PART 1 OF 3 IN THE promise OF A coming SAVIOR
Revealing The Message of The Gospel throughout Biblical History - The Foretelling
Foretold Prophecy: The 1st promise of a coming redeemer was written down in Genesis 3:15. There are more than 300+ prophecies about the coming of a redeemer in the Bible.
What is the message of the Gospel all about?
Answer:
It is the Life of Jesus Christ.
It is the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
It is the promise of Jesus Christ that we will inherit eternal life.
There are over 300+ Old Testament prophecies (Genesis to Malachi) which foretell that a savior would come to earth.
Here is a list of a few prophecies that Jesus fulfilled;
Prophecies Concerning His Birth - Genesis 3:15 - Fulfillment in Galatians 4:4
Born of a Virgin - Isaiah 7:14 - Fulfillment Matthew 1:18, 24, 25 / Luke 1:26-35
Son of God - Psalm 2:7 - Fulfillment Matthew 3:17, 16:16 / Mark 9:7 / Luke 9:35, 22:70 / John 1:34, 49 / Acts 13:30
Seed of Abraham - Genesis 22:18 - Fulfillment Matthew 1:1 / Galatians 3:16
Son of Isaac - Genesis 21:12 - Fulfillment Luke 3:23, 34 / Matthew 1:2
Son of Jacob - Genesis 35:10-12 - Fulfillment Luke 3:23, 34
Tribe of Judah - Genesis 49:10, Micah 5:2 - Fulfillment Luke 3:23, 33
Family Line of Jesse - Isaiah 11:1, 1:10 - Fulfillment Luke 3:23, 32 / Matthew 1:6
House of David - Jeremiah 23:5 - Fulfillment Luke 3:23, 31
Born in Bethlehem - Micah 5:2 - Fulfillment Matthew 2:1
Presented with Gifts - Psalm 72:10 - Fulfillment Matthew 2:1, 11
Herod Kills Children - Jeremiah 31:15 - Fulfillment Matthew 2:16
His Pre-Existence - Micah 5:2 - Fulfillment Colossians 1:17, John 1:1-3
He Shall Be Called Lord - Psalm 110:1 - Fulfillment Luke 2:11 / Matthew 22:43-45
He Shall Be Immanuel (God with Us) Isaiah 7:14 - Fulfillment Matthew 1:23
He Shall Be a Prophet Deuteronomy 18:18 - Fulfillment Matthew 21:11
He Shall Be a Priest - Psalm 110:4 - Fulfillment Hebrews 3:1
He Shall Be a Judge - Isaiah 33:22 - Fulfillment John 5:30
He Shall Be a King - Psalm 2:6 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:37
He Shall Receive a Special Anointing of The Holy Spirit - Psalm 45:7 / Isaiah 42:1, 61:1-2 - Fulfillment Matthew 3:16-17, 12:17-21 / Mark 1:10-11 / Luke 4:15-21, 43 / John 1:32
He Will Have Zeal for God - Psalm 69:9 - Fulfillment John 2:15-16
He Will Be Preceded by A Messenger (John The Baptist) - Isaiah 40:3 - Fulfillment Matthew 3:1-3, 11:10 / John 1:23 / Luke 1:17
His Ministry will Begin in Galilee - Isaiah 9:1 - Fulfillment Matthew 4:12, 13, 17
He Will Have a Ministry of Miracles - Isaiah 35:5-6, 32:3-4 - Fulfillment Matthew 9:32-33, 11:4-6 / Mark 7:33-35 / John 5:5-9, 9:6-11, 11:43, 44, 47
He Will Be a Teacher of Parables - Psalm 78:2 - Fulfillment Matthew 13:34
He Shall Enter the Temple - Malachi 3:1 - Fulfillment Matthew 21:12 / John 1:14, 2:19-21
He Will Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey - Zechariah 9:9 - Fulfillment Luke 19:35-37 / Matthew 21:6-11
He Shall Be a “Stone of Stumbling” to the Jews - Psalm 118:22 - Fulfillment 1 Peter 2:7
He is a “Light” to the Gentiles - Isaiah 60:3 - Fulfillment Acts 13:47-48
He is The Resurrection - Psalm 16:10 - Fulfillment Acts 2:31 / Luke 24:46, 13:33
He will have an Ascension - Psalm 68:18 - Fulfillment Acts 1:9
He Will be Seated at the Right Hand of God - Psalm 110:1 - Fulfillment Hebrews 1:3, Daniel 7
He Will Be Betrayed by a Friend - Psalm 41:9 - Fulfillment Matthew 10:4, 26:49-50
He Will Be Sold for Thirty Pieces of Silver - Zechariah 11:12 - Fulfillment Matthew 26:15
