 Okay, welcome back to the break. Just before we went for our break, we were looking at the first covenant messianic prophecy in the Old Testament Genesis chapter 3 verses 14 and 15. Okay, and we're looking at the last phrase in that verse verse 15 and he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel. It's basically talking about the seed of the woman, okay, which means that Jesus, referring you to Jesus, who came as a human being born to a virgin, will crush the head of the serpent. Bruise your means crush the head of serpent and we see that Jesus did that on the cross. Okay, we read about this in Hebrews chapter 2 verse 14. So can one of you please read Hebrews chapter 2 verse 14 to 18 please. Or just can read, yeah, Hebrews chapter 2 verse 14 to 18. Inasmuch then as the children have partaken the flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared in the same that through death, he might destroy him, who that is the power of death, that is the devil. Okay, so verse 14 says that, you know, through his death, he destroyed the power of death, that is the devil. Okay, so he disarmed every principality and power. He, you know, you know, he nullified all of the powers of the evil one we see in Hebrews chapter 4 verses 14 verse 14. So here the seed refers to he will he will bruise his head is referring to Jesus. Okay, it's also can refer to us collectively because I said that he stands, he or his could also stand for it and day, it can also stand for the people of God. Okay, how do we know that if you look at Romans chapter 16 verse 20, can somebody read that please Romans chapter 16 verse 20 Romans 16 20. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. Okay, so here Paul is talking to the church at Rome. He's saying and the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet, which means, you know, because of what Jesus has done on the cross. You know, he has given, he has shared his victory with the body of Christ, which is the church. God in his grace is using his church, the body of Christ today to carry out his plans and his purpose. And how do we crush Satan, how do we destroy Satan through the spiritual weapons that God has given us, because the word of God says our weapons are not physical. But spiritual, okay, and they are mighty in God for pulling down strong holds. Okay, so Jesus shares his victory with us. And, you know, even though he has won the victory on the cross, okay, over Satan, but we still see that Satan is not, you know, is not fully done away with. Okay, that is why it says he will crush Satan under your feet shortly. Okay, ultimately, Satan will be completely defeated in the end time when he will be thrown into the bottomless pit, which is to be thrown into hell. But in the meantime, even though he has been disarmed of all his powers, but he can trick us to show us that he's more powerful, that he is in control of our lives. Just by talking things that are lies that can be very manipulative, that can be deceptive, and we can easily get into his deception. So here it's important to note that, you know, the seed of the woman here, in verse 2 Kedah Bibles, please. Okay, the figurative sense, we're talking about the seed of the woman, he shall, the seed is referring to both Jesus Christ and two human beings. Okay, the small seed can also be demons, but also literally referring to human beings. He shall bruise your head, Christ is already crushed the head of Satan, but also that he can refer to collectively or singularly. So collectively it can include the people of God, because we are on a day to day basis, you know, engaging in spiritual warfare, where we are crushing Satan, because he is going to bruise our heel. That means it talks here about, you know, an ongoing enmity between Satan and mankind. Okay, so there are two kinds of enmity that we see here, which we need to, you know, it's an important fact. When mankind sinned and fell into sin, we became enemies of God, okay, and we became slaves of Satan. Okay, so when mankind sinned, we became enemies of God, and we became slaves of Satan. Okay, so here this verse is basically also implying that it is because of the seed who would come in the form of a human being, okay, who will crush the head of Satan. That means the Messiah will defeat Satan through his work on the cross, and that has made possible for us to be reconciled back to God. Okay, so we have been reconciled back to God. Now we can crush Satan. Where is Satan? Under our feet. Yes, somebody is very boldly saying that under our feet. Okay, so this has been possible through the work of Jesus Christ. Okay, so that is why this four passage is talking about, this is the first messianic prophecy. Proto-Evangel, the first gospel which is preached by God was talking about the Messiah would come and who would, and it's also the first of the basis of the all other redemptive covenants. That means covenants are talking about our redemption. That means the price redemption means what? What is the meaning of redemption? You redeem something by paying the price. Okay, so suppose you go and keep a gold ornament in the shop and you know, you because you don't have money and you want to redeem it, you have to go and pay the price. And now you have to pay the interest for it. And then you can take back what is yours. So Jesus redeemed us from sin and Satan and the power of sin and death by paying by his very life, his precious