Re: God's Fountain of Youth - the Messiah

http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/m_prophecies.shtml
The Bible's predictions about Jesus, written centuries before He was
born
What is a Prophecy-and Why Should I Care?
The noun prophecy describes a "prediction of the future, made under
divine inspiration" or a "revelation of God." The act of making a
prophecy is the verb, prophesy. Of the prophecies written in the
Bible
about events that were to have taken place by now, every one was
fulfilled with 100% accuracy. This is a statement that can not be
truthfully made about any other "sacred writing." This is important
because the Bible says God will give us a savior who provides a way
for
us to go to heaven. If the prophecies are 100% accurate, we know it
is
going to happen.
What is a "Messianic" Prophecy?
The Old Testament books in the Bible (all of them written between
1450
BC and 430 BC) contained hundreds of prophecies about an "anointed
one" ("Messiah" in Hebrew) who would arrive in their future. The
Messiah would "deliver" or "save" all the Jewish people,
bringing them to paradise or heaven. These prophecies also stated
that
the Messiah would save all the other people in the world "through the
Jews." For this reason, people who are not Jewish need to learn about
the Messiah, too.
We constructed the table below, listing many important Messianic
Prophecies. We did not attempt to make a complete list-that could be
someone's life work. Still, there are enough prophecies listed to
remove all doubt that the Messiah did indeed appear 2000 years ago in
the person of Jesus Christ. These prophecies are arranged in the
order
in which they appear in the Old Testament, and they are not in order
of
importance nor in chronological order. Since the same fulfilled
prophecy may be described several times in different books, we did
not
list every place a fulfillment occurred. We do list enough examples
to
prove that the prophecy was fulfilled.
A Special Note on Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53
Even a casual reader of the Bible will notice something "different"
about Psalm 22 and Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12. They tell stories that
perfectly parallel events in the life of Christ that took place much
later. Psalm 22 is especially amazing since it predicted 11 separate
things about Jesus' crucifixion about a thousand years before they
happened. We know that David (the author of Psalm 22) lived about
1043-973 BC and Isaiah lived about 740-680 BC. Both passages, written
far ahead of the time of Christ, are strong proof that help you
believe
that the Bible was literally inspired by God.
A Comment on Understanding Prophecy
Some of these prophecies are very clear and easy to understand.
However, if you are new to reading the Bible, other prophecies will
not
be easy to understand. Therefore, we have taken the liberty of
highlighting those prophecies that are easier to understand by a
person
who is not familiar with "prophetic language." This does not imply
that these passages are more important than the others.
As we describe in our page Reading and Understanding the Bible, the
Bible is a library of Books. So, even if you do not understand every
idea or term when you start reading the "library," do not be
discouraged. You just need to learn the language-perhaps in the same
way you learned a "special language" or "way of communicating"
in your job or at school.
Old Testament Scriptures That Describe The Coming Messiah
The Messianic Prophecy (paraphrased) Where the prophecy appears in
the
Old Testament (written between 1450 BC and 430BC) Jesus'
fulfillment
of the prophecy in the New Testament (written between 45 and 95 AD)
The Messiah will be the offspring (descendant) of the woman
(Eve) Genesis 3:15 Galatians 4:4
The Messiah will be a descendant of Abraham, through whom everyone on
earth will be blessed Genesis 12:3; 18:18 Acts 3:25,26
The Messiah will be a descendant of Judah Genesis 49:10
Matthew 1:2 and
Luke 3:33
The Messiah will be a prophet like Moses Deuteronomy
18:15-19 Acts
3:22,23
The Messiah will be the Son of God Psalm 2:7 Matthew 3:17;
Mark 1:11;
Luke 3:22
The Messiah will be raised from the dead (resurrected) Psalm
16:10,11
and 49:15 Matthew 28:5-9; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:4-7; John 20:11-16;
Acts
1:3 and 2:32
The Messiah crucifixion experience Psalm 22 (contains 11
prophecies-not all listed here) Matthew 27:34-50 and John 19:17-30
The Messiah will be sneered at and mocked Psalm 22:7 Luke
23:11,35-39
The Messiah will be pierced through hands and feet Psalm
22:16 Luke
23:33 and 24:36-39;
John 19:18 and 20:19-20,24-27
The Messiah's bones will not be broken (a person's legs were
usually broken after being crucified to speed up their death) Psalm
22:17 and 34:20 John 19:31-33,36
Men Will Gamble for the Messiah's clothing Psalm 22:18
Matthew 27:35;
Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23,24
The Messiah will accused by false witnesses Psalm 35:11
Matthew
26:59,60 and Mark 14:56,57
The Messiah will be hated without a cause Psalm 35:19 and
69:4 John
15:23-25
The Messiah will be betrayed by a friend Psalm 41:9 John
13:18,21
The Messiah will ascend to heaven (at the right hand of God) Psalm
68:18 Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9; 2:33-35; 3:20-21; 5:31,32; 7:55-56;
Romans
8:34; Ephesians 1:20,21; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3; 8:1; 10:12;
12:2;
1 Pet 3:22 . . . sorry, we got carried away!
The Messiah will be given vinegar and gall to drink Psalm
69:21 Matthew
27:34; Mark 15:23; John 19:29,30
Great kings will pay homage and tribute to the Messiah Psalm
72:10,11 Matthew 2:1-11
The Messiah is a "stone the builders rejected" who will become the
"head cornerstone" Psalm 118:22,23 and Isaiah 28:16 Matthew
21:42,43; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:6-8
The Messiah will be a descendant of David Psalm 132:11 and
Jeremiah
23:5,6; 33:15,16 Luke 1:32,33
The Messiah will be a born of a virgin Isaiah 7:14 Matthew
1:18-25 and
Luke 1:26-35
The Messiah's first spiritual work will be in Galilee Isaiah
9:1-7 Matthew 4:12-16
The Messiah will make the blind see, the deaf hear, etc.
Isaiah
35:5-6 Many places. Also see Matthew 11:3-6 and John 11:47
The Messiah will be beaten, mocked, and spat upon Isaiah
50:6 Matthew
26:67 and 27:26-31
The "Gospel according to Isaiah" Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Matthew,
Mark,
Luke, John
People will hear and not believe the "arm of the LORD"
(Messiah) Isaiah 53:1 John 12:37,38
The Messiah will be rejected Isaiah 53:3 Matthew 27:20-25;
Mark
15:8-14; Luke 23:18-23; John 19:14,15
The Messiah will be killed Isaiah 53:5-9 Matthew 27:50; Mark
15:37-39;
Luke 23:46; John 19:30
The Messiah will be silent in front of his accusers Isaiah
53:7 Matthew
26:62,63 and 27:12-14
The Messiah will be buried with the rich Isaiah 53:9
Matthew 27:59,60;
Mark 15:46; Luke 23:52,53; John 19:38-42
The Messiah will be crucified with criminals Isaiah 53:12
Matthew
27:38; Mark 15:27; Luke 23:32,33
The Messiah is part of the new and everlasting covenant Isaiah 55:3-4
and Jeremiah 31:31-34 Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20;
Hebrews
8:6-13
The Messiah will be our intercessor (intervene for us and plead on
our
behalf) Isaiah 59:16 Hebrews 9:15
The Messiah has two missions Isaiah 61:1-3 (first mission ends at
".
.. . year of the LORD's favor") First mission: Luke 4:16-21;
Second
mission: to be fulfilled at the end of the world
The Messiah will come at a specific time Daniel 9:25-26
Galatians 4:4
and Ephesians 1:10
The Messiah will be born in Bethlehem Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:1
and Luke
2:4-7
The Messiah will enter Jerusalem riding a donkey Zechariah
9:9 Matthew
21:1-11
The Messiah will be sold for 30 pieces of silver Zechariah
11:12,13 Matthew 26:15 with Matthew 27:3-10
The Messiah will forsaken by His disciples Zechariah 13:7
Matthew
26:31,56
The Messiah will enter the Temple with authority Malachi
3:1 Matthew
21:12 and Luke 19:45
Couldn't Someone Just Write These Down and Pretend They Were Written
Earlier?
Many people who do not believe in the Bible say this. However,
manuscripts have been found that confirm that these various
prophecies
were written down 400-1,000 years before they actually occurred. The
discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls put to rest most of such idle talk.
Were These Originally Intended to Be Messianic Prophecies?
Some of the prophecies occur as part of the text of a story. So, a
natural question would be, "How do you know these are Messianic
prophecies? Couldn't someone have read these texts after Jesus came
along and claimed they are Messianic prophecies?"
The reason we know these texts were intended to be Messianic
prophecies
is because they were recognized (and discussed) by the Jews before
Jesus' birth. For example:
One of the common debates was whether or not "the Messiah" was
actually two people (or twins) since it seemed impossible to them
that
one person could accomplish both of the Messiah's "goals" (Isaiah
61:1-3).
We now know that Jesus accomplished one goal (preaching the "good
news" and becoming the sacrifice that saves us) when He came to
Earth, told everyone God's new plan of salvation, and was crucified.
He will fulfill the other goal (being our Savior and Lord, ruling at
God's right hand, and taking vengeance on the people who do not
follow God) when He comes back to Earth (often called Jesus'
"second coming").
This required being raised from the dead-a possibility the Jews never
considered. When Jesus was raised from the dead, many Jews then
recognized how the Messiah could be "one man."
From that time, more than a billion Jews and non-Jews alike have chosen

