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THE PROPHETS SPOKE OF CHRIST
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
1 Peter 1:3-12

Acts 3:24-26

 

“He is altogether lovely.”

 

THE PROPHETS SPOKE OF CHRIST
 
In the beginning of our meditation on God the Son, we considered His eternal existence. Being God and thus existing from eternity past, the Son was in heaven with the Father. We continue with our meditations on this tremendous subject by considering the Old Testament prophecies as they speak of the coming of God the Son to earth to redeem mankind. The amazing accuracy of these prophecies clearly points to the divine authorship of the Holy Scripture.
 
The prophets did not fully understand many of the words that the Holy Spirit gave them concerning the coming of the Messiah. Often, facts about the first and secoud coming of Christ were given together. Of course as we now look back at these Old Testament prophecies, we can clearly understand them. Despite their difficulty in completely understanding the words which the Holy Spirit gave them, the prophets fully believed that the Saviour would come. And they searched the Scripture in a desire to learn more about this great event (1 Pet 1:10-11).
 
During His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ claimed that He was fulfilling all that was spoken by the prophets concerning the Messiah. He specifically named various portions of the Old Testament, indicating they spoke of Him (Luke 24:44).
 
On two occasions, the Apostle Peter stated that all the prophets spoke of Christ and His coming to take away the sins of the world. It is clear that a major subject of Old Testament prophecy was the coming of Christ (Acts 3:24-26; 10:43).
 
The fulfilment of Bible prophecy by the Lord serves as an encouragement to us as His people. It should remind us of the importance of taking time to study the details of Scripture. It was written to instruct us concerning our God and our faith.
 
THOUGHT: What do I learn from the accuracy of Bible prophecy?

PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, for making me a part of Thy eternal plan.

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