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The Messiah
Prophecies Proving Jesus is the Messiah.
The greatest proof that God exists, cares, is
involved in the affairs of mankind, is fulfilled prophecy! God not only
SPOKE, but spoke words that He directed onto paper in the form of a Book we
call the Bible. This Bible contains more than just words, but the very
testable, and verifiable proof of fulfilled prophecy. Only Almighty God
could have presented so MANY prophecies, and made sure they ALL came true.
Below are just the Old Testament Prophecies
Concerning the Messiah, and their fulfilment as described in the New
Testament. Not every prophecy is completely fulfilled, but may have
different parts, for different times, but as you study these you will see
that the vast majority of them have been fulfilled to the letter.
There is a whole host of other prophecies
relating to other people, and events of the past, as well as relating to the
future. Once you grasp the magnitude of the prophecies just relating to
Jesus, you begin to appreciate just how magnificent the Bible really is!
The odds of these prophecies being fulfilled
start off with any one of them being possible in a particular man's life as
50/50 - a person has a 50/50 chance that it might happen to them. With each
additional prophecy tagged onto that same particular person, the odds grow
smaller: with 2 prophecies, the odds become 1 in 4 or a 25% chance. By the
time you have just 10 particular prophecies about a person in the future,
the odds that by chance those 10 things do come true are 1 in 1024. But that
is only if you allow all the prophecies to happen in any order, and at any
time. With prophecies relating to the coming of the Messiah, the prophecies
had to happen in the correct sequence, and all in a short amount of time,
making the odds multiply astronomically.
So, just 10 prophecies, in order, occurring by
chance at just the right time in the life of one person are about as
possible as a person looking for a special gold kernel of corn on a specific
stalk somewhere in a field of corn stalks 200 miles square, and by chance,
grabbing the right stalk, pulling just the right ear, and opening the ear
and finding that gold kernel. With Jesus, there are 300 prophecies that
pointed to His life, death, burial, and resurrection! There isn't enough
space in a book to print all the zeros in the odds against that happening by
chance!
Jesus is GOD! And His word is TRUE! A.
Prophecies Of the Messiah's Divinity
1.
He pre-existed
a.
Genesis 1:26; Micah 5:2
b.
John 1:1,14; John 8:58
2.
He would be God in the Flesh
a.
Isa 9:6,7; 7:14; 40:9; Gen 22:8
b.
Matt 1:23
3.
He would be virgin born
a.
Gen 3:15; Isa 7:14
b.
Matt 1:18
4.
He would be God's Son
a.
Ps 45:6,7; 110:1; Dan 3:25; Ps 2:7; Pr 30:4
b.
Declared to be God's Son (Mt 3:17; John 5:18; 10:36; Rom 1:3,4) B.
Prophecies Of His Humanity
1.
He would be born of a woman, and therefore have human blood
a.
Gen 3:15
b.
Matt 1:18
2.
He would be born of a Virgin
a.
Isa 7:14; Gen 3:15
b.
Matt 1:23; Luke 1:26-35
3.
He would be a Man, Male - not female, or something alien
a.
Isa 7:14; 9:6
b.
Matt 1:23
4.
He would have the appearance of an ordinary man
a.
Isa 53:2
b.
Philp 2:7,8
5.
He would be of Abraham's lineage (Gen 12:3).
a.
He would therefore be a Jew
b.
He will be of the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10)
c.
He would be of David's lineage
1)
2 Sam 7:13
2)
Making Him heir to David's throne (Isa 9:6,7)
d.
And yet He would be Lord
1)
Psalm 110:1
2)
Mt 22:42-46
6.
He would be born in Bethlehem
a.
Micah 5:2
b.
Matthew 2:1
7.
He would be a Nazarene
a.
Judg 13:5; Amos 2:11; Lam 4:7
b.
Matt 2:23
8.
He would be born at a particular time
a.
Dan 9:25 - the appointed or exact time
b.
Gal 4:4
9.
A star would appear just to announce His birth
a.
Num 21:8
b.
Matt 2:2
10.
He will be presented with gifts
a.
Ps 72:10
b.
Matt 2:11
11.
His coming would be the occasion of a massacre at Bethlehem
a.
Jer 31:15
b.
Matt 2:18
c.
He would be the King of the Jews
d.
Ps 2:1, 7, 12
e.
Matt 2:1,2
12.
His arrival would be announced by Elijah
a.
Mal 3:1; 4:5,6; Isa 40:3
b.
Matt 11:7-11; Luke 1:17; Matt 3:3
13.
He would be called JESUS - "Jehovah is Salvation"
a.
Isa 12:2
b.
Mt 1:21
14.
He would have brothers and sisters (half)
a.
Psalm 69:8
b.
John 2:12; 7:1-5; Mt 13:55,56 C.
