SEEING JESUS THROUGH THE LENS OF PROPHECY

The Bible presents Jesus as the Eternal Messiah, the One Who has always existed; the One Who was with the Father and the Holy Spirit at Creation.

John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word (Jesus) was with God and the Word (Jesus) was God.”

Jesus was involved in the creation of all that exists. In Genesis 1:1 it says, “in the beginning, Elohim (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) created the heavens and the earth.” The entire Godhead was involved in creation. These and more were the activities that Jesus was involved before His Incarnation.

Colossians 1:16 says, “For by Him (Jesus) all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him (Jesus) and for Him.”

From here on, I would like to look at Jesus as the promised Messiah, the Anointed One and the Savior promised through prophecy.

The first prophecy concerning Jesus is that He would come to redeem men and defeat Satan.

Genesis 3:15

“I will put enmity (a state of hostility) between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel.”

to His death and resurrection:

1. Isaiah 7:14 - A virgin to conceive and bear a Son, Immanuel Fulfillment: Matthew 1:22-23; Luke 2:6-7

2. Micah 5;2 - Jesus to be born in Bethlehem of Judea Fulfillment: Matthew 2:1-6; Luke 2:4-6; John 7:42

3. Isaiah 40:3-5 - A voice in the wilderness to announce the coming Messiah

Fulfillment: Luke 3:3-6; John 1:23-27

4. Psalm 69:8 - The Messiah to be rejected by His family Fulfillment: Mark 3:21

5. Zechariah 9:9b - The Messiah to arrive riding a donkey

Fulfillment: Matthew 21:5,7; John 12:12-16

6. Psalm 41:9 - The Messiah to be betrayed by a friend

Fullfillement: Luke 22:47; John 13:18, 21-30

7. Psalm 22:7 - The Messiah to be scorned and mocked Fulfillment: Matthew 27:27-31,39-44; Luke 23:25

8. Psalm 22:14-15, 17 - The Messiah to suffer greatly Fulfillment: Matthew 27:27-50; John 19:28; 1 Peter 4:1a

9. Psalm 60:21- The Messiah to be given gall and vinegar

Fulfillment- Matthew 27:34,48

10. Psalm 109:4- The Messiah to pray for His enemy

Fulfillment- Luke 23:34

11. Psalm 22:16b- The Messiah’s hands and feet to be pierced

Fulfillment- John 19:18, 20:25,27

12. Psalm 109: 6-19- The enemy of the Messiah (Judas) to be destroyed

Fulfillment- John 17:12; Acts 1:16,20

13. Isaiah 53:2b- The Messiah to be seen as physically undesirable

Fulfillment- Mark 15:32

14. Psalm 22:18- The Messiah’s garments to be divided by lot

Fulfillment- Matthew 27:35

15. Psalm 34:20- None of Messiah’s bones to be broken

Fulfillment- John 19:31-36

16. Isaiah 53:9a- The Messiah to be with the wicked and the rich in death

Fulfillment- Matthew 27:38, 57-60; John 19:38-42

17. John 2:19-21- Jesus to be raised after three days

Fulfillment- Acts 10:40

18. John 6:62- Jesus to ascend to heaven

Fulfillment- Acts 1:9

The Bible is the only book in the world that records over a thousand prophecies, of which over half have been fulfilled with complete accuracy. Based on this consistency, we can expect the remainder will be fulfilled as written.

In the next issue of GNN, I will share some of the prophecies yet to come.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send them to GNN@GOODNEWSCHAPEL.ORG

Written by Marcy Sevior