew 2:1-11 128. Psa. 72:16 The corn of wheat to fall into the Ground John 12:24-25 129. Psa. 72:17 Belief on His name will produce offspring John 1:12, 13 130. Psa. 72:17 All nations shall be blessed by Him Galatians 3:8 131. Psa. 72:17 All nations shall call Him blessed John 12:13, Rev. 5:8-12 132. Psa. 78:1-2 He would teach in parables Matthew 13:34-35 133. Psa. 78:2b To speak the Wisdom of God with authority Matthew 7:29 134. Psa. 80:17 The Man of God's right hand Mark 14:61-62 135. Psa. 88 The Suffering and Reproach of Calvary Matthew 27:26-50 136. Psa. 88:8 They stood afar off and watched Luke 23:49 137. Psa. 89:27 Firstborn Colossians 1:15, 18 138. Psa. 89:27 Emmanuel to be higher than earthly kings Luke 1:32, 33 139. Psa. 89:35-37 David's Seed, throne, kingdom endure forever Luke 1:32, 33 140. Psa. 89:36-37 His character-Faithfulness Revelation 1:5, 19:11 141. Psa. 90:2 He is from everlasting (Micah 5:2) John 1:1 142. Psa. 91:11, 12 Identified as Messianic; used to tempt Christ Luke 4:10, 11 143. Psa. 97:9 His exaltation predicted Acts 1:11; Ephesians 1:20 144. Psa. 100:5 His character-Goodness Matthew 19:16, 17 145. Psa. 102:1-11 The Suffering and Reproach of Calvary John 19:16-30 146. Psa. 102:25-27 Messiah is the Preexistent Son Hebrews 1:10-12 147. Psa. 109:25 Ridiculed Matthew 27:39 148. Psa. 110:1 Son of David Matthew 22:42-43 149. Psa. 110:1 To ascend to the right-hand of the Father Mark 16:19 150. Psa. 110:1 David's son called Lord Matthew 22:44, 45 151. Psa. 110:4 A priest after Melchizedek's order Hebrews 6:20 152. Psa. 112:4 His character-Compassionate, Gracious, et al Matthew 9:36 153. Psa. 118:17, 18 Messiah's Resurrection assured Luke 24:5-7; 1Cor. 15:20 154. Psa. 118:22, 23 The rejected stone is Head of the corner Matthew 21:42, 43 155. Psa. 118:26a The Blessed One presented to Israel Matthew 21:9 156. Psa. 118:26b To come while Temple standing Matthew 21:12-15 157. Psa. 132:11 The Seed of David (the fruit of His Body) Luke 1:32, Act 2:30 158. Psa. 129:3 He was scourged Matthew 27:26 159. Psa. 138:1-6 The supremacy of David's Seed amazes kings Matthew 2:2-6 160. Psa. 147:3, 6 The earthly ministry of Christ described Luke 4:18 161. Prov. 1:23 He will send the Spirit of God John 16:7 162. Prov. 8:23 Foreordained from everlasting Rev. 13:8, 1Peter 1:19-20 163. Song. 5:16 The altogether lovely One John 1:17 164. Isa. 2:3 He shall teach all nations John 4:25 165. Isa. 2:4 He shall judge among the nations John 5:22 166. Isa. 6:1 When Isaiah saw His glory John 12:40-41 167. Isa. 6:8 The One Sent by God John 12:38-45 168. Isa. 6:9-10 Parables fall on deaf ears Matthew 13:13-15 169. Isa. 6:9-12 Blinded to Christ and deaf to His words Acts 28:23-29 170. Isa. 7:14 To be born of a virgin Luke 1:35 171. Isa. 7:14 To be Emmanuel-God with us Matthew 1:18-23, 1Tim. 3:16 172. Isa. 8:8 Called Emmanuel Matthew 28:20 173. Isa. 8:14 A stone of stumbling, a Rock of offense 1Peter 2:8 174. Isa. 9:1, 2 His ministry to begin in Galilee Matthew 4:12-17 175. Isa. 9:6 A child born-Humanity Luke 1:31 176. Isa. 9:6 A Son given-Deity Luke 1:32, John 1:14, 1Tim. 3:16 177. Isa. 9:6 Declared to be the Son of God with power Romans 1:3, 4 178. Isa. 9:6 The Wonderful One, Peleh Luke 4:22 179. Isa. 9:6 The Counsellor, Yaatz Matthew 13:54 180. Isa. 9:6 The Mighty God, El Gibor 1Cor. 1:24, Titus 2:3 181. Isa. 9:6 The Everlasting Father, Avi Adth John 8:58, 10:30 182. Isa. 9:6 The Prince of Peace, Sar Shalom John 16:33 183. Isa. 9:7 To establish an everlasting kingdom Luke 1:32-33 184. Isa. 9:7 His Character-Just John 5:30 185. Isa. 9:7 No end to his Government, Throne, and Peace Luke 1:32-33 186. Isa. 11:1 Called a Nazarene-the Branch, Netzer Matthew 2:23 187. Isa. 11:1 A rod out of Jesse-Son of Jesse Luke 3:23, 32 188. Isa. 11:2 Anointed One by the Spirit Matthew 3:16, 17, Acts 10:38 189. Isa. 11:2 His Character-Wisdom, Knowledge, et al Colossians 2:3 190. Isa. 11:3 He would know their thoughts