here comes jesus (part i). all of the old testament scriptures speak about jesus! “as to this...

HERE COMES JESUS (PART I)

ALL OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES SPEAK ABOUT JESUS!

“As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that WOULD COME to you, made careful search and inquiry, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.” I Peter 1:10-11


“For if you believed Moses, you would believe me, for MOSES WROTE OF ME.” (John 5:46)


“And beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them THE THINGS CONCERNING HIMSELF IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES.” (LUKE 24:27)


“…These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, THAT ALL THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN ABOUT ME IN THE LAW OF MOSES AND THE PROPHETS AND THE PSALMS must be fulfilled.” (Luke 24:44)

CONCLUSION

YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE JESUS COMING THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE OLD TESTAMENT!

I. HERE COMES JESUS THROUGH THE HOLY DAYS (holidays) OF ISRAEL

EVERY HOLY DAY (holiday) INCLUDED BOTH OFFERINGS AND A FEAST

A. HERE COMES JESUS THROUGH THE OFFERINGS OF ISRAEL!

SWEET SAVOUR OFFERINGS AND NON-SWEET SAVOUR OFFERINGS

SWEET SAVOUR OFFERINGS

SWEET SAVOUR OFFERINGS FOCUSED ON GOD:1. His willingness to initiate peace with man2. His willingness to forgive man’s sins3. His willingness to accept man once again(burnt offerings; meat offerings; peace offerings)

HOW DO YOU SEE JESUS IN THESE OFFERINGS?

NON-SWEET SAVOUR OFFERINGS

NON-SWEET SAVOUR OFFERINGS FOCUSED ON MAN:1. His sinfulness and disobedience2. His guilt and his shame3. His un-acceptance before God(involved the sin offerings & trespass offerings)

HOW DO YOU SEE JESUS IN THESE OFFERINGS?

B. HERE COMES JESUS THROUGH THE FEASTS OF ISRAEL!

THE FEASTS OF ISRAEL:1. THE FEAST OF PASSOVER2. THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD3. THE FEAST OF FIRST FRUITS4. THE FEAST OF PENTECOST5. THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS6. THE FEAST OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT7. THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES

HOW DO YOU SEE JESUS IN THE FEASTS OF ISRAEL?

II. HERE COMES JESUS TO TAKE AWAY OUR SINS!

“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29)

“And you know that He appeared in order to take away sins.” I John 3:5)

WHAT HAS GOD DONE ABOUT OUR SIN?

1. God pardons all our sin (Ps. 103:3; Micah 7:18)

2. God passes by all our sin (Micah 7:18)

3. God tramples all our sin under His feet(Micah 7:19)


4. God has buried our sins in the depths of the sea (Micah 7:19)

5. God has cast our sins behind His back(Isaiah 38:17)

6. God has blotted out every transgression from His book of record (Isaiah 44:21)


7. God chooses to remember our sins no more (Isaiah 43:25)

8. God carried all our sins away (Isaiah 53:6)9. God has removed our sins as far as the East is

from the West (Psalm 103:12)10. God nailed our sins to the cross with the

debt paid in full (Colossians 2:4)

• 1. pardoned our sin• 2. passed by our sin• 3. trampled our sin under his feet• 4. buried our sin in the depths of the sea• 5. cast our sin behind His back• 6. blotted out every sin from His book• 7. remembers our sin no more• 8. carried our sins away• 9. removed our sins as far as East is from West• 10. nailed our sins to the cross with our debt fully paid

TRUTH TO LIVE BY

1. JESUS CHRIST PERSONALLY CAME FROM HEAVEN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR SINS THAT WE COULD NOT DO OURSELVES!

TRUTH TO LIVE BY

2. EVERYTHING THAT EVER NEEDED TO BE DONE ABOUT OUR SINS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE FOR US BY JESUS CHRIST!

TRUTH TO LIVE BY

THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL WE ACCEPT THE FORGIVENESS THAT GOD OFFERS TO EACH ONE OF US!

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God.” John 1:12

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