Eschatology
Satan has been particularly effective in twisting Christian eschatology over the past three millennia, so much so, that the Jews did not even recognize their Messiah when He was standing in their midst (Matt. 16:1-4). First and foremost, a good general (or leader) does not lay out His battles plans clearly so that the enemy can anticipate them. This is why Christ's first coming was both explained, yet hidden within the passages of the Old Testament. We know in hindsight and with help by the Holy Spirit that Christ would:
Be born of a virgin (Gen. 3:15; Isaiah 7:13-14)
When He would come (Daniel 9:24-27)
Be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)
Confound the wise (Psalm 78:2-4, Isaiah 6:9-10)
Would be rejected by His people (Isaiah 53:3)
Be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13)
Become the sacrificial Lamb who takes away the sins of the world (Isaiah 53:5-12)
Be crucified (at least 500 years before crucifixion was invented) (Psalm 22)
Be crucified with criminals (Isaiah 53:12)
His bones would not be broken (Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20)
His hands and feet would be pierced (Psalm 22:16; Zechariah 12:10)
Would rise again (Job 19:25-27; Psalm 16:10, 49:15)
But even with all this laid out in the Old Testament, neither Satan nor the Jewish and Roman authorities of Christ's day could figure out what exactly had to transpire in order for Him to fulfill His role as the Messiah.
However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 1 Cor. 2:6-8
Satan has been particularly effective in twisting Christian eschatology over the past three millennia, so much so, that the Jews did not even recognize their Messiah when He was standing in their midst (Matt. 16:1-4). First and foremost, a good general (or leader) does not lay out His battles plans clearly so that the enemy can anticipate them. This is why Christ's first coming was both explained, yet hidden within the passages of the Old Testament. We know in hindsight and with help by the Holy Spirit that Christ would:
Be born of a virgin (Gen. 3:15; Isaiah 7:13-14)
When He would come (Daniel 9:24-27)
Be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)
Confound the wise (Psalm 78:2-4, Isaiah 6:9-10)
Would be rejected by His people (Isaiah 53:3)
Be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13)
Become the sacrificial Lamb who takes away the sins of the world (Isaiah 53:5-12)
Be crucified (at least 500 years before crucifixion was invented) (Psalm 22)
Be crucified with criminals (Isaiah 53:12)
His bones would not be broken (Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20)
His hands and feet would be pierced (Psalm 22:16; Zechariah 12:10)
Would rise again (Job 19:25-27; Psalm 16:10, 49:15)
But even with all this laid out in the Old Testament, neither Satan nor the Jewish and Roman authorities of Christ's day could figure out what exactly had to transpire in order for Him to fulfill His role as the Messiah.
However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 1 Cor. 2:6-8
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