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Prophecies Concerning Jesus

There were over 300 Old Testament prophecies about Messiah that were fulfilled by the life of Jesus Christ.

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If we assign a probability of guessing each of these predictions correctly, we see that from a human viewpoint it is impossible to predict these events as the Bible has. Not one prediction failed. All are correctly fulfilled. This proves that the Bible is not humanly authored, but authored by God who ALONE knows the future.

 

If you take just EIGHT of these prophecies, the odds of one person fulfilling all EIGHT of these by coincidence is 1: 1000000000000000000 (one in 10 to the 17th power).

 

How hard is this for one  person to fulfill by coincidence?

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Suppose you took the state of Texas and spread silver dollars two feet deep across the whole state, then marked just one of them and buried it somewhere in the state. Then, if you chose one person, blindfolded him, and told him to pick just one silver dollar, his chances of getting the marked one on his first try would be one in 10 to the 17th power! (Peter Stoner, Science Speaks)

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Jesus did not just fulfill EIGHT prophecies, he fulfilled THREE HUNDRED!

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I. Prophecies Concerning His Birth

Isaiah lived 750 years before Christ, Jeremiah 600 years; Micah 600 years;
Hosea 780 years; David 1000 years, and Zechariah lived 520 years before Christ.
Prophecies
Made
Fulfilled
Notes
Jesus would come the first time after sixty-nine "sevens" and the second time after one "seven."
Daniel 9:24-26
Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:16
See the Seventy Week prophecy.
He would be born of the seed of woman
Genesis 3:15
Galatians 4:4; Matthew 1:20
He would be born of a virgin
Isaiah 7:14
Matthew 1:18, 24, 25
No one has been born of a virgin. This by itself would be astounding. Yet this specific prophecy was made 750 years before it happened.
He would be the Son of God
Psalm 2:7
Matthew 3:17
He would a “Seed of Abraham"
Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18
Matthew 1:1; Acts 3:25; Galatians 3:16
He would be of Jewish descent.
He would be a “Son of Isaac”
Genesis 21:12
Matthew 1:2; Luke 3:23,34; Hebrews 11:17-19
Abraham had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael. Now God eliminates one half of the lineage of Abraham.
He would be a “Son of Jacob”
Numbers 24:17
Matthew 1:2; Luke 3:23,34
Isaac had two sons, Jacob and Esau. Now God eliminates one half of the lineage of Isaac.
He would be from the tribe of Judah
Genesis 49:10
Luke 3:23,33; Hebrews 7:14-17
Jacob had twelve sons and each became a tribe of the Hebrew nation. Now God eliminates eleven-twelfths of the lineage of Jacob.
He would be from the family line of Jesse
Isaiah 11:1
Luke 3:23,32
Now God narrows it down even further by picking one family line out of the tribe of Judah.
He would be come from David's family and be heir to his throne
2 Samuel 7:12-16; Psalms 89:3-4;Psalms 110:1; Psalms 132:11; Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 11:1-5; Jeremiah 23:5;
Matthew 1:1; Matthew 1:6; Matthew 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 1:69-70; Luke 2:4-7; Luke 3:23,31; Luke 20:42-44; John 7:42; Revelation 22:16
Jesse had at least eight sons 1 Samuel 16:10,11. Now God eliminates all of Jesse's sons except one, David.
"Elijah" would come just prior to Jesus
Malachi 4:5; Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3-5
Matthew 3:1-3; Matthew 11:10-14; Mark 1:2-3; Luke 1:17; Luke 3:2-6; Luke 7:27; John 1:23
“Elijah” was the forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist
He would be born at Bethlehem
Micah 5:2
Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:6; Luke 2:4-7; John 7:42
God eliminates all the cities in the world except one, Bethlehem.
He would be presented with gifts
Psalm 72:10; Isaiah 60:6
Matthew 2:1,11
The wise men brought gifts
Kings would bow down to Jesus
Psalms 72:10-11
Matthew 2:1-11
It is not routine for kings to bow down before a peasant infant.
He would live in Egypt
Hosea 11:1
Matthew 2:14-15
He would live in Galilee
Isaiah 9:1-2
Matthew 4:13-16
Even though Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, he was raised in Nazareth in Galilee

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II. Prophecies Concerning His Nature