Luke 6:8, John 2:25 191. Isa. 11:4 Judge in righteousness Acts 17:31 192. Isa. 11:4 Judges with the sword of His mouth Rev. 2:16, 19:11, 15 193. Isa. 11:5 Character: Righteous & Faithful Rev. 19:11 194. Isa. 11:10 The Gentiles seek Him John 12:18-21 195. Isa. 12:2 Called Jesus-Yeshua Matthew 1:21 196. Isa. 22:22 The One given all authority to govern Revelation 3:7 197. Isa. 25:8 The Resurrection predicted 1Corinthians 15:54 198. Isa. 26:19 His power of Resurrection predicted Matthew 27:50-54 199. Isa. 28:16 The Messiah is the precious corner stone Acts 4:11, 12 200. Isa. 28:16 The Sure Foundation 1Corinthians 3:11, Mt. 16:18 201. Isa. 29:13 He indicated hypocritical obedience to His Word Matthew 15:7-9 202. Isa. 29:14 The wise are confounded by the Word 1Corinthians 1:18-31 203. Isa. 32:2 A Refuge-A man shall be a hiding place Matthew 23:37 204. Isa. 35:4 He will come and save you Matthew 1:21 205. Isa. 35:5-6 To have a ministry of miracles Matthew 11:2-6 206. Isa. 40:3, 4 Preceded by forerunner John 1:23 207. Isa. 40:9 "Behold your God." John 1:36; 19:14 208. Isa. 40:10. He will come to reward Revelation 22:12 209. Isa. 40:11 A shepherd-compassionate life-giver John 10:10-18 210. Isa. 42:1-4 The Servant-as a faithful, patient redeemer Matthew 12:18-21 211. Isa. 42:2 Meek and lowly Matthew 11:28-30 212. Isa. 42:3 He brings hope for the hopeless John 4 213. Isa. 42:4 The nations shall wait on His teachings John 12:20-26 214. Isa. 42:6 The Light (salvation) of the Gentiles Luke 2:32 215. Isa. 42:1, 6 His is a worldwide compassion Matthew 28:19, 20 216. Isa. 42:7 Blind eyes opened. John 9:25-38 217. Isa. 43:11 He is the only Saviour. Acts 4:12 218. Isa. 44:3 He will send the Spirit of God John 16:7, 13 219. Isa. 45:21-25 He is Lord and Saviour Philippians 3:20, Titus 2:13 220. Isa. 45:23 He will be the Judge John 5:22; Romans 14:11 221. Isa. 46:9, 10 Declares things not yet done John 13:19 222. Isa. 48:12 The First and the Last John 1:30, Revelation 1:8, 17 223. Isa. 48:16, 17 He came as a Teacher John 3:2 224. Isa. 49:1 Called from the womb-His humanity Matthew 1:18 225. Isa. 49:5 A Servant from the womb. Luke 1:31, Philippians 2:7 226. Isa. 49:6 He will restore Israel Acts 3:19-21, 15:16-17 227. Isa. 49:6 He is Salvation for Israel Luke 2:29-32 228. Isa. 49:6 He is the Light of the Gentiles John 8:12, Acts 13:47 229. Isa. 49:6 He is Salvation unto the ends of the earth Acts 15:7-18 230. Isa. 49:7 He is despised of the Nation John 1:11, 8:48-49, 19:14-15 231. Isa. 50:3 Heaven is clothed in black at His humiliation Luke 23:44, 45 232. Isa. 50:4 He is a learned counselor for the weary Matthew 7:29, 11:28, 29 233. Isa. 50:5 The Servant bound willingly to obedience Matthew 26:39 234. Isa. 50:6a "I gave my back to the smiters." Matthew 27:26 235. Isa. 50:6b He was smitten on the cheeks Matthew 26:67 236. Isa. 50:6c He was spat upon Matthew 27:30 237. Isa. 52:7 Published good tidings upon mountains Matthew 5:12,15:29,28:16 238. Isa. 52:13 The Servant exalted Acts 1:8-11; Eph. 1:19-22, Php. 2:5-9 239. Isa. 52:14 The Servant shockingly abused Luke 18:31-34; Mt. 26:67, 68 240. Isa. 52:15 Nations startled by message of the Servant Luke 18:31-34; Mt. 26:67, 68 241. Isa. 52:15 His blood shed sprinkles nations Hebrews 9:13-14, Rev. 1:5 242. Isa. 53:1 His people would not believe Him John 12:37-38 243. Isa. 53:2 Appearance of an ordinary man Philippians 2:6-8 244. Isa. 53:3a Despised Luke 4:28-29 245. Isa. 53:3b Rejected Matthew 27:21-23 246. Isa. 53:3c Great sorrow and grief Matthew 26:37-38, Luke 19:41, Heb. 4:15 247. Isa. 53:3d Men hide from being associated with Him Mark 14:50-52 248. Isa. 53:4a He would have a healing ministry Matthew 8:16-17 249. Isa. 53:4b Thought to be cursed by God Matthew 26:66, 27:41-43 250. Isa. 53:5a Bears penalty for mankind's iniquities 2Cor. 5:21, Heb. 2:9 251. Isa. 53:5b His sacrifice provides peace between man and God Colossians 1:20 252. Isa. 53:5c His