The Coming Messiah

Isaiah is an action packed book. Last week we looked at passages about the coming Messiah (Jesus). This morning week we will look at a few passages talking about His return.

"The Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces of marrow, and refined, aged wine. And on this mountain He will swallow up the covering which is over all peoples, even the veil which is stretched over all nations. He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all face, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken. And it will be said in that day, "Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation." Isaiah 25:6-9

From this verse I am led to I Cor. 15:51-54, "Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory."

God not only sent his Son in human form to be like us in every way so that we could understand Him and all that He was going to do for us. God sent Him not only to be like us in human form but unlike us be sinless. To be sinless so that He could be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins because He was perfect in every way. We know from the O.T. that only perfect animals without blemishes were acceptable sacrifices. Therefore, Jesus was our perfect sacrifice. And yet, unlike the animals, He understood us because He experienced what we have to go through. How amazing is that?!

Now, centuries later we wait for His return. And when that day arrives we will hear that trumpet blast and will be caught up in the air to be changed forever! "Death is swallowed up in victory!" Because of this we are here on this earth to point others to Jesus.

I like what the last few verses of I Cor. 15 have to say, "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord."

What are you waiting for? Is it the next best thing that will only satisfy you for a short time? Or do you want something that will satisfy you for a lifetime? Jesus is the way, truth and life! He is the only way we can fill ourselves up and be satisfied.

Krista Jones
4.2.08


Bible Reading Guide:

Beginning to End: I Kings 6-7
Old and New Testaments Together: 1 Samuel 25-26 & Luke 12:32-59
Historical: I Kings 6-7
Chronological: 1 Samuel 21-24
Blended: Lev. 21-22 & Revelation 1

The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible