Wouldn't that make more sense to have a Messiah a little after time started instead of waiting, to spread the word of God?
Why did he wait so long?
2007-08-14 02:33:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Messiah, Jesus Christ, came to this earth at the proper time as God who knows all could see. One factor that made the timing ideal was the ease of travel in the Roman Empire, allowing a large area to hear of the Messiah at a very rapid pace for ancient times. Also, it was the time predicted in Daniel.
2007-08-14 02:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, God said that in the right time, or in the fulness of time, He would send the Messiah.
God sent Jesus at just the right time in history when everything fit together perfectly. There was a centralized and unified government (Rome) who had built roads across their empire, a common language in which to communicate between all the different and various countries, a political system that was conducive to the work Messiah Jesus would do, etc, etc, etc.
Trust me on this one - God really DOES know what He's doing.
But a more important question I have for YOU - when He returns, will you be ready? He said He would come like a thief in the night. And, as the Scripture says, "Look up, for your redemption draweth nigh."
2007-08-14 02:39:07 · answer #2 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If we study the previous testomony we hit upon that the Israelites have been God's chosen human beings, and because God can no longer substitute then they nevertheless are. regardless of if, God gave a chain of rules which the Israelites had to obey and not many are able to protecting the precise letter of the regulation. consequently there's a undertaking of what occurs to the disobedient. God observed this as a undertaking and reported He could deliver a deliverer or Messiah. Christians have confidence that this became Jesus yet many Jews do no longer. consequently we've the chosen human beings and Christians.
2016-11-12 07:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how to answer your question except to look at history. First, the history Israel as God's chosen people and as a vehicle to create a lineage that would bring forth Mary and Joseph to act as parents for Jesus on Earth.
Second, Jesus came during the time of the Roman Empire, where there was more international travel than at any other time. Via Constantine, God used the Roman Empire to spread His Gospel. Via the Europeans, the gospel was exported around the world.
Finally, God lives outside of time. His concept of it is different than ours, His reasoning is different from ours, and His thoughts are different. His timing is the timing that matters.
2007-08-14 02:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are not reading the Bible carefully. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. He is fulfilling the Law of Moses. From eternity to eternity He is right there. Only thing is that he came to earth on that day. But he was dealing with people from ages to ages. Read Hebrews 1:1
2007-08-14 02:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by maranatha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lord Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega.
Revelation 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Revelation 1:11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:13
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
2007-08-14 02:41:53 · answer #6 · answered by Old Hickory 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you start asking silly questions like that you're just setting yourself up for a reductio ad absurdum....
Afterall, why wait even that long?
Why not just include him from the beginning?
What about before the beginning?
What about dropping Jesus in it 20,000 years before the creation of the earth itself?!
Or how about later?
Why not now rather than then?
How about 200 years from now?
What makes you think any time is any better than any other time?
Silly human.
2007-08-14 02:38:48 · answer #7 · answered by Dire Badger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was chosen before the foundation of the world - in the beginning. Jesus was with God in the beginning. Jesus is 100% God and 100% man - as is the Holy Spirit. God is a Triune God - God in three Persons - Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Jesus knew He would die for our sins - at the very very beginning. I pray for you dear one - get to know Jesus - get to know Truth. There is only Way - Jesus Christ.
2007-08-14 02:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by jworks79604 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try this little experiment: walk into the nearest Mall and, using a bull horn, proclaim the "fact" that you are their King. Demand that they follow you, even though they have no idea who you are; neither will they understand why they even need a King.
Now you understand why God waited -- you cannot establish a Kingdom that will last forever, as Scripture says, if the followers don't know why they need a King and don't know who the real King is.
2007-08-14 02:38:18 · answer #9 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
with all due respect...who's been teaching you...? Read the Scriptures... Gods plan thru the Prophets has to be fulfilled... and "He" fulfilled them... The Nations were being taught and shown "obedience" thru Faith... God didn't wait long... He was "right on time"...(as He always is)... It's "us" that become so concerned about the "clock" and the "calender"....
2007-08-14 03:21:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