Old
Testament Prophecies Identify Jesus as
THE ONE and ONLY Messiah
Note: The False Christ has been
identified. It now has a face and a name. Details at the end of this
document in the EPILOGUE.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is to provide the Elect (whether their
Eyes and Ears are open yet or not) clear Biblical confirmation so that,
with the illumination of the Holy Spirit of God, they may easily
confirm in their hearts that Jesus Christ - without any shred of doubt
- is THE ONE and ONLY Messiah that was expected by Israel.
We requested Mr. Lee Penn to prepare this document for the benefit
of our readership and he graciously accepted. We sincerely thank
him and Kathy who assisted us in the completion and publication of this
very critical document.
INTRODUCTION
Given the statement of purpose (above); i.e. "...they may easily confirm in their
hearts that Jesus Christ - without any shred of doubt - is THE ONE and
ONLY Messiah..." , many, even most, may think: "I know that; I do not
need any confirmation!"
To which we say: "Whomever really knew that, would
strive to live His Teachings with every breath taken; obviously that has not been the
case amongst the bulk of those who claim to be Christians, given
the condition of the world today."
Let us not be so arrogant as to forget that:
....
unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for
the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened. Then if any
man shall say to you: Lo here is Christ, or there, do not believe him.
For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show
great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the
elect. Behold I have told it to you, beforehand. [Matthew 24: 22-25]
Old
Testament Prophecies Identify Jesus as THE Messiah
I.
The Messiah is God and Man
1. God created mankind in His
own image; all creation was by and through Him.
Prophecy:
Genesis 1:26, 27; Psalm 33:6, 9
Fulfillment:
John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:2
2. He is the Ancient of Days.
Prophecy:
Micah 5:2
Fulfillment:
John 8:58
3. He was to be incarnate as a
man: The Word of God in the flesh.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 9:6-7
Fulfillment:
John 1:14
4. He would be born of a
virgin woman, and called Emmanuel: “God with us.”
Prophecy:
Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:3
Fulfillment:
Matthew 1:18, 22-23; Luke 1:26-35
5. He would be the Son of God,
begotten of the Father, and would call God “Father.” (He would
also be called – and call himself – the Son of Man).
Prophecy:
Psalm 2:7; Psalm 89:26-27; Proverbs 30:4; Isaiah 49:1, 5; Daniel 7:13-14
Fulfillment:
Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 26:63-64; Mark 1:10-11;
Mark 14:61-62; Luke 1:32-35; Luke 2:49; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:18; John
1:32-34; John 2:16; John 5:17-23; John 10:15, 17-18, 25-26, 29-30,
37-38; Acts 13:32-33; Colossians 1:15, 17-19; Galatians 1:15-16;
Hebrews 1:5; Hebrews 5:5,8; 2 Peter 1:17-18; Rev. 1:5-6
6. He is the Lord.
Prophecy:
Psalm 110:1
Fulfillment:
Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44;
Acts 2:33-36; Ephesians 1:20-22; Hebrews 1:3, 13; Hebrews 8:1; 1 Peter
3:22
7. He will rule the whole
world, and His Kingdom will have no end.
Prophecy:
Daniel 2:44
Fulfillment:
Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 1:31-33
II.
The Messiah's Life and Work
1. He had the appearance of an
ordinary man of his time, place, and nation.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 53:2
Fulfillment:
Philippians 2:6-7
2. He would be of the lineage
of Abraham, of the tribe of Judah, and of the House of David, and an
heir to David's throne.
Prophecy:
Genesis 12:2-3; Genesis 49:10; Numbers 24:17; 2 Samuel 7:12-13, 16;
Jeremiah 23: 5-6; Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:1-10
Fulfillment:
Matthew 1:1-2, 6, 16-17; Luke 3:31-34
3. His mother would sing, in
the Magnificat, of the way in which prophecy was fulfilled in the
coming of her Son.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 61:10; 1 Samuel 2:1; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalm 126:3; Psalm 111:9;
Psalm 103:17; Psalm 89:10; Psalm 138:6; Ezekiel 17:24; Job 5:11; Job
12:19; Psalm 107:9; Psalm 98:3; Isaiah 41:8-9; Genesis 12:2-3; Genesis
13:15-16; Genesis 22:17-18
Fulfillment:
Luke 1:46-55
4. He would be born in
Bethlehem.
