It tells a narrative of the world through the eyes of 5 important characters as you slowly build towards Armageddon as foretold
in old prophecy.
Not exact matches
http://www.theskepticalreview.com/JEHillJesusProphecies.html With that
in mind, here are some events that should have been tied to
Old Testament
prophecy but some how seem to miss the divine cut:
They are discrediting bible through their wit, intellectual, articulate, scientific and logical but sly arguments to convince every people here on earth that it's a 2000 year
old hoax and everything written
in it which includes the
prophecies in Revelations and the book of Apocalypses that had prophecized their comming.
They are discrediting bible through their wit, intellectual, articulate, scientific and logical arguments to convince every people here on earth that it's a 2000 year
old hoax and everything written
in it which includes the
prophecies in Revelations and the book of Apocalypses that had prophecized their comming.
One could remark: «His parents knew the
Old Testament
prophecy and went there,
in order to make their son a prophet.»
Jesus Christ, during the time of His earthly ministry, set up a spiritual kingdom on earth,
in fulfillment of
Old Testament
prophecy; He being the King and all born again believers the subjects of the Kingdom, and they are now reigning with Him as Kings and priests on the earth.
The
Old Testament Messianic
prophecies were found to be uniquely fulfilled
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
I see you've taken a page from the writers of the New Testament who see something
in the
Old Testament and claim that Jesus fulfilled «
prophecy.»
And it's not just Malachi 4 he has
in mind, but many of the Messianic
prophecies of the
Old Testament.
The Hebrew Scriptures not only contain
prophecy about Jesus, but all the stories, hopes, and longings contained within the
Old Testament also find their fulfillment
in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Jesus cautioned silence, Matthew says, to fulfill another
prophecy, and then Matthew gives the longest
Old Testament quotation
in his Gospel (Isa.
There are also many
prophecies about Jesus
in the
Old Testament, including the divine play that was enacted every year by the Priests, which tells is much about Jesus role and the Father
in our salvation.
It has, of course, occasionally been so argued.4 The interpretation of
Old Testament prophetism as an essentially ecstatic phenomenon differing not at all
in this respect from the ecstatic
prophecy characteristic of the ancient Near and Middle East continues to be advocated, especially by those who are persuaded of prevailing ancient Eastern institutional uniformity.5
• «Messianic»
prophecy in the
Old Testament.
Like the
Old Testament prophet, the New Testament prophet conveys the divinely imparted meaning of history (cf. Acts 21:10), but signs of degeneration are suggested
in Paul's implicit condemnation of extreme manifestations of
prophecy in I Cor.
Perhaps the
Old Testament words most clearly preparing the way for the Christian proclamation of the forgiveness of sin are contained
in a postexilic
prophecy recorded
in The Book of Jeremiah, a joyous
prophecy embodying the initial promise of a new covenant:
In the Old Testament and the New Testament, since they didn't have the Bible, a prophet would often be called upon to give a prophecy about the future, or perform some sign or miracle in order to prove that they were truly from Go
In the
Old Testament and the New Testament, since they didn't have the Bible, a prophet would often be called upon to give a
prophecy about the future, or perform some sign or miracle
in order to prove that they were truly from Go
in order to prove that they were truly from God.
The
prophecy of Judah ben Samuel
in about 1200 also indicates that Messiah will come by 2017 at the latest, so the most likely time is when the world will be exactly 6,000 years
old, which it will be on 24th September 2014.
When Christians searched the
Old Testament for texts bearing on the Resurrection they would be struck by Psalm 16:10: «Thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades, nor let thy loyal servant suffer corruption», This
prophecy was a powerful weapon
in the armory of Christian apologetic.
Kelly, it is clear from Messianic
prophecies in Tanakh (
Old Testament), that Messiah comes to the earth twice.
Yet the
Old Testament says much about the final end of the wicked —
in principles, pictures, prototypes, and
prophecies.
Today the same statement looks more like a
prophecy of things to come: the Assemblies of God has been the fastest - growing denomination
in the U.S. And although not the
oldest Pentecostal denomination, the AG has taken the lead at every major crossroads the movement has faced and has been at the center of every controversy.
This need not, however, mean that the story had already either been invented or modified
in order to square with
Old Testament
prophecies.
yes — they may even start
in the OT and now all that has to be done is to meld the
old and the new together — and make it look like
prophecy has been fulfilled, and you've got a very captivating new story!
(A 5 year
old can understand it) Rev. 13: 11 - 18 I beheld anther beast coming out of the earth (A beast
in prophecy is a kingdom, a country Dan.7: 17 and 23).
However, every (non-messianic) Jewish «
Old Testament» scholar and rabbi adamantly states that there is not one single
prophecy in the Hebrew Bible about Jesus.