sacrifice would heal man of sin 1Peter 2:24 253. Isa. 53:6a He would be the sin-bearer for all mankind 1John 2:2, 4:10 254. Isa. 53:6b God's will that He bear sin for all mankind Galatians 1:4 255. Isa. 53:7a Oppressed and afflicted Matthew 27:27-31 256. Isa. 53:7b Silent before his accusers Matthew 27:12-14 257. Isa. 53:7c Sacrificial lamb John 1:29, 1Peter 1:18-19 258. Isa. 53:8a Confined and persecuted Matthew 26:47-27:31 259. Isa. 53:8b He would be judged John 18:13-22 260. Isa. 53:8c Killed Matthew 27:35 261. Isa. 53:8d Dies for the sins of the world 1John 2:2 262. Isa. 53:9a Buried in a rich man's grave Matthew 27:57 263. Isa. 53:9b Innocent and had done no violence Luke 23:41, John 18:38 264. Isa. 53:9c No deceit in his mouth 1Peter 2:22 265. Isa. 53:10a God's will that He die for mankind John 18:11 266. Isa. 53:10b An offering for sin Matthew 20:28, Galatians 3:13 267. Isa. 53:10c Resurrected and live forever Romans 6:9 268. Isa. 53:10d He would prosper John 17:1-5 269. Isa. 53:11a God fully satisfied with His suffering John 12:27 270. Isa. 53:11b God's servant would justify man Romans 5:8-9, 18-19 271. Isa. 53:11c The sin-bearer for all mankind Hebrews 9:28 272. Isa. 53:12a Exalted by God because of his sacrifice Matthew 28:18 273. Isa. 53:12b He would give up his life to save mankind Luke 23:46 274. Isa. 53:12c Numbered with the transgressors Mark 15:27-28 275. Isa. 53:12d Sin-bearer for all mankind 1Peter 2:24 276. Isa. 53:12e Intercede to God in behalf of mankind Luke 23:34, Rom. 8:34 277. Isa. 55:3 Resurrected by God Acts 13:34 278. Isa. 55:4a A witness John 18:37 279. Isa. 55:4b He is a leader and commander Hebrews 2:10 280. Isa. 55:5 God would glorify Him Acts 3:13 281. Isa. 59:16a Intercessor between man and God Matthew 10:32 282. Isa. 59:16b He would come to provide salvation John 6:40 283. Isa. 59:20 He would come to Zion as their Redeemer Luke 2:38 284. Isa. 60:1-3 He would shew light to the Gentiles Acts 26:23 285. Isa. 61:1a The Spirit of God upon him Matthew 3:16-17 286. Isa. 61:1b The Messiah would preach the good news Luke 4:16-21 287. Isa. 61:1c Provide freedom from the bondage of sin John 8:31-36 288. Isa. 61:1-2a Proclaim a period of grace Galatians 4:4-5 289. Jer. 23:5-6 Descendant of David Luke 3:23-31 290. Jer. 23:5-6 The Messiah would be both God and Man John 13:13, 1Ti 3:16 291. Jer. 31:22 Born of a virgin Matthew 1:18-20 292. Jer. 31:31 The Messiah would be the new covenant Matthew 26:28 293. Jer. 33:14-15 Descendant of David Luke 3:23-31 294. Eze.34:23-24 Descendant of David Matthew 1:1 295. Eze.37:24-25 Descendant of David Luke 1:31-33 296. Dan. 2:44-45 The Stone that shall break the kingdoms Matthew 21:44 297. Dan. 7:13-14a He would ascend into heaven Acts 1:9-11 298. Dan. 7:13-14b Highly exalted Ephesians 1:20-22 299. Dan. 7:13-14c His dominion would be everlasting Luke 1:31-33 300. Dan. 9:24a To make an end to sins Galatians 1:3-5 301. Dan. 9:24a To make reconciliation for iniquity Romans 5:10, 2Cor. 5:18-21 302. Dan. 9:24b He would be holy Luke 1:35 303. Dan. 9:25 His announcement John 12:12-13 304. Dan. 9:26a Cut off Matthew 16:21, 21:38-39 305. Dan. 9:26b Die for the sins of the world Hebrews 2:9 306. Dan. 9:26c Killed before the destruction of the temple Matthew 27:50-51 307. Dan. 10:5-6 Messiah in a glorified state Revelation 1:13-16 308. Hos. 11:1 He would be called out of Egypt Matthew 2:15 309. Hos. 13:14 He would defeat death 1Corinthians 15:55-57 310. Joel 2:32 Offer salvation to all mankind Romans 10:9-13 311. Jonah 1:17 Death and resurrection of Christ Matthew 12:40, 16:4 312. Mic. 5:2a Born in Bethlehem Matthew 2:1-6 313. Mic. 5:2b Ruler in Israel Luke 1:33 314. Mic. 5:2c From everlasting John 8:58 315. Hag. 2:6-9 He would visit the second Temple Luke 2:27-32 316. Hag. 2:23 Descendant of Zerubbabel Luke 2:27-32 317. Zech. 3:8 God's servant John 17:4 318. Zech. 6:12-13 Priest and King Hebrews 8:1 319. Zech. 9:9a Greeted with