Prophecy:
Micah 5:1-2
Fulfillment:
Matthew 2:1-6; John 7:42
5. He would be born at a
particular time, the appointed time.
Prophecy:
Daniel 9:24-27
Fulfillment:
Galatians 4:4
6. A star would announce His
birth.
Prophecy:
Numbers 24:17
Fulfillment:
Matthew 2:2
7. He would be presented with
gifts.
Prophecy:
Psalm 72:10
Fulfillment:
Matthew 2:11
8. His coming would be the
occasion of a massacre at Bethlehem.
Prophecy:
Jeremiah 31:15
Fulfillment:
Matthew 2:16-18
9. He would be the King of the
Jews, David's successor – and would be known as such by His enemies
from his birth till his death.
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 34:23-24
Fulfillment:
Matthew 2:1-2; Matthew 27:29, 37; John 18:39, John
19: 2-3, 14-15, 19-22
10. His coming would be
announced by a prophet.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1; Malachi 4:5-6; Ecclesiasticus 48:10
Fulfillment:
Matthew 3:1-3; Matthew 11:7-15; Matthew 17:10-13;
Mark 1:2-8; Mark 6:14-16; Luke 1:13-17, 76-79; Luke 3:4-6; Luke
7:18-33; John 1:6-8, 19-36; Acts 13:24; Acts 19:1-7
11. The Messiah would
have cousins (called "brothers" in that culture and time).
Prophecy:
Psalm 69:8
Fulfillment:
Matthew 12:46; Matthew 13:55-56; Mark 3:31-32; Luke
8:19-20; John 2:12; John 7:3-5; Acts 1:14; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Galatians
1:19
12. He would conquer the devil.
Prophecy:
Genesis 3:15
Fulfillment:
Hebrews 2:14-15
13. He would please God the
Father.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 42:1
Fulfillment:
Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35
14. He would be the Prophet
promised of old to Israel, one like Moses.
Prophecy:
Deuteronomy 18:15-19
Fulfillment:
John 5:45-47, John 6:14, Acts 3:22
15. He would do only His
Father's Will, fulfill all the Law, and be perfect
Prophecy:
Psalm 40:6-10
Fulfillment:
Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:17-18; John 4:34, Hebrews
10:5-7
16. He would travel to Egypt
and then be called out of it.
Prophecy:
Exodus 4:22-23, Numbers 23:22, Numbers 24:8; Hosea 11:1
Fulfillment:
Matthew 2:14-15
17. He would live in Galilee.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 9:1-2
Fulfillment:
Matthew 4:12, 15-16
18. The Spirit of God
would be upon Him.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 11:1-3; Isaiah 61:1
Fulfillment:
Matthew 3:16-17, Matthew 11:2-6; Luke 4:16-22
19. He would perform miracles,
as the prophets said a Messiah would do.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 29:18-19, Isaiah 35:5-7; Isaiah 61:2-3
Fulfillment:
Matthew 11:4-5, Luke 7:21-22
20. He would feed the people
in a miraculous way, offering spiritual Bread as well as earthly bread.
Prophecy:
Exodus 16:4,8,17; 2 Kings 4:42; Psalm 78:24
Fulfillment:
Matthew 15:37; John 6:49-51
21. He would begin His
ministry at 30 years of age
Prophecy:
Genesis 41:46; Numbers 4:3, 23; 2 Samuel 5:4
Fulfillment:
Luke 3:23
22. He would suddenly appear
at the Temple, and would be zealous for the Lord's house.
Prophecy:
Psalm 69:9, Malachi 3:1
Fulfillment:
Luke 2:46, John 2:15-17
23. He would be the promised
Messiah (the Anointed One), or Christ.
Prophecy:
Psalm 2:1-2
Fulfillment:
Matthew 16:13-17; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-21; John
1:41, John 4:25-26; John 9:35-37; Acts 4:25-28
24. The Messiah would bear the
infirmities and diseases of the people.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 53:4
Fulfillment:
Matthew 8:16-17
25. He would preach to the
poor.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 53:4
Fulfillment:
Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:18-21
26. He will bring a sword –
division within the household, rather than peace.
Prophecy:
Micah 7:6
Fulfillment:
Matthew 10:34-36, Luke 12:51-53, Luke 21:16
27. When He came, He would
find the people to be like sheep without a shepherd.