Money will Be Thrown into God’s Temple - Zechariah 11:13 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:5
A Price will be Given for A Potter’s Field - Zechariah 11:13 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:7
He Will Be Forsaken by His Disciples - Zechariah 13:7 - Fulfillment Mark 14:50
He Will Be Accused by False Witnesses - Psalm 35:11 - Fulfillment Matthew 26:59-60
He Will Be Silent before His Accusers - Isaiah 53:7 0 Fulfillment Matthew 27:12
He Will Be Wounded and Bruised - Isaiah 53:5, Zechariah 13:6 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:26
He Will Be Smitten and Spit Upon - Isaiah 50:6 - fulfillment Matthew 26:67 / Luke 22:63
He Will Be Mocked - Psalm 22:7-8 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:29
Fell under the Cross - Psalm 109:24-25 - Fulfillment John 19:17 / Luke 23:26
His Hands and Feet will be Pierced - Psalm 22:16, Zechariah 12:10 - Fulfillment Luke 23:33 / John 20:25
He Shall be Crucified with thieves - Isaiah 53:12 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:38 / Mark 15:27-28
He Shall Make Intercession for His Persecutors - Isaiah 53:12 - Fulfillment Luke 23:34
He Shall be Rejected by His Own People - Isaiah 53:3 - Fulfillment John 7:5, 48
He Will Be Hated Without a Cause - Psalm 69:4 - Fulfillment John 15:25
His Friends will stand far Off - Psalm 38:11 - Fulfillment Luke 23:49 / Matthew 27:55-56 / Mark 15:40
People will Shake Their Heads at Him- Psalm 109:25, 22:7 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:39
He Will Be Stared Upon - Psalm 22:17 - Fulfillment Luke 23:35
His Garments will be Parted and Lots Cast - Psalm 22:18 - Fulfillment John 19:23-24
He Will Be Suffer of Thirst - Psalm 69:21 - Fulfillment John 19:28
Gall and Vinegar will be Offered to Him - Psalm 69:21 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:34
His Forsaken Cry - Psalm 22:1 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:46
He Committed Himself to God - Psalm 31:5 - Fulfillment Luke 23:46
His Bones will Not be Broken - psalm 34:20 - Fulfillment John 19:33
He will be Heartbroken - Psalm 22:14 - Fulfillment John 19:34
His Side will be Pierced - Zechariah 12:10 - Fulfillment John 19:34
Darkness will be over the Land - Amos 8:9 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:45
He Will Be Buried in a Rich Man’s Tomb - Isaiah 53:9 - Fulfillment Matthew 27:57-60
His Resurrection from the Dead - Matthew 12:40 referred back to Jonah 1:17
What are the chances of anyone in History to fulfill just 8 of the more than over 300 prophecies in Scripture?
As an Example:
His Place of Birth (Micah 5:2)
His Time of Birth (Daniel 9:25; Genesis 49:10)
His Manner of Birth (Isaiah 7:14)
His Betrayal - (Psalm 41:9)
The Manner of His Death (Psalm 22:16)
The People’s reaction to Him - Mocking, spitting, staring (Isaiah 50:6)
His Piercing (Psalm 22, Isaiah 53)
His Burial - (Isaiah 53)
Stephen Stoner, a Science Professor, calculated the Mathematical Probability of someone in history fulfilling these prophesies. The following statistics are Stoners calculations:
The chance of anyone in History fulfilling 8 of those 300+ Prophecies is 10 to the 17th power
The chance of anyone in History fulfilling 48 of those 300+ Prophecies are 10 to the 157th power
And there are still over 250 more prophesies to consider
To put these numbers into perspective, there are only 10 to the 80th power of molecules in the entire universe
Jesus fulfilling these prophecies makes Him the best candidate to be the Messiah who is mentioned throughout the Old Testament.