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Prophecies of the Messiah in the book of Isaiah:
… with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” Isaiah 6:9-10 1. Fulfillment: In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE; FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.’ Matthew 13:14-15 so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND…
Who wrote Isaiah?
Who wrote Isaiah: The obvious author of Isaiah is the prophet Isaiah who ministered in Judea in the late eighth century B.C. However, like any other accurate prophetic book of the Bible, critical scholars suggest the events foretold in the book of Isaiah must have been recorded after the events. Some scholars point to the changes in writing style, vocabulary, and theology throughout Isaiah as further evidence of a second or even third author. Below is a breakdown of three different theories regarding the authorship of Isaiah: The Two Author Theory: The writing style, vocabulary, and theology of…
Should Christians study prophecy?
… be impractical. Examples of a fulfilled prophecy: Isaiah 53 – Written in approximately 700 B.C. Because this passage is often accused of being changed by the Christian church, we have used a translation from the Qumran Scrolls (or Dead Sea Scrolls): an original copy of Isaiah dating to before the life of Christ. Also important, the community which used the scrolls was never influenced by the Christian Church. 1) Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2) For he grew up before him like a tender plant, and like a…
Messianic Prophecy: Hearts will be closed to the gospel:
Messianic Prophecy: Hearts will be closed to the gospel: Prophecy: He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’ “Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” Isaiah 6:9-10 Fulfillment: In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE; FOR…
What are the different End Times theories?
… statement. Trying to determine the Eschatological views of the apostles is a difficult task and is the goal of Eschatological debate. What is not debated is Dispensationalism, as a formal eschatological theory, was developed in 1833 by John Nelson Darby (1800-1882). In 1819 Darby developed a theory that Israel and the Church were not the same thing. Prior to this theory, what is called replacement theology taught the Church is the continuation of Israel, or the Church israel. Traditionally, Isaiah 32 was assumed to have been fulfilled when Christ arrived: The Fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will…
Messianic Prophecy: Messiah’s forerunner will be a voice in the desert:
Messianic Prophecy: Messiah’s forerunner will be a voice in the desert: Prophecy: A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” Isaiah 40:3-5 Fulfillment: For this is the one referred to by…
Catechism: Prophetic expectation of the Messiah and His Spirit
… more clearly. CCC 712 The characteristics of the awaited Messiah begin to appear in the "Book of Emmanuel" ("Isaiah said this when he saw his glory," speaking of Christ), especially in the first two verses of Isaiah 11: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. CCC 713 The…
What are the origins of Dispensationalism?
… is called replacement theology taught the Church is the continuation of Israel, or the Church israel. Traditionally, Isaiah 32 was assumed to have been fulfilled when Christ arrived: The Fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks, till the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest. Isaiah 32:14-15 Prior to the arrival of Christ, Israel was a wasteland (spiritually speaking). Upon the arrival of Christ, Israel (represented by the Christian…
Catechism: Israel and its expectation of the Messiah
… the "consolation of Israel" and "the redemption of Jerusalem." We have seen earlier how Jesus fulfills the prophecies concerning himself. We limit ourselves here to those in which the relationship of the Messiah and his Spirit appears more clearly. CCC 712 The characteristics of the awaited Messiah begin to appear in the "Book of Emmanuel" ("Isaiah said this when he saw his glory," speaking of Christ), especially in the first two verses of Isaiah 11: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots….
Messianic Prophecy: Israel will reject the Messiah:
… the good news; for Isaiah says, “LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?” Romans 10:16 …