to get right with God and become Christians. Many of them made their
decision based on the evidence of these fulfilled Messianic
prophecies.
Couldn't Someone Besides Jesus Fulfill These Prophecies?
The number representing the odds against them all being fulfilled by
anyone would fill this entire website. This makes the fact that Jesus
fulfilled them all a miracle in itself. Still, some questions that
may
come to mind are:
Couldn't anyone else have fulfilled these prophecies if they really
tried?
Even though Jesus fulfilled these prophecies, how do we know He is
the
Messiah. Other religions say they have a Prophet that followed in
Jesus' footsteps and is the real Messiah.
I understand the Jews are still waiting for the Messiah. Isn't it
possible that Jesus happened to fulfill these prophecies and that the
"real" Messiah will still come some day?
You will notice that many of the prophecies are not under human
control. In other words, if someone tried to fulfill all of them, how
would they arrange to be (1) born in Bethlehem (2) with a virgin for
a
mother? Already they would have a problem-and these are only two
prophecies. Even a casual glance through this list reveals that a
person could not fulfill them by their own efforts.
There are many people that have claimed to be the Messiah (or a
similar
title that they gave themselves like "God's Prophet"). Some of
them founded false religions and cults, and have many followers.
Anyone
who has read the Bible expected to see them appear. Two thousand
years
ago, Jesus Himself said there would be many false Messiahs and
prophets
that follow him (Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11; Matthew 24:23-25; Mark
13:21-23). Examine these other "prophets" yourself. Was their
appearance clearly predicted in the Bible? Did they fulfill all the
messianic prophecies? The answer is obvious-none of them even came
close.
It is true that the Jews, God's chosen people, are still waiting for
their Messiah. However, not recognizing their own Messiah is part of
God's plan (Romans 11:25-27) that allows everyone else be saved (Joel
2:32; Romans 10:13). The Bible clearly states that "those who are
first will be last" (Matthew 19:30 and 20:16, Mark 10:31, and Luke
13:30). The Jews were the first of God's people, but they are kept
unaware of their own Messiah until everyone on the earth hears about
Jesus Christ. This is good news, since everyone gets a chance to
accept
the Messiah as their Savior and go to heaven. Once that happens, the
remaining followers of Judaism will realize that Jesus was the
Messiah.
At that time, Jesus will return to the earth, bringing those who
accept
Him as their Savior to heaven. Those who do not accept Him will face
God in judgment and be cast into the lake of fire (hell).
There is no question that these many prophecies prove that Jesus is
the
one and only Messiah. Since you now have proof that Jesus is the
promised Messiah who provides a way for us to go to heaven, click on
this sentence to find out how to "get right with God" through
Jesus.

