The Supremacy of Christ, Islam and Judaism

                                                The Supremacy of Christ, Islam and Judaism

           Islam

          General opinion:

          Messiah called so by the Quran Surah 3:45

          A Prophet called so by the Quran Quran 19:30

          Word from God  Quran 3:45

          Major denial __________ (you must understand this vital point!)

          Judaism

          General opinions

          False Prophet , Great Rabbi, True Prophet

          Early Talmudic writings written to justify the Sanhedrin

          Rambam even called Jesus a prophet

          Other Rabbis of old have called him a great Rabbi       

          Jesus’ _______a major issue for the Jew (Christian must learn to relate this truth to the Jews)

          Hidden reflections of Messiah’s greatness

          Talmud allusions

          His __________

          B’reshet Rabbati “It is taught : The Seven Things were created before the world began ,the Tora, Repentance, the Garden of Eden, Genhenna, The Throne of God, the Temple, and the name of Messiah.”

          Peskita Rabba “You find at the beginning of the world King Messiah was born and that he emerged in the thought of God even before the world was created.” 

          Coming in the clouds (The son of Man)

          Targum to 1 Chron 3:24 “Anani is [he of the clouds] is King Messiah , who will in the future reveal himself”

           The Scriptural view of Messiah in The letter to the Hebrews

          God ______

          Through the Prophets - (the dative of instrumentality)

          In times past - previously

          In various ways and sundry time - partial

          To the Fathers

           God _________

          His Son the Superior Messenger (the dative of instrumentality)

          Heir of all things

          The Shekhiniah

          Jesus was the________ glory walking on earth

          the history of the Shekhiniah

          Gen 15:12-15

          Ex 3:1-5

          Ex 34:5-9

          Eze 9:3

          Eze 10:4,18-19

          Eze 11:22-23

            The __________ of the Universe “who upholding or bearing up - ferwn te ta panta

          Greater than the Angels v.4-14

          v. 5   κεκληρονόμηκεν is perfect tense he has inherited  and continues to inherit “Greater name in Verse 4 is “Son”

          Did he ever say

Discuss the term “ Son” in relation to Angels and Israel

Look at Ex 4:20 Hos 1:10                                                      

          Psalm 2                v. 5

          regarded as referring to Messiah by the Jews 

          The Targum of this Psalm

          An odd quote for the LXX of Psa 97:7       v.6 See Neh 9:6

          Another O.T. evidence of Messiah’s deity v.s 8-9                   Cf. Psalm 45:6-7

          regarded as referring to Messiah by the Jews

          The Targum of this Psalm

          Application

          He is worthy of our obedience

          He is worthy of our worship

          He is worthy of our trust