pre-existence of christ
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Some thoughts on the Pre-Existence of Christ for the month of January as we take a 31 Day Journey with Jesus.TRANSCRIPT
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with
God.”
(John 1.1-2, ESV)
“H. P. Liddon is the authority for the statement that there are 332 distinct prophecies in the O.T. which have been
literally fulfilled by Christ.”
--From A Study of the Life of Christ by H. B. Frank
(quoted by Floyd E. Hamilton, Basis of Christian Faith, page 156)
Hamilton states that the mathematical probability of all of these prophecies being fulfilled in one person is one to 84
followed by 97 zeros.
--From A Study of the Life of Christ by H. B. Frank
(Floyd E. Hamilton, Basis of Christian Faith, page 157)
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the
sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping
thing that creeps on the earth."
(Genesis 1.26, ESV)
“Messiah” means the anointed one.
The term in the Old Testament of kings and priests, who were concentrated by the ceremony of anointing. (ISBE)
He will come in glory: He would rule from David’s throne. (Psalms 45.5-7)
He was humbly born into this world. (Isaiah 7.14)
Micah 5:2
He will conquer the Roman Empire:
He would rule from David’s throne. (Psalms 45.5-7)
He would establish the everlasting kingdom. (Daniel 2.44)
Jeremiah 23.5
He will be crowned King.: He would rule from David’s throne. (Psalms 45.5-7)
Isaiah 11:1-10 Jeremiah 23.5
He will set the people free: The government would be on his shoulder. (Isaiah
9.6-7)
Psalm 2.6-12 Isaiah 42.1-4
“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
(John 8.31-32)