Loujan Jubin Matin, DC, MTS, was raised in a God-fearing family with a strong trust in Jesus as the Christ, but he lacked the Bible knowledge to back up his faith. During heavy prayers, an inspiration struck: do it right, attend a Christian university, and you’ll know the rest. The fire that was set in my soul to pursue this path none could quench. Forty years passed, with doing nothing about it, and that fire burnt as intense as its initial encounter The only solution was to enroll at a seminary, which I finally did in October 2018. The path that began four decades ago just took a steep hill; the curriculum was interesting, with rigorous study of scholarly written texts, Biblical Hebrew, and finishing my thesis, which eventually led to a master’s degree in theology (MTS) by 2023.
Inspiration drove my thesis theme selection. To objectively prove Jesus was the Messiah inspired me to gather biographies of Jesus and two other messianic claimants, collect messianic prophecies from Jewish Holy Scriptures, and juxtapose them against the biographies of the three claimants. The journey was enriched by in-depth Biblical studies taught by caring professors, transforming me into an academically trained student.
Middle of the school I received an email from a publishing house and did not think much of it. After graduation, I saw the email and called them; it was a Zondervan subsidiary, WestBow Press, that wanted to review my manuscript. Two weeks after I submitted my paper, the editor called to say, “Not interested.” When asked why, she said that it is highly technical and that you must give life to your thesis.
I had given it all over the last four years; there was nothing left in my thoughts that I hadn’t shared with my advisor; and now I’m expected to bring my paper to life! The same Spirit who inspired me to embark on the four-year journey came through and relieved me of my anguish and distress; a millisecond of divine presence passed by, and without spoken words inspired me on how to breathe life into my paper,” Since Jesus was generally silent throughout His trial, you represent Him in the trial.”
Delve into the gripping answers Jesus’ defense (the author) provides against the relentless interrogation launched by the chief member of the Sanhedrin council, Caiaphas. In a familiar courtroom setting, experience the raw and powerful emotions of Jesus being represented in His trial after two-thousand years. Since it was God’s immutable decree that Jesus must emerge as guilty of charges against Him, His defense did everything within his ability to at least prove His innocence.
So, It Took Another Twelve Months To Breathe New Life (the preceding scenario) Into My Thesis, Which Became the book, Messianic Prophecies, Cross Examined. All Of The Messianic Prophecies from the Jewish Holy Scriptures, The New Testament Fulfilled Passages, The Secondary Evidence, The Rationale And Arguments, The Results, And The Conclusions In The Thesis Are Preserved In The New Version, With One Exception: A Familiar Court-Room Setting Was Created, A Setting In Which Caiaphas And Pontus Pilate Would Continue With Their Interrogation Against Jesus, But This Time, He Is Represented And Defended Against.