Prophesies Concerning Christ
To my knowledge, there are two things which no one that believes the Old Testament to be the inspired word of God denies. One, that God, through the Old Testament writers promised time and time again that he would some day send his Son into the world. Two, that more than nineteen hundred years ago, there was one born in the city of Bethlehem that claimed to be the fulfillment of that promise. Yes, all agree that these two things are true.
However, there may be some who are not altogether that the claim made by Jesus was true. Please read carefully the scriptural evidence presented below and it will become obvious that Jesus is the Son of God because there are just to many things to be pawned off as coincidence.
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Prophesy |
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Fulfillment |
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To be born of a woman |
Genesis 3:15 |
Born of a woman |
John 19:26; Galatians 4:4 |
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To be born of a Jewish woman |
Genesis 12:3 |
Born of a Jewish woman |
John 4:9 |
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To be born of a virgin |
Isaiah 7:14 |
Born of a virgin |
Matthew 1:18-23 |
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To be born of the seed of Isaac |
Genesis 26:2-4 |
Born of the seed of Isaac |
Romans 9:5-7 |
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To be born of the tribe of Judah |
Genesis 49:10 |
Born of the tribe of Judah |
Hebrews 7:14 |
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To be born of the house of David |
Psalms 132:11 |
Born of the house of David |
Luke 3:31 |
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To be born in Bethlehem |
Micah 5:2 |
Born in Bethlehem |
Matthew 2:1-4 |
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He was to be called Immanuel |
Isaiah 7:14 |
He was called Immanuel |
Matthew 1:23 |
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Children to be put to death |
Jeremiah 31:15 |
Children were put to death |
Matthew 2:14-18 |
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He was to spend some time in Egypt |
Hosea 11:1 |
He spent some time in Egypt |
Matthew 2:14-18 |
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To cause the eyes of the blind to be opened, the ears of the deaf to hear, the tongus of the dumb to speak, the legs of the lame to leap |
Isaiah 35:4-6 |
He did these things |
Matthew 11:1-5 |
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To be rejected of men |
Isaiah 53:3 |
Was rejected of men |
John 1:11-12 |
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He was to be betrayed by a friend |
Psalms 41:9 |
He was betrayed by a friend |
Matthew 26:47-48 |
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To be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver |
Zechariah 11:10-13 |
Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver |
Matthew 27:9 |
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He was to be deserted |
Zechariah 13:7 |
He was deserted |
Matthew 26:56 |
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His trial and crucifixion foretold |
Isaiah 53:6-8 |
These events happened |
Matthew 27 |
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He was to die with transgressors |
Isaiah 53:12 |
He died with transgressors |
Matthew 27:38 |
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Nails to be driven into his hands and feet |
Psalms 22:16 |
Nails were driven into his hands and feet |
John 20:25-27 |
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His garments to parted and gambled for |
Psalms 22:18 |
Garments were parted and gambled for |
John 19:23-24 |
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Sun to be darkened the day he died |
Joel 2:31 |
Sun was darkened the day he died |
Luke 23:44-45 |
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To be given vinegar to drink |
Psalms 69:21 |
Vinegar was given him to drink |
John 19:28-30 |
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No bones were to be broken |
Psalms 34:20 |
No bones were broken |
John 19:36 |
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His side to be pierced |
Zechariah 12:10 |
His side was pierced |
John 19:33-34 |
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To be buried by a rich man |
Isaiah 53:9 |
Buried by a rich man |
Matthew 27:57-60 |
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To be raised the third day |
Hosea 6:2 |
He was raised on the third day |
I Corinthians 15:1-4 |
The scriptures listed above prove four basic facts.
ü God’s purpose from the beginning was to send Christ into the world.
ü His arrival in the world would be as a human being, whose outward appearance would be as all other men.
ü He would through his inspired prophets of old, provide us with many, both great and incidental events that would be peculiar to his son’s conception and thirty some years stay on earth.
ü This advanced information was given unto us as identifying marks and they all fit Jesus like a glove.