Jesus in the Old Testament?

Let's Get Real - Scripture Day 364
March 28, 2016

Scripture makes it very clear, Satan and Angels are very real...

"Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord , and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?”

Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.”

And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by."

Zechariah 3:1-5 ESV

RANDY: Throughout scripture, God has made it clear through visions, His prophets, and even Jesus Himself, that Satan is the adversary of God, the accuser of mankind.

God often uses angels to help defend man against the power and accusations of Satan.

God himself takes away our sins and washes us clean through the blood of Jesus. 

I find it interesting that the phrase, "angel of the Lord" is used in this passage. That is a phrase often associated with the pre-incarnate Jesus in the Old Testament, and here again if you substituted Jesus in place of that phrase, it makes total sense. 

Maybe this is Jesus before he came to earth, being described as the one who takes away iniquity and clothes in pure vestments. That is the way Jesus is described in Revelation.

Just saying...