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Genesis 3:21 says , "And the Lord God made Garments of skin for Adam & his wife ,Eve
The story revealing God`s love and plan of salvation .
After Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying the word of God,the instruction not eat the specified tree ,the couple found themselves naked.According to Genesis 3:21 ,the bible says ,The Lord God made garments of skin to cover Adam and Eve`s nakedness. Leaves as we know them,will dry up and get blown away by the wind. Did you know that an animal skin can be used as clothing because it can last longer?
When God made the garment of skin for Adam and Eve , in other words God provided the animal skin.In our minds ,we know that an animal has to die in order for us to use its skin. Did God kill an animal to cover Adam and Eve or was he revealing something else? Let us hear what the bible says.
THE LAMB SLAIN FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH :
1 Peter 1 ,verse 18 to 20,says: For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you. How many animals have we slaughtered in our bid to pay for our sins?
Sin seperates us from God .
SIN CAUSED SEPERATION FROM GOD AND DEATH:
Adam and Eve hid from God after realizing their nakedness.
Genesis 3;8 says , “And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Isaiah 59:2 says , “But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.”
ATONEMENT THROUGH THE BLOOD.
The word atonement means making amends for the wrongs or injuries . In this case it means reconciling to the Lord God through shedding of blood.
Leviticus 4:13-14 says ,‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty; when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a bull of the herd for a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.
PROPHECIES OF A MESSIAH AND THEIR FULFILLMENT
1.WHAT PROMISE DID GOD MAKE TO ABRAHAM?
Abraham ,the man who believed God`s word and was called a friend of God? We can learn more if we read the bible .In the book of Genesis 22:18 God said to Abraham , “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” All the nations being refferred to include Africans, Chinese ,Indians ,Americans ,Europeans and every other nations you can think of.
2.WHAT PROMISE DID GOD MAKE TO ISAAC?
Genesis 26:3 to verse 4 ,God said to Isaac , “Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.”
3.WHAT PROMISE DID GOD MAKE TO JACOB?
Genesis 28 ;14 to 15 ,God said to Jacob, ” Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
4.WHAT PROMISE DID GOD MAKE TO JUDAH ?
Genesis 49;10, “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Did you know that the gospels of Matthew 1: verse 1 to 17 and Luke chapter 3 ;verse 23 to 38 include the geneology of Jesus Christ so that we can His lineage and the prophetic fullfilment of these promises. All kinds of people have the opportunity to be recipients of God`s devine promise and grace.Jesus Christ`s skin color does not matter even though main stream media has portrayed him in different colors and shapes.These pictures can create impressions and arguments that can confuse and take away many from faith in Jesus Christ .
TESTIMONIES ABOUT JESUS CHRIST BY GOD`S PROPHETS.
1.HE WOULD BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID(Matthew 1;1)
” In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.” Jeremiah 33:15
2.HE WOULD BE BORN OF A VIRGIN (Luke 1;verse 27)
Isaiah 7 verse 14 says , “ Therefore the Lord himself will give you] a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuell” .revealing his mission and nature, God is with us while the name Jesus,meaning Jehova will Save).
3.HE WILL BE BORN IN A PLACE CALLED BETHLEHEM(Luke 2; verse 4 to 7)
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” these are words from the book of Micah 5:2 .
4.THE PRECURSOR, JOHN THE BAPTIST(Matthew 3; verse 1 to 3)
“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.” this was a prophecy from Malachi3 verse 1.
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”
5.YEAR IN WHICH HIS MINISTRY WOULD BEGIN (Luke 3 ; 1) compare it to DANIEL 9; verse 24 to 27.
“Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy. “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times. “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined. Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.”Please click the study of this prophecy.
6.CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS TEACHINGS AND WORK .(Luke 4;18).
Compare it to Isaiah 61 verse 1 which says , “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound”.
7.HOW HE WOULD ENTER JERUSALEM.(Matthew 21; verse 1 to 11)
It was prophesised in Zechariah 9 verse 9 which says ,“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!Behold, your King is coming to you;He is just and having salvation,Lowly and riding on a donkey,A colt, the foal of a donkey.”
8.JUDAS` BETRAYAL.(Matthew 27 ;3 )
It was first prophesised in Zechariah 11 verses 12 and 13 which says , “ Then I said to them, “If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord for the potter.”
9.HIS HANDS AND FEET WOULD BE PIERCED.( Luke 23;33)
It was written before in Psalms 22;verse 16 to 18 which says “,For dogs have surrounded Me;The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
They pierced My hands and My feet;I can count all My bones.They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them,And for My clothing they cast lots.”
10.HE WOULD BE MOCKED.(Matthew ,27;29)
It was all written before in Psalms 22;7 and 8 ,which says , All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, “He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
11.THEY WOULD GIVE HIM VINEGAR TO DRINK.(Matthew 27:29)
It was all written in Psalms 69;21 which says ,” They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
12.HE WOULD HAVE AN HONOURABLE BURIAL (Mark15; verses 43 to 46)
It was prophesised before in Isaiah 53;9 which says , “And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.”
13.HE WOULD TRIUMPH OVER DEATH (Matthew 28:6 and Mark 16;6)
It was all prophesised in Isaiah 53;10 to verse 12 ,which says , “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”