“…and he closed the book…” luke 4:16-20

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:16-20

“…And he closed the book…”

Jesus closed the book of Isaiah

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:24 “And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in

his own country”

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:16-20 “And he came to Nazareth, where he had been

brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath…

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:16-20 …day, and stood up for to read. And

there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet

Esaias. And when he had opened the…

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:16-20 …book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the…

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:16-20 …gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to…

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:16-20 …the blind, to set at liberty them that are

bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book…

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:16-20 …and he gave it again to the minister, and sat

down. And the eyes of all them that were in the

synagogue were fastened on him”

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah

61:1-2

Isaiah 61:1-2 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;

because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good

tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up…

Isaiah 61:1-2 …the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and

the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To

proclaim the acceptable …

Isaiah 61:1-2 …year of the LORD, and the day of

vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;”

“…And he closed the book…”

Gen 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head,

and thou shalt bruise his heel”

“…And he closed the book…”

Gen 22:18 “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because

thou hast obeyed my voice”

“…And he closed the book…”

Psa 89:3-4 “I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have

sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever,

and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah”

“…And he closed the book…”

Deut 18:18 “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their

brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that

I shall command him”

“…And he closed the book…”

Jer 23:5-6 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I

will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King

shall reign and prosper…

“…And he closed the book…”

Jer 23:5-6 …and shall execute judgment and justice in the

earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall

dwell safely:…

“…And he closed the book…”

Jer 23:5-6 …and this is his name whereby he shall be

called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS”

“…And he closed the book…”

Prophecies

He would be born of a virgin

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall

conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel”

“…And he closed the book…”

Prophecies

He would be born in the city of Bethlehem

“…And he closed the book…”

Micah 5:2 “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little

among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto

me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old,

from everlasting”

“…And he closed the book…”

Prophecies

He would be God’s Son

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the

government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be

called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,

The Prince of Peace”

“…And he closed the book…”

Prophecies foretold His manner of life

“…And he closed the book…”

Prophecies foretold of His rejection by men

“…And he closed the book…”

Prophecies foretold of the kind of death and burial.

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah 53:2-5 “For he shall grow up before him as a

tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and…

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah 53:2-5 …when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows…

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah 53:2-5 …and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from

him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely…

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah 53:2-5 …he hath borne our griefs, and carried our

sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was…

“…And he closed the book…”

Isaiah 53:2-5 …wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised

for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes

we are healed”

“…And he closed the book…”

Prophecies foretold ofCalvary in detail,

hundreds of years before Jesus was even born.

“…And he closed the book…”

Psa 22:15-16 “My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and

my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death…

“…And he closed the book…”

Psa 22:15-16 …For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands

and my feet”

“…And he closed the book…”

Psa 22:18 “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my

vesture”

“…And he closed the book…”

Jesus, in effect, was saying, “I

am the Messiah, the Christ”

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the…

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 4:18 …brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the

captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at

liberty them that are bruised”

“…And he closed the book…”

Heb 9:15-17 “And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by

means of death, for the redemption of the…

“…And he closed the book…”

Heb 9:15-17 …transgressions that were under the first

testament, they which are called might receive the

promise of eternal…

“…And he closed the book…”

Heb 9:15-17 …inheritance. For where a testament is,

there must also of necessity be the death of the testator…

“…And he closed the book…”

Heb 9:15-17 …For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth”

“…And he closed the book…”

Heb 1:1-2 “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom

he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds”

“…And he closed the book…”

Acts 17:1-3 “Now when they had passed through

Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,

where was a synagogue of…

“…And he closed the book…”

Acts 17:1-3 …the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was,

went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures…

“…And he closed the book…”

Acts 17:1-3 …Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again

from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you,

is Christ”

“…And he closed the book…”

Matt 17:5 “While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud

overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which

said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye

him”

“…And he closed the book…”

They were no longer to listen to “Moses and the prophets.” They were to

hear Jesus

“…And he closed the book…”

Matt 28:18 “And Jesus came and spake unto

them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven

and in earth”

“…And he closed the book…”

Jude 3 “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the

common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered

unto the saints”

“…And he closed the book…”

John 12:48 (KJS) He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall

judge him in the last day.

“…And he closed the book…”

2 Pet 1:3 “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life

and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath

called us to glory and virtue”

“…And he closed the book…”

Nothing more is needed.

“…And he closed the book…”

Nothing else is allowed.

“…And he closed the book…”

Gal 1:8 “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto

you, let him be accursed”

“…And he closed the book…”

That Word is final, for all men, God’s last

word. Jesus“closed the book.”

“…And he closed the book…”

JESUS “CLOSED THE BOOK” ON

SALVATION

“…And he closed the book…”

Luke 19:10 “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that

which was lost”

“…And he closed the book…”

1 Tim 1:15 “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ

Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am

chief”

“…And he closed the book…”

When one rejects Jesus,

he rejects God.

“…And he closed the book…”

When one rejects the Word, he rejects

Jesus Christ.

“…And he closed the book…”

When one rejects the Plan of Salvation, he

rejects the Word.

“…And he closed the book…”

Jesus “closed the book.”

“…And he closed the book…”

Acts 1:11 “Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up

into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into

heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into

heaven”

“…And he closed the book…”

John 14:3 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am,

there ye may be also”

“…And he closed the book…”

2 Cor 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house of this

tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in

the heavens”

“…And he closed the book…”

2 Cor 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat

of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his

body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad”

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“…And he closed the book…”