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evidence for Jesus’s resurrection

evidence for Jesus’s resurrection

He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. “-John 19:30

Before we look at the evidence for Jesus’s resurrection, we need to establish whether Jesus died.

Some people think that Jesus didn’t actually die on the cross. The swoon theory is an idea that claims Jesus just fainted; He swooned. People thought Jesus was dead, so they took Him off the cross and put Him in the tomb. But after a couple of days, the cool air resuscitated Jesus and He walked out of the tomb. So what His followers thought was a resurrection was really a resuscitation. Is that a plausible theory? Let’s look at what Jesus endured on the cross.

John 19:1 says, “Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him.” Jesus’s ordeal began with a scourging. He was tied to a post and beaten with a Roman whip called a cat-o’-nine-tails, a strip of leather with jagged bones and lead balls woven into it. This whip produced lacerations that made His back a mass of torn and bleeding tissue. Then five- to seven-inch spikes were driven through His wrists and His feet.

A person who was crucified usually died from suffocation. If a Roman soldier wanted to hasten the victim’s death, he would break the victim’s legs so that he could no longer push himself up and breathe. That is what happened to the men who were crucified with Christ: “So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs” (John 19:32-33). By not breaking Jesus’s legs, the soldiers fulfilled a prophecy in Psalm 34:20 that not a bone of the Messiah would be broken. And to make sure that Jesus was dead, a Roman soldier thrust a spear through His side, puncturing the sac around His heart. Let’s suppose Jesus somehow survived all that. Look what happened to Him in John 19:39. “Nicodemus … also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.” In the days before a body would be embalmed, they would take about 100 pounds of spices and wrap them in cloths around the body to prevent premature decay.

Think about what it would have taken for Jesus to have been resuscitated from all of that. He was scourged; He endured crucifixion; He had a spear thrust in His side; He was wrapped in 100 pounds of spices. Can you see Him inching Himself off the table and unwrapping Himself? In addition, there was a stone in front of the sepulchre”a stone so large it could not be moved by 20 men. Now let’s suppose Jesus was somehow able to move the stone. Then He had to defeat 16 Roman guards. Can you imagine what kind of shape Jesus would have been in? When He stood before His disciples, instead of bowing to worship Him, they would have called 911. Nobody could have survived that. The idea that Jesus simply fainted on the cross is beyond belief. Jesus died, as 1 Corinthians 15:3 says, according to the Scriptures.

Jesus always has existed

Jesus always has existed

John 8:23
“And he said unto them, You are from BENEATH; I am from ABOVE: you are of THIS world; I am NOT of this world.”

John 17.5 – And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).

Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant, and coming in the likeness of humanity (Philippians

The seed of the woman
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel (Genesis 3:15).

He will swallow up death in victory

He will swallow up death in victory

Isa 25:8 – He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Isa 25:9 – And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God;we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation

Here is why I believe Jesus is God

Here is why I believe Jesus is God

Matthew 1 vs 20 – 23

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,because he will save his people from their sins.”

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

This is the fulfilment of prophecy given by God in Genesis 3.15 and Isaiah 7.14

The Protevangelium

The first mention in the Old Testament that the coming Christ would be born of a virgin occurs right at the beginning.
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:15
This prophecy, known as the Protevangelium, comes from the most ancient oracle known to man. The oracle that the Lord pronounced when He found our first parents, Adam and Eve, guilty of sin. The Lord is speaking to Satan, who has enticed “the woman,” Eve, into disobeying the Lord’s command against eating fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He is saying that Satan will someday be crushed and utterly defeated by the seed of the woman.
The pronoun used to designate the seed is “his” (in “his heel”). In place of “it” (in “it shall bruise”), the more accurate translation is “he” (1). Therefore, the coming conqueror must be a single man. But why is He called the seed of a woman? A child is ordinarily regarded as the seed of his father and forefathers. The striking and unnatural character of the expression “her seed” suggests that it is a uniquely fitting name for the victor over Satan. Unlike other men, He would be the seed of a woman only. He would not be a man’s seed. A virgin would conceive Him without losing her virginity.

Isaiah’s Oracle

Over seven hundred years before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah enlarged upon the Protevangelium.
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
The name Immanuel means, “God with us.” Isaiah is appending to Genesis 3:15 the information that the virgin-born conqueror of Satan would be God Himself in the flesh.