blood, he laid down his very life. So that is, this is about Genesis chapter three verse 14 and 15. It's talking about the Edenic covenant. Okay, any questions anyone has on this Genesis three 14 and 15? Yes, please take the mind. For Rin says a question. Another thing that I want to say is the serpent will bruise his heel and you will crush his head. Okay, it's an ongoing enmity. I didn't forgot to say the second part of it. The second part of it is, you know, after we've been redeemed, even though we become enemies of God, when we believe in Jesus Christ, accept him. We redeemed out from Satan, you know, redeemed from sin and death. But then also become we become enemies of Satan and Satan is looking continually to, you know, to harm us. Okay, bruising our heel, but we can crush his head. So we need to know what authority that we have received because of the new covenant that we are part of. Okay, yes. Yes. So, Pastor, when Jesus, like he died on the cross and this line where it says he will, he shall bruise your head. So he shall bruise his head. So I mean, you know that Jesus defeated Satan when he went on the cross. But why didn't he like get completely defeated? He still has that same dominion over us on this earth. He's completely defeated. He has no dominion and power over us unless you give him the opportunity and the room and consider him. But he's always there to tempt us, you know, but by, you know, by lies and all of those things, by reminding us of our past or saying that if we do this, you'll get a curse upon yourself. It's lies that we believe or the enemy, but we need to, that's why I need to know our identity in Christ, who we are in Christ, where we are seated. We are spiritually seated in the, you know, we, in Romans chapter six, Paul is talking about our identification, you know, our identification in Christ. You know, he says when you are, when you are born again, you're dead to sin. And he's talking about who their identity, what is that identity? And he can, and he, you know, he links that identity with the, the, the, the death, the burial, the resurrection, the ascension and the city of Jesus in the heavenly. So spiritually, spiritually, when we are born again, we identify with all of these things. We identify with Christ's death, his burial, his resurrection, his ascension in being seated at the right hand of God. But that should become a reality in the physical. Okay. That is why we talk about this when we, when we go for baptism. Baptism is also identifying spiritually with what Jesus has done. His, you know, his death, his burial, his resurrection, his ascension and his seating again. So now, you know, spiritually, when you're born again, where are you seated? The right hand of God, which means what? You have authority over all demonic forces and remns and powers. And so you utilize your God given authority and power that you have. Okay. So Satan is there. He's not fully, you know, Satan is for totally disown. His, his power is nullified. But for those who are not born again, his, you know, still makes them by deceiving them and cheating them. But then ultimately, yes, you know, he's going to be thrown into the bottomless pit where he'll be ultimately fully defeated. But already he's a defeated four, which means, you know, we don't say, okay, then Christ's work is not full sufficient. It is the full sufficient perfect sacrifice that he made. Everything is done and completed. Okay. But only thing Satan has to be thrown into the bottomless pit. Yes. Yes. Please take the mic quickly. Peace. Pass it on quickly. You can move and. Yeah. Ma'am, what are your, you will bruise his heel means like how we can see. You will bruise his heel. Where does the snake usually come in? Where does he come in attack us? He, right? Yeah. He is here near your feet. Yes. Yeah. He will bruise his heel is basically talking about it. See, look at it all in the figurative sense. Okay. It's talking about where the serpent will come and hurt us. But it doesn't mean that certain is Satan is going to come in, you know, tap us in our heel or, you know, dislocate our ligament or give us a ligament tear or bone area. He is basically talking about an figurative sense and ongoing enmity between the children of God and Satan. No, it's talking about Jesus and it's I said singular and collective figuratively singular and collective. But basically where do we as a, as a children of God, where do we get the power to overcome Satan? We didn't have that power. Right. It's because of the seed who died on the cross and it's talking about Jesus. And like I said, it's referring, we looked at, you know, Hebrews chapter two versus 14 and 80 by his death. He destroyed him who had the power of death. Please hold the mic so that others can hear. Can we paraphrase it or say, say this was like that, like an enemy comes to bruise our heel. But by what Jesus has done for us, we can bruise his head. Yes. We have the power and authority because of Christ finished work on the cross. Yes. I can give it to him. He has a question. And if our online students have any questions, go ahead and type it out in the chat section or you can unmute and speak. Yes. This is the first question. I'm like bruise his heel means can we consider it like, I mean, by Satan bruises bruises with the worldly things and all. Like we can temptations basically. There's an ongoing enmity between him and us. And the other thing