How To Recognize The Messiah (Pack Of 25)

Who is the Messiah? How can we recognize Him? When will He come?Centuries ago prophets spoke of the coming of a great leader. He would be sent by God and would be called God?s Anointed One, the Messiah. The current interest in the state of Israel awakens renewed interest in the Messiah. Here are six descriptions that identify Him:He must be of the seed of Abraham. Moses recorded the promise of God to Abraham in the following way: ?In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed? (Genesis 22:18).He must be of the tribe of Judah. When Jacob was dying, he said to his son Judah: ?The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be? (Genesis 49:10).He must be of the house of David. In Isaiah?s prophecy of the Messiah we read: ?Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with justice and with righteousness? (Isaiah 9:7).He must be born of a virgin. The prophet Isaiah wrote: ?Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel? (Isaiah 7:14).He must be born in Bethlehem as foretold by the prophet Micah: ?But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel? (Mi