rejoicing in Jerusalem Matthew 21:8-10 320. Zech. 9:9b Beheld as King John 12:12-13 321. Zech. 9:9c The Messiah would be just John 5:30 322. Zech. 9:9d The Messiah would bring salvation Luke 19:10 323. Zech. 9:9e The Messiah would be humble Matthew 11:29 324. Zech. 9:9f Presented to Jerusalem riding on a donkey Matthew 21:6-9 325. Zech. 10:4 The cornerstone Ephesians 2:20 326. Zech. 11:4-6a At His coming, Israel to have unfit leaders Matthew 23:1-4 327. Zech. 11:4-6b Rejection causes God to remove His protection Luke 19:41-44 328. Zech. 11:4-6c Rejected in favor of another king John 19:13-15 329. Zech. 11:7 Ministry to "poor," the believing remnant Matthew 9:35-36 330. Zech. 11:8a Unbelief forces Messiah to reject them Matthew 23:33 331. Zech. 11:8b Despised Matthew 27:20 332. Zech. 11:9 Stops ministering to those who rejected Him Matthew 13:10-11 333. Zech. 11:10-11a Rejection causes God to remove protection Luke 19:41-44 334. Zech. 11:10-11b The Messiah would be God John 14:7 335. Zech. 11:12-13a Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver Matthew 26:14-15 336. Zech. 11:12-13b Rejected Matthew 26:14-15 337. Zech. 11:12-13c Thirty pieces of silver cast in the house of the Lord Matthew 27:3-5 338. Zech. 11:12-13d The Messiah would be God John 12:45 339. Zech. 12:10a The Messiah's body would be pierced John 19:34-37 340. Zech. 12:10b The Messiah would be both God and man John 10:30 341. Zech. 12:10c The Messiah would be rejected John 1:11 342. Zech. 13:7a God's will He die for mankind John 18:11 343. Zech. 13:7b A violent death Mark 14:27 344. Zech. 13:7c Both God and man John 14:9 345. Zech. 13:7d Israel scattered as a result of rejecting Him Matthew 26:31-56 346. Zech. 14:4 He would return to the Mt. of Olives Acts 1:11-12 347. Mal. 3:1a Messenger to prepare the way for Messiah Mark 1:1-8 348. Mal. 3:1b Sudden appearance at the temple Mark 11:15-16 349. Mal. 3:1c Messenger of the new covenant Luke 4:43 350. Mal. 4:5 Forerunner in spirit of Elijah Mt. 3:1-3, 11:10-14, 17:11-13 351. Mal. 4:6 Forerunner would turn many to righteousness Luke 1:16-17 So, do you believe that Jesus saves?

Reasons why not to see the new Noah movie.

I may or may not see the new Noah film. The title above was because we tried to google reason why not to see it, and found none! Also I am not an expert, but here are articles on people who know much more than I do, and are based on people who actually have seen the film: Noah: Five Negative Features about this Film Dr. Jerry Johnson, President of the NRB, shares some negatives of the new Bible film. | Ed Stetzer Noah: Five Negative Features about this Film PARAMOUNT PICTURES The following post is a guest post from Dr. Jerry Johnson. Jerry A. Johnson, Ph.D., is President & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). He's a theologian who has taught on cinema and theology. Find him on Twitter @DrJerryJohnson. This post is about the March 28, 2014 movie Noah. I interviewed Jerry about the film last week at the NRB meeting. In that interview, he mentioned asking Paramount to add a disclaimer and they just did (see the bottom of this post). Last Friday, Jerry shared five positives of Noah, and today he's sharing five negatives. Here are some of Jerry's well-informed thoughts. Note: Spoilers ahead, including the fact that there is a big flood and only a few people make it through the flood in a big boat. But, really, these are big spoilers... so don't complain if you read on. Finally, this is part analysis and part review. There is stuff in the film that is not in the Bible (gasp!) and you are about to find out if you read on... and then there is opinion about how it has handled. From someone who has actually seen it. If you are thinking about seeing the new Noah film you will want to weigh the positives against the negatives. Previously we looked at the plus category, listing "Five Positive Facts about this Film." Now we look at