Prophesy
Luke 21:1-28
The Widow’s Offering
21 Jesus[a] looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, 2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.[b] 3 And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. 4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple
5 And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, 6 “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” 7 And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” 8 And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. 9 And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”
Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution
10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. 12 But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake. 13 This will be your opportunity to bear witness. 14 Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, 15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. 16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers[c] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. 17 You will be hated by all for my name’s sake. 18 But not a hair of your head will perish. 19 By your endurance you will gain your lives.
Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem
20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, 22 for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. 23 Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
The Coming of the Son of Man
25 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” When you hear the word prophesy what is it you think of? Websters defines prophesy as “the function or vocation of a prophet; specifically : the inspired declaration of divine will and purpose 3: a prediction of something to come”
When we consider life on the grand scale, the whole of the cosmos and when you size us as humans we are tiny. As Thor once said “you people are so petty, and tiny.” And we are tiny. The mathematical construct from one galaxy to the next, it’s unlikely to think it all happened by chance. In all of human history we have never seen spontaneous events, or been able to duplicate the results as seen in theory after theory. When we breakdown and deconstruct the Bible, we see events unfolding according to prophesy. These things did not occur by chance. I have spent to much time diving into my own life and witnessed first hand the voice, power, and the plans of the father. Who are we to be so ignorant and arrogant that we are smarter then a creator?
If you were an Apostil and Jesus, the proclaimed son of God, and he just told you, you’re going to die, and it won’t be pleasant. After that he tells you, loved ones will turn on you, and you will be hunted to the ends of the Earth, what are you thinking? Most rational people would gracefully bow and give a firm no thank you. But knowing what their fate would be, they still stood up to the Romans, the Sanhedrin, and all the naysayers, knowing the consequences they stood on their faith they remained steadfast in the truth and scarified their lives to cement that truth into history.
What have we done in our lives? What will be said about you when you’re gone? Though I’m not talking about Billy Graham’s fame, but even in your own church, your own family and friends, will you be remembered as a king of men, or a cruel bitter old person? The choice is yours, but when the Day of Judgment comes you’ve been warned. Your actions will have very real consequences. The first scripture to talk about a savior coming to save God’s people was in Genesis 3. The following is just a few of the vast prophetic scripture, and then the fulfillment of that prophesy.
Zechariah also foretold what would be done with the betrayal money.
Prophesied: “And the LORD said to me, ‘Throw it to the potter’—the princely price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD” (Zech. 11:13).
Fulfilled: “Now when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned, he changed his mind and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, ‘I have sinned and have betrayed innocent blood.’ But they said, ‘What is that to us? You see to it your- self.’ And after throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he went out and hanged him- self. But the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, ‘It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.’ And after taking counsel, they bought a potter’s field with the pieces of silver, for a burial ground for strangers” (Matt. 27:3-7).
Both Isaiah and David prophesied that Jesus’ body would be mutilated.
Prophesied: “Many were astonished at Him—for His body was so disfigured—even His form beyond that of the sons of men” (Isa. 52:14). “I can count all My bones; they look and gloat over Me” (Psa. 22:17).
Fulfilled: “But after scourging Jesus, he delivered Him up so that He might be crucified” (Matt. 27:26). “Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged Him” (John 19:1).
Zechariah prophesied that His body would be pierced with a spear.
Prophesied: “And they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced…” (Zech. 12:10).
Fulfilled: “But one of the soldiers had pierced His side with a spear, and immediately wa- ter and blood had come out….And again another scripture says, ‘They shall look upon Him Whom they pierced’ ” (John 19:34, 37).
As no bone of the Passover lamb was to be broken (Ex. 12:46), not a bone of His would be
broken.
Prophesied: “He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken” (Psa. 34:20).
Fulfilled: “Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first one, and the legs of the other who was crucified with Him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs….For these things took place so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, ‘Not a bone of Him shall be broken’ ” (John 19:32-33, 36).
The betrayal of Jesus by Judas was foretold by David.
Prophesied: “Even a man, my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up
his heel against me” (Psa. 41:9).
Fulfilled: “Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order that he might deliver Him up to them. And after hearing this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray Him” (Mark 14:10-11).
These are just a few of the Old Testament prophesies about the Messiah. Take what you will away from this but there are an awful lot of coincidences of this to just be a coincidences. Flipping a coin and predicting how it will land is a 50/50 chance. The prophesies of the crucifixion are more then 400 years later. The messianic prophesy spans a large part of the Old Testament and the coming foretold of Jesus Christ fulfilling the new covenant is fare more then the odds of flipping a coin. One cannot deny the way events unfolded. But if you want to lead your life by chance, go ahead and flip a coin.
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