So I was just kind of thinking about what to preach and sometimes I like to go back to some some basics
I like to every now and again just do my own little diligent research and study and just reinforce things that I'm really kind of
Familiar with but just maybe to get a little bit more detail little information
And I was thinking about this story here in John chapter 4 one of my favorite stories of the Bible
You know if you want to know what some of my favorite conversion stories are you got the thief on the cross?
That's probably number one my probably the second was
My signals
Preferred conversion story is the woman at the will the Samaritan woman and every time I look at the story
I kind of look at a man
I just look at that go there's easily 10 sermons in that little story in of itself
There is just so much going on with the Samaritan woman there
And if you look at there in John chapter 4 of the summer 23 it says you know Jesus Christ is speaking to the woman
But I just wanted to just brought bring it to one point here John chapter 4 of the summer 23 now
Remember that the woman is a Samaritan woman. She's not a Jew, okay?
She's of that northern king that was then mixed with with different to our peoples
And you know obviously the youth group you've been learning how the northern kingdom of Israel
I made a Samaria their capital city and so eventually after the Assyrians
Took the northern kings in captivity and there was an intermingling of people the people were known as the Samaritans after the capital city there
But John chapter 4 of the summer 23 this is the words of Jesus
He says, but the hour cometh and now is that the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit
And in truth for the father seek of such to worship him and so he speaks to this Samaritan woman
so that's a woman is aware of this Heavenly Father God the Father that is to be worshipped and
Then Jesus Christ says God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth
It's a Jesus Christ is affirming that the Father is God
Okay, and that God is a spirit and that they worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth
Then notice how the woman responds
You know like God is speaking. I mean Jesus Christ is of course is God too, but he's speaking about the Father being worshipped
How does the Samaritan woman respond? It's quite interesting. She says the woman say fun to him
I know that messiahs cometh
Which is called Christ for when sorry when he is come he will tell us all things
She goes look. I know when Messiah comes. He's going to tell us how to worship the Father
Missing the point that Jesus Christ is already telling her how to worship the Father
But what I find interesting here is that she realizes what it's Messiah's responsibility
Here's the one that's going to tell us now the point that I want to bring you here
She says that the woman say fun to him I know that messiahs cometh which is called Christ you see in the Bible
Messiah means Christ every time we say Jesus Christ
We are saying Jesus the Messiah, okay
Christ is the Greek translation into English and Messiah is the Hebrew translation into English
But they are one in the same word Christ is the Messiah and then Jesus Christ says in verse number 26
Jesus say fun to her I that speak unto thee am he is who the Christ is the Messiah
Jesus Christ himself is saying I am the Messiah
I am the Christ and so the title for the sermon this evening brethren is Jesus the promised Messiah
Jesus the promised Messiah can you please turn to John chapter 1 go to John chapter 1 and verse number 40
John chapter 1 and verse number 40, please
And
Why I like that the woman the Samaritan woman said hey Messiah's the one that's going to tell us how to worship the Father
Is of course the only way to the Father is through the Son the only way Jesus Christ again
I'm the way the trip of the life no may come to the Father
Except by me and so the woman does have an understanding that it's only by the Son or by the Messiah
That we have access to the Father
But it says here in John chapter 1 verse number 40 one of the two which heard John speak
That's John the follow. I heard John the Baptist speak and followed him was Andrew Simon Peter's brother
He first findeth his own brother Simon and saith unto him we have found the messiahs
Which is being interpreted the Christ okay?
So what we have in verse number 41 is a confirmation
We have the narrator of the Bible confirming to us that the word messiahs
Which is being interpreted is the Christ the Holy Spirit and the rate of the Bible itself is telling us
That Jesus is the Messiah just in case you turn around and say well the woman at the world
She didn't know any better. You know she said Messiah, which is the Christ no the Holy Spirit confirms
Yes, Messiah means Christ
It's one and the same and so I told you this after this evening the title is Jesus the promised Messiah
We were to confirm that Jesus Christ is of course the Messiah that was promised to us from the Old Testament scriptures
Okay, and as I was putting this sermon together
I realized there's probably too much material for one sermon. This is probably going to be a two-parter series, okay?
