"Then He said to them, ``O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself."
(Luke 24:25-27)
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled:
"But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."
(Galatians 4:4-5)
Jesus Christ's Resurrection:
"Therefore My heart is glad, and My glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall rest in hope. For Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell; neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew Me the path of life: in Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."
(Messianic Prophecy - Psalm 16:9-11)
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled-The Empty Tomb:
"Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put Him, So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus' head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.
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(John 20: 1-10 )
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled:
"Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered His words, And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles."
(Luke 24:1-10)
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled-The Resurrection of Christ-Over 500 eye Witnesses:
"Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the Grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
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(1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled - Resurrected Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene:
" Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
They asked her, "woman,why are you crying" "They have taken my Lord away, "she said," and I don't know where they have put him" At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
He asked her, woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"Thinking he was the gardener, she said to him "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him,and I will get him" Jesus said to her "Mary"
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic,`Raboni`(which means `Teacher`) Jesus said,:Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ``I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God`. Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news:`I have seen the Lord` And she told them that he had said these things to her.
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(John 20: 11-18)
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled; Encounter/Interaction with Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ: On the Road to Emmaus
"Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?"
They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas,asked him, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
"What things?" he asked.
"About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus."
He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"
They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.
(Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled - Luke 24 : 13-35)
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled - Resurrected Jesus Appears to His Disciples:
" On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending
you." And with that he breathed on them and said," Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone`s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
(John 20: 19-21)
...and the Ascension of Jesus Christ:
"When you ascended on high,
you took many captives;
you received gifts from people,
even from the rebellious-
that you,Lord God, might dwell there."
(Messianic Prophecy -Psalm 68:18)
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled:
"And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into Heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen."
(Luke 24:50-53)
Once again as Good Friday and then Resurrection Sunday approaches and excitement mounts, as mortals from all works of life and backgrounds begin to prepare for the celebrations for the greatest event of all time, the birth, death, resurrection and ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ , God's One and Only Begotten Son. These celebrations are all about Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God ...The Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelations
is about God Jesus Christ -Yeshua Ha Mashiach ...and God The Holy Spirit- Ruach Ha'Kodesh!
After all the reason for the celebration of the season is Jesus Christ -Yeshua Ha Mashiach and this is what our Father ABBA in Heaven would want all to do. Love others by helping them because our Father God ABBA Himself is LOVE...So is His Only Begotten Son, God Jesus Christ -Yeshua Ha Mashiach ...and God The Holy Spirit- Ruach Ha'Kodesh...Whom, God Jesus Christ -Yeshua Ha Mashiach refers to as "Another Advocate" and " The Spirit of Truth":
...and our Great Commission:
"Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of Jehovah GOD ABBA the Father and of the Son, Jehovah God Jesus Christ -Yeshua Ha Mashiach and of Jehovah God, the Holy Spirit - Ruach Ha'Kodesh, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
(Matthew 28: 16-20 New Revised Standard Version NRSV)
The Conversion of Saul who changed his name to Paul: Paul had an encounter with Jehovah GOD Jesus Christ who stopped him (Paul) from carrying out threats of murder and persecution against the disciples of our LORD.Paul saw the Resurrected LORD Christ Jesus -Yeshua Ha Mashiach. Notice Saul or Paul acknowledging Jesus as LORD, even before our LORD revealed Himself to him. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jehovah GOD Jesus Christ -Yeshua Ha Mashiach is Lord to the glory of Jehovah GOD ABBA the Father. :
"Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" He asked, "Who are you, Lord?" The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do." The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one. Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. For three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
1Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He answered, "Here I am, Lord." The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name." But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength"
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Acts 9: 1-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
"For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
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Romans 14:11 King James Version (KJV)
A Blessed Good Friday and a Happy Resurrection Day to all mankind ! Hallelujah ! ...The LORD is Risen indeed.
" For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have evelastng ife. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
(John 3:16 -17)
Wishing you all a Blessed Good Friday and a Happy Resurrection Day 2025.
May Our God keep you all safe,
sound and in excellent health throughout the rest of the year. Stay Blessed!
