ArchivedVirgin Birth of JesusAlexei and OneGod, once again, my thanks for your answers. I love your illustration of the tv and I totally agree with you on both accounts.. God did send the prophets to be his messengers initially. Please let me show you what the Bible says Hebrews 1:1 In the past God spoke to our forefathers, through the prophets at many times and in various ways. Jesus Himself, in a parable, tells of a rich man who has gone to hell, and sees another man, Lazarus in heaven. The rich man pleads to Abraham to be allowed to go and talk with his brothers who are still alive and warn them so they also won't end up in the place of torment. Abraham's reply is simple John 16:29 they have Moses and the Prophets, let them listen to them." God did initially send the prophets to be His messengers, and through the prophets He gave us His written word. I believe the purpose of this is found in my previous post.. so that through His word and the prophets we might begin to know the God we worship. But the Bible now goes furthur in it's discussion. Hebrews 1:2 states very plainly In these last days God has spoken to us by His son". Why do you think the prophets message was not enough? Was there a fault in the instruction manuel? of course not.. but the instruction manuel pointed to something which even the most skilled tradesperson knew had to happen at some stage in the life of mankind. The inventor of the television had put in the manuel, the cover note that if the television was damaged beyond repair, He himself would come to fix the problem. He had created the television, and had through the technicians who wrote down his specifications for the television the frame work for the owner of the television to fix the television themselves. Problem was, try as they might, they couldn't fix it, even when following the instruction manuel word for word. The inventor had already realised that the problem would be unfixable, so he promised to come with his intimate knowledge of how he had created the television set, and put it right once and for all. Now, according to Galations 4:4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights as sons." You see, those prophets, those messengers of God, had all done their job.. they had foretold of the coming of the Messiah of God, the Saviour of the World, whilst all the time warning that sin was leading people furthur away from God. Every prophecy they had placed in the bible concerning this messiah was fulfilled at His birth, during His life and at His death and resurrection. The fullnes of time ensured that every prophecy would be fulfilled, and it was the basis for the cry of Jesus on the cross "It is finished". John 19:28 This is furthur shown in the walk along the road to Emmaus by Jesus and two disciples, in Luke 24:13-27. Quoting only from verse 27 it says And beginning with Moses and All the Prophets, he explained Himself to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself." Can you see how these verses answer your question? If History is really HIS-Story.. then the prophets and messengers were part of His plan. they prepared the way for Him, both in their lives and in their messages . and at the fulness of time (when the world was finally ready to receive His message) HE DID deliver His message in person. May God bless us as we seek truth Alexei.. my greetings also to your family also Carol |
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