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Prophecies and Life of Christ
Long before Jesus was born it was prophecies that He would come, Genesis 3:15.
Jesus did not come to earth unannounced. He came in the "fullness of time", Galatians 4:4
A study of the fulfillment of minute details encourages our faith in a God that not only draws up master plans but the intricate details of the blueprints.
Also, to see that these details are fulfilled exactly as prophesied strengthens our faith in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and shows that the Bible is not an assortment of books by various authors but one Book with one author- God.
To assume that these things just accidentally happened is an accident too great even for the imagination of an evolutionist!
The child of God prompted by the Holy Spirit gladly accepts their testimony with joy and cries out with Thomas, "My Lord and my God."
Our faith undergirded by the witness of fulfilled prophecy stands firm and unmovable.
The Life of Christ
1. His pre- incarnate state, as God, Jesus has always existed. He was before all things.
2. The birth of Jesus of the Virgin Mary is recorded in Matthew and Luke.
3. Jesus was circumcised at the age of eight days, Luke 2:21.
4. Jesus was taken to the Temple at Jerusalem when He was 12 years of age, Luke 2:41- 48.
5. Jesus spent the early years of His life as a carpenter in Nazareth, Mark 6:3.
6. Jesus began to His ministry in Judea, Samaria and Galilee. This period lasted six months.
7. Jesus' first miracle was performed at Cana of Galilee, John 2:1; and His second miracle, the healing of the Nobleman's son, in Capernaum, John 4:46, 54.
8. The second stage of Jesus' ministry covered a period of 6 to 8 months in the Capernaum and Galilee. He performed miracles, healed sick and preach the Gospel.
9. The third stage was the later Galilean ministry lasting about a year in and about Galilee. Crowds followed Him. He preached the Sermon on the Mount, etc,. Matthew 5, 6 and 7.
10. In the next stage the pharisees sought to kill Him. Jesus travels to Capernaum, Phoenicia, Bethsaida, Caesarea, Philippi and finally re- enters Galilee.
11. The last six months were spent teaching, preaching and travelling.
12. The Last week, Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, Gethsemane, the trials and death by the cross.
13. Three days later, according to prophecy, Jesus rose again from the dead.
14. Forty days after the resurrection He ascended visibly and bodily into heaven, Acts 1:10, 11.
Conclusion
The life of Jesus Christ on earth can be summarized in the words of Acts 10:38, "Who went about going good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil."
The Lord Jesus left us an example that we should follow. 1 Peter 2:21 "For even hereunto were ye called: because of Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that we should follow His steps."
We are to walk as He walked. 1 John 8:29; Hebrews 10:27.
Source: One hundred Bible Lessons
By: Alban Douglas
Long before Jesus was born it was prophecies that He would come, Genesis 3:15.
Jesus did not come to earth unannounced. He came in the "fullness of time", Galatians 4:4
A study of the fulfillment of minute details encourages our faith in a God that not only draws up master plans but the intricate details of the blueprints.
Also, to see that these details are fulfilled exactly as prophesied strengthens our faith in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and shows that the Bible is not an assortment of books by various authors but one Book with one author- God.
To assume that these things just accidentally happened is an accident too great even for the imagination of an evolutionist!
The child of God prompted by the Holy Spirit gladly accepts their testimony with joy and cries out with Thomas, "My Lord and my God."
Our faith undergirded by the witness of fulfilled prophecy stands firm and unmovable.
The Life of Christ
1. His pre- incarnate state, as God, Jesus has always existed. He was before all things.
2. The birth of Jesus of the Virgin Mary is recorded in Matthew and Luke.
3. Jesus was circumcised at the age of eight days, Luke 2:21.
4. Jesus was taken to the Temple at Jerusalem when He was 12 years of age, Luke 2:41- 48.
5. Jesus spent the early years of His life as a carpenter in Nazareth, Mark 6:3.
6. Jesus began to His ministry in Judea, Samaria and Galilee. This period lasted six months.
7. Jesus' first miracle was performed at Cana of Galilee, John 2:1; and His second miracle, the healing of the Nobleman's son, in Capernaum, John 4:46, 54.
8. The second stage of Jesus' ministry covered a period of 6 to 8 months in the Capernaum and Galilee. He performed miracles, healed sick and preach the Gospel.
9. The third stage was the later Galilean ministry lasting about a year in and about Galilee. Crowds followed Him. He preached the Sermon on the Mount, etc,. Matthew 5, 6 and 7.
10. In the next stage the pharisees sought to kill Him. Jesus travels to Capernaum, Phoenicia, Bethsaida, Caesarea, Philippi and finally re- enters Galilee.
11. The last six months were spent teaching, preaching and travelling.
12. The Last week, Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, Gethsemane, the trials and death by the cross.
13. Three days later, according to prophecy, Jesus rose again from the dead.
14. Forty days after the resurrection He ascended visibly and bodily into heaven, Acts 1:10, 11.
Conclusion
The life of Jesus Christ on earth can be summarized in the words of Acts 10:38, "Who went about going good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil."
The Lord Jesus left us an example that we should follow. 1 Peter 2:21 "For even hereunto were ye called: because of Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that we should follow His steps."
We are to walk as He walked. 1 John 8:29; Hebrews 10:27.
Source: One hundred Bible Lessons
By: Alban Douglas