So this is probably part one Jesus the promised Messiah
Now when you think about this term Messiah the Christ you know the term or the word what he actually means in Hebrew is
the anointed one I'm not sure if you're familiar this the anointed one and
Before I explain all of that. I just want to quickly say once the woman
Understood that Jesus Christ is the Messiah once she understood that it's only by him that she can receive are these everlasting waters
eternal life
She then goes into the city and tells everybody about what Christ has said unto her
And I just quickly read to you from John chapter 4 verse number 28
It says the woman then left her water pot and went her way into the city and saved to the men
Come see a man which told me all things that ever I did is not this the Christ
She's like look isn't this Messiah
Like the things that he's saying surely he lines up with the Messiah the promised Messiah that we've been hearing about
Is not this the Christ?
Now my question to you Brevin is if the Samaritan woman came up to you and asked you is this not the Christ
How would you respond?
Would you say well of course it's the Christ of course it's Messiah
But why would you say that and so what I want to do tonight is a bit of a Bible study?
You know try to understand this promised Messiah is Jesus Christ truly the Messiah that was promised to us in
Scriptures and if you can please turn to Daniel chapter 9 look at Daniel chapter 9 and verse number 24
Go to Daniel chapter 9 in your Old Testament
Daniel chapter 9 because the only place that we read about in at least in our English
Bible in our English translation the word Messiah is in the book of Daniel and specifically Daniel chapter 9
Now it's not the only place that references the Messiah if you understand the Messiah means anointed one
Then you'll see other passages dealing with Messiah or Jesus Christ in other passages of the Bible, but right now
We're just thinking about that word Messiah. Okay, and primarily Daniel chapter 9 is the chapter that's going to teach us of these things
Daniel chapter 9 verse number 24 Daniel chapter 9 verse 24 that we're looking at
Prophetic visions here, but Daniel has received and that is right about
Now I'm not going to be teaching about the end times in this
But I do just want to take out a few things that he that he that he had this vision about and given by the Lord
That we learn about who the Messiah is it says in Daniel chapter 9 verse 24
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city
Now this is known as Daniel's 70 week prophecy
Okay now often when we hear about the end times
You know the coming tribulation the coming of God's wrath we often do go back to Daniel and his 70 weeks prophecy again
That's not what I'm really touching upon today
I just want to look at how this prophecy ties in with the coming of the Messiah 70 weeks. What's what's a week?
We often think of a week as seven days
That's how we traditionally think of the word week, but the word week means a group of seven
You know a group of seven so these 70 weeks
And you know this there's many ways to prove this, but these 70 weeks are not referring to days, but they're referring to years
Okay, each week in this prophecy of Daniel
Refers to seven years not seven days so when the Bible says 70 weeks are determined upon thy people
This is a prophecy of 70 weeks, so we what we need to work out if we want to work out
How many years that is is?
70 times seven and then we'll work out how many years that is let's keep going there
70 weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city
To finish their 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
then notice next phrase and
To anoint the most holy to anoint the most holy I already finished saying that the word Messiah means
The anointed one well, then we can kind of see this anointing of the most holy must be referring to the Messiah
Yes, of course it is. Let's keep going there verse number 25
It says know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the commandment
To restore and build Jerusalem look at this unto the Messiah the prince
Shall be seven weeks and
Freescore and two weeks the street shall be built again and the wall even in trouble as times and
So of course Daniel is a prophet that lived in the time when Babylon had taken over the southern kingdom of Judah, okay?
And the Jews were in captivity during this period and Daniel was
Understanding and learning that the time was coming when the people the Jews would return back into the land
And so he's given this vision you can see it's about the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem
It says at the anniversary of 25 the street shall be built again and the wall even in trouble as times
So there's that part in the prophecy, but also it says
That from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the prince
Shall be seven weeks and freescore and two weeks
So I'm not going to touch exactly on the building of Jerusalem. I mean we were a little bit here
Okay
But basically from the time the king of Babylon which was at the now at the at the time the king of Persia because eventually the
Middle Persians took over Babylon when the when the king would give the commandments go and rebuild the walls
To the time of Messiah the prince Messiah the Christ which of course we know as Jesus Christ would be this time period
Once again, let's have a look at this time period once again. We'll read verse number 25 carefully
No
Therefore an understand that from a go forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem unto Messiah the prince shall be seven weeks
So there's seven weeks there and free score. What's free score?
