Post by Tom Green on Jan 28, 2007 1:24:51 GMT -5
10 more prophecies fulfilled by Jesus
These 10 Old Testament passages were written hundreds of years
before Jesus was born. They foreshadowed and foretold details about
the persecution, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
("Resurrection" means to be "brought back to life.")
1. The Messiah would suffer and be rejected
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:3
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 52:13-53:12, the prophet foreshadowed the life and mission
of Jesus, who was born about 700 years later. In Isaiah 53:3, the
prophet said that a servant of God would be rejected and despised.
Jesus was indeed rejected by many people living in the land of
Israel, and He was later crucified by the Romans.
It has been claimed by some scholars that Isaiah 52:13-53:12
actually refers to Israel as a nation and not to an individual
Messiah. But, at least some of the ancient Rabbis believed that this
passage from Isaiah is indeed about an individual Messiah. Hal
Lindsey, in his book, "The Promise of Bible Prophecy," wrote the
following: Rabbi Moshe Alshekh, one of the great seventeenth-century
expositors from Safed, Israel, said "Our Rabbis with one voice
accept and affirm the opinion that the prophet is speaking of the
King Messiah, and we shall ourselves also adhere to the same view."
Here's another example of a Rabbi, referring to a prophecy by
Isaiah, stating that it refers to an individual - the Messiah -
rather than to a nation of people:
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our
iniquities, the meaning of which is that since the Messiah bears our
iniquities which produce the effect of his being bruised, it follows
that whoso will not admit that the Messiah thus suffers for our
iniquities, must endure and suffer for them himself." - Rabbi
Eliyyah de Vidas, who wrote during the 16th century.
One source for the two quotations is The Fifty-Third Chapter of
Isaiah According to the Jewish Interpreters, translated by S.R.
Driver and A.D. Neubauer, KTAV publishing House, New York, 1969.
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Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar
with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was
despised, and we esteemed him not.
2. God's servant would be wounded and whipped
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:5
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 53:5, prophet described a servant as being punished for
the sins of others, and that others would be healed by the wounds of
this person. As explained in the Gospel - the four New Testament
books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - Jesus was crucified for our
sins, even though He was sinless. Christians believe that this
ultimate sacrifice redeemed us all from sin in the same way that
lambs were once sacrificed as a symbolic way of cleansing people
from sin. And so, all of us can be accepted into the Kingdom of God,
as though we were sinless, if we accept Jesus as our Savior.
Christians believe that we are healed through the wounds that Jesus
suffered.
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Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our
iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and
by his wounds we are healed.
3. God's servant would be silent before His accusers
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:7
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In the book of Isaiah, chapter 53, Isaiah the prophet wrote about a
servant of God. Many people believe this was a prophecy about the
life of Jesus Christ, who lived about 700 years later. In Isaiah
53:7, the prophet said that the servant would be afflicted and
accused, but like a lamb being led to slaughter, he would remain
silent. As explained in Matthew 27:12-14, which was recorded about
700 years after the time of Isaiah, this is what happened to Jesus.
He was falsely accused but remained silent and did not protest the
accusations. Jesus was crucified by the Romans a short time later.
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Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he
was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
4. God's servant would be buried in a rich man's tomb
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:9
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 53:9, the prophet wrote about a sinless servant being put
to death with the wicked and buried with the rich. About 700 years
after this was believed to have been written, Jesus was put to death
along with two criminals and was buried in a tomb owned by a wealthy
man, as explained in the New Testament. The New Testament says that
Jesus was resurrected three days later and ascended into Heaven.
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Isaiah 53:9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his
death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his
mouth.
5. God's servant would be crucified with criminals
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:12
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 53:12, the prophet wrote about a servant who would bear
the sins of many people and be punished side-by-side with criminals.
Christians believe that Isaiah's description of this servant was a
prophecy that was fulfilled during the life of Jesus Christ. As
explained in the book of Matthew, Jesus, though sinless,
was "numbered with the transgressors" and crucified along with two
criminals.
