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PROPHECIES OF THE MESSIAH FULFILLED IN JESUS CHRIST

Presented Here in Their Order of Fulfillment


PROPHETIC SCRIPTURE SUBJECT FULFILLED
Gen. 3:15, p. 7
“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.”
seed of a woman Gal. 4:4, p. 1189
“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law;”
Gen. 12:3, p. 14
“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.”
descendant of Abraham Matt. 1:1, p. 973
“The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.”
Gen. 17:19, p. 18
“Then God said, ‘No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.’”
descendant of Isaac Luke 3:34, p. 1040
“The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor.”
Num. 24:17, p. 157
“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, and batter the brow of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.”
descendant of Jacob Matt. 1:2, p. 973
“Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.”
Gen. 49:10, p. 50
“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.”
from the tribe of Judah Luke 3:33, p. 1040
“The son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah.”
Is. 9:7, p. 687
“Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
heir to the throne of David Luke 1:32, 33, p. 1037
“He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
Ps. 45:6, 7, p. 565; 102:25–27, p. 596
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

“Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; yes, all of them will grow old like a garment; like a cloak You will change them, and they will be changed. But You are the same, and Your years will have no end.”
anointed and eternal Heb. 1:8–12, p. 1248
“But to the Son He says: ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.’ And: ‘You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; and they will all grow old like a garment; like a cloak You will fold them up, and they will be changed. But You are the same, and Your years will not fail.’”
PROPHETIC SCRIPTURE SUBJECT FULFILLED
Mic. 5:2, p. 925
“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 have been from of old, from everlasting.”
born in Bethlehem Luke 2:4, 5, 7, p. 1038
“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. … And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
Dan. 9:25, p. 879
“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times.”
time for His birth Luke 2:1, 2, p. 1036
“And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.”
Is. 7:14, p. 685
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”
to be born of a virgin Luke 1:26, 27, 30, 31, p. 1036
“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS.’”
Jer. 31:15, p. 776
“Thus says the LORD: ‘A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.’”
slaughter of children Matt. 2:16–18, p. 974
“Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: ‘A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.’”
Hos. 11:1, p. 892
“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.”
flight to Egypt Matt. 2:14, 15, p. 974
“When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ‘Out of Egypt I called My Son.’”
Is. 40:3–5, p. 713
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth; the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.’”
the way prepared Luke 3:3–6, p. 1039
“And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”
PROPHETIC SCRIPTURE SUBJECT FULFILLED
Mal. 3:1, p. 964
“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.
preceded by a forerunner Luke 7:24, 27, p. 1046
“When the messengers of John had de-
parted, He began to speak to the multi-
tudes concerning John: ‘What did you go
out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken by the wind? . . . This is he of whom
it is written: “Behold, I send My messenger
before Your face, who will prepare Your
way before You.”’”
Mal. 4:5, 6, p. 965
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the
prophet before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of the LORD. And he will turn
the hearts of the fathers to the children,
and the hearts of the children to their fa-
thers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
preceded by Elijah Matt. 11:13, 14, p. 984
“For all the prophets and the law pro-
phesied until John. And if you are willing to
receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.”
Ps. 2:7, p. 541
“I will declare the decree: the LORD has
said to Me, ‘You are My Son, today I have
begotten You.’”
declared the Son of God Matt. 3:17, p. 975
“And suddenly a voice came from
heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.’”
Is. 9:1, 2, p. 686
“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.”
Galilean ministry Matt. 4:13–16, p. 976
“And leaving Nazareth, He came and
dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in
the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah
the prophet, saying: ‘The land of Zebulun
and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the
sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gen-
tiles: the people who sat in darkness have
seen a great light, and upon those who sat
in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.’”
Ps. 78:2–4, p. 582
“I will open my mouth in a parable; I will
utter dark sayings of old, which we have
heard and known, and our fathers have told
us. We will not hide them from their chil-
dren, telling to the generation to come the
praises of the LORD, and His strength and
His wonderful works that He has done.”
speaks in parables Matt. 13:34, 35, p. 987
“All these things Jesus spoke to the mul-
titude in parables; and without a parable
He did not speak to them, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying: ‘I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things which have been kept se-
cret from the foundation of the world.’”
Deut. 18:15, p. 191
“The LORD your God will raise up for
you a Prophet like me from your midst,
from your brethren. Him you shall hear.”
a prophet Acts 3:20, 22, p. 1108
“And that He may send Jesus Christ, who
was preached to you before, . . . For Moses
truly said to the fathers, ‘The LORD your
God will raise up for you a Prophet like me
from your brethren. Him you shall hear in
all things, whatever He says to you.’”
Is. 61:1, 2, p. 734
“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 pro-
claim liberty to the captives, and the open-
ing of the prison to those who are bound; to
proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
and the day of vengeance of our God; to
comfort all who mourn.”
to bind up the brokenhearted Luke 4:18, 19, p. 1041
“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
because He has anointed Me to preach the
gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance
to the captives and recovery of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty those who are op-
pressed, to preach the acceptable year of
the LORD.”
Is. 53:3, p. 727
“He is despised and rejected by men, a
Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem
Him.”
rejected by His own people, the Jews John 1:11, p. 1075
“He came to His own, and His own did
not receive Him.”