Or score is 20 free score is 60 60 and two weeks
So you got 62 weeks plus the seven that was already mentioned. What's 62 plus 7?
69 weeks okay so from the commandment to go and build the walls of Jerusalem
Till Messiah the prince would be a period of 69 weeks
Now we know this whole prophecy is for a period of 70 weeks
But we're just focused on the 69 weeks to begin with from the commandment to build the walls
So the side of the prince will be 69 weeks
So if you want to work out the time and the Messiah will come to this earth. We've got an idea
It's 69 weeks times seven years, okay, does anybody know what that works out to be?
It works out to be
483 years
483 years from the time the commandment comes build the walls to the time Messiah the prince will be
483 years
alright now
Some people struggle with the timing of Christ's birth
And I can understand that it can be a little bit confusing
You know many times when we talk about the death of Christ or the other or the birth of Christ
We are reliant on some extent to of course
We are reliant really on secular history on secular historians as to what they recorded and they're very you know various
Opinions as to when the birth of Christ occurred
Now I've already preached in the past over the years if you recall when I personally believe Christ was born
And I'll just quickly give you an understanding of when this took place as far as I'm concerned
Okay
We know that when Christ was born it was a problem to King Herod because we know the story of the wise men
Coming to find the king of the Jews all right this bothered King Herod Herod the greats
And then he sought to kill all the children that were under two years of age remember that story
under two years of age
And then God warned Joseph to go into Egypt and only to return out of Egypt once King Herod had died
So we know that by the time you know Joseph went into Egypt. It wasn't much longer that King Herod died
All right now secular historians, it seems pretty
Consistent in this regard they all generally agree that King Herod King Herod the great died
around 4 BC
Okay, approximately 4 BC
Now if he gave a commandment to kill all the children
Okay
Then Christ must have been born before that 4 BC does that make sense he couldn't be alive
He couldn't be Christ haven't couldn't have been born after 4 BC because King Herod the great had already died
All right, so if he's keeping you know issuing a command of children two years age and under
This tells us by the words of the wise men that Jesus must have been you know just shy of two years old if
that was the target age of the children that Herod wanted to kill because he was trying to kill Jesus Christ and
So it's my opinion that Christ was born about 6 BC
If you understand what I'm saying from 4 BC at least two years
We know King Herod did not live much longer after that so around 6 BC is when Jesus Christ was born and again
I'm giving my opinion
I'm not going to be dogmatic on this and I am relying on secular historian resource
You know references to have that you know idea that conclusion now. I've had that thought for many many years
Okay, now what I've done quite interesting
there is a there is a
Let me have a look here very quickly. I forgot his name a Greek astronomer. Okay. He's also somewhat a historian
You know he tried to go back and find certain dates on certain things, but this Greek is strong astronomer. His name was Claudius
Ptolemy he lived between 70 AD and
161 AD so definitely first century. He was around okay trying to take records of what took place
during these great empires Babylonian Empire the the Medo-Persian Empire etc and
according to his
historical date setting
He concluded that the King Artaxerxes
Say who's King Artaxerxes? Maybe I should get you to turn to another passage
Please turn with me keep your finger then Daniel. Please come with me to Nehemiah chapter 2. Please come with me to Nehemiah chapter 2
Because it's in the book of Nehemiah that we read about the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem
Okay, so Nehemiah chapter 2 in verse number 1. Please go to Nehemiah chapter 2 in verse number 1
It says in Nehemiah chapter 2 verse number 1 it says and it came to pass in the month Nisan in the look the 20th year of
Artaxerxes the king that wine was made before him and I took up the wine and gave it unto the king
Now I had not been before time sad at his presence
So, you know the king realizes Nehemiah you're sad while you're sad Nehemiah says because the walls aren't built just yet
And then the king gives Nehemiah permission to go and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
Okay, but this took place on the 20th year of King Artaxerxes
Now based on this Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy if you look at his historical date setting the 20th year of King Artaxerxes
in his calculations was
456 BC
According to him now again
There are some secular historians that all try to figure out when this commandment was given and look
They're not always accurate. Okay, but look they're generally in the ballpark like that. They're generally around 10 to 15 years
Difference when we're not talking like hundreds of years of difference here
Okay, generally 10 to 15 years, but I found it interesting that this astronomer figured out
456 BC as the year the commandment was given or the 20th year of Artaxerxes
Which the Bible says is when he gave the command to go and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
Well if this prophecy of Daniel is correct, and if this Greek astronomers
dates are correct you add
483 years
to
456 BC you know that's going to bring you to
6 BC
Okay, I'm sorry. Sorry. Sorry. It'll bring you. Sorry. I got it wrong. It'll bring you to
28 AD if you add the numbers if you add 483 years to it
28 AD
Okay, now what's significant about that?