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Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will
divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life
unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the
sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
6. Jesus was spat upon and beaten
Bible passage: Isaiah 50:6
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 50:6, the prophet writes about a servant of God who
endures abuse at the hands of sinful people. This servant offers his
back to those who beat him, his face to those who rip out his beard,
and himself to those who mock and taunt him. Christians historically
have believed that this Old Testament passage foreshadowed the life
of Jesus Christ, who lived about 700 years after Isaiah. Jesus, as
explained in the New Testament, was beaten, mocked and taunted
shortly before His crucifixion by the Romans. In Matthew 26:67 NIV,
for example, it says: Then they spit in his face and struck him with
their fists. Others slapped him and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ.
Who hit you?"
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Isaiah 50:6
I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who
pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and
spitting.
7. Psalm 22 foreshadowed the crucifixion of Jesus
Bible passage: Psalm 22:1,7,8,16,17,18
Written: about 1000 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
People are sometimes curious, when they read Matthew 27:46 or Mark
15:34, why Jesus, while dying on the cross, said "My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?" Those words are actually the first line
of Psalm 22, which according to Jewish tradition was written by King
David about 1,000 years before Jesus was crucified.
Psalm 22 speaks of a man who cries out to God for deliverance from
intense persecution. There are parallels between the details in
Psalm 22 and the details written in the New Testament about Jesus'
crucifixion, such as:
In Psalm 22:7, it speaks of a man surrounded by others who scorn and
despise him. This is what happened to Jesus in Matthew 27:39 and
Mark 15:29.
In Psalm 22:7, it speaks of a man being mocked, which is similar in
the descriptions of Jesus' crucifixion given in Matthew 27:31, Mark
15:20 and Luke 22:63; 23:36.
In Psalm 22:8, it says, "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue
him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him." In Matthew
27:43, Jesus' enemies taunted him by saying, "He trusts in God. Let
God rescue him now if he wants him."
In Psalm 22:16, it speaks of a man who was numbered with the
transgressors, meaning an innocent man being regarded as being one
of a group of criminals. Jesus too was numbered with the
transgressors when he was crucified next to two criminals, as
described in Matthew 27:38, Mark 15:27, Luke 23:32 and John 19:18.
In Psalm 22:16, it speaks of a man whose hands and feet are either
pierced, or mauled, or disfigured, depending on which is truly the
best English translation of the original verse. In John 19:23,34,37 -
Jesus' hands and feet were pierced with nails during the
crucifixion process.
In Psalm 22:17, it speaks of a man who would be surrounded by others
who stared and gloated at him. This too was the situation for Jesus
during the crucifixion, according to Matthew 27:36 and Luke 23:35.
In Psalm 22:18, onlookers gamble for pieces of clothing that
belonged to the person being persecuted. As explained in Matthew
27:35, Roman soldiers gambled (cast lots) for articles of Jesus'
clothing while he was being crucified.
There are other descriptions in Psalm 22 that sound like an accurate
description of what would happen to a person being crucified, such
as the disjointing of bones, the drying up of a person's strength,
an intense sense of thirst, a heart melting like wax (Jesus was
stabbed in the side with a spear during his crucifixion), and
being "poured out" of one's body. When Jesus was stabbed, blood and
water poured out from the wound.
Many Christian scholars have written about their views of the
significance of Psalm 22 and the crucifixion of Jesus. The late
Charles Briggs, who had been a professor at the Union Theological
Seminary, said "These sufferings [of Psalm 22] transcend those of
any historical sufferer, with the single exception of Jesus Christ.
They find their exact counterpart in the sufferings of the cross....
This ideal is a Messianic ideal, and finds its only historical
realization in Jesus Christ."
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Psalm 22:1,7,8,16,17,18
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from
saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? 7 All who see me
mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: 8 "He trusts in the
LORD ; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he
delights in him." 16 Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has
encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count
all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my
garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
8. Zechariah foreshadowed the crucifixion of Jesus
Bible passage: Zechariah 12:10
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Zechariah, chapter 12, the Bible said that there will be a time
when the world's nations attack Jerusalem. In Zechariah 12:10, the
Bible says that after this attack fails, the people will lament over
the one who was "pierced," as one mourns for the loss of a first-
born son. Christians traditionally have interpreted this passage as
a reference to the return of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was
pierced when He was crucified by the Romans about 2000 years ago.
Christians believe that Jesus will return in the future to establish
an everlasting kingdom.
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Zechariah 12:10
"And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me,
the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns
for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a
firstborn son.