This also tells me Gabriel knew Jesus is God so it could not have been Gabriel that met Mohammad in a cave

How Christ Fulfilled and Ended the Old Testament Regime

How Christ Fulfilled and Ended the Old Testament Regime

How Christ Fulfilled and Ended the Old Testament Regime
The glory of Jesus Christ shines more clearly when we see him in his proper relation to the Old Testament. He has a magnificent relation to all that was written. It is not surprising that this is the case, because he is called the Word of God incarnate (John 1:14). Would not the Word of God incarnate be the sum and consummation of the word of God written? Consider these summary statements and the texts that support them.

1. All the Scriptures bear witness to Christ. Moses wrote about Christ.

“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me. . . . If you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.” (John 5:39, 46)
2. All the Scriptures are about Jesus Christ, even where there is no explicit prediction. That is, there is a fullness of implication in all the Scriptures that points to Christ and is satisfied only when he has come and done his work. “The meaning of all the Scriptures is unlocked by the death and resurrection of Jesus” (Graeme Goldsworthy, Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture, 54).

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:27)
3. Jesus came to fulfil all that was written in the Law and the Prophets. All of it was pointing to him, even where it is not explicitly prophetic. He accomplishes what the Law required.

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” (Matthew 5:1718)
4. All the promises of God in the Old Testament are fulfilled in Jesus Christ. That is, when you have Christ, sooner or later you will have both Christ himself and all else that God promised through Christ.

For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. (2 Corinthians 1:20)
5. The law was kept perfectly by Christ. And all its penalties against God’s sinful people were poured out on Christ. Therefore, the law is now manifestly not the path to righteousness; Christ is. The ultimate goal of the law is that we would look to Christ, not law-keeping, for our righteousness.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. (Romans 10:4)
“When you have Christ, you also have everything God promised through him.”

Therefore, with the coming of Christ, virtually everything has changed:

1. The blood sacrifices ceased because Christ fulfilled all that they were pointing toward. He was the final, unrepeatable sacrifice for sins. Hebrews 9:12, “He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.”

2. The priesthood that stood between worshiper and God has ceased. Hebrews 7:2324, “The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.”

3. The physical temple has ceased to be the geographic center of worship. Now, Christ himself is the center of worship. He is the “place,” the “tent,” and the “temple” where we meet God. Therefore, Christianity has no geographic center, no Mecca, no Jerusalem. John 4:21, 23, “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. . . . But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.'” John 2:19, 21, “‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ . . . He [Jesus] was speaking about the temple of his body.” Matthew 18:20, “For where two or three are gathered in my [Jesus’s] name, there am I among them.”

4. The food laws that set Israel apart from the nations have been fulfilled and ended in Christ. Mark 7:1819, “[Jesus] said to them, . . . ‘Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?’ . . . (Thus he declared all foods clean.)”

5. The establishment of civil law on the basis of an ethnically rooted people, who are ruled directly by God, has ceased. The people of God are no longer a unified political body or an ethnic group or a nation-state, but are exiles and sojourners among all ethnic groups and all states. Therefore, God’s will for states is not taken directly from the Old Testament theocratic order, but should now be re-established from place to place and from time to time by means that correspond to God’s sovereign rule over all peoples, and that correspond to the fact that genuine obedience, rooted as it is in faith in Christ, cannot be coerced by law. The state is therefore grounded in God, but not expressive of God’s immediate rule. Romans 13:1, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” John 18:36, “My [Jesus’s] kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting.”

Let us worship the wonder of Christ, who unleashed these massive changes in the world.

How could Jesus say Your sins are forgiven before He died on the cross

How could Jesus say Your sins are forgiven before He died on the cross

Answer: We know that God forgives sins on the basis of Jesus’ shed blood on the cross (Ephesians 1:7; 1 John 1:7). Yet, before He went to the cross, Jesus told two people that their sins were forgiven. This fact puzzles some people. How could Jesus forgive sin before the sacrifice was even made? After all, Hebrews 9:22 says, “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”

Let’s identify the two people to whom Jesus said, “Your sins are forgiven,”
before He died on the cross. The first is the paralyzed man who was brought to Jesus by friends and lowered through a roof to be healed. “When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven’” (Luke 5:20). The second person is the sinful woman who came to Jesus while He ate at Simon the Pharisee’s house. Seeing her reverence, the Lord contrasted her love with Simon’s lack of love. “Then Jesus said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven’” (Luke 7:48). In both cases, Jesus’ words caused quite a stir among the hearers (Luke 5:21; 7:49).