Of His Life and Work
1.
He would be the conqueror of the devil
a.
Gen 3:15
b.
Heb 2:14
2.
He would please God the Father
a.
Isa 42:1
b.
Matt 3:17; 17:5
3.
He would be THE Prophet promised like Moses
a.
A prophet would come (Dt 18:15), like Moses
b.
THE prophet (Jn 6:14) comes (Jn 5:45-47)
4.
He would do only His Father's will
a.
Ps 40:6-8
b.
John 4:34
5.
He would fulfil all the Law, and be perfect
a.
Ps 40:6-8
b.
Matt 5:17; 3:15
6.
He would sojourn in Egypt and then be called out of it
a.
Hos 11:1
b.
Matt 2:15
7.
He would live in Galilee
a.
Isa 9:1,2
b.
Matt 4:15
8.
The Spirit of God would be upon Him
a.
Isa 61:1,2
b.
Mt 3:16,17; Luke 4:16-22
9.
He would begin His ministry at 30 years of age
a.
Gen 41:46; Num 4:3, 23; 2 Sam 5:4
b.
Luke 3:23
10.
He would suddenly appear at the Temple
a.
Mal 3:1
b.
Lk 2:46; John 2:15
11.
Would be the promised Messiah (the Anointed One), or Christ
a.
Psalm 2:2
b.
Lk 23:2; Jn 1:41
12.
The proof of His arrival would be in His miracles
a.
Isa 35:5,6; 29:18; 53:4
b.
Matt 11:5; 8:16,17
13.
He will preach to the common people, and the poor
a.
Isa 61:1
b.
Matt 11:5
14.
He will bring a sword and division and NOT peace
a.
Micah 7:6
b.
Matt 10:34,35
15.
He would be a Shepherd
a.
Isa 40:11
b.
John 10:10-18
16.
He would be meek and lowly
a.
Isa 42:2
b.
Mt 11:28-30
17.
He would minister to the Jews primarily
a.
Ezek 34:6,16
b.
Mt 15:24
18.
His mission would ultimately be to the Gentiles
a.
Isa 11:1; 42:6; 55:5; 60:3; 65:1; Mal 1:11; 2 Sam 22:44,45; Ps 2:7,8
b.
Matt 8:10; Lk 2:32; Jn 12:18-21
19.
He would teach
a.
Isa 48:17
b.
John 3:2
20.
He would teach by parables, and not always be plain
a.
Ps 78:1,2;
b.
Mt 13:34,35
21.
He would have disciples
a.
Isa 40:11
b.
John 1:37
22.
One of His disciples would be the devil
a.
23.
He would be a priest like Melchisedek - high priest, and only
mediator between God and man
a.
Ps 110:4
b.
Heb 5:6, 10; 6:19,20; 7:11, 15-17, 21
24.
He would be the Lamb of God - the acceptable substitute for our sins
a.
Ex 12; Isa 53:5,6; Gen 22:8
b.
John 1:29; 6:51
25.
He will save Israel from their sins
a.
By Fulfilling the requirements of the Law
b.
By being an acceptable sacrifice to God for the sins of all mankind
c.
Jer 23:5,6; Dan 9:24
d.
Matt 1:21
26.
He would be the only Saviour
a.
Isa 43:11
b.
Acts 4:12
27.
He will establish the New Covenant
a.
By completing the Old Covenant
b.
By instituting the New Testament D.
Of His Death, Burial and Resurrection
1.
He would make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey
a.
Zech 9:9
b.
Matt 21:5
2.
The entry into Jerusalem just before His death was predicted 483
years prior, exactly to the day
a.
Dan 9:25
b.
John 12:12,13
3.
People would reject Him as Messiah in the end
a.
Ps 22:6-8
b.
Mt 20:18,19; Mk 15:13,14
4.
People will not see or hear what He would say
a.
Isa 6:9,10
b.
Matt 13:14,15
5.
He would be disbelieved, hated and rejected by the rulers
a.
Isa 53:3; Ps 118:22,23; Isa 28:16
b.
Matt 21:42; Mark 8:31; 12:10; Luke 9:22; 17:5; Matt 21:42; 1 Peter
2:7
6.
He would be an offense to people, a stone that people stumble over
a.
Isa 8:14,15
b.
1 Peter 2:8
7.
He would be hated without a cause
a.
Ps 35:19
b.
Matt 27:23
8.
His soul would experience massive sorrow
a.
Ps 69:20
b.
Mt 26:38
9.
He would be betrayed
a.
By a friend
1)
Ps 41:9
2)
John 13:18,21
b.
For 30 pieces of silver
1)
Zech 11:12, 13; Cf Jer 18:1-8; 19:2, 3
2)
Matt 26:15; Luke 22:5
c.
