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Psalms 69:4 "They that hate me without a cause are more than the
hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, [being] mine enemies
wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored [that] which I took not away."
You see, Jesus not only bought our salvation for us, so that we
might have an eternity in heaven with Him, but He, also, took our griefs
here on this earth to help us in the here and now. He took the
punishment for our sins. Because He was beaten, we are healed. We
must pray, believing, that we receive healing; and we shall receive.
Matthew 27:38 "Then were there two thieves crucified with him,
one on the right hand, and another on the left."
You see, the sins that Jesus died for were real. They did
not belong to Him. They were our sins. He was our substitute and
took the punishment that we deserved.
When Nelson and I were on tour to the Holy Land a few years ago,
we saw the area where they believe they cast lots for Jesus' robe. In
Psalms 22:18 we read, "They part my garments among them, and cast lots
upon my vesture." The fulfillment of this prophecy is in Mark 15:24,
"And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting
lots upon them, what every man should take" The robe that Jesus wore
had no seams, and that is why they gambled to see who would get it.
The perfect Lamb sacrifice could not have any broken bones, or
imperfections. It had to be totally without blemish. We read the
prophecy in Psalms 34:20, "He keepeth all his bones: not one of them
is broken." The custom, when someone was crucified to make death
quicker, was to break their legs. We read in St. John 19:33, that
this was not done with Jesus. St. John 19:33, "But when they came to
Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:"
You see, Jesus was perfect in every way. In Isaiah 53:9, it was
prophesied that He would be buried with the rich, and in Matthew
27:57-60, it was fulfilled. Joseph of Arimathaea laid Him in his own
tomb which had never been used.
You see, Jesus had fulfilled all of His work here on this earth
at that time. When He comes back in the same way (in the clouds) that
He went up, He will be Lord of lords and King of kings. He will come
in great power and glory. In Acts 1:9-11 is a prophecy about the
return of Jesus Christ to this earth, when He sets up His l000 year
reign. I quote, "And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight."
V-10, "And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up,
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;" V-11, "Which also
said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this
same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." God fulfills His
prophecies. Jesus will return. He will reign 1,000 years on the
earth.
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