Prophecies of Jesus
The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from your brothers, like me; you will listen to him, as Isaiah prophesied when he declared, 'Behold, the virgin will have in her womb and will bear a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel' (Isaiah 7:14).
Jeremiah also cried out, proclaiming, 'This is our God, and no other will be reckoned besides him' (Jeremiah 10:6-7, 10, etc.), and furthermore, he stated that after these events, God would appear on earth and live among humans.
Zechariah signified the coming of a man whose name would be the rising sun, and Malachi announced that the sun of righteousness would rise, bringing healing in its wings, saying, 'The sun of righteousness will rise for you who fear my name, and healing will be in his wings' (Malachi 4:2).
The hemorrhaging woman, who was healed after many years, confirmed the word of God, along with others, when she touched the hem of his garment and received healing.
To understand the prophecies, one must carefully read Ezekiel and the 'man of desires', where Ezekiel says, 'This is the gate of the Lord, and the Lord will enter through it and go out, and the gate will be closed' (Ezekiel 44:2).
Daniel, on the other hand, saw a vision of one like a son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, saying, 'I saw, and behold, one like a son of man coming on the clouds of heaven' (Daniel 7:13).
Jacob, when blessing his sons, said that a ruler will not fail from Judah, nor a leader from his loins, until he comes to whom it has been reserved, and he is the expectation of the nations (Genesis 49:10).
David, inspired by the Spirit, sang that a mother, Zion, will say, and a man was born in her, and he founded her, the Most High, and that the mother was a virgin and remained after childbirth, keeping the seals of virginity which nature had placed, unbroken.
Let us consider the words of David, who proclaimed that righteousness will rise in his days, and that he will rule from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the earth (Psalm 72:8).
This prophecy was foretold by one of our teachers, and written down by one of the Savior's disciples, and the children of circumcision, who preached about him before, proclaimed these things, as did the descendants of Abraham.
Should we not rejoice to believe in these things?
We should be ashamed, for even the demons cry out and say, 'What do we have to do with you, Son of the living God?' (Matthew 8:29, Mark 1:24, Luke 4:34).
All creation, including angels, humans, and demons, should be ashamed of their confession about Lord Christ.
But if we reject the testimony of these witnesses, we should accept the testimony of the Father, who thunders from heaven, saying, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased' (Matthew 3:17, 17:5).
Glory to him forever and ever, Amen.
Greek
«Προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει κύριος ὁ θεός, ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐμέ· αὐτοῦ ἀκούσετε.» Βλέπε τί προφητεύων Ἠσαΐας βοᾷ· «Ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν, καὶ καλέσουσι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ.» Ἄκουσον Ἰερεμίου κεκραγότος μεγάλα· «Οὗτος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὐ λογισθήσεται ἕτερος πρὸς αὐτόν.» Καὶ ὑποκαταβαίνων φησίν· «Μετὰ ταῦτα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὤφθη καὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις συνανεστράφη.» Ὅρα πάλιν τί Ζαχαρίας ἐσήμανεν· «Ἰδοὺ ἀνήρ, <ἀνατολὴ> ὄνομα αὐτῷ» <καὶ Μαλαχίας· «Ἀνατελεῖ ὑμῖν τοῖς φοβουμένοις τὸ ὄνομά μου ἥλιος δικαιοσύνης> καὶ ἴασις ἐν ταῖς πτέρυξιν αὐτοῦ.» Καὶ τὸν λόγον αἱμόρρους γυνή, μετὰ πολλὰ ἔτη ἰαθεῖσα, σὺν καὶ ἄλλοις ἐβεβαίωσε καὶ ἐσφράγισε, τῇ ἁφῇ τοῦ κρασπέδου δεξαμένη τὴν ἴασιν. Τί; Τὸν Ἰεζεκιὴλ καὶ τὸν «ἄνδρα τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν» φιλολόγως ἀνάγνωθι. Πῶς ὁ μέν; «Αὕτη ἡ πύλη» τοῦ κυρίου, ἔλεγε, «καὶ εἰσελεύ σεται κύριος δι' αὐτῆς καὶ ἐξελεύσεται καὶ ἔσται ἡ πύλη κεκλεισμένη.» Ὁ δὲ ∆ανιήλ· «Ἐθεώρουν», φησίν, «καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐπὶ τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὡς υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενος.» 8 Παράστηθι τῷ Ἰακὼβ καὶ τί λέγει μεταξὺ τῶν εὐλογιῶν κατάμαθε. «Οὐκ ἐκλείψει ἄρχων ἐξ Ἰούδα καὶ ἡγούμενος ἐκ τῶν μηρῶν αὐτοῦ, ἕως οὗ ἔλθῃ ᾧ ἀπόκειται, καὶ αὐτὸς προσδοκία ἐθνῶν.» Ἅψαι τῆς κιθάρας τοῦ Πνεύματος καὶ θέασαι τί ∆αυὶδ ἀκριβῶς ἐμελῴδησε· «Μήτηρ Σιών, ἐρεῖ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἐγεννήθη ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐθεμελίωσεν αὐτὴν ὁ ὕψι-στος.» Παρθένος γὰρ ἡ μήτηρ καὶ μετὰ τόκον διέμεινε, τῆς παρθενίας σφραγῖδας ἃς ἡ φύσις ἐπέθηκεν ἀπαρασαλεύτους φυλάττουσα. Πάλιν ὅρα τί λέγει ∆αυίδ· «Ἀνατελεῖ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ δικαιοσύνη», καὶ ἑξῆς· «Κατακυριεύσει ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἕως θαλάσσης καὶ ἀπὸ ποταμῶν ἕως περάτων τῆς οἰκουμένης.» Μὴ ταῦτά τις τῶν διδασκάλων τῶν ἡμετέρων προεμήνυσε; Μή τις τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ σωτῆρος ἐν δέλτοις ἢ χάρταις τὰ τοιαῦτα συνέγραψεν; Οὐχ ὅσοι περὶ αὐτοῦ προεκήρυξαν τὰ τῆς περιτομῆς ταῦτα περιεσάλπισαν τέκνα; Οὐχ οἱ τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ ἔγγονοι ταῦτα ἀνεκήρυξαν; Ἐν τούτοις οὐ χαίρει πιστεύειν; Ἐντράπηθι τοὺς δαίμονας ἀναβοῶντας καὶ λέγοντας· «Τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ» τοῦ ζῶντος; Αἰδέσθητι ἀγγέλων καὶ ἀνθρώπων καὶ δαιμόνων καὶ πάσης ὁμοῦ τῆς κτίσεως τὴν περὶ τοῦ δεσπότου Χριστοῦ ὁμολογίαν. Εἰ δὲ καὶ τούτους παραιτῇ, δέξαι τὴν τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐπ' αὐτῷ μαρτυρίαν οὐρανόθεν βροντῶσαν· «Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα»· αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. 3
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Hesychius of Jerusalem, Homilia ii de sancta Maria deipara (Greek).
Original English Translation of Hesychius of Jerusalem’s Homilia ii de sancta Maria deipara — new OET from PG 93 Greek.
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- Copy-text PG 93 (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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