THE COMING OF CHRIST IS PREDICTED

PROCLAMATION

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.  And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the greatness of His government and peace there will be no end.  He will reign on David’s throne and over His kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.  The zeal of The Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”  Isaiah 9:6-7 (NIV)

EXPLANATION

The prophet Isaiah predicts that Assyria will destroy Judah. (Isaiah 7:18-25)  He states that Judah will be taken into captivity by the king of Assyria, and that this will occur before his yet unborn son can speak. (Isaiah 8:1-4)  He goes on to describe the dark days which lie ahead for them, (Isaiah 8:5-22) but then states that the darkness will be turned into light and he predicts the coming of The Messiah. (Isaiah 9:1-7) 

APPLICATION

This passage is clearly a prediction of the coming of The Messiah.  There is some debate among Bible scholars whether or not it refers to the first or the second coming of Christ.  The first sentence seems to refer to the first coming with the reference to a child being born.  The second and third sentences, with references to an endless peace and His reign on David’s throne from that time on and forever, clearly refers to His second coming.  The first coming as already occurred and the second coming is probably closer to occurring than we realize.  We need to get ready now because it may be too late for us to get ready later.  When Christ comes the second time, every knee will bow to Him and every tongue will acknowledge that He is Lord over all people. (Romans 14:11 and Philippians 2:10)  He will be seen coming in the clouds and He will gather all believers to Himself. (Matthew 24:30-31)  Believe in The Lord, confess your sins, accept Him as your personal Savior, and you will be saved. (Romans 10:9-10)  There will soon come a day when it will be too late for you to be saved. (Luke 13:25-27)