Luke 23:18, p. 1068
“And they all cried out at once, saying,
‘Away with this Man, and release to us Bar-
rabbas.’”
Ps. 110:4, p. 602
“The LORD has sworn and will not re-
lent, ‘You are a priest forever according to
the order of Melchizedek.’”
priest after order of Melchizedek Heb. 5:5, 6, p. 1250
“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 be-
gotten You.’ As He also says in another
place: ‘You are a priest forever according to
the order of Melchizedek.’”
Zech. 9:9, p. 855
“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 don-
key, a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
triumphal entry Mark 11:7, 9, 11, p. 1023
“Then they brought the colt to Jesus and
threw their garments on it, and He sat on it.
Then those who went before and those
who followed cried out, saying: ‘Hosanna!
Blessed is He who comes in the name of
the Lord!’ . . . And Jesus went into Jerusalem
and into the temple. So when He had
looked around at all things, as the hour was
already late, He went out to Bethany with
the twelve.”
Ps. 8:2, p. 544
“Out of the mouth of babes and infants
You have ordained strength, because of
Your enemies, that You may silence the en-
emy and the avenger.”
adored by infants Matt. 21:15, 16, p. 995
“But when the chief priests and scribes
saw the wonderful things that He did, and
the children crying out in the temple and
saying, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’ they
were indignant and said to Him, ‘Do You
hear what these are saying?’ And Jesus said
to them, ‘Yes. Have you never read, “Out of
the mouth of babes and nursing infants You
have perfected praise”?’”
Is. 53:1, p. 727
“Who has believed our report? And to
whom has the arm of the LORD been re-
vealed?”
not believed John 12:37, 38, p. 1091
“But although He had done so many
signs before them, they did not believe in
Him, that the word of Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled, which he spoke: ‘Lord,
who has believed our report? And to whom
has the arm of the LORD been revealed?’”
Ps. 41:9, p. 563
“Even my own familiar friend in whom I
trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his
heel against me.”
betrayed by a close friend Luke 22:47, 48, p. 1067
“And while He was still speaking, behold,
a multitude; and he who was called Judas,
one of the twelve, went before them and
drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus
said to him, ‘Judas, are you betraying the
Son of Man with a kiss?’”
Zech. 11:12, p. 857
“Then I said to them, ‘If it is agreeable to
you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.’
So they weighed out for my wages thirty
pieces of silver.”
betrayed for thirty pieces of silver Matt. 26:14, 15, p. 1002
“Then one of the twelve, called Judas Is-
cariot, went to the chief priests and said,
‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver
Him to you?’ And they counted out to him
thirty pieces of silver.”
Ps. 35:11, p. 558
“Fierce witnesses rise up; they ask me
things that I do not know.”
accused by false witnesses Mark 14:57, 58, p. 1029
“And some rose up and bore false witness
against Him, saying, ‘We heard Him say, “I
will destroy this temple that is made with
hands, and within three days I will build
another made without hands.”’”
Is. 53:7, p. 727
“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.”
silent to accusations Mark 15:4, 5, p. 1029
“Then Pilate asked Him again, saying,
‘Do You answer nothing? See how many
things they testify against You!’ But Jesus
still answered nothing, so that Pilate mar-
veled.”
Is. 50:6, p. 725
“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.”
spat on and struck Matt. 26:67, p. 1003
“Then they spat in His face and beat
Him; and others struck Him with the palms
of their hands.”
Ps. 35:19, p. 558
“Let them not rejoice over me who are
wrongfully my enemies; nor let them wink
with the eye who hate me without a cause.”
hated without reason John 15:24, 25, p. 1094
“If I had not done among them the works
which no one else did, they would have no
sin; but now they have seen and also hated
both Me and My Father. But this happened
that the word might be fulfilled which is
written in their law, 'They hated Me with-
out a cause.'”
Is. 53:5, p. 727
“But He was wounded for our transgres-
sions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the
chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
and by His stripes we are healed.”
vicarious sacrifice Rom. 5:6, 8, p. 1145
“For when we were still without strength,
in due time Christ died for the ungodly. . . .
But God demonstrates His own love
toward us, in that while we were still sin-
ners, Christ died for us.”
Is. 53:12, p. 727
“Therefore I will divide Him a portion
with the great, and He shall divide the spoil
with the strong, because He poured out
His soul unto death, and He was numbered
with the transgressors, and He bore the sin
of many, and made intercession for the
transgressors.”
crucified with malefactors Mark 15:27, 28, p. 1030
“With Him they also crucified two rob-
