God Predetermined (destined) Jesus ' Death
While some may find it difficult to accept, the Scriptures make it clear that Jesus’ life, work and death had been preordained by God from before the beginning of time.
The Gospel of Mark provides an example in which we can see this truth being expressed:
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and give his life as a ransom for many”
Mark 10:45
This verse reveals that Jesus was destined from eternity past to serve mankind through His sacrificial death on our behalf.
In addition, there are numerous other passages throughout Scripture which point towards God’s predestined plan for Christ’s coming into this world.
IT PLEASED THE LORD TO BRUISE HIM
Isaiah 53 is filled with prophecies about what would happen when He came—His suffering and death—all written hundreds years prior!
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him.
He put him to grief.
When you make his soul an offering for sin,
He will see his offspring,
He will prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
Isaiah 53:10
Those who afflicted and killed the Lord Jesus were instruments in God’s hands. Those who made Christ suffer: God was behind them, working out His will through their transgressions.
He was delivered up by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, and you took him and by wicked hands crucified and killed him.
Acts 2:23
God was works through the actions of wicked men in order to make fulfill His Will; Christ was a guilt offering for the sins of men.
“MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”
In Psalm 22 David speaks prophetically about how Jesus would suffer at Calvary long before it ever happened.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Psalms 22:1
And about three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?”
That is to say, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:46
RULER OF ISRAEL FROM ANCIENT OF DAYS
Then there is Micah 5:2 where we read details concerning Bethlehem being His birthplace hundreds of years beforehand!
Therefore he will give them up, until the time that she who travails has given birth.
Then the remnant of his brethren will return to the children of Israel.
And he will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they will remain, for now he will be great to the ends
of the earth.
Micah 5:3-4
It Was The Father’s Will
And he went a little farther, and prostrated himself and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless not as I will, but as you will”.
Matthew 26:39
The act of bowing down showed immense restlessness, a feeling of upheaval, and a desperate yearning for assistance.
Jesus, during the days of his earthly life in the body, when he had offered up prayers and requests with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, was heard because of his reverence.
Hebrews 5:7
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:32
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