When Jesus said, “Your sins are forgiven””even before He died on the cross”He was not speaking empty words. He had the power to forgive sin, just like He had the power to heal paralysis. In fact, Jesus used the physical healing to confirm His authority to dispense spiritual healing: “‘I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.’ So he said to the paralyzed man, ‘I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.’ Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God” (Luke 5:24″25).

Turning to the Old Testament, we find other people whose sins were forgiven before Jesus died on the cross. David prayed for forgiveness (Psalm 51:2) and received it. “Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven” (Psalm 32:1). As he touched Isaiah with a coal from the altar, an angel declared the prophet’s forgiveness: “Your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for” (Isaiah 6:7). The atonement provided by the animal sacrifices resulted in forgiveness (Leviticus 4:20, 26, 31, 35).

The principle found all through the Bible is that forgiveness is God’s business. “With you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared” (Psalm 130:4, ESV). “You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive” (Psalm 86:5, NASB). “To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness” (Daniel 9:9, ESV). When Jesus displayed His power to forgive sins, He clearly showed that He was the Son of God wielding God’s authority in this world. “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Luke 5:21). No one; Jesus is God Incarnate.

◎ Forgiveness of sin in every dispensation has always been based on Jesus’ death on the cross (see Hebrews 9:15). In the Old Testament, sins were forgiven on the basis of Jesus’ death on the cross, of which the animal sacrifices were but a foreshadowing. During the life of Christ, sins were forgiven on the basis of His yet-future death on the cross”the benefits of that sacrifice were granted to those who had faith in Jesus. Now, by faith, we look back on the death and resurrection of Christ and receive God’s forgiveness. The good news is as Paul preached, “My friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of
sins is proclaimed to you” (Acts 13:38). When we trust Christ, the word to us is the same as that spoken to the forgiven woman in Simon’s house: “Your faith has saved you; go in peace” (Luke 7:50).

How is Jesus Christ unique

How is Jesus Christ unique

How is Jesus Christ unique?

1. He is the only, unique Son of God (Psalm 2:7, 11-12; John 1:14; Luke 1:35).

2. He is eternal. He existed from eternity past, He exists in the present, and He will exist for all eternity in the future (John 1:1-3, 14; John 8:58).

3. Jesus alone is the One who bore our sins so that we could have forgiveness and be saved from them (Isaiah 53; Matthew 1:21; John 1:29; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-3).

4. Jesus is the only Way to the Father (John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5); there is no other way to salvation. He is the only righteous One who exchanged that perfect righteousness for our sin (2 Corinthians 5:21).

5. Jesus alone had power over His own death and the ability take back His life again (John 2:19; 10:17-18). Note: His resurrection was not a “spiritual” one, but was physical (Luke 24:39). His resurrection from the dead, never to die again, distinguished Him as the unique Son of God (Romans 1:4).

6. Jesus alone accepted worship as an equal with the Father (John 20:28-29; Philippians 2:6), and indeed God the Father states that the Son is to be honored as He is honored (John 5:23). All others, whether Jesus’ disciples or angelic beings, rightly reject that worship (Acts 10:25-26; Acts 14:14-15; Matthew 4:10; Revelation 19:10; 22:9).

7. Jesus has the power to give life to whom He will (John 5:21).

8. The Father has committed all judgment to Jesus (John 5:22).

9. Jesus was with the Father and directly involved in the creation, and it is by His hand that all things are held together (John 1:1-3; Ephesians 3:9; Hebrews 1:8-10; Colossians 1:17).

10. It is Jesus who will rule the world at the end of this present age (Hebrews 1:8; Isaiah 9:6-7; Daniel 2:35, 44; Revelation 19:11-16).

11. Jesus alone was born of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit. The sin nature is genetically inherited from the male. He had no human father and therefore was born without a sin nature (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:20-23; Luke 1:30-35).

