Thank you for joining me again.
The last two weeks we looked at
some parts of Grant R. Jeffrey’s The Great Debate.
First we looked at fragments
discovered within the Dead Sea Scrolls called: The “Messianic Apocalypse” which
was virtually identical to Christian teachings outside the Bible about Jesus
Christ as detailed in the Four Gospels.
Then we looked at another part of
Grant R. Jeffrey’s book, as he revealed a 1 chance in 480 billion x 1 billion x
1 trillion that the Old Testament Prophets could have accurately predicted
these 17 specific prophesies.
And now we will end with one more
interesting part by Grant Jeffrey.
I pray you will continue to be
encouraged. Simon Brown. Amen.
By Grant R. Jeffrey, The great
debate.
A comparison of the lives of Moses
and Jesus reveals fifty elements common to both lives, many of which were
beyond the ability of any human to control.
Consider the unusual multiple
roles that Moses and Jesus both played: prophet, priest, lawgiver, teacher, a
leader of men.
Both taught new truths from God,
and both confirmed their teaching with miracles
1) Both spent their early years in
Egypt, supernaturally protected from the evil kings who sought their lives.
2) Moses family initially did not
accept his role, but latter his brother Aaron and sister Miriam helped him.
Jesus brothers and sisters
initially failed to follow Jesus, but latter James became the leader in the
church in Jerusalem.
3) Each of them was considered the
wisest man of his day both confronted demonic powers and successfully subdued them.
4) Moses appointed 70 rulers to
rule Israel, Jesus anointed 70 disciples to teach the nations.
5) Moses sent 12 spies to explore
Canaan,
Jesus sent 12 Apostles to reach
the world with the Gospel.
6) Both fasted for 40 days and
faced spiritual crises on mountain tops
7) Just as Moses stretched his
hand over the Red Sea to command it to part to save The Israelites , so Jesus
rebuked the Sea of Galilee and quieted the waves to save His disciples.
8) Both of their faces shone with
the glory of heaven Moses on Mount Sinai and Jesus on the mount of
Transfiguration.
9) While Moses rescued Israel from
the dead religion of pagan Egypt, Jesus rescued Israel from the dead letter of
tradition.
10) Moses and Jesus both cured
lepers and proved their spiritual authority through miracles they performed
before many witnesses.
11) Moses conquered Israel's great
enemy the Amalekites with upraised arms
Jesus conquered our great enemies
of sin and death by His upraised arms on the cross.
12) Moses lifted up the brazen
serpent in the wilderness to heal his people; Jesus was lifted up on the cross to
heal all believers from their sin
13) Despite the spiritual
leadership of Moses and Jesus the Jewish people were ungrateful to both me and
rebelled against them.
14) Both generations that rebelled
against the two men sent from God died due to their lack of faith.
15) One generation died in the
wilderness of Sinai and the other died in the siege of Jerusalem in A.D.70
16) Moses promised that God would
send his people another Prophet, Jesus promised His church that His Father
would send another Comforter The Holy Spirit.
17) On the 14th day of Nisan that
was the Feast of Passover, both freed all who would trust them.
18) On the 17th day, The Feasts of
First fruits Moses brought about the resurrection of the children of Israel by
taking them through the parted Red Sea, on the Feast of First fruits Jesus
resurrected the resurrection of all believers by becoming the symbolical First
Fruits of resurrection as He arose from the dead.
19) Fifty days after the Jews
passed through the Red Sea on the Feast of Pentecost God gave Israel the gift
of the Torah , the Law of God 50 days
after Jesus resurrection , on the Feast
Of Pentecost, God gave His Church
the great gift of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
The evidence is compelling that
Jesus truly was the prophesied Messiah, the" Prophet like unto Moses
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