3/30/12- Christ as a Prophet

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Q. 24- How does Christ hold the office of a prophet?
A. Christ holds the office of a prophet  by revealing to us God’s will for our salvation by His Word and Spirit.

For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. (Acts 3:22- quoting from Dt. 18:18)

Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. ² “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” (Matthew 24:1,2)

“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. (John 4:19).

Thoughts: Jesus predicted many things prophetically.  One of the most public and visible predictions was when He predicted that the Temple, one of the wonders of the world at the time, would be destroyed stone by stone within a generation. In 70 AD (within a generation of his death) this literally happened.  The Romans not only burned the city but they broke down the Temple stones.  When he was being led to Golgotha, Jesus told the weeping  women- "Do not weep for me but weep for yourselves and for your children" (because of their coming destruction by the Romans).  But in another sense, Jesus was a prophet in that he spoke forth the word of God.  Similarly to the prophets of the Old Testament, he did not mince words- calling the Pharisees a "brood of vipers" "whitewashed walls" for leading the people astray.  He forced the money-changers out of the Temple. Good prophets like Elijah and Moses spoke boldly when it was needed.  

Prayer: May I entrust my future to you, Lord Jesus. 

(Destruction of Jerusalam 70 AD).