the negatives. Noah's main character does not ring true. When the title of a movie is the name of the main character, you have to nail it. This does not happen. Aronofsky's Noah becomes so disturbed by human sinfulness that he obsesses on the idea that the race should not survive. God must be using the hero's family just to save the animal kingdom and then mankind will die out. If his son's wife has a baby girl, Noah announces a plan to take that life to prevent the human race from going forward. Later, with Noah's knife raised over twin daughters you sense a composite, Noah mixed with a bit of Abraham and going crazy. When the title of a movie is the name of the main character, you have to nail it. This does not happen. The portrayal of Noah during this part of the movie is so dark that you do not want to like him. It is hard to reconcile this character with the "righteous" man described in Genesis 6 or the man of "faith" described in Hebrews 11. Jews and Christians will have a hard time recognizing Noah in this film. The environmental agenda is overdone. While showing images of war, violence, theft, and sexual sin, the main evil of humankind according to Noah is the abuse of the environment. Man has been guilty of a scorched earth policy brought about by primitive industrialization, resulting in apocalyptic scenery reminiscent of the Mad Max trilogy. Think Global Warming. At least that is what Aronofsky wants you to think. Killing animals is also condemned as a departure from the lifestyle in the Garden of Eden. This environmental theme reaches a "preachy" level that secularists would mock if applied to some evangelical doctrine in any other movie. While much in the film feels like a set up for this agenda, the film does not set the hook. Perhaps some of the back and forth in the editing process (described in the press) caused them to moderate that message. To the contrary, the words in Genesis 6 used to describe the sins of Noah's generation are: wickedness, imagination of the heart on evil always, corruption, and violence. The textual emphasis is on "violence." Not a word about hunting or mining; knowing this, the environmental agenda feels phony. Noah, the film, fails in this regard. The theistic evolution scene will be a concern for many. In the darkness of the ark, Noah retells the creation story to his family. From the beginning, there is the Creator, who calls forth the light. So far—so good. However, visuals are supplied once life gets going, which show primitive species morphing again and again to more sophisticated creatures. That cinematic slight-of-hand notwithstanding, there is a clean break in the cycle when Noah speaks of the first man and woman. They just appear hand in hand, no anthropoid halfling in between. Let's be clear about what this is, and what it isn't. This is macro-evolution, from amoeba to aardvark. But contra Dawkins and company, the beginning and end of it seem sacred. God starts it from nothing and ends it by starting something altogether new with man. Many conservative evangelicals, like me, believe that a straight forward reading of the biblical text indicates that new "kinds" of life were specially created, not evolved. If you agree with this view, this scene may rub you the wrong way. In the larger cultural war, the tip of the hat to a Creator will equally be a frustration to the new atheists. The Nephilim concept seems convoluted. Here's the "CliffsNotes" summary: The "Watchers" helped mankind with technology; humans abused it for evil; God cursed the angels for this and turned them into rock giants; these fallen angels help Noah build and defend the ark; when they die in the battle against the bad guys, the mysterious beings go up to heaven. Whew! You have to see this—not to believe it. In the long line of biblical interpretation about the Nephilim concept, which is quite rich, this one definitely takes the cake for being the most fanciful. Besides that, in Christian theology fallen angels do not go up to heaven in the end, but down to the other place. Secondary biblical details are blurred. It has already been noted that Noah follows the main lines of the biblical plot. However, secondary elements do not fare so well. Two of Noah's sons (teenagers, not adults) do not bring wives on the ark, but the one son's wife has two twin girls. Are these future wives for the other two? The main nemeses (Tubal-Cain) hacks his way into the ark, eats some lizards as a stow-away, and tries to kill Noah. There are "magical" objects that do the supernatural: a seed, a potus, a drink, and a birthright snakeskin. Are these occult or just extra-biblical miracles of biblical proportion? In some cases, it looks like two of every species are packing into the ark rather than two of every biblical "kind." That would make a very tight fit. Conclusion So Noah gets Noah wrong, gets the environment wrong, gets evolution wrong, gets angelology wrong, and gets some biblical details wrong. Compounding these problems, add the fact that none of these negatives can be deduced from watching the previews that have been released. Given these facts, and facts they are, the movie trailer may feel like a "bait and switch" to Jews and Christians. For instance, in the trailer where Noah says, "I am not alone," he is not talking about God. You'll see. So, what do I think Christians should do—go see it, ask our church to buy up block-seating, protest, or boycott it? That question will be answered in the final blog: "Noah: Application for Christians and for Hollywood." http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2014/february/noah-five-negative-features-about-this-film.html Published on November 19, 2013 in Current Issues in the World. Is the movie trailer promoting the blockbuster film Noah—to be released in March—part of a Hollywood con? Why would I even suggest that? Well, if you watch the movie’s trailer, it seems that the film might be compatible with the biblical account of the Flood and Ark of Noah. But I believe the trailer was put together very carefully and cleverly to attract Christians and Jews—those who might be inclined to pay to see the film and not speak out against it. In fact, many Christians and Christian organizations have already come out publicly to say they can’t wait to see this movie. But what will Noah, with movie star Russell Crowe, really show? Should Christians promote this movie just based on what Hollywood is letting them see? We have heard from various sources—including two close friends of AiG who watched a rough cut of the film—that it is not at all faithful to the biblical account in Genesis. The final movie will probably be very unbiblical in some bizarre and shocking ways. For example, the main characters of the movie are Noah, his wife, and three sons—and one little girl they rescued after all in her family were murdered by an evil tribe. She was badly injured when they found her, but Noah’s wife placed healing nectar on her stomach and she later grew up to become the eldest son’s wife. For the longest time she was barren in the womb until Noah’s wife convinced Methuselah to bless her womb—against Noah’s wishes. Noah at first is portrayed as a humble yet strong good man—a father and husband who protected his family from the evil that had come upon the world. But as he helped build the Ark, he was portrayed more like a basket-case who was convinced that his family was the last generation. He repeated over and over again that God would not let them repopulate since God would replant Eden without man and perfection would be reestablished with the “innocent animals” God brought on the Ark. Even when Noah’s eldest son brought news to the family on the Ark that his wife was expecting, the movie’s Noah said essentially, “If it is a male, he shall live. If a girl, I will kill her because it is not God’s will