Well, I hope you stayed there in the book of Daniel Daniel chapter 9 verse number 26 Daniel chapter 9 in verse number 26
because
It says here in Daniel chapter 9 verse number 26, and it says and after after
free-school and two weeks
Shall Messiah be cut off
But not for himself and the people of the prince shall come
That shall come and shall destroy the city in the sanctuary and the end thereof shall be with a flood and unto the end of the
Wall desolations are determined
So I want you to notice that after free-school in two weeks say why is it saying after free-school in two weeks?
Because the seven weeks is already counted
Okay, that would have been the time the completion of the walls
But then you've got this extra free-school in two weeks shall Messiah be cut off and when the Bible speaks about Messiah being cut off
It's speaking about his death
This death I've been cut off at this period of time okay, and again this brings us if you do the calculations it brings us to
28 AD 28 AD and if everything matches up here and again this would be my belief
You don't have to have my same belief. Okay. I believe that Jesus Christ was crucified 28 AD
Okay, 28 AD now. We know that when Christ began his ministry the Bible says he was about 30 years old
Okay, he might have been 29 and 9 months, or he might have been 30 and 6 months
We don't know the Bible says he was about 30 years old okay, and if you look at his ministry
We know that his ministry lasted three passovers. We know then he was crucified on that third passover
So we know his ministry was about three years long
Okay
And this is why we determined most people determined as Christ must have been about 33 years old
When he passed away when he was crucified okay now if you took the 28 AD
Okay, which would have like like we calculated if you add those years, and you subtract 33 years
You know of Christ's life
Then that will bring us to
680 sorry 6 BC it'll bring us to 6 BC which again is my estimation
Based on other historical records when Herod died for BC trying to kill those children must have been at least two years
That period of time okay, and basically what I'm trying to say to you Brevin is these numbers match up
These numbers match up look even if other historians are a little bit off on the numbers. I don't think it's a big deal
I'm not saying hey memorize these numbers exactly but look the ballpark is there
The ballpark is there
Okay, we have a promise of Messiah coming from the book of Daniel
Okay, and we kind of see what's happening here
We see that Messiah must have come in that first century must have been walking this earth
Doing great works this very first century that we know about okay
So who's Messiah the prince if it's not Jesus who is Messiah?
Because you know we've got the Jews today you have Judaism, and they do not want to acknowledge Jesus as their Messiah in
Fact you have a Baptist preacher Sam Gipp that says Jesus is not his Messiah
There's a problem there isn't there you're trying to say Jesus not my Messiah. What is wrong with you?
Messiah must have been walking this earth that very first century if we're going by these calculations that we read about in Daniel
Hey when we look when you talk about the promised Messiah
We're talking about the Messiah that was promised from the Old Testament scriptures
he must have been walking the earth and
The modern-day Jews today still say we're still waiting for a Messiah
Well your time is completely wrong
Completely wrong is their timing
Okay, we talk about the promised Messiah
He must have been walking those that very those very first years that we read about okay
And then as we continued reading there in danger of the 9th of summer 26 and after free school in two weeks
shall Messiah be cut off and
Brethren if these if these numbers are correct and again. I'm not going to be dogmatic, but if these numbers are correct
Jesus Christ would have been crucified
28 ad
Exactly after those free school in two weeks plus a seven that we read about earlier
69 weeks
483 from the commandment of the to go out and rebuild Jerusalem's walls
The 20th year of King arts exerts is
Christ would have been cut off
The Messiah not only lived, but he died
okay, and what did we read about in the book of Daniel and
Verse 126 after free school in two weeks. I'd be cut off but not for himself
Not for himself you see Jesus Christ did not die for himself
He died for you, and I he died for transgressions transgressors. He died for sinners he died for you and I
Now look I know I've given you a lot of numbers and even I'm making a few mistakes as I'm explaining that to you
Okay, but don't let this go over your head. I think this is so important. I think this is vitally important
Why do we believe that Jesus is the Christ?
