Doc. of Lord (Dick) n. 6

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6. To these passages may be added some others which speak more openly of the Coming of the Lord, as the following:

The Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name "God with us" (A.V. Immanuel). Isa. vii 14; Matt. i 22, 23.

Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given and the government shall be upon His shoulder and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor God, Hero (A.V. The mighty God), The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom ... to establish it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth even for ever. Isa. ix 6, 7.

There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

And the spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might. Righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins, and truth the girdle of His reins. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand as an ensign of the peoples; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious. Isa. xi 1, 2, 5, 10.

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from the rock to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. And in mercy is the throne established: and He shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. Isa. xvi 1, 5.

It shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is Jehovah; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. Isa. xxv 9.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. For the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Behold, the Lord Jehovih will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him ... behold, His reward is with Him. He shall feed His flock like a shepherd. Isa. xl 3, 5, 10, 11.

... mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. I Jehovah have called thee in righteousness ... and will give thee for a covenant to the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoner from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am Jehovah; that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another. Isa. x1ii 1, 6-8.

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of Jehovah revealed? He hath no form ... and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. Isa. liii 1, 2, 4, and to the end.

Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozra? ... travelling in the greatness of His strength? I that speak in righteousness mighty to save. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. So He was their Saviour. Isa. lxiii 1, 4, 8.

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign a King and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth ... And this is His name whereby He shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness. Jer. xxiii 5, 6; xxxiii 15, 16.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation ... He shall speak peace unto the nations; and His dominion shall be from sea unto sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. Zech. ix, 9, 10.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee ... Then many nations shall be joined to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people. Zech. ii 10, 11.

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto me that is to be Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from old, from the days of eternity. And He shall stand and feed in the strength of Jehovah. Micah v 2, 4.

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh ... Who may abide the day of His Coming? Mal. iii 1, 2.

Behold, I send you Elijah the prophet before the Coming of the great and dreadful day of Jehovah. Mal. iv 5.

I saw...and behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven. And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, and nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is the dominion of an age (saeculi), which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. And all dominions shall serve and obey Him. Dan. vii 13, 14, 27.

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, to consummate the transgression, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. Know, therefore, and perceive, that from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks. Dan. ix 24, 25.

I will set His hand also in the sea, and His right hand in the rivers. He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation. Also I will make Him my First-born, higher than the kings of the earth. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and His throne as the days of the heavens. Ps. lxxxix 25-27, 29.

Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Jehovah shall send the sceptre of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. . . . Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Ps. cx 1, 2, 4; Matt. xxii 44; Luke xx 42.

I have anointed my King upon Zion, the hill of my holiness. I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. ... I shall give thee the nations for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way. . . . Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him. Ps. ii 6-8, 12.

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet. Ps. viii 5, 6.

Jehovah, remember David ... how he sware unto Jehovah, and vowed unto the mighty One of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, nor go up upon the couch of my bed;

I will not give sleep to mine eyes ... until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the mighty One of Jacob. Lo, we heard of Him in Ephratah, we found Him in the fields of the wood. We will go into His habitations; we will worship at His footstool . . . Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. Ps. cxxxii 1-9.

These passages, however, are but few compared with what might be adduced.


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