Does the nature of Jesus ministry fit Gods Messianic promises?
Yes, to eyes of faith. If you see Jesus through the eyes of unbelief, you will be “offended” by Him. But if you see Jesus through the eyes of faith, you will be “blessed.” • Text • 4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: • 5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. • 6 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” • True fulfillment of prophecy. Christ, and Matthew, intend for you to learn that Jesus truly fulfilled the OT prophecies about the Messiah. Christ’s point is that “What you hear and see” is the fulfillment of OT prophecies. The facts match the prophecy, and the prophecy is the right explanation of the facts. There is a pure simplicity in the way OT prophecy was fulfilled in this case. • A stumbling block. However, there is also a stumbling block in this fulfillment. A twofold danger—danger in our unbelief & selfishness, and
