Jesus Fulfilled Prophecy
“IN WHAT WAYS DID JESUS FULFILL PROPHECIES?”
“Couldn’t it just been a coincidence?”
To answer this, let’s consider a sampling of prophecies Jesus fulfilled.
1.) VIRGIN BIRTH:
Through the prophet Isaiah, God foretold (Isaiah 7:14) that a virgin would give birth to a son who will be called Immanuel, meaning “God is with us” (Matthew 1:23). Jesus was born to a virgin (Luke 1:34-35)
2.) NAZARETH:
The Gospel writer Matthew recognized that by being a citizen of Nazareth, Jesus fulfilled and Old Testament prophecy that Messiah would hail from that place ( Isaiah 9:1-2)
(Matthew 2:22-23)
(Matthew 4:15)
3.) MASSACRE OF INNOCENTS:
When king Herod killed the male toddlers of Bethlehem in a quest to kill the young Jesus , this fulfilled something Jeremiah prophesied.
( Jeremiah 31:15)
(Matthew 2:16-18)
4.) JEWS AND GENTILES:
Jesus’ mission shocked the Jews because it made room for non-Jews, as Isaiah had prophesied.
(Isaiah 42:1-3, 6)
(Matthew 12:18-21)
Further, as was prophesied of Messiah , Jesus was rejected by His own people.
(Psalms 118:22)
(1 Peter 2:7)
5.) MIRACLES AND OPPOSITION:
It was prophesied that Messiah’s ministry would include miracles.
(Isaiah 35:1-6)
(Isaiah 61:1-2)
Jesus fulfilled this expectation.
(Matthew 9:35)
(Luke 4:16-21)
It was also said that Messiah would be the Shepherd struck with the sword, resulting in the sheep being scattered.
(Zachariah 13:7)
You can read for yourself how do Jesus fulfilled that.
(Matthew 26:31)
(Matthew 26:56)
(Mark 14:27)
(Mark 14: 49-50)
6.) BETRAYAL:
Jesus was betrayed by a friend for 30 pieces of silver, a fulfillment of scripture.
(Zachariah 11:12-13)
(Matthew 27:7-10)
7.) DEATH, BURIAL, and RESURRECTION:
Many details of Jesus’ trial and execution were foretold in the Old Testament.
For instance, He remained silent before His accusers.
(Isaiah 53:7)
(Matthew 27:12-14)
He was forsaken.
(Psalms 22:1)
(Matthew 27:46)
Mocked.
(Psalms 22:7)
(Matthew 27:31)
Pierced.
(Psalms 22:16)
(Zachariah 12:10)
(John 19:34)
And suffered the indignity of having His clothes divided among His executioners.
(Psalms 22:18)
(Matthew 27:35)
He died with thieves.
(Isaiah 53:12)
(Matthew27:38)
(Luke 23:33)
Was offered sour wine.
(Psalms 69:21)
(Matthew 27:34)
And laid in a rich man’s tomb.
(Isaiah 53:9)
(Matthew 27:57-60)
Jesus then rose from the dead, fulfilling the ultimate Messianic prophecy.
(Psalms 16:10)
(Isaiah 53:10-12)
(Mark 16:6)
(Acts 2:31)
Peter Stoner, former Professor Emeritus of Science at Westmont College, calculated the probability of one person fulfilling just eight of the major prophecies concerning Messiah.
His conservative estimate was one chance in 100,000 trillion 100,000,000,000,000,000).
In another calculation, Stoner used 48 prophecies and arrived at the conservative estimate that the probability of 48 prophecies being fulfilled by one person is 10^157th power- that’s 1 with 157 zeros trailing behind it!!
Could Jesus have fulfilled all the Messianic prophecies by chance??
NOT A CHANCE!
Accurate prediction of the future is found in the Bible and no other so-called holy book.
This is one of the great proofs of the Bible’s divine inspiration, for God is the author both of Scripture and the plan for redemption.
Jesus fulfilled all of the Old Testament prophecies for Messiah because He is the Promised One sent from God.
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