The Messiah Arrives
NK Shimray *
Would Jehovah help people to identify the promised Messiah ? Yes consider what God did.
It was some four centuries after the Hebrew scriptures were completed. In a city called 'Nazareth, in the northern region of Galilee, a young women named Mary received a most surprising visit.
An angel named Gabriel appeared to her and told her that God was going to use his active force, his holy spirit, to cause her to give birth to a son, Though she was a virgin.
This son was to became a long promised king, the one who would rule forever. This child would be God's own son. Whose life God would transfer from the heavens to the womb of Mary.
Mary humbly accepted that awesome assignment. Her fiance, a carpenter named Joseph married her after God sent an angel to assure him of the cause of Mary's pregnancy, what though about the prophecy saying that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) that small town was some 90 miles away. A Roman ruler decreed that a census be taken.
People were required to register at their town of origin. It appears that both Joseph and Mary had roots in Bethlehem, so Joseph took his pregnant wife there (Luke-2-3) Mary gave berth in a humble stable laying the baby in a manger.
God sent a multitude of angels to tell a group of shepherds on a hill side that the child just born was the promised Messiah or Christ. Later, others too would testify that Jesus was the promised Messiah.
The prophet Isaiah had foretold that a man would arise to prepare the way for the Messiah vital work (Isaiah 40:3)
That the forerunner was John the Baptist. When he saw the man Jesus, he cried, 'see' the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. Some of John's disciples immediately followed Jesus, one of them said, we have found the Messiah John 1-29, 36-41.
There was further testimony, when John Baptised Jesus, Jehovah himself spoke from heaven. By means of holy spirit, he appointed Jesus as the Messiah and said. This is my son, the beloved whom I have approved (Mathew 3, 16-17)
The long promised Messiah had arrived when did this happen? In the year 29 CE, just when the 483 years foretold by Daniel finished running their course yes that is part of the overwhelming evidence that Jesus is the Messiah or Christ.
NK Shimray
What message, through would he proclaim during his time on the earth. (Read, Mathew Chapter 1-3 Mark Chapter 1 Luke Chapter 2 John Chapter 1)
Jehovah is the father of Jesus but not in the same way that men are fathers. Jesus was not conceived by a women, he was created by God.
In fact he was the first person that Jehovah created (Colossian 1-15-17) Since Jehovah gave life to Jesus by creating him. He can be called Jesus Father.
After creating this spirit son Jehovah used him as Master Worker to bring all other things to existence, including the physical universe. Proverb 8:30
Jehovah identified Jesus of Nazareth as the long promised Messiah.
* NK Shimray wrote this for The Sangai Express
The writer is the former retired Director of Edn (S)
This article was webcasted on December 23 2010.
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