12. It is Jesus who demonstrated that He had the attributes of God [e.g., the power to forgive sins and heal the sick (Matthew 9:1-7); to calm the wind and waves (Mark 4:37-41; Psalm 89:8-9); to know us, being perfectly acquainted with us (Psalm 139; John 1:46-50; 2:23-25), to raise the dead (John 11; Luke 7:12-15; 8:41-55), etc.]

13. There are a great number of prophecies concerning the Messiah’s birth, life, resurrection, person, and purpose. All were fulfilled by Him and no other (Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2; Psalm 22; Zechariah 11:12-13; 13:7; Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 53; Psalm 16:10).

How was Jesus called by the name Immanuel if that wasnt His name

How was Jesus called by the name Immanuel if that wasnt His name

How was Jesus called by the name Immanuel if that wasn’t His name?

Isaiah 7:14 predicted, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold,
the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” In
the New Testament, Matthew 1:22-23 confirms that the birth of Jesus fulfilled
this important prophecy, stating, “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord
had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel’ (which means, God with us).” Some have
wondered why Jesus was not named Immanuel instead. Why wouldn’t He have been
called by the name Immanuel?

The first reason is found in the name Immanuel. It means “God with us.” The
prediction by Isaiah was in reference to who the Messiah would be, not
necessarily what He would be physically named. Jesus came to live as God in
human form.

Second, Immanuel was only one of many names used in reference to Jesus. In fact,
Isaiah 9:6 also taught, “his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty
God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Each of these names reveals important
information regarding the nature and work of the Messiah. However, Jesus was not
called these names during His early life. He was simply known as Jesus.

Third, the angel who appeared to Mary commanded her to name Him Jesus, not
Immanuel: “you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his
name Jesus” (Luke 1:31). An angel also appeared to Joseph, saying, “She will
bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from
their sins” (Matthew 1:21). This dream was noted as a fulfillment of the name
Immanuel as predicted by Isaiah (Matthew 1:22-24).

The title and prediction of Immanuel served as an important part of Jesus’
coming. John 1:14 teaches, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Jesus
(the Word, who is God; see John 1:1) took on human form and lived among people,
just as the meaning of the title Immanuel indicates.

The apostle Paul used this profound characteristic of Jesus to teach early
believers as well. In Philippians 2:5-8 we read, “Have this mind among
yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of
God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself,
by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being
found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of
death, even death on a cross.”

Immanuel was not the name Jesus was known by on earth, but instead served as a title and description of Jesus’ role as the Messiah as God with us. This important biblical concept has profound implications for all who follow Jesus today.

How Yeshua Became Jesus

How Yeshua Became Jesus

How Yeshua Became Jesus
by Lex Meyer

Did you know that the name “Jesus” is less than 400 years old? Where did this name come from, and what was the original name of our Messiah?

In the Bible, names have significant meanings. For example, the name Abram means “exalted father”, but the name Abraham means “father of a multitude”. This is why God changed his name from Abram to Abraham saying,

“No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.”
Genesis 17:5
Likewise, the name of our Messiah has significant meaning. When the Angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph about his son, he told Joseph what to name the child, saying,

“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Yeshua, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
This is significant, because the name “Yeshua” means “salvation”. The Angel was basically saying, “call Him Salvation, because he will save His people from their sins.”

So, where did the name “Jesus” come from?

When His name was translated into Greek, it became Iesous. The “Ie” represents the “Ye” sound, the “s” represents the “sh” sound, and the “ou” represents the “ua” sound. But, why did they add the “s” to the end of His name?

The Greek language has certain rules about nouns that indicate case, number, and gender by their spelling. This means the same word can have different spelling depending on its use as subject or object in a sentence. For example, Iesous is in the nominative case, while Iesou is in the genitive case.

The spelling of the name “Jesus” has been in use for less than 400 years. This can easily be seen in the fact that the 1611 King James Version of the Bible still spelled His name “Iesous”, not “Jesus”. The name Iesous was used in Greek, Latin, and English until the 17th century, when the letter “J” was introduced as a replacement for the letter “I” when used as a consonant. However, it was still pronounced “Yea-soos” for many years before it eventually took on the “g” sound that we know today in the word “Jesus”. This means the pronunciation of the name “Jesus” is a very recent development in the English language.

