Jesus Christ has been called "God's perfect man and man's perfect God." He is the centerpiece of all the Bible (I John 5:9-13; John 5:39,45-47; Luke 24:44-48; Colossians 2:2-9; I Peter 1:10-12).

Alistair Begg put it this way:

Our Scripture reading states that Jesus Christ is the man that God "ordained / appointed" to "judge the world in righteousness" (Acts 17:31). The very word "Christ / Messiah" means "the Anointed One / the Chosen One." See John 5:17-24 cp. Hebrews 1:2 ("appointed heir of all things").

Jesus Christ was ordained / chosen before the foundation of the world. See I Peter 1:20.

Note: Some translations use the word "foreknown" - which is a legitimate translation, but it must not be seen as a passive knowledge. It is a decisive action. God actively loved and chose His Son before time. See John 17:5,24.

Jesus Christ was chosen to be the One Mediator between God and Man. See I Timothy 2:5-6.
In I Timothy 2:5, there is no definite Greek article. This denotes the quality or nature of Christ's humanity. It might be translated, "… Christ Jesus, who is a man." cp. Job 9:32-33. See also John 14:1-6,23; 6:35-48; 8:21-32,42-59; Romans 5:8-11; 8:31-34; Hebrews 7:25; 8:6; 9:14-15.

Jesus Christ is the Promised One.
Luke 1:68-73 (Luke 1:57-79); Genesis 12:1-3 cp. Galatians 3:13-16. See also Acts 13:21-23,26-33; Romans 1:1-4; 15:8-13; II Corinthians 1:18-20 (cp. other translations cp. Revelation 1:5; 3:14); Galatians 3:21-22,28-29; Ephesians 3:1-6; II Timothy 1:1; Hebrews 8:6; 9:15; I John 2:22-25.

There are many promises in the Old Testament that could be studied. Here are just a few:

The first promise is Genesis 3:15 - the reference to "Her Seed / Offspring / Descendant" is an indication of the virgin birth of the Messiah. Normally, reference is made to the seed of the man. See Galatians 4:4-6.

Concerning the virgin birth of the Messiah, see Isaiah 7:14. Liberal scholars have tried to translate "young maid" instead of "virgin." The Hebrew word that is used allows for either. But Matthew 1:23 uses a Greek word that only means "virgin."

Many places in the Book of Isaiah make promises / prophecies of the Messiah. Some places refer to Christ's first coming. Some places refer to His second coming. Some places refer to both His first and second coming. Here are some references to consider:

• Isaiah 9:1-2 cp. Matthew 4:12-16


• Isaiah 9:6-7 cp. Matthew 1:1; Romans 1:3; Galatians 4:4; Luke 1:30-33; John 1:1-3,14; 14:9


• Isaiah 11:1-2 cp. Isaiah chapters 11 - 12. Note Isaiah 11:10 cp. Romans 15:12 (See Romans 15:8-13)


• Isaiah 40:1-5 cp. Matthew 3:1-3. See also Isaiah 40:11


• Isaiah 42:1-4 cp. Matthew 12:18-21


• Isaiah 45:22-25 cp. Philippians 2:5-11


• Isaiah 53:1-12 cp. Romans 10:16; Matthew 8:16-17; I Peter 2:21-24; Acts 8:26-35


• Isaiah 55:1-4 cp. Acts 13:32-38


• Isaiah 60:1-3 cp. Ephesians 5:14. Note the final state, "new heaven / new earth" - Isaiah 65:17; Revelation 21:1-5,10-11,22-27


• Isaiah 61:1-3 cp. Luke 4:16-21 (See Luke 4:16-30)

For deeper study, get a commentary or study Bible (John MacArthur, Warren Wiersbe, or J. Vernon McGee recommended) and look at what is called the four "Servant Songs" of the Messiah.

• Isaiah 42:1-7


• Isaiah 49:1-6


• Isaiah 50:1-11


• Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12

Do you have a relationship with The Promised One? Are you included in the promise?

See Acts 2:21,39; I John 2:25-26; Galatians 3:21-22

See also…

• Hebrews 1:1-3


• Hebrews 2:3


• Hebrews 7:25


• Hebrews 9:14,27-28


• Hebrews 10:12-14


• Hebrews 12:1-3


• Hebrews 13:20-21