Prophets in the old testament foretold the future. And their very life depended upon the accuracy of their prophecies. If the prophecies proved wrong, then the prophet was stoned to death. The old testament prophets made their predictions concerning the anticipated Messiah literally hundreds of years...
24 However, God raised him up, releasing him from the pangs of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. 25 For David says of him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; with him at my right hand I shall not be shaken.26 Therefore, my heart rejoiced and my...
Jesus is unique in that prophets foretold details of his birth, life, mission, death and resurrection. He also gave prophecies of his own about the future of the world, the people of Israel, as well as his own death and resurrection.Read more ...
For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had[p] the power of death. 15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying. 16 We also know that the...
The Messiah’s resurrection is also foretold in the Old Testament. Psalm 118 states, “I shall not die but live and declare the deeds of the Lord. The Lord chastised me harshly, but did not hand me over to death.” It is a passage that finds its fulfillment on Easter Sunday in the ...
Jesus as the life signifies His power over death and His role as the source of eternal life. This is consistent with His earlier declarations in John 11:25, where He states, "I am the resurrection and the life." The life Jesus offers is not merely physical but spiritual and eternal, ...
Jesus points to the Scriptures as the authoritative source that foretold His life, death, and resurrection. This phrase affirms the messianic prophecies and their fulfillment in Jesus. It also serves as a validation of His identity as the Messiah, the one whom the Scriptures anticipated. ...
Darkness (King Herod) ordering the death of all the stars (children) at dawn in an attempt to destroy the birth of the Sun (Jesus) which conquers darkness. 1907 book by Lyman E. Stowe Solar Mythology and the Jesus Story A Primer on Astrotheology ...
1 Peter 3:18“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.” Continue Reading » Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to...
An angel warned Joseph, according to Scripture, and he took Mary and the child to Egypt until Herod’s death. Joseph then brought the family back, and they settled in the town of Nazareth, in Galilee, located in northern Israel. Jesus’ relation to the historic town is why he is also...