9. Isaiah foreshadows the ministry of Jesus
Bible passage: Isaiah 61:1-2
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 27 AD
In Isaiah 61, there are passages that speak of an anointed one who
preaches the good news to the poor, frees the people who are
imprisoned, heals the blind and releases the oppressed. About 700
years after the time of Isaiah, Jesus relates these Bible passages
to Himself:
Luke 4:15-20 (NIV translation):
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news
about him spread through the whole countryside.
15 He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the
Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he
stood up to read.
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it,
he found the place where it is written:
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for
the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the
oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and
sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on
him,
21 and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing."
At this point during the ministry of Jesus, he had already been
preaching the good news to the poor and he had already healed many
people of various afflictions, including blindness, both in a
physical sense and in a spiritual sense.
But Jesus had not yet begun the other part of his mission, which
includes a "day of vengeance," which Bible scholar John Gill
explains as "the day of vengeance of our God; when vengeance was
taken on sin, in the person of Christ; when he destroyed the works
of the devil, … and who will take vengeance on antichrist at his
spiritual coming, and upon all the wicked at the day of judgment."
With this in mind, it is interesting that Jesus stopped reading
Isaiah 61 mid way through verse 2, immediately before the mention of
a "day of vengeance."
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Isaiah 61:1-2
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has
anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind
up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners,[1] 2 to proclaim the year
of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort
all who mourn,
NIV Footnote: [1] Instead of "prisoners," the Greek Septuagint
renders the word as "blind."
10. Jesus' resurrection was foreshadowed in Old Testament
Bible passage: Psalm 16:10-11
Written: about 1000 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Psalm 16:10-11, the Bible talks of God's refusal to let His "Holy
One" remain in a grave after death. This Psalm is believed to have
been written about 1000 years before Jesus was born. New Testament
writers believed that this Psalm foreshadowed the death and
resurrection of Jesus. Resurrection means "brought back to life."
There are several reports in the New Testament that say that Jesus
was killed and placed in a tomb, but that God brought Jesus back to
life a few days later. (See Matthew 28:5-8, Mark 16:5-6, Luke 24:1-
7, or John 20:1-18)
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Psalm 16:10-11
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your
Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you
will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at
your right hand.
Notes: Bible verses are from the New International Version (NIV)
translation.
These 10 Old Testament passages were written hundreds of years
before Jesus was born. They foreshadowed and foretold details about
the persecution, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
("Resurrection" means to be "brought back to life.")
1. The Messiah would suffer and be rejected
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:3
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 52:13-53:12, the prophet foreshadowed the life and mission
of Jesus, who was born about 700 years later. In Isaiah 53:3, the
prophet said that a servant of God would be rejected and despised.
Jesus was indeed rejected by many people living in the land of
Israel, and He was later crucified by the Romans.
It has been claimed by some scholars that Isaiah 52:13-53:12
actually refers to Israel as a nation and not to an individual
Messiah. But, at least some of the ancient Rabbis believed that this
passage from Isaiah is indeed about an individual Messiah. Hal
Lindsey, in his book, "The Promise of Bible Prophecy," wrote the
following: Rabbi Moshe Alshekh, one of the great seventeenth-century
expositors from Safed, Israel, said "Our Rabbis with one voice
accept and affirm the opinion that the prophet is speaking of the
King Messiah, and we shall ourselves also adhere to the same view."
Here's another example of a Rabbi, referring to a prophecy by
Isaiah, stating that it refers to an individual - the Messiah -
rather than to a nation of people:
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our
iniquities, the meaning of which is that since the Messiah bears our
iniquities which produce the effect of his being bruised, it follows
that whoso will not admit that the Messiah thus suffers for our
iniquities, must endure and suffer for them himself." - Rabbi
Eliyyah de Vidas, who wrote during the 16th century.
One source for the two quotations is The Fifty-Third Chapter of
Isaiah According to the Jewish Interpreters, translated by S.R.
Driver and A.D. Neubauer, KTAV publishing House, New York, 1969.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar
with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was
despised, and we esteemed him not.
2. God's servant would be wounded and whipped
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:5
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 53:5, prophet described a servant as being punished for
the sins of others, and that others would be healed by the wounds of
this person. As explained in the Gospel - the four New Testament
books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - Jesus was crucified for our
sins, even though He was sinless. Christians believe that this
ultimate sacrifice redeemed us all from sin in the same way that
lambs were once sacrificed as a symbolic way of cleansing people
from sin. And so, all of us can be accepted into the Kingdom of God,
as though we were sinless, if we accept Jesus as our Savior.