Isaiah lived 750 years before Christ, Jeremiah 600 years; Micah 600 years;
Hosea 780 years; David 1000 years, and Zechariah lived 520 years before Christ.
Prophecy
Made
Fulfilled
Notes
His Pre-Existence
Micah 5:2
John 1:1; John 1:14; John 8:58; Colossians 1:17; Revelation 1:18
Jesus shall be called Lord
Psalm 110:1
Luke 20:41-44
Jesus is the Son of God
Psalms 2:7; Proverbs 30:4
Matthew 3:17; Luke 1:32; Romans 1:4
Jesus' name is the same as the Tetragrammaton YHWH
Isaiah 9:5-7; Jeremiah 23:5-6
Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:9-11
Jesus shall be called Immanuel, "God with us"
Isaiah 7:14
Matthew 1:18-2:1: Luke 1:26-35
He shall be a prophet
Deuteronomy 18:18
Matthew 21:11; Acts 3:20-22
He shall be a priest
Psalms 110:4
Hebrews 5:5-6; Hebrews 6:20
He shall be a judge
Isaiah 33:22
John 5:30
He shall be a king
Psalms 2:6; Isaiah 33:22
Matthew 27:37; John 18:33-37
He shall have a special anointing of the Holy Spirit
Isaiah 11:2
Matthew 3:16,17
He will be zealous for God
Psalm 69:9
John 2:15-17
He would be sinless and without guile
Isaiah 53:9
1 Peter 2:22
Peter, one of those in his inner circle, gives this astounding testimony.

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V. Prophecies Concerning Later Events

Isaiah lived 750 years before Christ, Jeremiah 600 years; Micah 600 years;
Hosea 780 years; David 1000 years, and Zechariah lived 520 years before Christ.
Prophecy
Made
Fulfilled
Notes
Jesus would rise from the dead on the third day
Isaiah 53:9-10; Psalm 16:8-11; Hosea 6:2
Matthew 12:40; Matthew 28:1-20; Luke 24:46; Acts 2:25-32; Acts 13:33-35
He would ascend
Psalm 68:18
Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9
He would be seated at the right hand of God
Psalms 16:11; Psalm 68:18-19; Psalm 110:1
Acts 1:9-11; Acts 7:55; Hebrews 1:3
He would exercise His Priestly Office in Heaven
Zechariah 6:13
Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25-8:2
He would be the cornerstone of God’s Messianic Community
Isaiah 28:16; Psalms 118:22-23
Matthew 21:42; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:5-7
He would be sought after by Gentiles
Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 42:1
Acts 10:45; Acts 13:46-48
He would be accepted by the Gentiles
Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 42:1-4; Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 49:12
Matthew 12:15-21; Romans 9:30; Romans 10:20; Romans 11:11; Romans 15:10
Jerusalem and her temple would be destroyed after the Messiah is killed.
Daniel 9:26
Fulfilled in 70 AD when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem
Resources

Peter W. Stoner, Science Speaks, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, 1968.

Josh McDowell , Evidence The Demands A Verdict, Thomas Nelson, 2017

Dave Arch http://www.askapastor.org/proph.html

http://www.cynet.com/Jesus/PROPHECY/ntquoted.htm

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III. Prophecies Concerning His Ministry

Isaiah lived 750 years before Christ, Jeremiah 600 years; Micah 600 years;
Hosea 780 years; David 1000 years, and Zechariah lived 520 years before Christ.
Prophecy
Made
Fulfilled
Notes
Jesus would be preceded by a messenger
Isaiah 40:3
Matthew 3:1,2
His ministry would begin in Galilee
Isaiah 9:1,2
Matthew 4:12,13,17
He would be anointed with the Spirit of God
Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 61:1
Matthew 3:16; Acts 10:38
He would proclaim a Jubilee
Isaiah 58:6; Isaiah 61:1
Luke 4:16-21
He would enter the temple
Malachi 3:1
Matthew 21:12
He would be a "Stone Of Stumbling" to the Jewish nation
Psalm 118:22
1 Peter 2:7
He would be a "Light" to the Gentiles
Isaiah 60:3; 49:6
Acts 13:47-48
He would heal people of disease and sickness
Isaiah 53:4; Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 42:18
Matthew 8:16-17; Matthew 9:35; Matthew 11:5
He would teach in parables
Isaiah 6:9-10;Psalms 78:2
Matthew 13:11-15; Matthew 13:34-35
He would be tender and compassionate
Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 42:3
Matthew 12:15-21; Hebrews 4:15
He would be meek and humble
Isaiah 42:2
Matthew 12:15-21
He would bear the reproaches due others
Isaiah 53:12; Psalms 69:9-10
Romans 15:3
He would enter the Temple with authority
Malachi 3:1
Matthew 21:12; Luke 2:45-50; John 2:13-22
He would be hated without reason
Isaiah 49:7; Psalms 69:4
John 15:24-25
He would offer Himself as Prince to Israel 173,880 days after 5th March 444BC.
Daniel 9:26, 27
Luke 19:41-44
See the Seventy Weeks
He would enter Jerusalem on a donkey
Isaiah 62:11; Psalms 118:26; Zechariah 9:9
Matthew 21:1-9; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:35, 36, 37; John 12:12-16
Some time before 500 B. C. the prophet Daniel proclaimed that Israel's long-awaited Messiah would begin his public ministry 483 years after the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem Daniel 9:25-26.
He further predicted that the Messiah would be "cut off," killed, and that this event would take place prior to a second destruction of Jerusalem. Abundant documentation shows that these prophecies were perfectly fulfilled in the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The decree regarding the restoration of Jerusalem was issued by Persia's King Artaxerxes to the Hebrew priest Ezra in 458 B. C., 483 years later the ministry of Jesus Christ began in Galilee.