Prophecy:
Numbers 27:16-17; 1 Kings 22:17; Ezekiel 34:5-6
Fulfillment:
Mark 6:34
28. He would be the good
Shepherd of his people.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 40:11; Jeremiah 23:4; Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-16, 22-24, 31
Fulfillment:
Matthew 9:36; John 10:11-16
29. He would be meek, gentle,
compassionate, and lowly.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 42:2-3
Fulfillment:
Matthew 11:28-30; Matthew 12:19-20; Matthew 15:32
30. The Messiah's ministry
would begin with the people of Israel.
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 34:11-14, 30-31
Fulfillment:
Matthew 10:5-6, Matthew 15:21-28
31. His ministry would
ultimately include the Gentiles, as well.
Prophecy: 2
Samuel 22:44-45; Psalm 2:8; Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 49:5-6; Isaiah 55:5;
Isaiah 60:3; Malachi 1:11
Fulfillment:
Matthew 8:10-12, Luke 2:32, John 12:20-23; Acts
10:34-35; Acts 13:47; Acts 26:23
32. He would teach.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 48:17; Psalm 27:11
Fulfillment:
John 3:2
33. He would teach by
parables, and not always speak plainly.
Prophecy:
Psalm 78:1-2, Isaiah 6:9-10
Fulfillment:
Matthew 11:25; Matthew 13:10-15, 34-35; Luke 8:10;
Mark 4:11-12; Mark 8:18; John 12:37-41; Acts 28:25-27
34. He would have disciples.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 40:11
Fulfillment:
John 1:35-44
35. The Messiah would connect
heaven and earth, as Jacob had seen in his dream of the ladder.
Prophecy:
Genesis 28:12
Fulfillment:
John 1:51
36. The Messiah would be a
priest like Melchizedek – the true high priest, and only mediator
between God and man.
Prophecy:
Genesis 14:18-20, Psalm 110:4
Fulfillment:
Hebrews 5:5-6,10, 6:19-20, 7:1-25
37. He would be the Lamb of
God – the acceptable sacrifice for the sins of the people of Israel,
and for the sins of all mankind.
Prophecy:
Genesis 22:8; Exodus 12: 5, 13, 21-24; Isaiah 53:6, Daniel 9:24
Fulfillment:
Matthew 1:21, John 1:29-34, John 6:51; 1 Peter
2:24-25
38. He would be the only
Savior.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 43:11; Psalm 96:5; Psalm 115: 3-8
Fulfillment:
Matthew 11:27; John 14:6; Acts 4:12
39. His Kingdom would be like
a great tree, covering the whole earth affording all the opportunity to
find shelter beneath it.
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 17:22-23
Fulfillment:
Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19
40. He would rebuke and cast
out those who made religion into a business.
Prophecy:
Psalm 69:9; Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11; Zechariah 3:2
Fulfillment:
Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-48;
John 2:13-17
III.
The Death and Resurrection of the Messiah
1. He would make a triumphal
entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Prophecy:
Zechariah 9:9
Fulfillment:
John 12:14-15
2. When the Messiah entered
Jerusalem, the people would acclaim him as king, the one who comes in
the name of the Lord.
Prophecy:
Psalm 118:25-26
Fulfillment:
Matthew 21:9; Matthew 23:39; Mark 11:9-10; Luke
13:35; Luke 19:38; John 12:12-13
3. Children would praise the
Messiah when he came.
Prophecy:
Psalm 8:1-2
Fulfillment:
Matthew 21:15-16
4. The masses would reject Him
as Messiah in the end.
Prophecy:
Psalm 22:6-8
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:1-5, 18-25;
John 18:38-40; John 19:12-16; Acts 3:13-14; Acts 5:28
5. The Messiah would be
disbelieved, rejected, and hated by the religious leaders of the people.
Prophecy:
Psalm 22:12-13; Isaiah 53:3, 8
Fulfillment:
Matthew 26:3-5, 14-15, 47; Matthew 27:1-2, 41-43;
Mark 8:31, Luke 9:22, Acts 5:27-33; Acts 8:32-33
6. The Messiah would be an
offense to people, a stone that they would stumble over.
Prophecy:
Psalm 118:22-23; Isaiah 8:13-15, Isaiah 28:16-17
Fulfillment:
Matthew 21:42-43; Mark 12:10; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter
2:6-8
7. He would be hated without a
cause.
Prophecy:
Psalm 35:19
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:23; Mark 15:14; Luke 23:4, 20-23; John
18:38
8. His soul would experience
massive sorrow.