is you told that there is an enmity between the people who are ungodly and people who are godly. How we consider this enmity in between the ungodly. You know the enmity between the ungodly and the godly. Here I'm talking about the small seed. You said like in the seed norm, small letter seed. And when you're comparing the seed seed and seed, you told that the enmity between this ungodly people and the people who the small seed can refer to demons or also to the, you know, to those who are ungodly. I mentioned. What is the enmity between the ungodly people and godly people? We don't see each other on equal terms in what we believe in what we do. Godly people means gentiles. No, no, no. Ungodly people means those who I said whose father is the devil who do even. Okay. I thought ungodly people means gentiles. Yes. Evil people whose father is Satan. Yes. Anyone has any other questions? Okay. No. If no, we move on to the next covenant which God makes. Here we're talking about, you know, the prophecies relating to Christ's birth. Okay. So the first one we looked Genesis chapter three. The next one we look at Genesis chapter 22 verse 18. So can somebody please read that Genesis chapter 22 verse 18. In your seat, all the nations of the earth shall be blessed because you have obeyed my voice. Okay. So your God is reconfirming his covenant with whom? With Abraham. Okay. What does he say earlier to Abraham when he makes a covenant with Abraham? You remember what he says earlier when he makes a covenant with Abraham? You know, the first few instances, what does he say? Through you, all the generations of families or the nations of the world will be blessed. Okay. Genesis chapter 12 verse three. Okay. In you, all the families of the earth will be blessed. But look at what God is saying in Genesis chapter 22, which is actually reconfirming the covenant which he makes with Abraham. What does he say here in your, in your seed? And the seed is singular or plural? Singular. It's not talking in your seeds, which means we can say in your generations to come, you know, or in your descendants. It's here is talking about seed, but what does the seed capital S or small s? Small s, but actually here, you know, it is talking about the promise of the coming. The coming of the Messiah. Okay. So this is also part of God's covenant to Abraham, where God is promising that through Abraham's seed, not talking about Abraham seed, meaning Isaac. Okay. Which is his seed, but here descendant all the nations of the earth will be blessed. He's basically referring here to the Messiah. How do we know that it's here referring to Messiah? Because Paul in the New Testament, he's writing to the church at Galatia. Galatians chapter three verse eight and eight and 16. So can one of you please quickly read Galatians chapter three verse eight and 16. And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith. Preach the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying in you all the nations shall be blessed. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say and two seeds as of many, but as of one and to your seed, who is Christ. So you're very clearly Paul is mentioning and referring to what we read in Genesis chapter 22 verse 18. And Paul is saying it does not say and two seeds as of many, but it's talking about one, which means and to your seed and in your seed. And he's saying this seed is whom Christ. So this his seed here basically indicates that God was speaking about Christ him. So okay. And the American standard version reads and in die seed shall all the nations bless them. So die seed. Okay, so this implies that all the nations of the earth, you know whether they are Jews or Gentiles will be based will will receive justification or be made righteous. Or receive salvation how not by works, but by grace by grace through faith through faith by grace or by grace through faith. Okay, so what actually Paul is trying to bring about here. He's saying that hey, you know, the Jews where you know causing a lot of problem in the early church. When the Jews were becoming Christians when they're coming to the church they were saying, you know, you don't just receive. You don't just receive salvation by just believing Jesus Christ, but you have to follow the circumcision ritual. They're telling the Gentiles, you have to eat certain kind of food, you have to keep certain kind of days or rituals everything with the Jews and that was becoming a by problem on the on the on the Gentiles. And it was kind of causing a lot of disturbance in the in the church. And so they were trying to lead the church very subtly. And today Satan was kind of bringing in this lies that righteousness or justification or salvation is not just by grace, but by, or by faith, but it is by works. Okay, so here and also in in in the book of Romans, you know, Paul is saying, you know, hey, even before Abraham received the circumcision ritual. He justified his he was made righteous by faith, because Abraham believed by faith and he was made righteous. So what Paul is saying is, hey, you don't have to follow the circumcision ritual keep the circumcision ritual for you to be to come under the covenant and receive the Abrahamic blessings but he's saying all of you Gentiles can receive this blessing you can come under the blessing of Abraham by your faith in Jesus Christ, okay, by grace through faith. Okay, so that is how you receive it so