The grace and mercy of God was always available from the time of Adam until now.
In the days preceding the coming of Messiah, Jesus, men were justified by believing God's promises of the coming anointed one that would deliver man from his sin.
It is written "that Abraham believed God and it was accredited to him as righteousness."
Jesus said that Abraham longed to see his day, the day of Messiah, and in fact he did.
According to Christ the coming Messiah was revealed Abraham, and it was through faith in this promise from God that Abraham received righteousness, not the rightness of man, but the rightness of God in the Messiah Jesus.
When God told Abrahan to sacrifice Issaac it was a test of Abraham's faith in Messiah. Abraham knew that the Messiah would be sacrificed for the sin of all men ,then rise from the dead. When God told Abraham to sacrifice Issaac he beleived that Issaac was the Messiah. In Heberews chapter 11 it is mentioned that Abraham belived that God was able to raise Issaac from the dead, or in other words a coming resurrection. Resurrection was and always be a sign of Messiah.
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he Spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus Christ. Understanding this opens the door to understanding prophets of the old testament. These verses from Isaiah gives us insight into the ministry of Christ.
Isaiah 50:4-6The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know what to say to all these weary ones. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. 5 The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened. I do not rebel or turn away. 6 I give my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pull out my beard. I do not hide from shame, for they mock me and spit in my face.
Verse six is a reference to the how the Romans beat the Lord prior to his crucifixion. The Spirit of Christ spoke through the prophet Isaiah gives us an eye witness account of what was going to transpire centuries later.
In verse four the Lord gives us the source of his words of wisdom,”he Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom,” The Son of God received his words directly from the...
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