IV. Prophecies Concerning His Death and Burial

Isaiah lived 750 years before Christ, Jeremiah 600 years; Micah 600 years;
Hosea 780 years; David 1000 years, and Zechariah lived 520 years before Christ.

The following prophecies from the Old Testament, which speak of the betrayal, trial, death and burial of Jesus, were spoken at various times by many different voices during the five centuries from 1000-500 BC, and yet all of them were literally fulfilled in one twenty-four hour period of time in Jesus' life.

Prophecy
Made
Fulfilled
Notes
He would die sixty two "sevens" after the order to rebuild Jerusalem
Daniel 9:24-26
Romans 5:16; 1 Peter 3:18
See the Seventy Weeks
He would crush the serpent’s head
Genesis 3:15
Galatians 4:4; 1 John 3:8
He would be betrayed by a friend
Psalms 41:9; Psalms 55:12-24
Matthew 10:4; Matthew 26:47-50
He would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
Zechariah 11:12-13
Matthew 26:15; Matthew 27:3-10
Money would be thrown down in God's house
Zechariah 11:13
Matthew 27:5
He would have the price for His life given to buy a potters field
Zechariah 11:13
Matthew 27:7
Jesus the shepherd would be struck
Zechariah 13:7; Micah 5:1
Mark 14:27
He would be forsaken by His disciples
Zechariah 13:7
Matthew 26:31; Matthew 26:56; Mark 14:50
He would be rejected by the Jews
Psalms 69:4; Psalm 69:8; Isaiah 6:10 Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 53:3
Matthew 15:1-9; Mark 6:3; Mark 7:6-7; Luke 9:58; John 1:11; John 7:3-5; John 12:38-40; John 15:25
He would be rejected by the Jewish leadership
Psalms 118:22
Matthew 21:42-46
He would be plotted against by Jews and Gentiles together
Psalms 2:1-2
Acts 4:27
Jews would lose the power to pass the death sentence 23 years before the trial of Christ. Genesis 49:10. This was confirmed by Jewish historian Josephus describing the Romans taking this power away from the Jews in 11AD.
He would be accused by false witnesses
Psalm 35:11
Matthew 26:59-61
He would be mute before accusers
Isaiah 53:7
Matthew 27:12-19
He would be wounded and bruised
Isaiah 53:5
Matthew 27:26
He would be spit upon
Micah 5:1; Isaiah 50:6
Matthew 26:67; Matthew 27:30
He would be beaten
Isaiah 50:6
Matthew 26:67; Matthew 27:26; Matthew 27:30
He would be mocked
Isaiah 50:6; Psalm 22:7-8
Matthew 26:67-68; Matthew 27:31; Matthew 27:39-44
He would fall under the cross
Psalm 109:24
John 19:17; Luke 23:26
He would be executed by crucifixion, having His hands and feet pierced
Zechariah 12:10; Psalms 22:16
Matthew 27:35; Luke 23:33; Luke 24:39; John 19:18; John 19:34-37; John 20:20-28; Revelation 1:7
400 years before crucifixion was invented, Israel's King David described the Messiah's death in words that perfectly depict that mode of execution.
He would be crucified with thieves
Isaiah 53:9-12
Matthew 27:38; Luke 22:37
He would pray for His persecutors
Isaiah 53:12
Luke 23:34
He would be hated without a cause
Psalm 69:4
John 15:25
His friends would stand far away
Psalm 38:11
Luke 23:49
People would shake their heads
Psalm 109:25
Matthew 27:39
He would be stared upon
Psalm 22:17
Luke 23:35
His garments would be parted and lots cast
Psalm 22:18
John 19:23,24
He would be thirsty during His crucifixion
Psalms 22:15; Psalm 69:21
John 19:28
He would be offered gall and vinegar
Psalm 69:21
Matthew 27:34; John 19:29
Jesus' dying words were prophesied
“Why have you forsaken me” Psalms 22:1
Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34
“into your hands I commit my spirit”
Psalms 31:5
Luke 23:46
His bones would not be broken
Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20
John 19:31-37
It was common to break the bones of crucified victims to speed their death. They broke the bones of the two thieves that were crucified with Jesus (John 19:32)
His heart would be broken
Psalm 22:14
John 19:34
His side would be pierced
Zechariah 12:10
John 19:34
Darkness would come over the land
Amos 8:9
Matthew 27:45
He would be buried in a rich man's tomb
Isaiah 53:9
Matthew 27:57-60
His death would atone for the sins of mankind
Isaiah 53:5-7; Isaiah 53:12;
Mark 10:45; John 1:29; John 3:16; Acts 8:30-35
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