Questions tagged [messianic-prophecy]
Prophecy in the OT regarding the coming messiah.
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The Promised Messiah [closed]
Haggai 2:9 said that the glory of the latter temple would be greater than the former which was filled with The Holy Spirit.
Also, Jacob’s last prophesy as his life ended, said Genesis 49:10 the ...
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Revelation 6:15-16 & 19:19
Is John the Revelator writing about the same event or are they two separate events?
Revelation 06: The Kings of the earth hide themselves in the mountains from Messiah.
Revelation 19: The King of the ...
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Are there any academic scholars ,who interpreted Isaiah 11, non messianically? [closed]
Are there any academic scholars ,who interpreted the Stump of Jesse ,and all the predictions in the Isaiah 11, as NOT a reference to the far future Messiah and his messianic age,as believed by Jews ...
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How would a Samaritan woman know the Messiah might soon arrive (Jn. 4:25)?
How would a Samaritan woman know the Messiah might soon come?
John 4:25: "The woman said to Him, 'I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare ...
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How near - the last days in Isaiah 2:2?
Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
Did the writer ...
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Where does Moses say the things which Paul attributes to him in Acts 26:22-23?
In Acts 26:22-23, Paul says that
I stand here...saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, ...
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Zechariah’s vision: one or two donkeys?
Jesus Enters Jerusalem - Gustave Doré 1832-1883
Triumphal Entry of the Messiah in Jerusalem
This is Zachariah’s famous vision/prophecy:
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem!...
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What/who is being referenced with Jesus' use of 'episkope/s' in Luke 19:44, translated from Greek as 'visitation' in the NASB and most other bibles?
Luke 19:44 (NASB) "...and will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your ...
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Romans 6:18 ~ Is Paul saying that once we die to Law and accept Jesus and be resurrected in his resurrection we will sin less / Some become sinless?
Is my understanding right? The reason I ask is as below.
This is exactly what Tanakh says about the Messiah, that there will be truth, harmony, peace and everyone will know about the G-d and the ...
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Is Isaiah 50:6 literally fulfilled in Jesus?
Isaiah 50:6 I offered My back to those who struck Me,
and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard.
I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
Was this literally fulfilled in Jesus?
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Is Jesus from the line of David?
I have been reading the New Testament in more depth for the last 3 years and am seeing a lot of discrepancies in the texts. I am feeling a bit deceived that all these years I have been told lies. ...
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Did the Jews expect the Messiah to be the Son of God? Matthew 26:63
Matthew 26:63b:
And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the
living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of
God.
Christ is the Greek form of the word ...
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Are Isaiah 55:11 and John 1:1,14 talking about the same “word”?
In the question Why would God fully become His Word if He could not return to Himself? the author assumes a firm link between the term 'word' in the following passages:
Isaiah 55:10-11 (ESV):
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In what sense was the man of sorrow from Isaiah 53:3 acquainted with infirmity?
It is my view that חלי in verse 3 is most accurately translated as disease, sickness or infirmity. However the word translated ‘acquainted’ appears to be misleading given its connotation.
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could יִכָּרֵ֥ת in “Daniel 9:26” means “the messiah ascended into heaven alive ”?
Daniel 9:26[NRSV] 26 After the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing, and the troops of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its[a] ...
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How can 2 Samuel 7:14 be considered a Messianic promise?
2 Samuel 7:12-16 is part of what is regarded as God's covenant with King David as relayed by Nathan the prophet. Many theologians have seen in this promise a pointing forward not just to David's ...
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Why is Psalm 22:16 not quoted in the New Testament?
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. [Psalm 22:16 KJV]
One of the biggest objections to this verse not being used to refer to ...
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How many distinct persons are present in Malachi 3:1-5? Who are they? Can we link them prophetically to persons from the New Testament?
Malachi 3:1-5 (NRSV):
See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—...
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What is the meaning of “fulfill” in John 17:12 and Matthew 26:54?
I think my main concern is more of a philosophical tone, but I think I need some hermeneutical advice before.
OK, these are the verses:
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name: ...
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In Acts 13:34, what are the “sure mercies of David” and how do they relate to the Messiah?
[Act 13:34 NASB] (34) "[As for the fact] that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY [and] SURE [blessings] OF DAVID.'
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Is Ezekiel 36:24-32 a prophetic promise for Christians in the new covenant? If so, what are the “decrees and laws” that Christians should follow? [closed]
Ezekiel 36:24-32 (NIV) reads:
24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and ...
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What is the meaning behind Simeon’s words in Luke 2:29-32; 34-35?
I recently came across a Wikipedia article about the ‘Nunc Dimittis’, the Song or Canticle of Simeon. It is based on Luke 2:29-32. Here is a brief extract from the article:
According to the ...
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Daniel 9:24-27 Literary Structure of 70 Week Prophecy
I have discovered many questions about the 70 week prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27. I particularly enjoyed the question and answers in this one >> Two rulers or one ruler in Daniel's 70 week ...
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Why doesn’t Jesus’ genealogy in Luke 3:31 go through Solomon to David?
According to the following passage
“And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. And these are the names of ...
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Ezek. 41:18 KJV: Why only the two of the “cherubim's” faces in Messiah’s future earthly dwelling place, a man and a lion, rather than four?
Ezek. 41:18:KJV And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
Verses 19-25 reveal that one of these two faces ...
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יְשׁוּעָ֑ה ( Yeshua) in Isaiah 52: 7 refer directly to the Messiah?
Does יְשׁוּעָ֑ה ( Yeshua) in Isaiah 52: 7 refer directly to the Messiah ? Is this a poetic play on words? ie, a proper noun to describe salvation, referring to the coming Saviour/ Messiah in cryptic ...