very beautifully he discusses this and he brings about this old Old Testament thing and in that concept he's context he's talking about the seed here. And he's saying that, hey, you will not receive the promise of Abraham, or you will not come under the covenant of Abraham, because you are under the, you are one of the descendants or the generations or in the born in the lineage of Abraham. But even though you are not a descendant of Abraham you are a Gentile by birth, you can still receive because the seed that is referring to here is not seeds but seed and it's talking about Jesus Christ, and it's by faith in Jesus Christ that you receive and it's a free gift by grace you receive it so very beautifully he presents it so all of the nations where the Jews and Gentiles can come under the Abrahamic covenant can receive this blessing. Why? Because of Jesus, okay, because of Jesus' birth, God becoming man, dying on the cross, defeating Satan, making the new covenant which we are part and freely giving it to us, it's by grace through faith. So only if we believe in him, you know, can we receive this promise, okay, so that is again talking about the mess, it's a messianic prophecy, he's talking about Jesus coming, and because he came and dies on the cross, all the nations will be blessed. Are you all with me? Yes? Hey, we look at the third prophecy about concerning the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Genesis chapter 49 verse 10, can somebody read that please? Genesis chapter 49 verse 10. Pharaoh was furious with his servants and he put me in confinement in the house of God. Can you please read that loudly? Genesis 49 verse 10 please. The scepter shall not depart from the Judah nor the ruler's staff from between his feet until she all comes and to him shall be the obedience of the people. Okay, so here we see that Judah inherited, you know, as the first born inheritance to be the leader, okay, and God promised that through Judah, the kings will come out of the tribe of Judah. And the leadership position among all the brothers, you know, was given to Judah, which meant that, you know, eventually the kings of Israel would come from the tribe of Judah. And we also see that Jesus came from the tribe of Judah, Revelation chapter five verse five, Jesus is called as the lion of the tribe of Judah. So it's fulfilling this prophecy that was revealed. So the Messiah, God's ultimate leader, okay, the king would eventually come from the tribe of Judah. So this prophecy clearly foretells the coming of a particular king who is Christ, who is Jesus Christ himself. In the Old Testament times, you know, Shiloh was a city where the tabernacle of God was kept to set. Okay, we read that in Joshua chapter 18 verse one. And, you know, this, the city of Shiloh was destroyed, was later destroyed, we read it in Jeremiah chapter seven verses 12 to 14. But if you look at the meaning of this word Shiloh, there are two words, shall and low, Shiloh, two words, shall and low, which means to whom it belongs. So the word Shiloh means to whom it belongs. So if you basically read the sentence in this verse, it says the script, the skeptor shall not depart from Judah. Okay, not a lawgiver from between his feet until one comes to whom it belongs. Okay, so instead of saying Shiloh, we read it as until the one comes to whom it belongs. So who does it belong to? The rule, the skeptor, skeptor means, you know, what is the power, you know, it's a rule, authority. Okay, so who does this skeptor belong to? Jesus Christ. Okay, so Jesus came out of the tribe of Judah. We read also this in Revelation chapter five verse five, Hebrews chapter seven was 14. And so it's referring to how Jesus would come as the ultimate King. And here the last phrase and to him shall the obedience of the people. Okay, the last phrase talks about and to him shall be the obedience of the people, which is here talking about, you know, the prophecy referring to the second coming of Jesus Christ. The first part of the prophecy is talking about the incarnation, the Messiah coming. Okay, the second, the last phrase is talking about the second coming of Jesus Christ. When it says to him shall the obedience of the people be in one of the versions it says unto him shall the gathering of the people be, or that the nations will obey him. When Jesus comes the second time, they will all be gathered upon to him. Okay, we gathered up to him. So this is the third messianic prophecy that's talking about the incarnation of Jesus Christ in Genesis chapter 49 verse 10. Any questions so far? Online students. Genesis 49 verse 10 we're talking about, you know, Jesus will belong all authority. Okay, the next prophecy that we look at is Deuteronomy chapter 18 verses 15 and 18. The Messiah would come would be a prophet like Moses. So can one of you please read that Deuteronomy chapter 18 verses 15 and 18 please. The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst from your brethren him you shall hear I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among the brethren and will put my words in his mouth and he shall speak to them all that I command him. Thank you. So here if you look at the word prophet it's a capital P. Okay, it's referring to Jesus Christ. How do we know this? Because the Apostle Paul when he talks, you know, he's giving his sermon, not the sermon after the Pentecost but the sermon in Acts chapter 3. He reveals to us that