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Messianic Prophecies
Here is a list of some of the prophesies about Jesus. First the topic, then the Old Testament prediction, and the New Testament
fulfillment:
Messianic Prophecies
- The seed of the woman
Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your
seed and her Seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel."
Gal 4:4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son,
born of a woman, born under the law,
- The seed of Abraham
Gen 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses
you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
Gal 3:16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say,
"And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is
Christ.
- The Tribe of Judah
Gen 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between
his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
Matt 1:2 Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his
brothers.
- The seed of Jacob
Num 24:17-19 "I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; a Star shall
come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of
Israel... Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, and destroy the remains of the
city."
Lk 3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of
Terah, the son of Nahor,
- The seed of David
Ps 132:11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it: "I
will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
Jer 23:5-6 "Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will raise
to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute
judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and
Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE
LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Rom 1:3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of
David according to the flesh,
- A prophet like Moses
Deut 18:15-19 "The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from
your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear... `I will raise up for them
a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His
mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. `And it shall be that
whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of
him.
Jn 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said,
"This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world."
- The Son of God
Ps 2:7 "I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to Me, `You are My Son,
today I have
begotten You.
Prov 30:4 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the
wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all
the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name, if you
know?
Matt 3:17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased."
- Resurrected from the dead
Ps 16:10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy
One to see corruption.
Acts 13:35-37 "Therefore He also says in another Psalm: `You will not allow
Your Holy One to see corruption.' "For David, after he had served his own
generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw
corruption; "but He whom God raised up saw no corruption.
- Betrayed by a friend
Ps 41:9 Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has
lifted up his heel against me.
Matt 26:48-49 Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "Whomever I
kiss, He is the One; seize Him." Immediately he went up to Jesus and said,
"Greetings,
Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
- Ascend into Heaven
Ps 68:18 You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive; you have
received gifts among men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God might
dwell there.
Acts 1:9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken
up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
- A priest like Melchizedek
Ps 110:4 The LORD has sworn and will not relent, "You are a priest forever
according to the order of Melchizedek."
Heb 5:5-6 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but
it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, today I have begotten You." As He
also says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of
Melchizedek"
- Seated at the right hand of God
Ps 110:1 The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, till I make Your
enemies Your
footstool."
Matt 26:64 Jesus said to him, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the
Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."
- The rejected stone to become the chief cornerstone
Ps 118:22-23 The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief
cornerstone. This was the LORD'S doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Is 28:16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for
a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; whoever
believes will not act hastily.
Matt 21:42-43 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: `The stone which the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, and it is
marvelous in our eyes'? "Therefore I say to you, the
kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
- Born of a Virgin
Is 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin
shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name
Immanuel.
Lk 1:34-35 Then
Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" And the
angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power
of the Highest will
overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son
of God.
- Minister in Galilee
Is 9:1-2 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, as
when at first He lightly esteemed the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
and afterward more heavily oppressed her, by the way of the sea, beyond the
Jordan, in Galilee of the
Gentiles. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt
in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.
Matt 4:13 And leaving
Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of
Zebulun and Naphtali,
- Will be meek and humble
Is 42:2-3 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be
heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He
will not quench; he will bring forth justice for truth.
Is 53:7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; he
was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is
silent, so He opened not His mouth.
Matt 26:62-63 And the
high priest arose and said to Him, "Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify
against You?" But Jesus kept silent....
- Bring salvation to the Gentiles
Is 11:10 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, who shall stand as a
banner to the people; for the Gentiles shall seek Him, and His resting place
shall be glorious."
Is 42:1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, my Elect One in whom My soul
delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Is 49:6 Indeed He says, `It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, that You should be My
salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
Matt 15:21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of
Tyre and
Sidon.
- Will be beaten
Is 50:6 I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who
plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.
Matt 26:67 Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with
the palms of their hands,
- Will establish a New Covenant
Jer 31:31-33 "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a
new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah-- "not
according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them
by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke,
though I was a husband to them, says the LORD. "But this is the covenant that
I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will
put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God,
and they shall be My people.
Matt 26:28 "For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins.
- Will have two missions
Is 61:1-2 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has
anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; he has sent Me to heal the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to
those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of
vengeance of our God;
- Will perform miracles
Is 35:5-6 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the
deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of
the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in
the desert.
Jn 11:47 Then the
chief priests and the
Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What shall we do? For this Man works many
signs.
- Called Jehovah God
Jer 23:5-6 "Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will raise
to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute
judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and
Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE
LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Is 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government
will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called wonderful, Counselor,
Mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Jn 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not
believe that I Am, you will die in your sins."
Jn 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."
- Born in Bethlehem
Mic 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the
thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in
Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting."
Lk 2:4-6
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into
Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house
and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his
betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while they were there, the days
were completed for her to be delivered.
- Will enter the Temple with authority
Mal 3:1 "Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, even the
Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," says the LORD of
hosts.
Matt 21:12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who
bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers
and the seats of those who sold doves.
- Will enter Jerusalem on a donkey
Zech 9:9 "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you; he is just and having salvation, lowly and
riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Matt 21:2-3 2 saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey
tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 "And if anyone says
anything to you, you shall say, `The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he
will send them."
- Will be pierced
Ps 22:16 For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has
enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;
Zech 12:10 "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of
Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom
they have pierced; they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and
grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
Is 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are
healed.
Jn 19:34 one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately
blood and water came out.
- Forsaken by His disciples
Zech 13:7 "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the Man who is My
Companion," says the LORD of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be
scattered; then I will turn My hand against the little ones.
Matt 26:31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is
written: `I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
- Victory over death
Is 25:8 He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord GOD will wipe away
tears from all faces; the rebuke of His people he will take away from all the
earth; for the LORD has spoken.
Heb 2:14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He
Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who
had the power of death, that is, the
devil,
Jn 19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
- The exact time of His death predicted
Dan 9:26 "And after the sixty-two weeks
Messiah shall be cut off....