These Things Came to Past
Prophesy Concerning the Lord Jesus Christ
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Down through the ages the masses have asked the questions "Is the Bible true?" "Does God really exist?" And if so "is there really a Messiah who would some day set up a Godly Kingdom?" And "if so who is He?". The Bible is without question the most controversial book ever written. Millions have denied it’s claims and generation after generation have attempted to disprove its contents. Even today, the majority of the world’s population refuses to believe the Bible is what it claims to be "The Holy Word of God". And yet no one has ever been able to prove it is untrue.
Quite the contrary time after time incidents, locations, historical events and future predications have came to pass with tremendous accuracy.
Nations and individuals have tried to destroy it and attempted to ignore it! But it is still the best selling book of all times. Islam, Judaism and Christianity all accept the first five books of the Bible. Abraham is recognized as the "Father" of all three of these world leading religions.
The Bible itself was written over a period of some 1400 years by 44 individuals and has been placed into 66 "books" divided into two sections. The Old Testament, which contains 39 Books (covering a period of about 2,000 years) and the New Testament, (covering a period of about 100 years) which contains the remaining 27 Books.
Approximately 29% of the Bible is Prophetic in nature. That is, almost a third of it’s hundreds of pages, are written about events, people, places and activity prior to the incident occurring. You would think, if it were untrue, there would be vast amounts of evidence to support the claim. However there is none!
One of the major prophetic themes of the Bible is the coming of a "Messiah". The word Messiah means Anointed One. Webster Dictionary defines Messiah as "the expected king and deliverer of the Jews". The word "Christ" likewise means Anointed One.
While multitudes might disagree, "Christians" declare Jesus of Nazareth is this Biblical promised Messiah, or Christ, the Anointed One. Coming to this conclusion was not "hap hazard" or without a great deal of biblical back up and support. It has been rightly suggested that the Old Testament is "Christ Concealed" and the New Testament is "Christ Revealed". The Gospel of John, one of the Books in the New Testament, tells in the first Chapter of a person named Andrew looking for his brother Simon. Having found him he declares " we have found the Messiah, which is being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus" (John 1:41-42).
In Chapter four of the same book Jesus is passing through the town of Samaria. He conducts a conversation with a woman at a water well concerning Salvation and the Messiah. The woman says "I know that Messiah cometh who is called Christ; when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he". (John 4:25-26).
The Gospel of Mark tells of a conversation between Jesus and the High Priest "art thou the Christ, the son of the Blessed? and Jesus said, I am". (Mark 14:61-62).
So Jesus Himself claims to be the Messiah. This writing examines thirty-two prophecies in the Old Testament that were fulfilled in the new. Including those of Moses, David, Job, Isaiah, Balaam, Micah, Hosea, Jeremiah, Malachi, Zechariah and Daniel. They are recorded in the following twelve Old Testament Books; Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea, Micah, Zechariah, and Malachi.
Bringing us to the conclusion that Jesus is in fact the promised Messiah.
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Down through the ages the masses have asked the questions "Is the Bible true?" "Does God really exist?" And if so "is there really a Messiah who would some day set up a Godly Kingdom?" And if so "Who is He?" This writing examines thirty-two Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled in the New Testament, including those of Moses, David, Job, Isaiah, Balaam, Micah, Hosea, Jeremiah, Malachi, Zechariah and Daniel. The prophecies are recorded in the following twelve Old Testament Books. Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea, Micah, Zechariah, and Malachi. This brings us to the conclusion that Jesus is in fact the promised Messiah.
About the Author
Author Ray Watkins, was born in Oakland California June 30, 1935. He is married with four children, twelve grand children and two great grandchildren. His mother passed away in 1941, Ray lived in a Jewish Orphanage in Denver Colorado until the end of World War II. The time spent in the Orphanage gave Ray insight into the Old Testament that would in later years prove extremely valuable in analyzing the Bible and relating it's contents to the day and age we live. At the age of 17 he joined the US Air Force and spent 10 years as a Radio Operator and Communications Analyst. Upon leaving the Air Force Ray became a Police Officer on the Chula Vista Police Department in San Diego County, California. It was while living in Chula Vista that Ray accepted "Christ as His Savior". He writes "One day I was hearing a series of lectures on the Tabernacle in the Wilderness from the Old Testament. During those series I realized that the Tabernacle, from its very structure to the Sacrifices offered were but a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. I prayed the "sinners prayer" and became a Christian, my life has never been the same since". Ray went on to become the Chief of Police in Exeter California while at the same time serving as a Baptist Evangelist. Ray retired from the Fresno County Sheriff's Department in 2000 having overseen the Departments Automated Systems, Records and Crime Analyst Unit. This writing is the first in a series he has had on his heart for several years.