06/19/2022
In John 19:30, Jesus says: “…’It is finished’…”. The Geeek word for finished is teleō (G5055), which means to bring to a close, to finish, to end, to complete.
So, let’s back up. Matt 1:22, Matt 2:17, Matt 4:14, Matt 8:17 are just a few scriptures that show us that Jesus was fulfilling what the prophets had said about the Messiah. If Jesus Christ fulfilled these things, are we still waiting on a another messiah to come? I say no, but maybe others have a different understanding. I believe there is only one (true) Messiah, and that is Jesus Christ.
So, If we believe Jesus Christ to be the Messiah, then we obviously believe He met/fulfilled the “requirements” as given by the OT prophets. And, if we believe He met/fulfilled those “requirements,” then we are NOT looking for another Messiah, because He COMPLETED/ FILLED UP those “requirements.” Following? Lol I hope so, bear with me…
Why, then, do some believe He completed/filled up those things said/prophesied by the prophets of old by dying on the cross, but don’t believe He completed/filled up the old law by doing the very same? (I have an idea, because I used to put myself under the old law, too—or so I thought—but everyone is different, so I won’t assume their reasons are the same as mine were).
Christ followed Torah perfectly because that’s what He had to do to fulfill it, in order for it to be completed, or ‘finished.’
This same passage (Matthew 5:17-18) is used by many to justify putting themselves under the old law, by pointing BACKWARDS to the old, instead pointing FORWARD to the new—which Jesus is doing, pointing forward. Following verses 17-18, Jesus begins giving the commandments of the Father. Some are similar to the old, but they are not. He says over and over, “you’ve heard it said, BUT I SAY….” If we believe Christ to be the way, the TRUTH, and the life, then we follow what HE says, and HE says…well, you can pick up your Bible and read what He says 😉🙏🏼
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