Why do we believe that he's Messiah?
Because we have prophecies of the Old Testament
Confirming this truth
You know it's not just some story. That's been passed on since the since the death of Christ
It's not just some myth or some great story. That's been passed on this has been promised
hundreds of years before Christ even came to this earth and
the dates match up
There's only one that meets these dates. There's only one. It's only Jesus
The Jews and their search for the Messiah, you know what kind of Messiah
They're looking for the anti Messiah the Antichrist is going to be their Messiah
Okay, but hey as the woman the Samaritan woman at the world came saying is this is this not the Christ?
Question you know if we leave during that time about of course it is
Because look at the dates if we go back to and look at the 70-week prophecy
And we look at the time when Jerusalem was commanded to be rebuilt the walls at least
To the time of Christ this matches it must be him the dates are correct
You see Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah
It can be it's confirmed for us in the scriptures, and we can rest in this confidence
That the Bible is true
Did the dates match up?
You know what we're not just going through some religious
Practice of being in church, and you know this faith that we have but it's confirmed for us in scriptures
Hey even secular history confirms that Jesus is the Christ
Jesus is the Messiah
It's amazing. You know Jesus Christ lived and that he died
according to the scriptures
He please turn with me to Psalm 22
Please turn with me to Psalm 22 and verse number 8 Psalm 22 in verse number 8
Psalm 22 and verse number 8
Now Psalm 22 is a very powerful chapter on the death of Christ on the death of the Messiah and
So if we saw in Daniel's prophecy that Messiah was to be cut off or if Messiah was to die
Not only do we know the period or the day or the years of his death, okay?
But we know how he died we have very great
We have detail of his death because I guess anybody else in the time of Jesus could come along
And I'm sure someone else died at 28 AD and they'll probably other crucifixions and people might argue well
Hey, this person died as well. Maybe that's the Messiah instead, but we don't just have the death
But we have the top of their death. We're the details of his death
Confirmed from us in Scripture in Psalm 22 look at verse number 8
We'll start there, and you just say in the book of Psalms
I'll read to you from New Testament passages okay as we look at the Psalms Psalm 22 verse number 8
It says he trusted on the Lord that that he would deliver him
Let him deliver him
Seeing he delighted in him
so you see
There are there are words being said here people are saying let him deliver him who he trusted on the Lord
That he would deliver him so let him deliver him let the Lord deliver him you see this in this Psalm
What is this recording for us
Reverend this is a prophecy of the Messiah of his death it says in Matthew 27 41
I'll just read to you these these scriptures so you can say in Psalm 22
But Matthew 27 41 it says likewise also the chief priests mocking him and the scribes and elders said
So I want you to notice that they're mocking okay. They say these words. He saved others himself
He cannot save if he be the king of Israel let him now come down from the cross
And we will believe him now look at these words in verse number 43. He trusted in God
What do your Psalm say he trusted on the Lord hey?