this prophet prophet referred to in Deuteronomy chapter 18 verse 15 and 18 is Jesus Christ. So if you look at Acts chapter 3 verses 20 to 26. Okay, we're not going to read it. It's basically he's talking about the prophet and he's saying this prophet is who? Jesus Christ. Okay, so how do we know that this prophecy here mentioned in Deuteronomy chapter 8 which is talking about a prophet, you know, the capital P is Jesus Christ was what was revealed to Peter when he speaks his sermon in Acts chapter 3. You can read that in verses 22, 26. Okay, also we see in John chapter 3 verse 34 that the Apostle John testifies that Jesus is the Messiah that we are looking for when he says in John chapter 3 verse 34. So can somebody read that please? John chapter 3 verse 34. For he who has, for he whom God has sent speaks the word of God, for God does not give the spirit by measures. For God gives the spirit without limits. Okay, but here it says so the one who God has sent speaks the word of God. Okay, so what is the promise here in Deuteronomy chapter 18 verse 18 he says, you know, I will God says I will put the word of God. Okay, so what is the promise here in Deuteronomy chapter 18 verse 18 he says, you know, I will God says I will put my words in his mouth, which is talking about the his is here referring to the prophet is referring to Jesus Christ. He says he will speak to them all that I come on him. That's why Jesus, you know, frequently we see and read in the gospel. Jesus says I only say what I hear my father say. Okay, so going back to this prophecy in Deuteronomy 18 verse 18. Okay, the next prophecy concerning the incarnation of Jesus Christ is in Isaiah chapter 7 verse 14 and Isaiah 9 verse 6, where it is revealed to us that a virgin shall bear a son. Okay, so can somebody else read that please. Isaiah 7 14 and Isaiah 9 6. So here you look very clear, you know, carefully, it says that there will be a sign given and a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. So even though and look at the sun is a capital s, not a small s, capital s. But even though there were prophecies concerning the Messiah that, you know, it will be a born of a virgin, you know, you're gonna be born as a baby. What was his name called, but in, you know, in spite of that, you know, that they failed to look the overlooked or they failed to look at these prophecies and consider these prophecies, which we're talking about the Messiah. Okay, Isaiah 9 verse 6. So unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God everlasting father prince of peace. Okay. Yes, we looked at this, you know, two familiar passages, which we keep reading during Christmas time, you know, which foretells the birth of Jesus Christ. And these prophecies were given 700 years before it's fulfillment. And we see it's fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. Okay. The next prophecy is he will come from Bethlehem. We already looked at this Micah chapter 5 verse 2. Can somebody read that please? What you, Bethlehem, Epratan, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, it out of you shall come forth to me, the one to be ruler in Israel, who's going forth from, of all from everlasting. Okay, thank you. So here we see that, you know, this prophecy was fulfilled in Christ's coming out of Judah. We read this in Matthew chapter 2 verses 1 to 6. Okay. But when Herod had called the people and chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he asked them where this Messiah was going to be born, what did they say? Okay, in Bethlehem in Judea. Okay. They replied, because they said this is what the prophet has written. So this is what the prophet Isaiah has written. So, you know, Herod wanted to know after Weissman came and they wanted to know where this king would be born. And so he called all the priests and the teachers of the law and asked them and they said in Bethlehem in Judea. Okay. And we see that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea. So it was fulfilled and says, who's going forth are from old from everlasting. So Jesus is Messiah, who's from everlasting eternally, eternity past, eternity future. We already studied this in our first chapter. Remember this, this thing that we read and studied in chapter 1. Okay. Okay. So this is another prophecy that talks about that the Messiah will come from Bethlehem. And we see it's fulfillment happening as we look in Matthew chapter 2 verse 1 to 6 that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea and also the chief priests and the teachers of the law testified that the king or the Messiah is going to be born in Bethlehem in Judea. Okay. The next prophecy is in Zechariah chapter 9 verse 9. So can somebody read Zechariah chapter 9 verse 9 please. Zechariah is greatly a daughter of John, son or daughter of Jerusalem. Behold your king is coming to you, he just and having salvation, lowly and reading on a donkey, they called the fall of a donkey. Thank you. So here it's talking about Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Okay. Remember they put him on a donkey and then they spread their cloaks and their clothes and they wave palm branches. So did that take place? And Jesus, you know, during Jesus' time here on earth, did it take place? Yes. But this was a prophecy that was told or revealed 400 years before its fulfillment and we see that Jesus did enter Jerusalem just before his, you know, he was taken away and