It is also interesting to note that if His name was directly translated from Hebrew into English, it would be Joshua, because the Joshua of the Old Testament and the Jesus of the New Testament are the same name in both Hebrew and Greek. We can clearly see this in the book of Acts, when Joshua is referenced in the book of Acts, his name in Greek is identical to the name of Jesus in Greek. Likewise, in the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Old Testament), Joshua’s name is also translated into Greek as “Iesous”. In fact, if you look up the name Iesous in the Strong’s Concordance, it will tell you that Iesous is the Greek form of the name Joshua.

So, if Joshua and Jesus share the same Hebrew and Greek names, why do they have different English names? Some people assume there is a great conspiracy involved in why the names are different, however, it is a very simple reason. When the Old Testament Hebrew text was translated into English, they phonetically translated “Yehoshua” as “Joshua”, and when they translated the Greek New Testament into English, they phonetically translated “Iesous” as “Jesus”, with one exception, when “Iesous” referred to Joshua son of Nun the translators chose to continue using the name Joshua to avoid confusion.

I have heard some pretty ridiculous theories about the name “Jesus”. For example, some people claim that the name “Jesus” really means “hail Zeus”, which is simply untrue and proves they are unfamiliar with the Greek language. They make this claim because the words “Jesus” and “Zeus” have similar sounding pronunciation in English. However, in Greek, there are no connections between these two names, except that they both end with an “s” sound. If you compare the two names in Greek, you will see that they have nothing in common. The name Zeus is spelled “ιό, in Greek, while the name Jesus is spelled Ἰησοῦ, in Greek.

Some people also claim that His name was changed to Jesus to hide the fact that He was a Jew, since Jesus is based on a Greek name rather than a Hebrew name. While it is possible that there might be some truth to this claim, it is pretty far fetched to think that it was some grand conspiracy to hide the Jewishness of Jesus, since the Bible clearly tells us that Jesus was Jewish.

“For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.”
Hebrews 7:14
Likewise, the Gospels contain some pretty extensive genealogies that trace the Jewish lineage of Jesus back to a number of Old Testament Jewish people including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David.

Unfortunately, despite these facts, some people remain unaware of the fact that Jesus was Jewish. However, I think it has less to do with the pronunciation of His name, and more to do with these people not knowing what the Scriptures say about Him.

Is it wrong to call Him “Jesus”?

I do not think there is anything wrong with using the name “Jesus”, but in the Bible, names have meaning, and the name Yeshua means “salvation”. Yet the Greek, Latin, and English translations do not carry any meaning since they are phonetically created words that did not exist otherwise.

I prefer to call Him by His Hebrew name Yeshua, because it has such powerful meaning and significance. He is salvation and His name IS Salvation! But I am by no means a “sacred namer”, and I want you to know that it does not bother me if you prefer to use the name “Jesus”, because I know who you are talking about, and He knows who you are talking about too.

Unfortunately, some people treat His name as if it were a magic word. They seem to think if you pronounce His name a certain way your prayers will be answered, but if you don’t say it just right your prayers will be ignored. I have even heard people argue that you must pronounce His name a certain way if you want to be saved. Let me just say, that is not the way His name should be treated. Our God is not so petty that He would reject someone for using the “wrong” name.

Languages change over time, pronunciation changes from one location to another. We can see some pretty vast differences just within the English language. If you took people from London, New Jersey, Louisiana and Australia and placed them all in the same room, you would immediately notice how differently they all speak the same language. They are all speaking English, but which one is speaking the “right” English? This is a good example of why fighting over pronunciation is unprofitable. Placing so much emphasis on a certain pronunciation of His name is like the person in New Jersey telling the person from Australia that they are not speaking English correctly. It is more important that we understand the meaning of words than it is to have the correct pronunciation of them.

I hope this teaching has helped to clear up some of the confusion about the name Jesus, and I hope it has given you a better understanding about how His name was translated from Yeshua to Jesus.

His coming was prophesied in the Torah

His coming was prophesied in the Torah

Jesus is God and has the right to do anything he want. His coming was prophesied in the Torah.

The Jewish Torah Prophesied About Jesus Christ!

