Jesus Christ as prophet
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· 165 viewsJesus Christ was acclaimed as a prophet by those who witnessed his miracles and heard his teaching. They recognised him as a bearer of the word of God, who spoke with authority concerning the nature and purposes of God.
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Examples of those who recognised Jesus Christ as a prophet
Examples of those who recognised Jesus Christ as a prophet
People anticipating the coming prophet
People anticipating the coming prophet
The reference is to the promised prophet, who, like Moses, would see God face to face (see Dt 18:15,18).
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A Samaritan woman
A Samaritan woman
“I have no husband,” she replied.
Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”
“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.
Witnesses of Jesus Christ’s miracles
Witnesses of Jesus Christ’s miracles
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The crowd as Jesus Christ approached Jerusalem
The crowd as Jesus Christ approached Jerusalem
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Two of Jesus Christ’s disciples after his death
Two of Jesus Christ’s disciples after his death
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
The apostles Peter and Stephen
The apostles Peter and Stephen
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Indications of Jesus Christ being a prophet
Indications of Jesus Christ being a prophet
He announced coming blessing from God
He announced coming blessing from God
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
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He announced coming judgment and woe
He announced coming judgment and woe
Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’
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He possessed supernatural knowledge and insight
He possessed supernatural knowledge and insight
But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
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He performed mighty works and miracles
He performed mighty works and miracles
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Jesus Christ’s own understanding of himself as a prophet
Jesus Christ’s own understanding of himself as a prophet
As a rejected prophet
As a rejected prophet
At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.”
He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
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As a prophet anointed by God’s Spirit
As a prophet anointed by God’s Spirit
For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
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As a prophet who speaks with authority
As a prophet who speaks with authority
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The place of Jesus Christ in relation to other prophets
The place of Jesus Christ in relation to other prophets
Jesus Christ is greater than other prophets
Jesus Christ is greater than other prophets
The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here.
See also John the Baptist was accepted as a prophet (e.g., Mt 11:9).
Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Son of God
Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Son of God
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.
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The exalted Christ is the source and essence of all prophecy
The exalted Christ is the source and essence of all prophecy
At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”