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What where some of the signs that messiah was coming in the bible?
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There were two major "signs" that had all of Judaea buzzing in anticipation of the Messiah's appearance.
One was the presence of the Roman Empire... the prophet Daniel's "fourth beast" in his seventh chapter dream [Babylon, Persia, Greece & Rome], that was to be destroyed by the hand of God resulting in the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. The Jews, all reared in the Scriptures, were aware of the four beast governments in the book of Daniel, as well as their historical fulfillment. And they were living under the oppression of Daniel's "fourth beast." The Jews were antsy, waiting for the Messiah to show up and "kick the Romans out." [which, of course, never materialized the way they thought it should have]
But, the main sign was the ongoing ministry of the baptism of repentance by "John the Baptist," fulfilling the prophecy of Malachi and Isaiah.
"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful Day of the Lord: and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse." (Mal.4:5-6)
"The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." (Isa.40:3)
"...he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before Him in the Spirit and Power of Elias [Elijah], to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the Just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." (Luke 1:15-17)
John the Baptist had thousands of baptized followers. And all of them looked to him to ID the Messiah when the time came.
"...the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; and looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus." (John 1:35-37)
"One of the two which heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ." (verses 40-41)
John the Baptist was the biggest sign of the time. He had everyone stirred up expecting the Messiah. He even had the hypocritical Pharisees checking up on him from time to time, to see if he might reveal Him to them. [Matt.3:7-12]
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