Prophecy:
Psalm 69:20
Fulfillment:
Matthew 26:37-38; Mark 14:33-34
9. The Messiah would be
betrayed by a friend for 30 pieces of silver, a slave's ransom.
The silver would be cast down into the Temple, and then used to
purchase a potter's field. The betrayer would be one of the
Messiah's friends, who had shared the table with him.
Prophecy:
Exodus 21:32; Psalm 41:9, Zechariah 11:12-13
Fulfillment:
Matthew 26:14-15, Matthew 27: 3-10; Mark 14:10-11,
43-46; Luke 22:5-6; John 13:18, 21; Acts 1:16-20
10. The Messiah would be
accused by false witnesses at His trial.
Prophecy:
Psalm 35:11
Fulfillment:
Matthew 26:59-60; Mark 14:55-59; Acts 6:12-14
11. He would be silent in
response to accusations.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 42:2, Isaiah 50:5, Isaiah 53:7
Fulfillment:
Matthew 26:62-63, Matthew 27:12, 14; Mark 14:61;
Mark 15:5; Luke 23:8-9
12. The Messiah would be
counted among the transgressors.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 53:12
Fulfillment:
Luke 22:37; Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27; Luke 23:32-33
13. His followers would be
scattered as sheep without a shepherd.
Prophecy:
Zechariah 13:7
Fulfillment:
Matthew 26: 31,56; Mark 14:27, 50; John 16:32
14. He would be struck with
the hand, and with a rod and a whip. He would be spat upon, and
have his beard plucked.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 53:4-8; Micah 5:1
Fulfillment:
Matthew 26:67; Matthew 27:26, 30
15. God will allow the Messiah
to be stricken and/or abandoned by The Father Himself, as well as by
people.
Prophecy:
Psalm 22:2; Psalm 69:26; Isaiah 53:10
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34
16. He would die on a cross;
His hands, feet, and side would be pierced. Due to the tortures
of the trial and the execution, he would be virtually unrecognizable.
Prophecy in
the Old Testament: Psalm 22:16; Isaiah 52:13-15; Zechariah 12:10
Prophecy in the New
Testament: Matthew 26:2
Fulfillment:
John 19:34, John 20:20, 25-27; Revelation 1:7
17. As He is the true Paschal
Lamb, none of the Messiah's bones would be broken.
Prophecy:
Exodus 12:21, 46; Numbers 9:12, Psalm 34:20
Fulfillment:
John 19: 31-36; 1 Corinthians 5:7
18. He would become a curse on
a tree.
Prophecy:
Deuteronomy 21:22-23
Fulfillment:
Galatians 3:13
19. He would be executed in
public, and would be mocked by the onlookers.
Prophecy:
Psalm 22: 7-8, 12-13, 15-17; Psalm 31:13; Psalm 38:11; Psalm 109:25;
Wisdom 2:12-24
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:36, 39-44; Mark 15:29-32; Luke 23:35-39,
48
20. He would be thirsty at
execution, and would be given gall and vinegar to drink.
Prophecy:
Psalm 22:15-16; Psalm 69:21
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27: 34, 48; Mark 15:23, 36; Luke 23:36;
John 19:28-29
21. People would gamble for
His garments.
Prophecy:
Psalm 22:18
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23-25
22. There would be darkness
over the land during the execution.
Prophecy: Amos
8:9
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44-45
23. The Messiah would speak
from the Cross, fulfilling prophecy thereby:
“Father, forgive
them; for they know not what they do.”
Prophecy: Numbers
15:27-29
Fulfillment:
Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60
“My God, My God, why
hast thou forsaken me?”
Prophecy: Psalm 22:1
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34
“Into thy hands I
commit my spirit”
Prophecy: Psalm 31:5
Fulfillment:
Luke 23:46
24. The Messiah's blood would
have to be shed for forgiveness of sins.
Prophecy:
Exodus 24:8; Leviticus 17:11
Fulfillment:
Matthew 20:28; Matthew 26:27-28; Mark 10:45; Mark
14:24; John 15:13; 1 Timothy 2:6; Hebrews 9:22, 25-28; 1 John 3:16
25. The Messiah would have to
die before He could fully reign.
