In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. Has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; I have glorified thee on the earth: have finisheId the work which thou gavest Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou Me with thine own Self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. GEN 1:1; JOHN 1:1-3; HEBREW 1:2; JOHN 17:4,5 ).
Approximately 600 years before our Savior was born in Bethlehem, Jeremiah predicted, “Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” (Jer. 23:5,6) This is a prophecy about Jesus Christ. Not only is He called “A King” and “a Branch of righteousness,” but Jeremiah specifically predicted that “He will be called” by a special name—”THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” Two things impress me here: 1) That special name, and 2) That “He will be called” by it. Who do you think will call Him by that name? It seems to me that the answer is: His people will call Him that. Now I ask you, “What percentage of present-day Christians do you think have ever called our Savior by that name?” Proba...
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