They're saying he trusted in God let him deliver him now
And if he will have him for he said I am the Son of God
The thieves also which were crucified with him cast the same in his teeth
So these people that are mocking Christ what are they saying he trusted in God let him deliver him now
What does Psalm 22 verse 8 say he trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him let it deliver
Let him deliver him saying he delighted in him
See so far these words they line up
Right they line it go well
I guess these words could be said by anybody you know I guess maybe it's a coincidence
Pastor that these words were said to Jesus Christ on the cross
Well let's keep going there in verse in Psalm 22 verse number 8
Sorry verse number 9 it says
But thou art he that took me out of the womb thou didst make me hope and I was upon my mother's breasts
I was cast upon thee from the womb thou art my God for my mother's belly
Be not far from me for trouble is near for there is none to help
Now look at this many bulls have capacity strong bulls of bation have beset me round
So this is this is kind of thought we saw earlier the chief priests even the other season the cross mocking Christ
Whereas we read about this we see that Christ. He's come past about he's surrounded by these bulls
He's surrounded by these people that are that are mocking him
It says in verse number 13 they gaped upon me with their mouths as a ravening and a roaring lion
Then he says these words in verse number 14
I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joints my heart is like wax
It is melted in the midst of my bowels
Now what's very interesting about verse number 14? He says I was poured out like water and all my bones are out of joints
Christ says my bones are dislocated
They're out of joints say why they dislocated
Because before he went to the cross he was beaten he was he was you know he was whipped
Right I mean he was constantly you I mean you don't you know you probably don't even understand
the type of beating he received before he went to the cross I
Guess we get the idea
He's just you know he suffered a few punches to the face a few punches to the body left a bit of bruising
No, he was beaten so strongly that his bones became dislocated
on his body
Now generally speaking you think about someone being beaten up what I think is interesting about this you'd expect some breakage of bones
Okay, so some breaking of the bones almost
You know if you want you can turn to Psalm 34 just because you are in the Psalms if you want Psalm 34 verse 20
Psalm 34 verse 20 says
Psalm 34 verse 20
the Bible says
He keepeth all his bones
Not one of them is broken
Against some 34 this verse he is about Jesus Christ even though the bones of Christ are all dislocated
He doesn't look like a human being on that cross
Okay, but none of them are broken
You say what's the significance of that or in John?
1936 it says for these things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled a bone of him shall not be broken and
Again another scripture saith they shall look on him whom they pierced
Whom they pierced so this idea of being beat to the point that your bones are all dislocated and
Somehow supernaturally his bones were not broken. It's a testimony that he is the Christ
It's a prophecy that none of his bones will be broken
He's seen even in this heavy beating even on this crucifixion that none of his bones will be broken
Back in Psalm 22 verse number 15 Psalm 22 verse number 15
Jesus these words are said and you know these are the words of Christ
he says my strength is dried up like a potsherd and
my tongue cleaveth to my jaws and
Thou has brought me into the dust of death
Okay, so he's talking about his tongue cleaving to his jaws speaking about his thirst
Like he can't even move his tongue. There's no moisture in his mouth
Okay, and then soon this would then lead to his death talks about his being brought to the dust of death there now
I'm going to quickly read to you from John 19
I've read started reading it from before but verse number 28 John 19 John 19 verse number 28 John 19 verse number 28
It says after this
Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished that the scripture might be fulfilled saith I
thirst
Jesus Christ says I thirst
Okay, and what do we see there in that Psalm in Psalm 22 15?
My strength is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws
Jesus Christ has no moisture in his mouth
Have you ever been just so thirsty that you know you just couldn't wait to just get underwater
Just you just turn on that tap or whatever it is
And you just ah you just you know just absorb all this water and like you're just so thirst
You don't realize just how full you've got an award have you ever felt that way
You know I've kind of felt that way you know when I've done some activities or played a sport
You know and I've been so exhausted so thirsty, and I just I'm just there like we've water running right first
So thirsty so dry look it's not comfortable is it when you're thirsty
It's like your body's just give me some moisture
That's what Christ was going through because look I thirst I thirst
words of Christ
And then it says in verse number 29 now
There was said a vessel full of vinegar
And they filled a sponge with vinegar and put it on upon hyssop and put it to his mouth
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar he said it is finished, and he bowed his head and gave up the ghost
That kind of lines up there without some there again verse 22 verse 15
Says my tongue cleave to my jaws and thou has brought me into the dust of death
Now I'm going to quickly read to you from Psalm 69 21
These are the words of Christ it says they gave me also gold for my meats and in my thirst
They gave me vinegar to drink hey, that's what we read about in John 19. I mean is
Jesus the Christ is
Jesus the promised Messiah
Not only did he live during the times the years that we expect him to live not only did he die
Exactly when we expect him to die
but even his prophecy of his
Crucifixions prophecy of his death lines up exactly what's recorded for us in the New Testament scriptures
And like you know obviously as a church we know this
But I think sometimes it's good to just revisit
Just to see how special the Bible is
Right just again when I look at this again, I know that like in in the back of a mind
I know all of this to be true, but as I'm preparing this for the sermon tonight. I'm just going man. This is unbelievable
How can these things be written literally hundreds you know thousands of years before Christ and yet? They're a hundred percent true
Again, I don't know about you, but for me it just reinforces my faith once again
It just strengthens me spiritually to know that the Jesus that I love and worship the Jews that has saved me
Is the promised Messiah no doubt there's never been doubt you know I can stand sure on the Word of God
That he's given me
It's promised Messiah Jesus Christ
Let's keep going there Psalm 22 verse number 16
Psalm 22 verse 16 he goes for dogs have come past me so calls them bulls. He calls these people dogs
The assembly of the wicked have enclosed me
They pierced my hands and my feet
Amazing amazing you know crucifixion was not a form of
capital punishment
You know when this psalm was written and even in this psalm. They pierced my hands and my feet
It's even telling us. How Christ would die he would die on a cross you know amazing
Look at verse number 17
I may tell all my bones
They look and stare upon me
Why is that because his bones are all dislocated?