On Sep 8, 11:34 pm, Wings of a Dove <noahdo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Can we live forever?   Can we be forever young and healthy?  Is there
a fountain of youth?  So far science and medical research has failed
to stop the aging process and death.
Yet there is hope, but this hope in not in man but is what God has
promised.  Please take the
time to ponder the following inspirational  words  and you will see
there is
something to hope for beyond this life and the grave.

John.4

[7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto
her, Give me to drink.
[9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou,
being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the
Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
[10] Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of
God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest
have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this
water shall thirst again:
[14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall
never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a
well of water springing up into everlasting life.

1Cor.15
[[51] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed,
[52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
[53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal
must put on immortality.
[54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and
this
mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
[55] O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
[56] The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
[57] But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
[58] Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that
your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Matt.19
[16] And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good
thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

John.3
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.

John.5
[39] Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal
life: and they are they which testify of me.  - Jesus

John.6
[68] Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou
hast the words of eternal life.

John.10
[28] And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

John.12
[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his
life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

John.17
[2] As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give
eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

[3] And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Acts.13
[48] And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified
the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life
believed.

Rom.5
[21] That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign
through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Rom.6
[23] For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

2Cor.4
[17] For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for
us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
[18] While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the
things
which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but
the things which are not seen are eternal.

2Cor.5
[1] For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens.

1Tim.1
[17] Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise
God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1Tim.6
[12] Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession
before many witnesses.

[19] Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the
time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

2Tim.2
[10] Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they
may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal
glory.

Tit.3
[7] That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs
according to the hope of eternal life.

Heb.5
[9] And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation
unto all them that obey him;

Heb.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.
[14] How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal
Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience
from
dead works to serve the living God?
[15] And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that
by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were
under the first testament, they which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance.

1John.1
[2] (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear
witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the
Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1John.2
[25] And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal
life.

1John.3
[15] Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no
murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

1John.5
[11] And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
[13] These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of
the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that
ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
[20] And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him
that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
eternal life.

Rev.7
[17] For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed
them,
and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Rev.21
[4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall
be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be
any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Heb.6
[17] Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of
promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
[18] That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God
to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge
to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
[19] Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and
stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

John.10
[1] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door
into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a
thief and a robber.
[2] But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
[7] Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
I  am the door of the sheep.
[9] I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture.

1Thes.4

[13] But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have
no hope.
[14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them
also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
[15] For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which
are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent
them which are asleep.
[16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in
Christ shall rise first:
[17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we
ever be with the Lord.
[18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/f/iftpearl.htm

I've found the Pearl of greatest price,
  My heart doth sing for joy;
  And sing I must, for Christ is mine;
  Christ shall my song employ.

Christ is my Prophet, Priest and King;
  A Prophet full of light,
  My great High Priest before the throne,
  My King of heav'nly might.

For He indeed is Lord of lords,
  And He the King of kings;
  He is the Sun of righteousness,
  With healing in His wings.

Christ is my Peace; He died for me,
  For me He gave His blood;
  And as my wondrous Sacrifice,
  Offered Himself to God.

Christ Jesus is my All in all,
  My Comfort and my Love,
  My Life below, and He shall be
  My Joy and Crown above.

Words:  by John Mason,  1683.

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