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Proof The Bible Is True
from Cornerstone Church Website
How can we know Bible is true? Through
fulfilled Bible prophecy. Because God controls the future, He can also
predict the future. The prophecies listed below were made hundreds of
years before Jesus was born. Each prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus in
the first century.
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Prophecy |
Date prophesied |
Fulfillment |
| Born of a
virgin (Isa. 7:14) |
792-722 B.C |
Matt. 1:18-25 |
| To be the
Son of God (Ps. 2:7) |
1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 3:17 |
| Descendent
of Abraham (Gen. 22:12) |
1, 872 B.C. |
Matt. 1:1 |
| Descendent
of Isaac (Gen. 21:12) |
1,892 B.C. |
Matt. 1:2, Luke 3:34 |
| Descendent
of Jacob (Num. 24:17) |
1,452 B.C. |
Matt. 1:2, Luke 3:34 |
| From Tribe
of Judah (Gen. 49:10) |
1,689 B.C. |
Matt. 1:2, Luke 3:33 |
| From Family
of Jesse (Isa. 11:1) |
740 B.C. |
Matt. 1:6, Luke 3:32 |
| From House
of David (Jer. 23:5) |
589 B.C. |
Matt. 1:1, Luke 3:31 |
| Born in
Bethlehem (Mic. 5:2) |
722 B.C. |
Matt. 2:1 |
| Herod kills
children (Jer. 31:15) |
627-585 B.C. |
Matt. 2:16-18 |
| To be called
Immanuel (Isa. 7:14) |
792-722 B.C. |
Matt. 1:23 |
| Spirit of
the Lord upon Him(Isa 61:1) |
792-722 B.C. |
Luke 4:16-21 |
| Preceded by
a messenger (Mal. 3:1) |
450-400 B.C. |
Matt. 11:10 |
| Called out
of Egypt (Hosea 11:1) |
710 B.C. |
Matt. 2:15 |
| Would do
miracles (Isa. 35.5-6) |
792-722 B.C. |
Matt. 11:2-5 |
| Rides in
Jerusalem on donkey (Zech. 9:9) |
520 B.C. |
Matt. 21:5-9 |
| Betrayed by
a friend (Ps. 41:9) |
1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 10:4 |
| Betrayed for
30 pieces of silver (Zech 11:12) |
520 B.C. |
Matt. 26:15 |
| Money thrown
in God's house (Zech. 11:13) |
520 B.C. |
Matt. 27:5 |
| Price given
for Potter's field (Zech. 11:13) |
520 B.C. |
Matt. 27:7 |
| Forsaken by
disciples (Zech. 13:7) |
520 B.C. |
Matt. 26:31 |
| Wounded,
bruised, scourged (Isa. 53:5) |
792-722 B.C. |
Matt. 27:26, Luke 22:63 |
| Hands and
feet pierced (Ps. 22:16) |
1,000 B.C. |
John 20:25 |
| Garments
divided (Ps. 22:18) |
1,000 B.C. |
John 19:23-24 |
| Lots cast
for clothing (Ps. 22:18) |
1,000 B.C. |
John 19:24 |
| Given
vinegar to drink (Ps. 69:21) |
1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 27:34 |
| "Why hast
Thou forsaken me?" (Ps. 22:1) |
1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 27:46 |
| "Into Thy
hand I commit my spirit" (Ps. 31:5) |
1,000 B.C. |
Luke 23:46 |
| Messiah's
side pierced (Zech. 12:10) |
520 B.C. |
John 19:34, 37 |
| Messiah's
bones not broken (Ps. 34:20) |
1,000 B.C. |
John 19:32-36 |
| Buried in
rich man's tomb (Isa. 53:9) |
740 B.C. |
Matt. 27:57-60 |
| Three days
and three nights (Jonah 1:17) |
760 B.C. |
Matt. 12:40 |
| Resurrected
from dead (Ps. 16:10, 30:3) |
1,000 B.C. |
Acts 2:31, 13:33-35 |
| Ascends into
heaven (Ps. 68:18) |
1,000 B.C. |
Acts 1:9, Eph. 4:7-10 |
| Messiah is
light to the Gentiles (Isa. 49:6, 42:6) |
740 B.C. |
Luke 2:32, Acts 13:47,
26:23 |
Jesus fulfilled about 300 prophecies in the
Bible. Peter Stone in Science Speaks calculated the probability of
one man fulfilling 48 prophecies to be:
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This is proof that the
Bible is supernaturally inspired by God and Jesus is the Messiah!
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