Prophecy:
Daniel 9:26-27
Fulfillment:
Mateo 16:21, 27; Marcos 8:31; Marcos 9:30-31;
Marcos 10:33-34; Lucas 9:22; Lucas 17:24-25; Lucas 18:31-34
26. He would die at Jerusalem,
outside its walls, as a sacrifice for sin.
Prophecy in
the Old Testament: Leviticus 16:27
Prophecy in
the New Testament: Luke 13:33
Fulfillment:
Matthew 16:21, 27; Mark 8:31; Mark 9:30-31; Mark
10:33-34; Luke 9:22; Luke 17:24-25; Luke 18:31-34
27. His rejection would result
in Jerusalem being destroyed.
Prophecy in
the New Testament: Matthew 23:34-39; Matthew 24:1-3; Mark 13:2;
Luke
13:33-35; Luke 19:41-44; Luke 21:5-6; Luke 21:20-24; Luke 23:28-31
Fulfillment:
The Jews, led by Zealot nationalists, revolted
against Rome in 66 AD, and Rome defeated them in 70 AD. The
Romans destroyed the Temple (on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning
that commemorated the fall of Solomon's Temple to the Babylonians),
killed over half a million people, and enslaved or dispersed the
surviving Jews. The process repeated in 132-135 AD, with the
disastrous and futile revolt led by Bar Kokhba, a messianic pretender.
28. He would be buried by a
rich man.
Prophecy:
Isaiah 53:9
Fulfillment:
Matthew 27:57-60, Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56;
John 19:38-42
29. Jonah's three-day
entombment would foreshadow the burial of the Messiah.
Prophecy:
Jonah 1:17
Fulfillment:
Matthew 12:38-41; Luke 11:29-32
30. He would not be left among
the dead, nor would He decay in death.
Prophecy:
Psalm 16:10
Fulfillment:
Acts 2:31
31. The Messiah would rise
from the dead on the third day.
Prophecy in
the Old Testament: Psalm 16:10-11; Psalm 49:15; Isaiah 53:10-12
Prophecy in
the New Testament: Matthew 17:9, 22-23; Matthew 20:17-19;
Matthew
27:63; Mark 9:31; Luke 9:22; John 2:19-22
Fulfillment:
Matthew 28:5-10; Mark 16:6-18; Luke 24:4-28, 36-49;
John 20-11-23
32. He would ascend to Heaven,
and prepare a place for His followers.
Prophecy in
the Old Testament: Psalm 68:18; Proverbs 30:4; Isaiah 52:13
Prophecy in
the New Testament: John 6:62; John 14:2-3; John 20:17
Fulfillment:
Mark 16:19; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy
3:16; Ephesians 4:8-10
33. He would send the Holy
Spirit upon all believers.
Prophecy in
the Old Testament: Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 44:3; Joel 2:28-32
Prophecy in
the New Testament: Luke 24:49; John 14:26; John 15:26; John
16:7-15;
John 20:21-23
Fulfillment:
Acts 2:1-4, 16-21; Acts 10:44-48; 1 Corinthians
2:12-14
34. He would sit at the right
hand of God, the Father, until the time comes for him to reign on Earth.
Prophecy in
the Old Testament: Psalm 110:1
Prophecy in
the New Testament: Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37; Luke
20:41-44
Proclamation by Christ during His
trial: Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62; Luke 22:69
Fulfillment:
Acts 2:33-36; Acts 7:55-56; 1 Corinthians 15:23-26;
Ephesians 1:20-23; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3-5, 13; Hebrews
10:12-13
35. He is with us, until the
end of time.
Prophecy in the New Testament:
Matthew 28:20
CONCLUSION
The enemies of God, and those who wish to deny Jesus Christ as the one
and only Messiah sent by God to deliver mankind, may claim that many
narratives of the Old, and most especially New Testament, have been
altered so that they "prove" that Jesus is the expected Messiah.
To them we say: The leaders and
Administrators of Christianity have established, throughout the
centuries and without leaving a shred of doubt, that their arrogance
rendered them intellectually challenged to the point that they could
not possibly "pull such scam" on humanity. They have proven it by "not
even being good at being bad. (1)
The coherence (2)
of the Holy Scriptures cannot and will not be falsified.
EPILOGUE
(Added on June 26th, 2021)
The False Christ has been identified.
It now has a face and a name.
NOTES
En Español: Las profecías del Antiguo
Testamento identifican a Jesús como El Mesías
Published on April 24th during
the Easter Season - 2007
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