"Unto Messiah (or Christ) the Prince."

Notice on what occasions the New Testament Scriptures present His coming the first time: ―

At His birth — “When He cometh into the world He saith... Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me) to do Thy will, O God” (Heb. 10:5⁵Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: (Hebrews 10:5)).

At His coming — “That was the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world (or that coming into the world lighteth every man)” (John 1:9⁹That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. (John 1:9)).

As to the general fact — “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not” (John 1:11¹¹He came unto his own, and his own received him not. (John 1:11)).

At about thirty years of age — “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him” (Matt. 3:13¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. (Matthew 3:13); Mark 1:9⁹And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. (Mark 1:9); Luke 23).

At the beginning of His public ministry “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God” (Mark 1:14¹⁴Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, (Mark 1:14); compare Matt. 9:12-17¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. ¹³But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. ¹⁴Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? ¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. ¹⁶No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. ¹⁷Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:12‑17)).

John’s question — “Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another?” (Matt. 11:3³And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? (Matthew 11:3); Luke 7:19¹⁹And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? (Luke 7:19)).

At His transfiguration — “Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom” (Matt. 16:28²⁸Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. (Matthew 16:28)).

At His royal entry into Jerusalem — “Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass” (Matt. 21:5⁵Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. (Matthew 21:5)).

At His death — “This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood” (1 John 5:6⁶This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. (1 John 5:6)).

At His entry into heaven — “But Christ being come an High Priest of good things to come... by His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption”

(Heb. 9:11, 12¹¹But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; ¹²Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. (Hebrews 9:11‑12)). F. M. H.

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