Special Biblical References
&
Presentation
Of
JESUS CHRIST
The Messiah
The Anointed One
The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and
tell him, "We have found The Messiah" (that is, The Christ).
John 1:41NIV
Andrew and his brother Simon (who was later named
Cephas which is translated Peter) were the first converts of Jesus' public
ministry. Andrew discovered “The Messiah” (The Anointed One).
(Heb. mashiah), in all the thirty-nine instances of
its occurring in the Old Testament, is rendered by the LXX.
"Christos." It means anointed. Thus priests (Ex 28:41; 40:15; Num
3:3), prophets (1 Kings 19:16), and kings (1 Sam 9:16; 16:3; 2 Sam 12:7) were anointed
with oil, and so consecrated to their respective offices.
The great Messiah is anointed "above His
fellows"
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God,
Thy God, hath Anointed Thee with the Oil of Gladness above Thy fellows.
Psalm 45:7 KJV
The Messiah was anointed with the Oil of
Gladness—this means He was anointed with The Holy Spirit.
Christ embraces in Himself all the three offices:
His kingly, prophetic and priestly ministries. And He has been anointed with
The Oil of Joy.
The Greek form of ‘Messiah’ is "Messias" and
is only twice used in the New Testament, in John 1:41 and 4:25 (R.V.,
"Messiah"), and in the Old Testament the word Messiah, as the
rendering of the Hebrew, occurs only twice (Dan 9:25, 26; R.V., "the
Anointed One").
The word: “anointed one” was used in reference to
King David in different portions of the Scriptures (2 Chron.6:42; Psa.28:8;
84:9; 89:38; 89:51; 132:10). And, Jesus Christ as ‘Son of David’ (Matt
22:42-44; Isa 9:7) will reign and rule on the throne of David.
The first Promise of The Messiah in Genesis 3:15 contains
in it the germ of all the prophecies recorded in the Old Testament regarding
the Coming of The Messiah and the great work He was to accomplish on earth. The
prophecies became more definite and fuller as the ages rolled on; the Light
shone more and more and will continue to shine unto the perfect Day.
Different periods of prophetic revelation have been
pointed out, (1) the Patriarchal; (2) the Mosaic; (3) the time of David; (4)
the prophets— whose works form a part of the Old Testament canon. The
expectations of the Jews were thus kept alive from generation to generation,
till the "fullness of the times," when The Messiah came, "born
of a virgin, under the Law, to redeem them that were under the Law." In
Him all these ancient prophecies have their fulfillment. Jesus of Nazareth is
The Messiah, The great Deliverer “Who was, and is and is to come” (Matt 26:54;
Mark 9:12; Luke 18:31; 22:37; John 5:39; Acts 2:1; 16:31; 26:22, 23; Rev.1:8).