The apostle Peter made reference to the Messiah of being the Prophet promised in Deut. 18: 18. He states in Acts 3: 22-23, “For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord, your God, raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul, who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.” The Lord also had to fulfil the office as a Prophet. Therefore, the admonition was given, that every soul which will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed. We must hear and believe Him, in order to hear and believe God and have eternal life.

On the Mountain of Transfiguration, the voice was heard from the supernatural cloud, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were very much afraid.” (Matthew 17: 5-6). Only if the fear of God comes upon us, we will have the right attitude towards the Lord, His Word, and to what He does. If we see Jesus Christ glorified, we shall take heed to the words, “Hear ye him!” We have no obligation to hear any institution, clergy, or spiritual authority; we are told to only hear and obey Him.

He was the Lord, acting as a Prophet, declaring the perfect will of God through the perfect Word of God. John the Baptist was being asked, “Art thou that Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” (John 1: 21). John was the greatest prophet, because he bridged the Old to the New Testament, and introduced the Messiah as the Lamb of God, but he was not that Prophet of whom Moses spoke. This was the Messiah. Through Him, the prophetic part of the plan of salvation was made known and confirmed by His ministry. In John 6:14, we read, “Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.”

There had to be a part of the ministry of the Messiah which was to be prophetic. Every Scripture needs to be fulfilled. If He is spoken of as a Prophet, He had to claim to be sent as all the prophets were sent by a divine commission. This was one of the offices He held, while being manifested as the Son. Therefore, we read in John 5: 19, “Then answered Jesus, and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; for whatever things he doeth, these also doeth the Son in the same manner.”

As the Son of Man, He manifested His humanity in the same way as the prophets did. Here was not a helpless God, speaking to a mighty God, but the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, in His prophetic office was speaking to God. The prophets the Lord had sent were seers; by divine inspiration of the Spirit they saw visions, and the will of God was made known unto them. Here we see the Son of Man, taking the place as a prophet, a seer, to fulfil the Scripture. He spoke that which He saw and heard.

Also the Old Testament Scripture written in Psalms 40: 7-8 referred to Him, as recorded in Hebr. 10: 7-9, “Then said I, Lo, I come … to do thy will, O God.” The prophets and many of the righteous desired to do the will of God, but somewhere they failed. Here is the One who couldn’t fail, He didn’t only intend to do it, but had the power to do it. In Hebr. 10: 10, it says, “… by which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” He was the perfect Lamb — the perfect sacrifice, through Him we have perfect redemption.

As the begotten Son of God He took away the disobedience of the first Adam and established total obedience towards God. Because He could do and accomplish the perfect will of God here on earth, we are now set into the position of also doing the perfect will of God. According to Col. 2: 13, we have received total forgiveness, “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” We all know, Christ had to be a prophet, but He was more than a prophet. He was the great I AM who spoke through all the prophets. He was the One who could say, “Before Abraham was, I AM.” (John 8: 58).

The apostle Peter made reference to the Messiah of being the Prophet promised in Deut. 18: 18. He states in Acts 3: 22-23, “For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord, your God, raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul, who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.” The Lord also had to fulfil the office as a Prophet. Therefore, the admonition was given, that every soul which will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed. We must hear and believe Him, in order to hear and believe God and have eternal life.

On the Mountain of Transfiguration, the voice was heard from the supernatural cloud, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were very much afraid.” (Matthew 17: 5-6). Only if the fear of God comes upon us, we will have the right attitude towards the Lord, His Word, and to what He does. If we see Jesus Christ glorified, we shall take heed to the words, “Hear ye him!” We have no obligation to hear any institution, clergy, or spiritual authority; we are told to only hear and obey Him.

He was the Lord, acting as a Prophet, declaring the perfect will of God through the perfect Word of God. John the Baptist was being asked, “Art thou that Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” (John 1: 21). John was the greatest prophet, because he bridged the Old to the New Testament, and introduced the Messiah as the Lamb of God, but he was not that Prophet of whom Moses spoke. This was the Messiah. Through Him, the prophetic part of the plan of salvation was made known and confirmed by His ministry. In John 6:14, we read, “Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.”

There had to be a part of the ministry of the Messiah which was to be prophetic. Every Scripture needs to be fulfilled. If He is spoken of as a Prophet, He had to claim to be sent as all the prophets were sent by a divine commission. This was one of the offices He held, while being manifested as the Son. Therefore, we read in John 5: 19, “Then answered Jesus, and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; for whatever things he doeth, these also doeth the Son in the same manner.”

As the Son of Man, He manifested His humanity in the same way as the prophets did. Here was not a helpless God, speaking to a mighty God, but the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, in His prophetic office was speaking to God. The prophets the Lord had sent were seers; by divine inspiration of the Spirit they saw visions, and the will of God was made known unto them. Here we see the Son of Man, taking the place as a prophet, a seer, to fulfil the Scripture. He spoke that which He saw and heard.

Also the Old Testament Scripture written in Psalms 40: 7-8 referred to Him, as recorded in Hebr. 10: 7-9, “Then said I, Lo, I come … to do thy will, O God.” The prophets and many of the righteous desired to do the will of God, but somewhere they failed. Here is the One who couldn’t fail, He didn’t only intend to do it, but had the power to do it. In Hebr. 10: 10, it says, “… by which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” He was the perfect Lamb — the perfect sacrifice, through Him we have perfect redemption.

As the begotten Son of God He took away the disobedience of the first Adam and established total obedience towards God. Because He could do and accomplish the perfect will of God here on earth, we are now set into the position of also doing the perfect will of God. According to Col. 2: 13, we have received total forgiveness, “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” We all know, Christ had to be a prophet, but He was more than a prophet. He was the great I AM who spoke through all the prophets. He was the One who could say, “Before Abraham was, I AM.” (John 8: 58).