The Jewish Torah, as many people know include the first five books of the Old Testament (Covenant), which are also found in the Christian Bible. These five books are sometimes called the five books of Moses, or the Pentateuch. One of those books is the book of Deuteronomy, which contains an amazing prophecy, spoken by the Lord, through Moses about the coming of a prophet. Here are three verses from chapter eighteen of the book of Deuteronomy:

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 18:15)

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. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will NOT hearken unto MY WORDS which HE SHALL SPEAK IN MY NAME, I WILL REQUIRE IT OF HIM. (Deuteronomy 18:18-19)

Who is this prophet that Moses was talking about? The answer can be found in the New Testament book of Acts. In this next passage of scripture, Peter, the Jewish apostle of Jesus Christ is speaking to the people of Israel, after a mighty miracle of healing which had taken place before their very eyes. Lets pick it up right there:

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of ISRAEL, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The GOD of ABRAHAM, and of ISAAC, and of JACOB, the GOD of our fathers, hath glorified his Son JESUS; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And KILLED the Prince of life, whom GOD hath RAISED from the DEAD; whereof we are witnesses. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which GOD before had shewed by the mouth of ALL HIS PROPHETS, that CHRIST should suffer, he hath so FULFILLED. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the LORD; And he shall send JESUS CHRIST, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which GOD hath spoken by the mouth of ALL HIS HOLY PROPHETS since the world began. (Acts 3:12-21)

Peter told the people that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of their fathers had glorified His Son Jesus through that healing miracle. Peter went on to tell them that they had killed him (Jesus, the Prince of life), but that God had raised that same Jesus from the dead. Not only that, but Peter told the people of Israel that they were witnesses to his (Jesus) being raised from the dead! Peter then went on to tell the people that it was by simple faith that this man was healed before them all. Peter told the Jewish people that he knew that they put Christ to death through ignorance, but that the prophets of old had prophesied that very thing. Peter then told the people to repent and be converted, that their sins might be blotted out. This shows us the awesome mercy of God, toward all people including the very people who put Christ to death.

Now catch this! Here is the connection between the Jewish Torah, and the New Testament. Listen to what the Jewish apostle Peter tells the people of Israel:

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. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be DESTROYED from among the people. Yea, and ALL THE PROPHETS from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the COVENANT which GOD made with our fathers, saying unto ABRAHAM, And in thy seed shall ALL the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first GOD, having raised up his Son JESUS, sent him to BLESS YOU, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. (Acts 3:22-26)

Did you catch that? Peter told the people of Israel that Moses spoke about a prophet whom God was going to raise up, and he was speaking about Jesus Christ. Peter was referring to that very prophecy from the book of Deuteronomy, which I quoted at the beginning of this article. What did Peter say would happen to those who would not “hear that prophet” (listen to him)? They would be destroyed, from among the people! Not only that but Peter referred to his listeners as “children of the prophets” after telling them that the prophets had foretold of the very days of which they were then living! Peter was basically telling them that the prophets were in FULL agreement with what he was telling them about Christ!

Now to ABRAHAM and his SEED were the promises made. He saith NOT, And to SEEDS, as of many; but as of ONE, And to thy SEED, which is CHRIST. (Galatians 3:16)

The promised “seed” (descendant) who was promised to father Abraham was none other than the person of Jesus Christ.

There is neither JEW nor GREEK, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all ONE in CHRIST (MESSIAH) JESUS. And IF ye be CHRIST’S, THEN are ye ABRAHAM’S SEED, and heirs according to the PROMISE.(Galatians 3:28-29)

There is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile (non-Jewish) according to the scriptures. Any person from any part of the world is offered salvation in the person of Jesus Christ. Those who choose to refuse Christ, will be destroyed even as the scriptures tell us. Ultimately that fits in with what Jesus Christ said after He rose from the dead.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that BELIEVETH and is baptized shall be SAVED; but he that BELIEVETH NOT shall be DAMNED. (Mark 16:15-16)

The beauty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that it is offered to every person in the entire world, and there is still only one way and one name to be saved.

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of ISRAEL, that by the name of JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth, WHOM YE CRUCIFIED, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there SALVATION in any other: for there is NONE other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be SAVED. (Acts 4:10-12)