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In Luke 18:36-37, why does the blind man say “Son of David” instead of “Jesus of Nazareth”?
In Luke 18:36-37 [NASB]:
Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he called out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have ...
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The concepts of 'rod' and 'branch' in Isaiah 11:1?
There appear to me to be two separate concepts being expressed by the prophet Isaiah in 11:1. The first is rod/stem and the second is branch/roots. So I am interested in the Hebrew meanings of each ...
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Is Revelation 6:8 an allusion to Ezekiel 14:21-23?
[Eze 14:21-23 HNV] (21) For thus says the Lord GOD: How much more when I send my four sore judgments on Yerushalayim, the sword, and the famine, and the evil animals, and the pestilence, to cut off ...
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Is “then comes the end” in 1 Corinthians 15:24 an allusion to Daniel 12:6-13?
Is "the end" in 1 Corinthians 15:24 an allusion to Daniel 12:6-13?:
[1Co 15:19-28 ESV] (19) If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. (20) But in fact ...
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Are verses 14:3-7 Zechariah all describing a single 24 hour day?
[Zec 14:3-7 NASB] (3) Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle. (4) In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front ...
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What do the nations conspire and the people plot in vain? Psalm 2:1
What do the nations conspire and the people plot in vain? Psalm 2:1
Psalm 2 :1 (NRSV)
Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
Has this prophecy been fulfilled if so when, and ...
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Did Paul quote Habakkuk 1:5 out of context in Acts 13:41?
Acts 13:40 - 41 (NKJV)
"Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the
prophets come upon you: "Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish!
For I work a work in your days, A work which you ...
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When Jesus asked for a miracle to be kept secret, was he fulfilling any specific scriptures?
There's is an example of Jesus speaking in parables and his disciples ask him why he is speaking in parables, and Jesus says it is to fulfill a particular scripture (Matthew 13:10-17, Isaiah 6:9-10).
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Does Matthew 10:23 impact the credibility of Jesus' second coming?
Matthew 10:23 (KJV)
"When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For
assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of
Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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Is Luke 19:44 an allusion to Psalm 137:9?
[Luke 19:44 NLT] (44) They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not accept your opportunity for salvation."
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In Luke 21:22 when did Jesus say the days of vengeance would occur?
Jesus described his mission in terms taken directly from Isaiah:
[Luk 4:19 NKJV] (19) To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."
mGNT Luke 4:19 κηρύξαι ἐνιαυτὸν κυρίου δεκτόν
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In Luke 4:19 what year did Jesus announce was the “acceptable year of the Lord”?
Jesus described his mission in terms taken directly from Isaiah:
[Luk 4:19 NKJV] (19) To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."
mGNT Luke 4:19 κηρύξαι ἐνιαυτὸν κυρίου δεκτόν
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Who is the “David” in Ezekiel 37:25?
Who is the David in
Ezekiel 37:25 They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant
Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their
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What are John's sources for Revelation 10:7 and 22:10?
Disclaimer: I have no formal training in Biblical languages.
In the Hebrew of Daniel 9:24 he is told that messiah was to חָתַם the vision and prophecy. As I have been told and have confirmed to the ...
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How historical-critical biblical scholars calculate the 490 year prophecy in Daniel 9?
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The accepted date of authorship by critical scholars for the visions in Daniel (7-12) is the second century BC (Maccabean revolt 167-3 BC). The reasoning goes that the predictions in ...
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Did Paul think that Isaiah was about the exile of the 6th century BC or that Isaiah intended it to be about the destruction of 70ad? [closed]
The question
It might (or might not) be useful to review this related question before tackling this one.
In this excellent but imperfect paper the author points to the many instances where Paul ...
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Are the 70 weeks of Daniel and Jeremiah prophecies about the Babylonian exile of the 6th century BC or about the age of the Messiah?
Jeremiah ostensibly predicted that Israel would be destroyed and be in captivity to Babylon for 70 years:
[Jer 25:11 NLT] 11 This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her ...
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In Revelation 1:7 is it “all the nations of the earth” that wail or “all of the tribes of the Land”?
[Rev 1:7 KJV] 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
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In Matthew 24:20 to what “flight” does Jesus refer at the end of the age?
[Mat 24:20 NASB] 20 "But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.
With the holidays around the corner many of us are travelling to be with family and friends, and many ...
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Why didn't John the Baptist become Christ's Disciple [closed]
While we see clearly that John The Baptist pointed people to Christ and testified that Christ is the Messiah (John 3:28,30, Luke 3:15-18) why is it that he himself didn't follow Christ. John still had ...
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In Zechariah 13:7 why does the LORD refer to the messiah as his “neighbor”?
In this amazing prediction of the events of the first century it refers to the death of the Shepherd of his People (Messiah, son of David) arranged by God, after which he will turn his attention to ...
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In Luke 1:33 has the plan for Jesus to be king of the Jews been scrapped?
This may be a little controversial, even for me but I'm presenting some inductive study I've been doing and I'm hoping that someone can point out any failure(s) in my reasoning in the scriptures here. ...
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In 1 Corinthians 15:28 what does it mean that Jesus is “subjected”?
In this quote from Paul's writings about the post resurrection Jesus; how can Jesus be "subjected" to God if he is God? What does the Greek word for "subjected" mean?
MLVBL 1 Cor. 15:27-28 "But ...
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Two rulers or one ruler in Daniel's 70 week prophecy?
In Daniel 9:25-27, which the angel ("man") Gabriel states
25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One (or an anointed one), ...
