BIBLICAL PROPHECY

We have not forgotten 2 Peter 3, before we go back there we wanted to share some of the things we have found in our research of this chapter.

Just as the Old Testament foretold of the first coming of Jesus, both Old and New tell of His second coming. There are 1,845 references to the second coming of Christ in the Old. As for the New there are 318 references in 260 chapters, twenty-three of the 27 New books refer to this event. For every prophecy speaking of the first coming, there are 8 that speak of the second coming.

Proof of Christ second coming can be confirmed by the fact that all the prophecies of His first coming have happened with absolute accuracy. The rest will also happen, God keeps His promises, His Word is true and not one “jot or one title” shall pass away until it is all fulfilled. Matthew 5:18.

The biggest lesson we can learn is that if the prophecies of His first coming have been fulfilled so the rest will be fulfilled in the second coming.

Jesus in Luke 4:18-19 was quoting Isaiah 61:1,2. 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
Luke 4:18-19 (King James Version) 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Read that again and think on it, as always the Bible tells us the truth. Jesus came to fulfill the prophecies of His first coming with signs, suffering and offering His life as a sacrifice to reconcile man to God. But, look at the rest of the 2nd verse “ and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;” The NIV says it this way: to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.” Jesus is coming back again as the triumphant Lord and all His enemies shall be made his footstool [Matthew 22:44].

To have an even better understanding of what this second coming is about look at the next few verses of Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified. 4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

We are not Gentiles, we are heirs to the throne of Jesus, we have been adopted into His family, we are Jew’s and being Jew’s all the promises made to them belong to us.

We pray that you do know who you are and that you know all the promises belong to you. We also pray that you know what those promises are.

God Bless,

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