crucified. You know, we see him entering Jerusalem, riding on a donkey's coat and we see this full build and we read about this in Matthew chapter 21 verses 1 to 11. Okay. But before it happened, it was already prophesied 400 years prior to it by the prophet Zechariah in Zechariah chapter 9 verse 9. Okay. The next prophecy in Malachi chapter 3 verse 1. Can somebody else read please? Malachi 3 verse 1. Behold, I sent my messenger and he will prepare the way before me and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant. At home, you delight. Behold, he is coming saying the Lord of hosts. Okay. So Jesus quotes Malachi chapter 3 verse 1 in Matthew chapter 11 verse 10. In Matthew chapter 11 verse 10, it says, this is the one about whom it is written, I will send my messenger ahead of you who will prepare your way before you. So Jesus basically speaks this. We see him saying this in Matthew chapter 11 verse 10. But as he's saying this, he's basically quoting what the prophet Malachi prophesied and we read about in Malachi chapter 3 verse 1. So who is this messenger? Behold, I sent my messenger. John the Baptist. Okay. Who is the my? Behold, I sent my messenger. God is saying, because I sent my messenger. Okay. So John the Baptist was the messenger who would prepare the way for whom? Jesus Christ. Okay. So we see this in, you know, we look at other references to this prophecy in Isaiah chapter 40 verse 3. Luke chapter 1 verse 76 and John chapter 1 verse 23. So can somebody read what Isaiah chapter 40 verse 3 please, loudly, clearly for us? Isaiah chapter 40 verse 3. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, makes right in the desert a highway for God. Okay. So he has a voice of one calling in the wilderness. So who is that was in the wilderness? You know, John the Baptist, we see this also every this in Genesis. Sorry, John chapter 1 verse 23. John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, John himself, but testing to the prophet Isaiah and what was written in Isaiah chapter 40 verse 3. He says, I am that voice of one calling in the wilderness makes straight the way of the Lord. So what John is saying is, hey, the prophet Isaiah prophesied, we read this in Isaiah 40 verse 3 and he says, you know, John is saying I am that, you know, I am that voice of the one who's calling the desert makes straight the way of the Lord. Okay. Luke chapter 1 verse 76. Can somebody read this? Okay. So here I look chapter 1 verse 76. You know, it says here I knew my child will be called a prophet of the most high for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him. Okay. So basically in Luke chapter 1 verse verse 76, you know, if this is John the Baptist father, Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he's, you know, prophesying. Okay. And when he prophesies, he's basically quoting the scripture about the child, you know, who would go forth and prepare the way of the Lord before him, which is referring to John the Baptist. Okay. Also, we see that, you know, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come. So we look at the first half of this prophecy. Okay. Behold, I send my messenger. We looked at who the messenger is. We looked at it as John the Baptist. We saw the prophecies concerning John the Baptist, the messenger in the Old Testament. We saw its fulfillment in the New Testament in Luke chapter 1 verse 76 and John chapter 1 verse 23. And the second half of Malachi chapter 3 verse 1, he says, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. Okay. So it was this prophecy also fulfilled. Yes, when, when Jesus suddenly comes to the temple in John chapter 2 verses 14 and 15, he comes to the temple and he sees all of them, you know, running their business, having stalls, selling animals for sacrifice, money changes. You know, changing the money because people are coming from various parts of the world for the Passover feast and a bind of animals for sacrifice and Jesus was so angry because they were making his house of his father, a marketplace and a den of thieves where they were robbing people, which means in the market, if a dove was sold for, say, 10 rupees, they would sell it here for 15 rupees. Okay. And it would, you know, actually fleas or, you know, cheat these poor travelers because they won't have time to run to the market and come and, you know, so they just buy from the temple and Jesus was so angry. So, so angry. He clears the temple. Okay. So the prophecy also here we read that is fulfilled where he will suddenly come into the temple and then even the messenger of the government in whom you delight before he's coming says the Lord of host. Now, this, this prophecy about Jesus coming, what is he saying that the messenger of the covenant. So Jesus was the one who initiated the, the new covenant, right, initiated the new covenant. Hebrews chapter eight was six to 13, where Jesus is spoken of as a mediator of the new covenant. So can somebody read Hebrews chapter eight was six to 13, please. But now he has obtained a known excellent ministry in as much as he is also a mediator of a waiter covenant, which was established on waiter promises. For if that first covenant had been full, full place, that no place would have been sought for a second, because finding fault with them. He says we hold the, these are coming says the Lord when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not according to the covenant that I