The 30 pieces of silver would be thrown down in the Temple
1)
Zech 11:13
2)
Matt 27:5
d.
The 30 pieces of silver would be given to purchase a potter's field
1)
Zech 11:12
2)
Matt 27:9,10
10.
He would be accused by false witnesses
a.
Ps 35:11
b.
Matt 26:60
11.
He will be silent in response to accusations
a.
Isa 53:7; Isa 50:5; Isa 42:2,3
b.
Matt 27:14; Mk 7:36
12.
His followers would be scattered as sheep without a shepherd
a.
Zech 13:7
b.
Matt 26:56, 31; Mk 14:27, 50
13.
He would be smitten
a.
With the hand upon the cheek
1)
Micah 5:1
2)
Matt 27:30
b.
With stripes - with a whip
1)
Isa 50:6; 53:4-7; Zech 13:7; Isa 53:5
2)
Matt 27:26
c.
By God Himself - not just people
1)
Ps 69:26; Isa 53:10
2)
John 18:11
14.
His beard would be plucked
a.
Isa 50:6
b.
No clear verse in the New Testament revealing this - but it is
accepted Jesus probably had a beard if He was to look normal
15.
He would die on a cross (a Roman/Gentile mode of execution)
a.
His hands and His feet would be pierced 1) Ps 22:16-18; Zech 12:10; Num 24:17
2)
John 20:25,27
b.
No bones broken - could not be stoned
1)
Ps 34:20; Num 9:12
2)
John 19:33-36
c.
He would become a curse on a tree
1)
Dt 21:23
2)
Gal 3:10-13
16.
His side would be pierced
a.
Zech 12:10
b.
John 19:34
17.
He would be mocked in His execution
a.
Ps 22:7,8; 31:14,15
b.
Matt 27:43
18.
He would be watched at His execution
a.
Ps 22:17; 38:11
b.
Matt 27:36,39; Lk 23:49
19.
He would be thirsty at execution
a.
Ps 22:16
b.
John 19:28
20.
He would be given gall and vinegar to drink
a.
Ps 69:21
b.
Matt 27:34
21.
People would gamble for His garments
a.
Ps 22:18
b.
Matt 27:35
22.
There would be darkness over the land during the execution
a.
Amos 8:9
b.
Matt 27:45
23.
He would say several important things on the cross
a.
I Thirst
1)
Ps 22:15
2)
John 19:28
b.
Into thy hands I commit my spirit
1)
Ps 31:5; 22:20,21
2)
Lk 23:46
c.
My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?
1)
Ps 22:1
2)
Mk 15:34
d.
It is finished
1)
Ps 22:31
2)
John 19:30
24.
His blood would have to be shed - couldn't "just die"
a.
Lev 17:11
b.
Matt 26:28; Mk 10:45; 1 Jn 3:14-18
25.
He would die alone
a.
Ps 22:1
b.
John 16:32
26.
He would be forsaken of God
a.
Ps 22:1
b.
Matt 27:46
27.
He would be visibly marred beyond recognition at His execution
a.
Isa 52:13,14
b.
Mt 26:67; 27:29,30; Lk 22:64; Nobody recognized Him when He was
resurrected (Mk 16:12)
28.
Messiah would have to die before He could fully reign
a.
Dan 9:26
b.
29.
He would die among criminals
a.
Isa 53:12
b.
Matt 27:35
30.
He would die at Jerusalem - not anywhere else
a.
31.
He would die outside of the walls of Jerusalem
a.
Lev 16:27
b.
Matt 27:33; Heb 13:11,12
32.
He would be buried by a rich man
a.
Isa 53:9
b.
Matt 27:57,60
33.
He would be in the heart of the earth for three days and nights
a.
The Book of Jonah; Ps 68:18
b.
Matt 12:4
34.
He would rise three days later
a.
Ps 16:10,11; 49:15; Isa 53:9-12
b.
Mark 16:6
35.
He would not corrupt or decay in death
a.
Ps 16:10
b.
Acts 2:31
36.
He would be exalted to the position back in heaven
a.
Isa 52:13; Pr 30:4 (only God can do that); Ps 68:18
b.
Lk 24:51
37.
He would send the Holy Spirit
a.
Pr 1:23; Isa 44:3
b.
Jn 16:7,13
38.
His rejection would result in Jerusalem being destroyed E.
Of His Second Coming/Return
1.
Malachi 3:2,3; Ps 110:1
2.
Matt 22:44; Mk 12:36; 16:19; Lk 20:42,43; Act 2:34,35; Heb 1:13 F.
He will come again - to reign as King of kings
1.
Dan 2:34; 7:13,14; Micah 5:2; Jer 23:5
2.
Luke 3:17 G.
Of His Reign
1.
Isa 9:6 2. Yet to be fulfilled!
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