The Messiah

Throughout the Old Testament, there are two portrayals of the coming Messiah: In some passages He is a suffering Savior dying for the sins of others, in other passages He is a vindicating King setting all wrongs right.  Jewish scholars even posit if there are two Messiahs.  Many Jewish scholars interpret Isaiah 53 as referring to the Jewish nation.  It doesn’t even fit, but their only alternative is unthinkable:  Jesus WAS the Messiah.  You see, Jesus came as a lowly babe in the manger, lived a perfect life, and died as the perfect Lamb of God suffering for the sins of the world.  And someday, He is coming back as the returning King of kings to establish His earthly kingdom during the millennium.  These amazing verses were written 700 years BEFORE Jesus was born!  Isaiah 53:4-6 “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”  Jesus was born to die!  Have you trusted Him as your Lord and Savior?