for man to repopulate.” Here are a few more problem areas seen in the rough cut of the film, most of which I expect to be in the final film: In the film, Noah was robbed of his birthright by Tubal-Cain. The serpent’s body (i.e., Satan), which was shed in Eden, was their “birthright reminder.” It also doubled with magical power that they would wrap around their arm. So weird! Noah’s family only consists of his wife, three sons, and one daughter-in-law, contrary to the Bible. It appears as if every species was crammed in the Ark instead of just the kinds of animals, thus mocking the Ark account the same way secularists do today. “Rocks” (that seem to be fallen angels) build the Ark with Noah! Methuselah (Noah’s grandfather) is a type of witch-doctor, whose mental health is questionable. Tubal-Cain defeats the Rocks who were protecting the finished Ark. A wounded Tubal-Cain axes his way inside the Ark in only about ten minutes and then hides inside. Tubal-Cain then convinces the middle son to lure Noah to the bottom of the Ark in order to murder him (because he was not allowed a wife in the Ark). Tubal-Cain stays alive by eating hibernating lizards. The middle son of Noah has a change of heart and helps kill Tubal-Cain instead. Noah becomes almost crazy as he believes the only purpose to his family’s existence was to help build the Ark for the “innocent” animals (this is a worship of creation). Noah repeatedly tells his family that they were the last generation and were never to procreate. So when his daughter-in-law becomes pregnant, he vows to murder his own grandchild. But he finally has a change of heart. Noah does not have a relationship with God but rather with circumstances and has deadly visions of the Flood. The Ark lands on a cliff next to a beach. After the Flood Noah becomes so distant from his family that he lives in a cave, getting drunk by the beach. There were many other bizarre, unbiblical aspects in the preview cut. Though it’s possible that some of these elements may not make the final cut (though we suspect most will), compare the above list to the trailer that has just been released! The comparison should be very revealing for you. You wouldn’t get much of a hint of most of the biblical problems in the list above based on watching on this cleverly-put-together trailer. A real con job, to be frank! Do you really want your family/children to see such an unbiblical Hollywood portrayal of a very sobering event in Scripture, one that was a result of man’s wickedness? Do you want your kids to see Noah’s Ark portrayed by Hollywood as above, instead of the fact it was an Ark of salvation because of the grace of God—reminding us that as Noah and his family went through a door to be saved, so we need to go through a door? [Jesus said,] “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” (John 10:9) Do you really want your family/children to see Noah portrayed by Hollywood as it is in the above summary, instead of how God’s Word describes him in the “Hall of Fame” in Hebrews 11? By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (Hebrews 11:7) Again, we don’t know what will be in the final cut of the film. But this list we have presented should be enough for Christians to understand that this movie is unbiblical! Now, I do recognize that God is Sovereign and He can even use this Hollywood production to cause people be directed to His Word. Let’s pray that despite the unbiblical nature of this movie, that God will move hearts to seek Him. As for AiG, we will continue to focus on the ministry the Lord has called us to, including building the Ark Encounter that will be as biblically accurate as we can make it—all in an effort to share the truth of God’s Word and the gospel with the world. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying, Ken http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2013/11/19/dont-be-taken-in-by-the-noah-movies-promotion/