OT Prophecies About the Messiah
ROMANS 1:2-4
RESURRECTION PROOF 1. Jesus was crucified 2. Disciples believe He rose again 3. Paul believed 4. James believed 5. Empty tomb
Messianic Prophecies His lineage His time His life Character Miracles Rejection His death
First Prophecy
Gen 12:1-3 From Abraham: Gen 12:1-3
Through Isaac
Through Jacob in a Dream
Through Judah, then Jesse Gen 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes Isa 11:1-2 Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
Son of David Finally David
DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM The Titus Arch in Rome In 70 AD No way to prove your lineage after 70 AD
His Time 7+62 weeks Daniel 9
7+62 weeks Gabriel says the clock starts at the decree Decree came in 445 BC, the 12 th year of the King Artaxerxes in the month of Nisan (Nehemiah 2:1-8) The first 7x7 = 49 years Rebuild Jerusalem Then the 62 7s = 434 years
7+62 weeks 49+434 = 483 year The Messiah is to come and be cut off Accounting for Jewish 360 day year Triumphal Entry!!!
Preceded by a messenger (John the Baptist) His Time
His Time Malachi 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; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. John the Baptist quotes Isaiah 40:3 A voice is calling, Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
A man From Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jesse, David A forerunner 7x7 plus 62x7 years after the decree From Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; Matt 2:1) Presented with gifts (Ps 72:10; Matt 2:1,11) Born of a woman (Gen 3:15; Gal 4:4) Born of a virgin Isa (7:14; Matt 1:18,24,25) Called Lord (Ps 110:1; Lk 2:11) Shall be Immanuel (Isa 7:14; Matt 1:23) From Egypt, from Nazareth, from Bethlehem Perform miracles (Isa 35:5) Be a prophet (Deut 18:18; Lk 7:16) Teach in parables (Ps 78:2; Mt 13:34) Enter on a donkey (Zech 9:9; Lk 19:35-37) To Suffer (Isa 53) Messianic Prophecies
Crucifixion His side would be pierced (Ps 22; John 19:34) His hands and feet would be pierced (Ps 22:16; Lk 23:33, John 20:25) He would be betrayed by a friend (Ps41:9; John 13:21) He would be sold for 30 pieces of silver (Zech 11:12; Mt 26:15) He would be killed with criminals (Isa 53:12; Mt 27:38) He would not have any bones broken (Ps 34:20; John 19:33) Money to be thrown into God s house (Zech 11:13; Mt 27:5) He would be silent before his accusers (Is 53:7; Mt 27:12) Buried in a rich man s tomb. (Isa 53:9; Mt 27:57-60) Resurrection (Ps16:10; Acts 2:31) And dozens more Messianic Prophecies
Messianic Prophecies Interesting but not precise Compare to book of Mormon- born in Jerusalem (Alma 7:10 oops) For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, curing all manner of diseases. 6 And he shall cast out devils. 7 And lo, he shall suffer temptations, and pain of body, hunger, thirst blood cometh from every pore, so great shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people. 8 And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth and his mother shall be called Mary. 9 And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation might come unto the children of men even through faith on his name; and even after all this they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a devil, and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him. 10 And he shall rise the third day from the dead; and behold, he standeth to judge the world From The Book Of Mormon - Mosiah 3:5-10
APPLICATIONS: We can trust the Bible. Prophecy proves it is from God Go to it in time of need! God has things under control He really wants us to know Him, but we have to seek Him and it may take work
Canon Dyson Hague. He says: Centuries before Christ was born His birth and career, His sufferings and glory, were all described in outline and detail in the Old Testament. Christ is the only person ever born into this world whose ancestry, birth time, forerunner, birthplace, birth manner, infancy, manhood, teaching character, career, preaching, reception, rejection, death, burial, resurrection and ascension were all prewritten in the most marvelous manner centuries before He was born. Who could draw a picture of a man not yet born? Surely God, and God alone. Nobody knew 500 years ago that Shakespeare was going to be born; or 250 years ago that Napoleon was to be born. Yet here in the Bible we have the most striking and unmistakable likeness of a man portrayed, not by one, but by twenty or twentyfive artists, none of whom had ever seen the man they were painting.