Christians believe that we are healed through the wounds that Jesus
suffered.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our
iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and
by his wounds we are healed.
3. God's servant would be silent before His accusers
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:7
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In the book of Isaiah, chapter 53, Isaiah the prophet wrote about a
servant of God. Many people believe this was a prophecy about the
life of Jesus Christ, who lived about 700 years later. In Isaiah
53:7, the prophet said that the servant would be afflicted and
accused, but like a lamb being led to slaughter, he would remain
silent. As explained in Matthew 27:12-14, which was recorded about
700 years after the time of Isaiah, this is what happened to Jesus.
He was falsely accused but remained silent and did not protest the
accusations. Jesus was crucified by the Romans a short time later.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he
was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
4. God's servant would be buried in a rich man's tomb
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:9
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 53:9, the prophet wrote about a sinless servant being put
to death with the wicked and buried with the rich. About 700 years
after this was believed to have been written, Jesus was put to death
along with two criminals and was buried in a tomb owned by a wealthy
man, as explained in the New Testament. The New Testament says that
Jesus was resurrected three days later and ascended into Heaven.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 53:9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his
death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his
mouth.
5. God's servant would be crucified with criminals
Bible passage: Isaiah 53:12
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 53:12, the prophet wrote about a servant who would bear
the sins of many people and be punished side-by-side with criminals.
Christians believe that Isaiah's description of this servant was a
prophecy that was fulfilled during the life of Jesus Christ. As
explained in the book of Matthew, Jesus, though sinless,
was "numbered with the transgressors" and crucified along with two
criminals.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will
divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life
unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the
sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
6. Jesus was spat upon and beaten
Bible passage: Isaiah 50:6
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 50:6, the prophet writes about a servant of God who
endures abuse at the hands of sinful people. This servant offers his
back to those who beat him, his face to those who rip out his beard,
and himself to those who mock and taunt him. Christians historically
have believed that this Old Testament passage foreshadowed the life
of Jesus Christ, who lived about 700 years after Isaiah. Jesus, as
explained in the New Testament, was beaten, mocked and taunted
shortly before His crucifixion by the Romans. In Matthew 26:67 NIV,
for example, it says: Then they spit in his face and struck him with
their fists. Others slapped him and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ.
Who hit you?"
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 50:6
I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who
pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and
spitting.
7. Psalm 22 foreshadowed the crucifixion of Jesus
Bible passage: Psalm 22:1,7,8,16,17,18
Written: about 1000 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
People are sometimes curious, when they read Matthew 27:46 or Mark
15:34, why Jesus, while dying on the cross, said "My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?" Those words are actually the first line
of Psalm 22, which according to Jewish tradition was written by King
David about 1,000 years before Jesus was crucified.
Psalm 22 speaks of a man who cries out to God for deliverance from
intense persecution. There are parallels between the details in
Psalm 22 and the details written in the New Testament about Jesus'
crucifixion, such as:
In Psalm 22:7, it speaks of a man surrounded by others who scorn and
despise him. This is what happened to Jesus in Matthew 27:39 and
Mark 15:29.
In Psalm 22:7, it speaks of a man being mocked, which is similar in
the descriptions of Jesus' crucifixion given in Matthew 27:31, Mark
15:20 and Luke 22:63; 23:36.
In Psalm 22:8, it says, "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue
him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him." In Matthew
27:43, Jesus' enemies taunted him by saying, "He trusts in God. Let
God rescue him now if he wants him."
In Psalm 22:16, it speaks of a man who was numbered with the
transgressors, meaning an innocent man being regarded as being one
of a group of criminals. Jesus too was numbered with the
transgressors when he was crucified next to two criminals, as
described in Matthew 27:38, Mark 15:27, Luke 23:32 and John 19:18.
In Psalm 22:16, it speaks of a man whose hands and feet are either
pierced, or mauled, or disfigured, depending on which is truly the
best English translation of the original verse. In John 19:23,34,37 -
Jesus' hands and feet were pierced with nails during the
crucifixion process.
