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How are all three offices found in the following prophecy of Christ?
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; lie hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives.
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What will be the result of the lives of all those who attempt to be their own:
a. Prophets - believing in their own ideas?
b. Priest - earning their own righteousness?
c. Kings - living according to their own rules?
Why do we all need Jesus Christ as our personal Prophet, Priest, and King?
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CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: PROPHECIED AS THE GREAT OFFICEBEARER TO COME
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Old Testament Prophecy |
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a. Prophet |
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto Him ye shall hearken.
- Deuteronomy 18:15
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b. Priest |
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Psalm 110:4
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c. King |
Yet have I set My king upon My holy hill of Zion.
- Psalm 2:6
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CHRIST IN THE NEW TESTAMENT: CONFIRMED AS THE GREAT OFFICEBEARER
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New Testament Confirmation |
a. Prophet - The Word
(The Truth) |
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.
- John 1:14
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b. Priest - The Lamb
(The Sacrifice) |
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
- John 1:29
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c. King - The Lord of Lords
(The King of Kings) |
And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Revelation 19:16
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