From the moment of His birth to the hour of His death, Christ's life was predicted in detail by Old Testament prophets. He fulfilled about forty different prophecies during His life time. Statistically, the chances of that happening are about one in a billion!
Why is it important to point this out? Because voices are being raised that question His virgin birth, His deity, His miracles, His resurrection, and His soon return. Evidently the same folks were around when Peter livid. He writes: 'I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone. For we are not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw His majestic splendor with our own eyes when He received honour and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory said to Him, 'This is my dearly loved son, who brings me great joy.'
We ourselves heard hat voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shinning in a dark place untill the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts.
Above all, you must realise that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet's own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
Courtesy: The Word for Today.
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