The Coming of Messiah

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The Coming of Messiah

• For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is
  given and the government shall be upon his
  shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful,
  Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
  Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Isaiah 96
• December 21, 2008
• Rev. David B. Hanson

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Isaiah A Prophet to Judah Before the Exile

• Isaiah Yahweh is salvation
• Ministry 739-681 BC 58 years
• Kings of Judah in Jerusalem
• Uzziah 790-739 BC
• Jotham 750-732 BC
• Ahaz 735-715 BC
• Hezekiah 715-686 BC
• Married a prophetess and had two sons
• Shear-jashub 73
• Maher-shalal-hash-baz 83
• Well-known prophecies
• A son will be born of a virgin. 714
• The wolf will dwell with the lamb. 116
• The suffering of Messiah 531-12
• Was a martyr being sawed asunder by King
  Manasseh Hebrews 1137

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Gloom and Darkness

• Isaiah 91
• Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was
  in her vexation, when at the first he lightly
  afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of
  Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously
  afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan,
  in Galilee of the nations.
• The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were
  in the Northern Kingdom, israel.
• Israel, became an Asslyrian province under
  Tiglath-Pileser III in 732 BC.
• Israel fell down under the Empire of Assyria in
  722 BC.
• The Southern Kingdom, Judah, fell down under the
  Empire of Babylon in 586 BC.

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The Coming Deliverer

• Messiahs First Coming Isaiah 96
• For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is
  given
• Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, Mary.
• Messiahs Second Coming Isaiah 96
• and the government shall be upon his shoulder
  and his name shall be called Wonderful,
  Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
  Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Jesus Christ will rule Israel and the world for
  1000 years in future.

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Jesus Christ the Coming Messiah

• 1. The Messiah was born a Child.
• 2. The Messiah will rule over Gods people and
  the world.
• 3. The Messiah will have four descriptive names.
• Wonderful
• Counsellor
• The Mighty God
• The Everlasting Father
• The Prince of Peace
• The Messiah, seated in Davids throne, will have
  an eternal rule of peace and justice.

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The Wise Men

• Matthew 21-2
• 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea
  in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came
  wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
• 2 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.
• Where is he that is born King of the Jews?

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The Shepherds

• Luke 28
• 8 And there were in the same country shepherds
  abiding in the field, keeping watch over their
  flock by night.
• 9 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.
• 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not for,
  behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
  which shall be to all people.
• 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of
  David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
• 12 And this shall be a sign unto you Ye shall
  find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying
  in a manger.
• 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a
  multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and
  saying,
• 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
  peace, good will toward men.

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Simeon

• Luke 225-26
• 25 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.
• 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy
  Ghost, that he should not see death, before he
  had seen the Lord's Christ.

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Anna

• Luke 236-38 Anna
• 36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the
  daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser she
  was of a great age, and had lived with an husband
  seven years from her virginity
• 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and
  four years, which departed not from the temple,
  but served God with fastings and prayers night
  and day.
• 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks
  likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all
  them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.