Fulfillment at just the right time
MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron
In a recent series of articles, we explored Jesus as prophet, priest, and king, and how He was the long-awaited Messiah. Last week we used history, religious facts, and scriptures concerning Israel to lay a foundation, explaining how its people became the vehicle God used for sending His Son. Their unity of worship, plus isolation from outside influence, protected them from losing their distinctiveness. Even after conquest, dispersion - even destruction of Jerusalem and the temple - the people of Israel held to their prophets' promises that a liberator, a Messiah, would come.
