18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him (Deuteronomy 18:18-19).
20And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 22For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people (Acts 3:20-23).
This prophecy from Deuteronomy reveals that the Messiah will speak the words of God. The apostle Peter in the third chapter of Acts confirms the completion of the prophecy. The prophecy is completed through Christ. Peter adds that it is important to hear Christ because we must first hear before we can be saved. Hearing, however, is not the end. We must listen. Listening has a connotation of obeying. When we listen to Christ we are listening to and obeying God Himself. In Acts 3 verse 23, Peter says, “..which will not hear…”. Therefore, not listening to or obeying Christ is an act of the Will. When we act apart from the words of God, we are literally on our own, and this is a place we do not wish to be. We pray to listen to the words of the Christ.
20And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 22For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people (Acts 3:20-23).
This prophecy from Deuteronomy reveals that the Messiah will speak the words of God. The apostle Peter in the third chapter of Acts confirms the completion of the prophecy. The prophecy is completed through Christ. Peter adds that it is important to hear Christ because we must first hear before we can be saved. Hearing, however, is not the end. We must listen. Listening has a connotation of obeying. When we listen to Christ we are listening to and obeying God Himself. In Acts 3 verse 23, Peter says, “..which will not hear…”. Therefore, not listening to or obeying Christ is an act of the Will. When we act apart from the words of God, we are literally on our own, and this is a place we do not wish to be. We pray to listen to the words of the Christ.
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