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Gospel Essentials: What did the Prophets say? See Additional Discussion at "Did The Old Testament Prophesy of Jesus?" Some Christians claim that the Old Testament didn't talk about Jesus. In fact, they build on this notion to claim that the Book of Mormon, (therefore) can not be correct, because it mentions faith in Jesus before Jesus came to the earth. Well, read below and find that just maybe those Old Testament Prophets weren't so backwards at all.... They knew of Christ from the beginning. |
The prophets of the Old Testament had one common understanding, and one overall message: That the Messiah would come into the world, according to the covenants, and He would be Jesus Christ, the sacrifice for our sins. This is a first and primary message of the restored Gospel to understand today: the knowledge of Jesus Christ was had by the prophets since the beginning. This important message has been lost or confused in Christianity today. |
Read to see what they had
to say... Adam: Genesis 3:3 Father thy will be done, and the
glory be thine forever… Genesis 4:4
And Adam called upon the name of the Lord, and Eve also, his wife; and
they heard the voice of the Lord, from the way towards the garden of Eden,
speaking unto them, and they saw him not; for they were shut out from his
presence. 5 And he
gave unto them commandments, that they should worship the Lord their God; and
should offer the firstlings of their flocks for an offering unto the Lord.
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And
Adam was obedient unto the commandments of the Lord. And after many days, an
angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying, Why dost thou offer sacrifices
unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him, I know not, save the Lord commanded me. 7 And then the angel spake, saying, This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth; 8
Wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest, in the name of the Son. And thou
shalt repent, and call upon God, in the name of the Son for evermore. Genesis 6:53 And he also said unto him, If thou wilt, turn unto me and
hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and
be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full
of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given
under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men; and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and
whatsoever ye shall ask it shall be given you. Genesis 6:60 For no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his
presence; for, in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name; and the
name of his Only Begotten is the son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous
judge, who shall come in the meridian of time. Enoch Genesis 7:57 And it
came to pass, that Enoch continued his cry unto the Lord, saying, I ask thee, O
Lord, in the name of thine Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ, that thou wilt
have mercy upon Noah, and his seed, that the earth might never more be covered
by the floods. Noah Genesis 8:11 And it
came to pass, that Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying,
Hearken and give heed unto my words, believe and repent of your sins and be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers did,
and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest;
Brother of Jared:
(time of Babel) Ether 1:76 And when he had said these words, behold the Lord shewed
himself unto him, and said, Because thou knowest these things, ye are redeemed
from the fall; therefore ye are brought back into my presence; therefore I shew
myself unto you. 77 Behold, I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the
world to redeem my people. Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father
and the Son. 78 In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even
they who shall believe on my name; and they shall become my sons and my
daughters. 79 And never have I shewed myself unto man whom I have created, for
never has man believed in me as thou hast. 80 Seest thou that ye are created
after mine own image? Yea, even all men were created in the beginning, after
mine own image. 81 Behold this body, which ye now behold, is the body of my
spirit; and man have I created after the body of my spirit; and even as I
appear unto thee to be in the spirit, will I appear unto my people in the
flesh. Jacob (Israel) Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver
from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of
the people be. Genesis 50:25 And it shall come to pass that they shall be scattered
again; and a branch shall be broken off, and shall be carried into a far
country; nevertheless they shall be remembered in the covenants of the Lord,
when the Messiah cometh; for he shall be made manifest unto them in the latter
days, in the Spirit of power; and shall bring them out of darkness into light;
out of hidden darkness, and out of captivity unto freedom. Moses
DC 22:4a And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son;
and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and my Only Begotten is
and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth;
Acts 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise
up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things
whatsoever he shall say unto you. Deuteronomy 18:15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from
the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren,
like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto
them all that I shall command him. Acts 2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved; Acts 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; Acts 7:37 This is that
Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A Prophet shall the Lord your
God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of
man, that he should repent; (not related, but Jews stumble at this. Not saying that God wouldn't take on flesh,
but saying that God would not yield to the weakness of the flesh.) Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not
nigh; there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of
Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of
Sheth. King Benjamin
Daniel Daniel 3:25 He
answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire,
and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Daniel 7:13 I saw in
the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of
heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Mention of 'The Rock': (The 'Rock' was a type and shadow for
Jesus) Exodus 17:6 Behold, I
will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the
rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And
Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Numbers 20:8 Take the
rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and
speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water,
and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give
the congregation and their beasts drink. Psalms 78:35 And they
remembered that God was their Rock, and the high God their Redeemer. Psalms 95:1 Oh come,
let us sing unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our
salvation. Deuteronomy 32:4 He is
the Rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are judgment; a God of truth
and without iniquity, just and right is he. Deuteronomy 32:15 But
Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked; thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou
art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly
esteemed the Rock of his salvation. Deuteronomy 32:18 Of
the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed
thee. Nehemiah 9:15 And
gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for
them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go
in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. 1 Corinthians 10:4 And
did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock
that followed them; and that Rock was Christ. (The Rock that has
been an icon to the Israelites, is finally explained as Christ!) Job Job 19:25 For I know
that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth; John John 1:1 In the beginning was the gospel preached through the Son. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and the Son was with God, and the Son was of God.
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom
Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the
son of Joseph.
Samuel 1 Samuel 3:21 And the Lord
appeared again in Shiloh; for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by
the word of the Lord.
Isaiah (name means:
'Jehovah saves', or, 'The Lord is salvation') Isaiah 7:14 Therefore
the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and
shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 9:6 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, Counselor, The mighty God,
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:7 Of the
increase of his government and peace there is no end, upon the throne of David,
and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with
justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will
perform this. Isaiah 22:21 And I
will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will
commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Jeremiah 33:15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. Habakkuk Habakkuk 3:2 Revive thy work in the midst of years… Habakkuk 3:13 Thou
wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine
anointed; Haggai Haggai 2:7 And I will
shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations shall come; and I will fill
this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. Zechariah Zechariah 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua, the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee; for they are men wondered at; for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. (see Jeremiah 33:15 )
Zechariah 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord; (see Jeremiah 33:15 )
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an
ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zechariah 13:6 And one
shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer,
Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. Zechariah 11:12 And I
said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So
they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. Zechariah 11:13 And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter; a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord. (30 pieces of Silver mentioned:) Matthew 26:11 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto
the chief priests, and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto
you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 27:3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief priests and elders, Matthew 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy, the
prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him
that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value. New Testament Apostles used Old Testament to Teach of
Christ
Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years of discretion, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.
Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers. Acts 28:23 And when
they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom
he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning
Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning
till evening. Galatians 3:20 Now
this mediator was not a mediator of the new covenant; but there is one
mediator of the new covenant, who is Christ, as it is written in the law
concerning the promises made to Abraham and his seed. Now Christ is the
mediator of life; for this is the promise which God made unto Abraham.
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