OCT 27

Genesis 3:15

Memorise Matthew 25:32

“…the Lord Jesus Christ, …shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing.”

WAS JESUS MENTIONED IN THE OT?

The Jews do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah as promised in Scripture. Perhaps they find it hard to accept someone who made such radical statements about their Jewish practices and traditions to actually be the son of God, the one whom the Scripture prophesied concerning. Christ’s first coming was indeed radical, at least to the common Jew. However, God did not leave the Jews and believers today without support that Christ is truly the Messiah as predicted of old. To do this, God meticulously threaded the entire Old Testaments with references to Christ found in every book of the OT. The OT can be described as a tree whose trunk and roots are Christ. Christ is the foundation of the entire Bible, which includes both OT and NT. Was Jesus mentioned in the OT? Certainly! Not just in some parts of it, but everywhere. Today’s reference is the first reference of Christ in the Bible. Genesis 3:15 is a prophesy that the day will come when the seed of Eve, which refers to Christ, will bruise or crush the head of Satan while Christ’s heel will be bruised in the process referring to His crucifixion. Christ’s salvation work on the cross will destroy Satan’s hold on humanity. Death will no longer have dominion over man.

Another important prophecy that is found throughout the Bible is the second coming of Christ. It is found in both the OT and the NT where it is described in great detail. This has not been fulfilled yet, but the signs tell us that it is very likely to occur soon, even within our lifetime. The Jews rejected Christ as the Messiah even though they were familiar with all the references made to Christ in the OT. All have perished into eternal condemnation so long as they did not believe in Christ as the Saviour.

How about you? Do you embrace the prophesies of Christ’s 2nd coming or do you reject them as just myth and fantasy? When Christ returns, it will be too late because He will return no longer as a Saviour but as a Judge. Repentance will not be accepted then. Only judgment. It is not too late now. You have the gospel, do not reject it. It is the only way though which we can escape eternal judgment.

Thought: One cannot wait to repent because one never knows what tomorrow will bring.
Prayer: Father, save me today! I do not want to be judged with eternal damnation.