met with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of a, a, because they did not continue in my covenant. And I just, I discredited them says the Lord for this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days says the Lord I will put my laws in their mind. And write them on their hearts and I will be their God and they shall be my people. None of them shall teach each Nekbo and known his brother saying know the Lord for all shall know me from the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their science and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. And that he says a new covenant he has made the first absolute new are now what is absolute absolute absolute absolute and growing old is ready to when it's away. Okay, thank you. Amen to that. So here we see here very clearly it says but in fact the ministry Jesus has received is a superior to theirs as a covenant of which he is the mediator, which is he's a mediator mediator means he initiated brought about the which covenant, the new covenant. I think that is be careful. I think your hand is static. That is why you are getting a shock. Okay, so it's immediate. I think you can put out that Mike because he's getting a shock. Can you just put it off here. Oh, can you take that from him. He'll get a shock. Can you take it. Yeah, be careful. Okay, so, so Jesus is the mediator of the new covenant. The new covenant is much superior to the old covenant and it's established on better promises, and also talks about here. You know, how it is a superior covenant where God himself is going to write it in the hearts and minds of people. He will be there God, there will be people and he will teach his people. So Jesus we see is the mediator or initiated the one who brought about his new covenant. How did he bring about his new covenant when he died on the cross? For us since he paid and made the full sufficient, perfect sacrifice, he initiated the new covenant. So we are part of the new covenant which is based on new promises. Okay, so here we see this whole prophecy here in Micah chapter 3 verse 1 which is talking about John the Baptist which is talking about Jesus coming to the temple and also about the covenant with Jesus as the mediator of the new covenant was fulfilled all in when Jesus was born and when he lived here on the. Any questions? Yes, please take the mic and ask whether online students can also hear. So here the messenger of the covenant it refers to both John the Baptist and also Jesus Christ. The messenger of the covenant. Is it refers to both the people? Even the messenger of the covenant. Yeah, see if you look at that's what you need to see the worst look at the worst. What is the first messenger mentioned? Small m. It's capital. Yes, messenger of the covenant talking about Jesus Christ. Okay, anyone else has any other questions? Yes, Nina. Actually, I'm going back to the Abrahamic covenant. The thing is in Genesis 12 3 when God told Abraham that all the families of the earth would be blessed through him through him or through his seat. So Genesis 22 18, which is is that just clarifying this because there are also mentioned of your descendants descendants will be like the stars in the sky and no. So. Yes, through Jesus. Yes, which is clarified in Galatians again that all it is going to happen through Jesus. But the descendants are all those who believe. Isn't it the descendants of Abraham because it says that all those who are of faith are blessed with believing. I mean like Abraham. Yes, you're absolutely right. Yes. Yeah. So descendants are also talking about all the people who are going to be coming to believe. The promise to Abraham is that. Because first he says in you all the families of the earth would be blessed. And that was again clarified in 22 18 Genesis when it says seed is mentioned. And then again it's clarified in Galatians saying who the seed is. But then the descendants would be all those who believe. Right. Yes, all those who believe in God. This Christ. Yeah. Okay, thank you. You know God has even free free free ordained, you know that the gent is not only the Jews. His people that he wants to, you know, to know him and be part of this blessing but also the nations around. So we know that God is not a partial God he incorporates also other nations he was also wants them to know him as their Lord and savior. Also he knows in the future this will be a problem because, you know, the Gentiles will come to faith and so how can they receive the blessing so here is talking about, you know, all those who come to faith, because Abraham was justified by faith even before he received the circumcision ritual, which is a sign of the covenant, the sign of the covenant was the circumcision ritual. So he was, even before he did that covenant he was justified because of his faith he was made righteous before God justified means made righteous before God. So also those, all those who believe in Jesus Christ, because they put their faith in him will be justified by faith and will be part of the covenant. The true covenant that is there because of their faith in Jesus Christ, but also the Abrahamic blessings. Yes. Yes. Okay. If there are no other questions we'll end class we look at is just one more, you know, prophecy that we have to look at we look at it in the in the next class. Okay. Thank you everyone for joining class and have a blessed day. God bless everybody. Thank you.