Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Was Jesus The Messiah?

"The Son of man goeth as it is written of Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born." -- Matthew 26:24

One of the most convincing arguments that Jesus was the Christ are the hundreds of Old Testament prophecies that He fulfilled. This is a list of some of the main Old Testament prophecies concerning His death and their New Testament fulfillments.

O.T. Reference - Prophecy - N.T. Fulfillment

Genesis 3:15 - Victory over Satan - Colossians 2:15
Numbers 21:9 - The type of serpent - John 3:14-15
Psalms 16:9-10 - The Messiah would not see corruption - Acts 2:27, 31; 13:35
Psalms 22:1 - Christ forsaken - Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34
Psalms 22:7-8 - Messiah mocked and ridiculed - Luke 23:35
Psalms 22:16 - Piercing His hands and feet - Mark 15:25; Luke 23:33; John 19:37, 20:25
Psalms 22:18 - Parting His garments and casting lots for them - Luke 23:34 and John 19:23-24
Psalms 34:20 - Not one bone broken - John 19:36
Psalms 35:11 - Accused falsely - Mark 14:57-58
Psalms 35:19 - Hated without a cause - John 15:24-25
Psalms 41:9 - Betrayed by a close associate - Luke 22:47-48
Psalms 49:15 - His resurrection - Mark 16:6
Psalms 68:18 - His ascension to God’s right hand - Mark 16:19 and Ephesians 4:8
Psalms 69:21 - Given vinegar to drink in His thirst - Matthew 27:34, 48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29
Psalms 109:25 - They reviled Him, wagging their heads - Matthew 27:39
Isaiah 50:6 - They spit in His face - Matthew 26:67
Isaiah 50:6 - The Messiah scourged - Matthew 27:26
Isaiah 52:14 - Lost human appearance by physical mistreatment - Matthew 26:67, 27:26, 29-30; Mark 15:15-19;  John 19:34
Isaiah 52:15 - Gentiles shall receive spiritual cleansing - Hebrews 1:3
Isaiah 53:3 - He was despised and rejected of people - John 1:10-11
Isaiah 53:4 - He bore our sicknesses - Matthew 8:16-17
Isaiah 53:5-6 - He was wounded for our transgressions - Romans 4:25 and 1 Peter 3:18
Isaiah 53:7 - He opened not His mouth - Matthew 26:63, 27:12, 14; Mark 14:61, 15:5; 1 Peter 2:23
Isaiah 53:9 - He was buried with the rich - Matthew 27:57-58 and 60
Isaiah 53:11 - He shall justify many - Romans 3:26 and 5:19
Isaiah 53:12 - He was numbered with the transgressors - Mark 15:28 and Luke 22:37
Isaiah 53:12 - He was crucified with criminals - Mark 15:27-28
Jonah 1:17 - The sign of the prophet, Jonah - Matthew 12:40 and 16:4
Micah 5:1 - Smitten with a rod upon the cheek - Matthew 27:30
Zechariah 11:12 - He was betrayed for thirty pieces of silver - Matthew 26:15
Zechariah 11:13 - The betrayal money was used to buy the potter’s field - Matthew 27:5-10
Zechariah 13:7 - The shepherd is smitten and the flock is scattered - Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27

Source
Life For Today Study Bible Notes


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