Christ looks at his body can see his bones when he says I tell all my bones so I can count my bones
They're all just sticking out. I'm so dislocated. I can see him. I can count my bones look at that one two three four five I
Can tell my bones they look and stare upon me look at verse number 18
They part my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture
And what kind of prophecy is this?
Okay, obviously you know the story Matthew 27 34
they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gold and when he had tasted thereof he would not drink and
They crucified him and parted his garments
Cast in lots that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet they parted my garments among them and upon my vesture
They did cast lots
Isn't that amazing brethren?
It's amazing prophecy of Jesus Christ
Psalm 22 not just how he you know that he died, but how he died the great details of his suffering
Even to the point when they stripped him of his clothing how they would then just you know cast lots
They would roll the dice as it were hey who's going to take this and who's going to take that?
Who's going to take his pants? Who's going to take his cloak? Who's going to take his belt?
You know you know obviously Christ must have been wearing some nice clothing
Back then it was very you know clothing was quite expensive not like today
We just have machines you know we have clothing being manufactured in China for you know a few dollars each
No, no back then clothing was very expensive
So look we can't just get rid of this. Let's part the gun
Let's just decide the soldiers who's going to take watts even to that level of his crucifixion
That he would see his bones, but his bones would not be broken that he'll be thirsty and they would offer him vinegar to drink
Messiah
the promised Messiah Jesus the Christ
Brethren what God do we worship?
Hey, we worship the God of the Bible. Hey, we worship the God that's been promised to us that he would be cut off
But not for himself
Jesus Christ was not some weakling
Okay that he was taken by the soldiers, and he was crucified and there was nothing that he could do
We know that Christ said he could easily pray to the father and the father would send him legions of angels to protect him
But Christ knew what the scriptures had written about him. He knew his what his mission was
To die for sinners to die for you, and I
We don't deserve it. We don't deserve it. You know what we deserve
Eternity in hell is what we deserve because we're sinners
Because we've broken God's laws because we have offended a holy God
Because we have a sinful nature okay that is selfish that has its own will that is contrary to God's will
Brethren we never deserved salvation
Now thank God for the promised Messiah, thank God for Jesus Christ
He was willing to lay down his life for sinners like you and I
you know and and the
prophecies of old
You know that we would not just rely on what they call blind faith. Oh, you're just blind faith
No, we have scriptures. We have prophecies going back hundreds and thousands of years I
Told you on Sunday. We have an impossible book
It's impossible
For these prophets if it's just a man written book to write of these things to write about even
the king arts exerts is
You know of this Empire of the ribbon of walls of Jerusalem, so there's to the death of Christ
Brethren man could not write such a book
Man could not have such a redemption story
It's written by God
Recorded for us in scriptures that we can have the confidence that our Jesus Christ is true
Okay, that our salvation is true that we have everlasting life
Brethren I don't doubt I know the moment I die. I'm gonna be with Jesus. I'm gonna be with my promised Messiah
I'm gonna be with them. I got my Lord God forever. I have no doubts
I don't know about you Brethren, but no fear of death. No doubts. I can't wait to see my Lord
You know if he's willing to die for me, then I'm willing to die for him
You know that's the Messiah that we worship okay, let's pray