Messias
Jesus é o Messias prometido — o Cristo, o Ungido de Deus. Séculos de profecias apontaram para Ele, e Pedro declarou: 'Tu és o Cristo, o Filho do Deus vivo.'
A confissão messiânica
Pedro confessou: Tu és o Cristo, o Filho do Deus vivo. Os apóstolos pregaram incansavelmente que Jesus é o Messias prometido.
Jesus said to them, But whom say ye me to be?
Simon Peter answered, and said, Thou art Christ, the Son of God living [or the son of quick God].
But each day they ceased not in the temple, and about houses, to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
But I was helped by the help of God [till] into this day, and stand, witnessing to less and to more. And I say nothing else than which things the prophets and Moses spake that shall come,
if Christ is to suffer, if he is the first of the again-rising of dead men, that shall show light to the people and to heathen men.
As profecias cumpridas
O Messias viria como Príncipe da Paz, Salvador e Senhor. Cada profecia se cumpriu em Jesus de Nazaré, nascido em Belém.
Forsooth a little child is born to us, and a son is given to us, and prince-hood is made [up] on his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, A counsellor, God, Strong, Father of the world to coming, A prince of peace, [or Marvellous, Counsellor, God, Strong, Father of the world to come, Prince of peace].
For a Saviour is born today to you, that is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
Blessed and holy is he, that hath part in the first again-rising. In these men the second death hath not power [or no power]; but they shall be priests of God, and of Christ, and they shall reign with him a thousand years.
And therefore be ye ready, for in what hour ye guess not, man’s Son shall come.