There it was natural to begin with the history, for while some very early folksongs antedate any written history and the
prophecy of Amos was the earliest complete book, an important part of the history found
in the
Old Testament was written before any other major type of literature emerged.
We could illustrate from stories like Walker Percy's Love
in the Ruins that are apocalyptic
in the narrow sense; these would raise the question, as
old as Hebrew
prophecy, of the paradoxical tension between threat of inevitable destruction and summons to new, creative action.
The divinity of Jesus as the Christ is
in the
Old Testament
prophecies..
«For the
prophecy came not
in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost» (2 Peter 1:21, KJV).
Addition:
In contrast to the Koran the Bible has an inner proof for its genuineness: In the New Testament we can read about the fulfilment of a lot of prophecies, written down in the Old Testamen
In contrast to the Koran the Bible has an inner proof for its genuineness:
In the New Testament we can read about the fulfilment of a lot of prophecies, written down in the Old Testamen
In the New Testament we can read about the fulfilment of a lot of
prophecies, written down
in the Old Testamen
in the
Old Testament.
They insisted upon it as an indivisible whole; He distinguished between essentials and non-essentials, singling out,
in words which pointedly recalled a famous
prophecy of the
Old Testament, «justice, mercy and faith» as the «weightier matters of the Law».
While there is some truth
in this, it does not do justice to the real meaning of
prophecy in the
Old Testament.
They can be traced through many passages of poetry and
prophecy in the
Old Testament; they had a flourishing career
in the «apocalypses» which pullulated
in the period just before and just after the beginning of the Christian era; and they lived on.
Note that Matthew,
in his zeal to work out a literal fulfillment of the
prophecy, misreads the
Old Testament
prophecy, and has Jesus
in the awkward situation of riding on two animals at once.
The man on a donkey does not easily fit into the picture, His strange entry into the city reminded Matthew and John of a
prophecy in the
Old Testament.
Such is the main theme of the
Old Testament, alike
in narrative, poetry and
prophecy.
In other words, to see how Christ fulfills the Old Testament — the whole story, not just some isolated prophecies — is not simply a matter of reading the Old Testament objectively, but reading it «Christianly,» which is what we see in the New Testament time and again.&raqu
In other words, to see how Christ fulfills the
Old Testament — the whole story, not just some isolated
prophecies — is not simply a matter of reading the
Old Testament objectively, but reading it «Christianly,» which is what we see
in the New Testament time and again.&raqu
in the New Testament time and again.»
Only occasionally were
Old Testament
prophecies used
in a wooden way to underscore the significance of an act of Jesus.
wrote
Prophecy Watchers, a two - year -
old ministry based
in Oklahoma City that announced the news of LaHaye's stroke, describing him as a friend and supporter.
Although Jesus heals this daughter of the promise
in a synagogue, and although she is said to respond with praise, her voice is lost
in the recorded testimony Like the
old prophet Anna
in the temple (Luke 2:38), «certain women» who gathered
in prayer before Pentecost (Acts 1:14), or the four daughters of Philip who have the gift of
prophecy (Acts 21:9), the woman of Luke 13 is not heard.
For some of these, a hardened skeptic could argue that later scribes made up events to fit
in with the
Old Testament
prophecies.
Christological exegesis, when applied to the
Old Testament, often takes the form of typological exegesis
in which the acts of God
in Old Testament history as well as the
prophecies of his servants are seen to have their fulfillment
in Jesus Christ.
All Jews knew of the
prophecies in the
Old Testament that the distinguishing mark that the Messiah had come would be His healing miracles.
To insist on a literal fulfillment of all the
Old Testament
prophecies, as dispensationalists do, is to contradict the New Testament assertion that the church is the New Israel and that at least some of these
prophecies have their fulfillment
in the church of Jesus Christ.
They thought that all the
old prophecies were about a physical kingdom, but
in reality the entire thing was spiritual!
Just as
in the birth of Jesus, Matthew turns back to a
prophecy from the
Old Testament to confirm his interpretation of that event; so now with the triumphal entry, Matthew turns again to the
Old Testament to show that this is the coronation of the Davidic king.
Furthermore,
in his «The Theology of Israel's Historical Traditions,» Gerhard von Rad invites us to redraw the dividing line between
prophecy and eschatology: the message of the prophets must be considered eschatological
in every case where it considers the
old historical bases of salvation null and void.
Be specific, and no
prophecies from the
old testament that were fulfilled
in the new testament.
A final shaping is reflected
in one of the tapes, «Dr. Jerry Falwell Teaches Bible
Prophecy» (
Old Time Gospel Hour, 1979).