Messianic Prophecy Archives - Jonathan McLatchie

The Treasury of Isaiah 53 — A Witness to Israel’s Messiah

Leave a Comment / Deity of Christ, Messianic Prophecy, Predictive Prophecy, Theology / By jmclatchie

One of the most remarkable prophecies in the Hebrew Bible is to be found in Isaiah 52:13-53:12. Written some seven centuries before Christ, it depicts in graphic detail the passion of Israel’s Messiah. The discovery of the Isaiah scroll amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls, together with the fact that the Hebrew Bible has been in the custody of both the Jews and Christians, leaves no room for doubt that the text of Isaiah that we read today predates the life and ministry of Christ.

Does Isaiah 9:6 Affirm the Deity of Israel’s Messiah?

1 Comment / Deity of Christ, Messianic Prophecy, Predictive Prophecy, Theology, Trinity / By jmclatchie

In this essay, I intend to flesh out the case that Isaiah 9:6 indeed affirms the divine status of Israel’s Messiah. I will be defending two basic contentions: (1) Isaiah 9:6 is best understood as a text concerning the Messiah, and (2) Isaiah 9:6 identifies the Messiah as a divine person.

Bayesian Probability and the Resurrection: A Reply to Brian Blais

9 Comments / Evidence for the Resurrection, Messianic Prophecy, Miracles and Epistemology, Modern Miracles, Philosophy, Predictive Prophecy, Probability Theory / By jmclatchie

This week, a two part series of essays was published by atheist physicist Dr. Brian Blais. These essays challenged some of my key contentions from the debate, particularly my employment of Bayesian epistemology. In this essay, I reply to Dr. Blais’ remarks.

Extraordinary Claims and Evidence: A Review of Jonathan Pearce’s Book on the Resurrection (Part 1)

42 Comments / Book Reviews, Evidence for the Resurrection, Messianic Prophecy, Miracles and Epistemology, Modern Miracles, Philosophy, Predictive Prophecy, Probability Theory / By jmclatchie

Since the resurrection is intended, in Christian theology, to function as an authenticating sign, it is highly predicted that Jesus’ resurrection will deviate from the normal course of nature. That the resurrection does, in fact, deviate from the normal course of nature should not be taken as a cause for concern.

Book Review: Jesus Christ Our Lord, by John Walvoord

1 Comment / Bible Contradictions, Biblical Typology, Book Reviews, Deity of Christ, Eschatology, Evidence for the Resurrection, Messianic Prophecy, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Predictive Prophecy, Theology, Trinity / By jmclatchie

John Walvoord (1910-2002) was a past president of Dallas Theological Seminary (1952-1986) and a prolific author. He was probably best known for his advocacy of dispensational theology and of pre-tribulation ‘rapture’ theology with respect to eschatology. In his book, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Walvoord offers a systematic presentation of the person and work of Jesus Christ.

The Authenticity of the Book of Daniel: A Survey of the Evidence

6 Comments / Authenticity of Daniel, Canonicity, Messianic Prophecy, Non-Messianic Prophecy, Predictive Prophecy, Pseudepigrapha / By jmclatchie

The book of Daniel contains many detailed and specific predictive prophecies concerning the course of world history, and this has prompted many higher critical scholars to date Daniel to the second century B.C., during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid emperor Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Book Review: The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers: Learning to Interpret Scripture from the Prophets and Apostles, by Abner Chou

Leave a Comment / Book Reviews, Messianic Prophecy, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Predictive Prophecy, Theology / By jmclatchie

Chou’s book is a thoughtful contribution to the discussion of the New Testament use of the Old Testament, which commands attention from those who would dismiss the New Testament authors as taking passages from the Hebrew Bible out of their original context and contorting their meaning to confirm their Christian bias.

Jesus of Nazareth, the True Israel of God (Part 3): Christ the Last Adam

Leave a Comment / Messianic Prophecy, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Predictive Prophecy, Theology / By jmclatchie

In this final article, I will show how the theme of Christ as the true Israel of God relates to the idea of Christ as priest and king, and as the last Adam, and how these themes likewise are rooted in the Hebrew Bible.

Jesus of Nazareth, the True Israel of God (Part 2): Corporate Solidarity in Isaiah and Numbers

1 Comment / Messianic Prophecy, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Predictive Prophecy, Theology / By jmclatchie

Is the idea of the Messiah having corporate solidarity with Israel a New Testament invention, or is it something that can be traced back to the prophets?

Jesus of Nazareth, the True Israel of God (Part 1): Corporate Solidarity in the New Testament

2 Comments / Messianic Prophecy, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Predictive Prophecy, Theology / By jmclatchie

The New Testament cites numerous Old Testament texts as being fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Some of these citations have perplexed Biblical scholars insofar as the referenced passages from the Hebrew Bible, in their literary and historical contexts, appear to have no obvious relationship whatsoever to the Messiah.

JONATHAN MCLATCHIE

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