There are so many stories in the Bible about the subject of waiting. I could have written many more blog posts about this subject, but I won’t. I will write just two more blog posts about the subject of waiting, nemlig: Waiting for the promise of the Messiah and waiting for the promise of the return of the Messiah (which is still to come). The most important promise of God to man was the promise of the coming of the Messiah: Jesus Kristus.
God’s first promise of the Messiah
I will put enmity between thee and the woman, og mellem din Sæd og hendes Sæd; det skal knuse dit hoved, og du skal knuse hans hæl (Genesis 3:15)
Efter at mennesket syndede, by disobeying God, man became separated from God, God had already a new plan to redeem man from evil, and reunite them back to Him. Because all He wanted, was to have a relationship with man.
God had already created a plan, to take the authority from the devil and give it back to man. The devil had taken it wrongfully, but God would take it back in a legal manner.
The first time that God spoke about the promise of the Messiah is in Genesis 3. He spoke about the One, that would deliver the people out of satan’s hand and bring them back to God.
Den ene, Who would take the keys of authority fra djævelen, and would reign together with man. Messias, of Whom God spoke, was Jesus.
After God told the serpent (fanden) that the seed of the woman would bruise his head, the serpent tried everything he could, to prevent this from happening. He tried to destroy the seed of the woman (I will write about this in the near future), but he did not succeed.
Messias komme
Did the Messiah come right away? Ingen, it took more than 2000 years before the promise of God; the coming of the Messiah came to pass. But despite the fact, that it took more than 2000 år, Gud holdt sit løfte.
At the perfect time, the Messiah came. All the prophecies regarding the birth, liv, død, and resurrection of the Messiah, have ALL come to pass.
På grund af det faktum, that all the prophecies came to pass, and are still coming to pass regarding the end of times and the return of the Messiah, beviser, at Word of God is reliable, and is the Truth.
The birth of Jesus Christ
I Esajas 7:14 we read the prophecy about the birth of Christ: Derfor skal Herren selv give dig et tegn; Se, en jomfru skal blive gravid, og føde en søn, og skal kalde ham Immanuel.
The life of Jesus
Many prophets wrote about the life of Jesus, dvs.. the prophet Isaiah:
Se, Herren Gud vil komme med stærk hånd, and his arm shall rule for him: se, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, og skal forsigtigt lede dem, der er med unge (Esajas 40:10-11).
(I would like to encourage you to study Ezekiel chapter 34 og 37 as well)
But ofcourse, there are many more scriptures about Jesus Christ, Messias. The whole Word testifies about Jesus, Guds søn.
The death of Jesus
In the Book Isaiah, we read about His death:
Sandelig, han har båret vore sorger, og bar vore sorger: men vi agtede ham ramt, slået af Gud, og ramt. Men han blev såret for vores overtrædelser, Han blev knust for vore misgerninger: vor freds tugtelse var på ham; og med hans sår er vi helbredt. Alle vi kan lide får er kommet på afveje; vi har vendt hver sin vej; og Herren har lagt os alles uretfærdighed på ham. Han var undertrykt, og han var plaget, dog åbnede han ikke sin mund: Han bringes som et lam til slagtning, og som et får, der er stumt foran dets klippere, så han åbner ikke sin mund.
Han blev taget fra fængslet og fra dommen: og hvem skal kundgøre sin slægt? For He was cut off out of the land of the living: thi mit Folks Overtrædelse blev han ramt. Og han lavede sin grav hos de ugudelige, and with the rich in his death; fordi han ikke havde gjort nogen vold, der var heller ikke noget bedrag i hans mund. Alligevel behagede det Herren at knuse ham; Han har gjort ham til sorg: når du bringer hans sjæl til et syndoffer, Han skal se sin afkom, He shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. Han skal se sin sjæls trængsel, og skal være tilfreds: ved sin kundskab skal min retfærdige tjener retfærdiggøre mange; thi han skal bære deres Misgerninger.
Derfor vil jeg dele ham en del med de store, og han skal dele Byttet med de stærke; because He hath poured out his soul unto death: og han blev regnet med overtræderne; og han bar manges synd, og gik i forbøn for overtræderne (Esajas 53:4-12)
I Salmerne 22, we read about the crucifixion of Jesus, and what He endured during the crucifixion.
Jesus confirmed, what the prophets wrote about the Messiah and said:
Jeg er den gode hyrde: den gode Hyrde giver sit liv for fårene (John 10:11).
The resurrection of Jesus
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption (Salme 16:10)
Not only in Psalm 16:10, we read about His resurrection, Jesus also confirmed His resurrection to the people, hos Matthæus 12:40:
For som Jonas var tre dage og tre nætter i hvalens mave; Så skal menneskets søn være tre dage og tre nætter i hjertet af jorden.
There are many more Scriptures about the birth, liv, death and resurrection of Jesus (om 44 Scriptures), but I won’t overload you with all 44 Scriptures. You can look them up and study them for yourself.
We can read about the promise of the Messiah and the fulfilment, throughout the Bible. God never forgot His promise, even though it lasted more than 2000 år.
God repeated His promise many times. He spoke through the mouth of His servants, til folket, to remind them of the promise. God didn’t lie, He spoke the truth.
The promises of God will come to pass
Jeg vil gerne opmuntre dig, that when God gives you a promise, He will make sure that it will come to pass. But sometimes it may take a while. It will happen at His time, and not your time.
All you have to do, is to trust Him completely, og vent. Bliv i hans ord, and get to know Him better. The more you will know Him, jo mere vil du stole på ham, and the stronger your faith will become. Gør ikke noget dumt, don’t take matters into your own hand, men vent….
'Vær jordens salt’