bers, one on His right and the other on His
left. So the Scripture was fulfilled which
says, 'And He was numbered with the trans-
gressors.'”
Zech. 12:10, p. 957
“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.”
pierced through hands and feet John 20:27, p. 1099
“Then He said to Thomas, 'Reach your
finger here, and look at My hands; and
reach your hand here, and put it into My
side. Do not be unbelieving, but believ-
ing.'”
Ps. 22:7, 8, p. 551
“All those who see Me laugh Me to scorn;
they shoot out the lip, they shake the head,
saying, 'He trusted in the LORD, let Him
rescue Him; let Him deliver Him, since He
delights in Him!'”
sneered and mocked Luke 23:35, p. 1068
“And the people stood looking on. But
even the rulers with them sneered, saying,
'He saved others; let Him save Himself if
He is the Christ, the chosen of God.'”
Ps. 69:9, p. 576
“Because zeal for Your house has eaten
me up, and the reproaches of those who
reproach You have fallen on me.”
was reproached Rom. 15:3, p. 1154
“For even Christ did not please Himself;
but as it is written, 'The reproaches of those
who reproached You fell on Me.'”
Ps. 109:4, p. 601
“In return for my love they are my ac-
cusers, but I give myself to prayer.”
prayer for His enemies Luke 23:34, p. 1068
“Then Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they do.' And
they divided His garments and cast lots.”
Ps. 22:17, 18, p. 551
“I can count all My bones. They look and
stare at Me. They divide My garments
among them, and for My clothing they cast
lots.”
soldiers gambled for His clothing Matt. 27:35, 36, p. 1005
“Then they crucified Him, and divided
His garments, casting lots, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
'They divided My garments among them,
and for My clothing they cast lots.' Sitting
down, they kept watch over Him there.”
Ps. 22:1, p. 550
“My God, My God, why have You for-
saken Me? Why are You so far from helping
Me, and from the words of My groaning?”
forsaken by God Matt. 27:46, p. 1005
“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried
out with a loud voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, My God,
why have You forsaken Me?'”
Ps. 34:20, p. 558
“He guards all his bones; not one of them
is broken.”
no bones broken John 19:32, 33, 36, p. 1098
“Then the soldiers came and broke the
legs of the first and of the other who was
crucified with Him. But when they came to
Jesus and saw that He was already dead,
they did not break His legs. . . . For these
things were done that the Scripture should
be fulfilled, 'Not one of His bones shall be
broken.'”
Zech. 12:10, p. 957
“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.”
His side pierced John 19:34, p. 1098
“But one of the soldiers pierced His side
with a spear, and immediately blood and
water came out.”
Is. 53:9, p. 727
“And they made His grave with the wicked—
but with the rich at His death, because He
had done no violence, nor was any deceit
in His mouth.”
buried with the rich Matt. 27:57–60, p. 1005
“Now when evening had come, there
came a rich man from Arimathea, named
Joseph, who himself had also become a dis-
ciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and
asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded the body to be given to him.
And when Joseph had taken the body, he
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it
in his new tomb which he had hewn out of
the rock; and he rolled a large stone against
the door of the tomb, and departed.”
Ps. 16:10, p. 547
“For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
nor will You allow Your Holy One to see
corruption.”
to be resurrected Mark 16:6, 7, p. 1031
“But he said to them, 'Do not be
alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who
was crucified. He is risen! He is not here.
See the place where they laid Him. But go
and tell His disciples—and Peter—that
He is going before you into Galilee; there
you will see Him, as He said to you.'”
Ps. 49:15, p. 567
“But God will redeem my soul from the
power of the grave, for He shall receive me.
Selah”
Mark 16:19, p. 1031
“So then after the Lord had spoken to
them, He was received up into heaven, and
sat down at the right hand of God.”

1 Cor. 15:4, p. 1170
“And that He was buried, and that He
rose again the third day according to the
Scriptures.”

Eph. 4:8, p. 1197
“Therefore He says: 'When He ascended
on high, He led captivity captive, and gave
gifts to men.'”
Ps. 68:18, p. 575
“You have ascended on high, You have
led captivity captive; You have received
gifts among men; even among the re-
bellious, that the LORD God might dwell
there.”
His ascension to God's right hand Mark 16:19, p. 1031
“So then after the Lord had spoken to
them, He was received up into heaven, and
sat down at the right hand of God.”

1 Cor. 15:4, p. 1170
“And that He was buried, and that He
rose again the third day according to the
Scriptures.”

Eph. 4:8, p. 1197
“Therefore He says: 'When He ascended
on high, He led captivity captive, and gave
gifts to men.'”