In Psalm 22:17, it speaks of a man who would be surrounded by others
who stared and gloated at him. This too was the situation for Jesus
during the crucifixion, according to Matthew 27:36 and Luke 23:35.
In Psalm 22:18, onlookers gamble for pieces of clothing that
belonged to the person being persecuted. As explained in Matthew
27:35, Roman soldiers gambled (cast lots) for articles of Jesus'
clothing while he was being crucified.
There are other descriptions in Psalm 22 that sound like an accurate
description of what would happen to a person being crucified, such
as the disjointing of bones, the drying up of a person's strength,
an intense sense of thirst, a heart melting like wax (Jesus was
stabbed in the side with a spear during his crucifixion), and
being "poured out" of one's body. When Jesus was stabbed, blood and
water poured out from the wound.
Many Christian scholars have written about their views of the
significance of Psalm 22 and the crucifixion of Jesus. The late
Charles Briggs, who had been a professor at the Union Theological
Seminary, said "These sufferings [of Psalm 22] transcend those of
any historical sufferer, with the single exception of Jesus Christ.
They find their exact counterpart in the sufferings of the cross....
This ideal is a Messianic ideal, and finds its only historical
realization in Jesus Christ."
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Psalm 22:1,7,8,16,17,18
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from
saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? 7 All who see me
mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: 8 "He trusts in the
LORD ; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he
delights in him." 16 Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has
encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count
all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my
garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
8. Zechariah foreshadowed the crucifixion of Jesus
Bible passage: Zechariah 12:10
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Zechariah, chapter 12, the Bible said that there will be a time
when the world's nations attack Jerusalem. In Zechariah 12:10, the
Bible says that after this attack fails, the people will lament over
the one who was "pierced," as one mourns for the loss of a first-
born son. Christians traditionally have interpreted this passage as
a reference to the return of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was
pierced when He was crucified by the Romans about 2000 years ago.
Christians believe that Jesus will return in the future to establish
an everlasting kingdom.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Zechariah 12:10
"And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me,
the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns
for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a
firstborn son.
9. Isaiah foreshadows the ministry of Jesus
Bible passage: Isaiah 61:1-2
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 27 AD
In Isaiah 61, there are passages that speak of an anointed one who
preaches the good news to the poor, frees the people who are
imprisoned, heals the blind and releases the oppressed. About 700
years after the time of Isaiah, Jesus relates these Bible passages
to Himself:
Luke 4:15-20 (NIV translation):
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news
about him spread through the whole countryside.
15 He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the
Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he
stood up to read.
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it,
he found the place where it is written:
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for
the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the
oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and
sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on
him,
21 and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing."
At this point during the ministry of Jesus, he had already been
preaching the good news to the poor and he had already healed many
people of various afflictions, including blindness, both in a
physical sense and in a spiritual sense.
But Jesus had not yet begun the other part of his mission, which
includes a "day of vengeance," which Bible scholar John Gill
explains as "the day of vengeance of our God; when vengeance was
taken on sin, in the person of Christ; when he destroyed the works
of the devil, … and who will take vengeance on antichrist at his
spiritual coming, and upon all the wicked at the day of judgment."
With this in mind, it is interesting that Jesus stopped reading
Isaiah 61 mid way through verse 2, immediately before the mention of
a "day of vengeance."
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 61:1-2
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has
anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind
up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners,[1] 2 to proclaim the year
of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort
all who mourn,
NIV Footnote: [1] Instead of "prisoners," the Greek Septuagint
renders the word as "blind."
10. Jesus' resurrection was foreshadowed in Old Testament
Bible passage: Psalm 16:10-11
Written: about 1000 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Psalm 16:10-11, the Bible talks of God's refusal to let His "Holy
One" remain in a grave after death. This Psalm is believed to have
been written about 1000 years before Jesus was born. New Testament
writers believed that this Psalm foreshadowed the death and
resurrection of Jesus. Resurrection means "brought back to life."
There are several reports in the New Testament that say that Jesus
was killed and placed in a tomb, but that God brought Jesus back to
life a few days later. (See Matthew 28:5-8, Mark 16:5-6, Luke 24:1-
7, or John 20:1-18)
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Psalm 16:10-11
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your
Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you
will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at
your right hand.
Notes: Bible verses are from the New International Version (NIV)
translation.