9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass (Zechariah 9:9).
30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me (John 5:30).
10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10).
29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls (Matthew 11:29).
6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest (Matthew 21:6-9).
This prophecy by Zechariah is a very specific messianic prophecy. On the surface, it simply says that the Messiah is going to ride into Jerusalem on a donkey. But there is much, much more here. We also learn that the Messiah is just, grants salvation, and is humble. Three separate authors and Gospels confirm various details of this prophecy. This should really strengthen the ability to show that Christ is the Messiah. You may wonder why it is so important to show that Christ is the Messiah? After all, it is a matter of faith, right? Well faith is a belief in something and in this case, someone. In order to believe in someone, that someone has to be recognizable. We recognize Christ by knowing Him, and we know Him through lens of scripture. Scripture is truth. So, true faith is faith in truth. Truth has two main qualities: falsifiability and longevity. When something is falsifiable there is the possibility that evidence can contradict the assertion. When something has longevity, it lasts. Truth is recognized as truth when the evidence fails to falsify the claim and when the claim stands the test of time. Simply, the lack of evidence to deny a claim in the presence of supporting evidence, over time, justifies the veracity of the claim. The claim is that Christ is the Messiah. The claim is falsifiable and has longevity. The evidence that Christ is the Messiah is extensive and unchanging. Therefore, Christ is the humble and just Savior of us all.
30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me (John 5:30).
10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10).
29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls (Matthew 11:29).
6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest (Matthew 21:6-9).
This prophecy by Zechariah is a very specific messianic prophecy. On the surface, it simply says that the Messiah is going to ride into Jerusalem on a donkey. But there is much, much more here. We also learn that the Messiah is just, grants salvation, and is humble. Three separate authors and Gospels confirm various details of this prophecy. This should really strengthen the ability to show that Christ is the Messiah. You may wonder why it is so important to show that Christ is the Messiah? After all, it is a matter of faith, right? Well faith is a belief in something and in this case, someone. In order to believe in someone, that someone has to be recognizable. We recognize Christ by knowing Him, and we know Him through lens of scripture. Scripture is truth. So, true faith is faith in truth. Truth has two main qualities: falsifiability and longevity. When something is falsifiable there is the possibility that evidence can contradict the assertion. When something has longevity, it lasts. Truth is recognized as truth when the evidence fails to falsify the claim and when the claim stands the test of time. Simply, the lack of evidence to deny a claim in the presence of supporting evidence, over time, justifies the veracity of the claim. The claim is that Christ is the Messiah. The claim is falsifiable and has longevity. The evidence that Christ is the Messiah is extensive and unchanging. Therefore, Christ is the humble and just Savior of us all.
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