PROPHECY. INTERPRE- FULFILMENT. And the angel of the Lord Jesus the called unto Abraham out of hea- Christ, the ven the second time, Messiah, was And said, By myself have I to be of the sworn, saith the Lord, for because seed of Abrathou hast done this thing, and ham. hast not withheld thy son, thine only son; That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.— Gen. xxii. 15—18. The Jewish The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.-Matt. i. 1. Jesus answered . . . Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.-John viii. 56. The sceptre shall not depart Now when Jesus was born in from Judah, nor a lawgiver from nation should Bethlehem of Judea, in the days between his feet, until Shiloh not cease to of Herod the king, behold, there come; and unto him shall the be a body po-came wise men from the east to gathering of the people be.-Gen. litic, until Jerusalem, xlix. 10. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed.-Daniel ii. 40, 44. And four great beasts came up from the sea. Christ the came. That Christ Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.-Matt. ii. 1—4. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) PROPHECY. INTERPRETATION. FULFILMENT. I saw in the night visions, and, great monarbehold, one like the Son of Man chies being, came with the clouds of heaven, the, 1. Assyand came to the Ancient of Days, rian, 2. Perand they brought him near before sian, 3. Macehim. donian, Roman. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth.-Daniel vii. 3, 7, 13, 14, 23. The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him shall ye hearken. And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken, that which they have spoken: 4. Messiah the Prophet, foretold by Moses, was to come from the Jewish tion. That And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David,) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.-Luke ii. 1-11. The Jews murmured at him, and said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?-John vi. 41, 42. na- Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that he Jesus did, said, This is of a PROPHECY. INTERPRETATION. FULFILMENT. I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words, which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. -Deut. xviii. 15, 17, 18, 19. Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. should de- truth that Prophet that should clare the will come into the world.-John vi. of his Al- 14. mighty Fa- Jesus stood and cried, saying, ther; and that If any man thirst, let him come those who re- unto me, and drink. fuse to hear his words should judged cordingly. be ac Messiah the Prince was looked for by the Jew ish nation about the time our Saviour appeared, according to their interpretation of this prophecy of Daniel's. Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. -John vii. 37, 40, 41. Jesus cried and said, The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment what I should say, and what I should speak.-John xii. 48, 49. Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?-John v. 45-47. And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should seventy not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.-Luke ii. 25, 26. By weeks we are to understand 70 weeks of years, or seventy times seven years, that Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgres-is, 490 years, each sion, and to make an end of sins, day being acand to make reconciliation for ini-year according to counted for a And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but con PROPHECY. INTERPRETATION. FULFILMENT. quity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and three score and two weeks; the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after three score and two Iweeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the Prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.-Daniel ix. 21, 22, 24-26. the prophetical fessed, I am not the Christ.— way of reckoning. John i. 19, 20. 34; Ezekieliv. 60. See Numb. xiv. The commence ment of the whole period of 70 or weeks, years, 490 being reckoned from the seventh year of Artaxerxes falls upon the 457th year of the 457 years before Christian era. To Christ, add 26 after the birth of Christ, which 26 is the number that 483 years, or 69 weeks, exceeds 457 years, and we are brought to the beginning of John the Baptist's preaching of the advent of the Messiah: adding seven years, or one week, to the Philip findeth Nathaniel, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the Prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. John i. 45. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he well tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.-John iv. 25, 26. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another ?-Matt. xi. 2, 3. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell Lord, us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. former, we come to the 33rd year of our which was the year of Jesus Christ's death. Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said.-Matt. xxvi. 63, 64. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, PROPHECY. INTERPRE- FULFILMENT. heavens, and the earth, and the nant, should and overthrew the tables of the sea, and the dry land. be presented money changers, and the seats of in the second them that sold doves. temple. And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts. : The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.-Haggai ii. 6-9. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.-Malachi iii. 1. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased.-Matt. xxi. 12-15. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to preI sent him to the Lord. And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation.-Luke ii. 22, 25-30. |