{"id":24789,"date":"2019-12-18T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=24789"},"modified":"2026-07-11T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:03:40","slug":"celebrate-the-messiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/celebrate-the-messiah.htm","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Messiah"},"content":{"rendered":"

People in Jesus’ day thought the Messiah would deliver them from the oppressive rule of world powers, that He would come as their King. Though the Old Testament Scripture does point to two different events of the Messiah coming into this world, they didn’t acknowledge that God’s Anointed would first come as their suffering Savior<\/a>. Consequently, we read,<\/p>\n

Jesus asked His disciples, ‘Who do people say I am?’ They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’ ‘But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah.’ (Mk. 8:27-29)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many people were confused about Jesus’ identity because He came in a way they didn’t expect. They overlooked the prophecies of the Messiah first coming as a humble servant who would sacrifice His life to spiritually deliver us from the penalty and power of sin.<\/p>\n

\"Celebrate<\/p>\n

The angel, however, made it clear to the shepherds that the babe in the manger was the Messiah.<\/p>\n

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (Lk. 2:11)<\/em><\/p>\n

Why it Matters that we Believe Jesus is the Messiah<\/h2>\n

When the angel told the shepherds the Messiah was born “in the town of David” (Bethlehem), it let them know where to find Him. But, it undoubtedly also served as a reference to the prophetic words of Micah 5:2,<\/span> helping to cement in their minds that this was the promised Messiah.<\/p>\n

To deny Jesus as the Messiah is to doubt the veracity of God Himself. We find many prophetic promises about this Christ, the name given in the New Testament for the Messiah, that were fulfilled in this Person who already came. Some related to His second coming are yet to be fulfilled<\/a>. It’s too much of a coincidence for all these prophecies to be fulfilled in one person and yet not be the Messiah. Either we believe God or we don’t.<\/p>\n

We can’t look at all these prophecies in this post so the following links, which take you to our affiliate sites, will provide resources to help with that.<\/p>\n