Old Testament Prophecies About Jesus Fulfilled

By Shirley Snyder


The coming of Jesus Christ was prophesied in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament. There is clear evidence of prophecies about Jesus and how they came to be. This is a list of some of interesting ones that are accurately captured in gospels about Christ.

Jesus is referred to as the Son of the Most High. This reference of the son is repeated in so many scriptures that it is impossible to miss it. Psalms 2,7 is where God pronounces that He is pleased with Christ, long before he was born. These words are repeated during baptism on River Jordan and during transfiguration. This is the clearest indication that the reference was on Christ.

The birth of Christ by a virgin is also one of the prophecies that are found in Old Testament and fulfilled in New Testament. Isaiah 7,14 says that God shall give his people a sign. The sign will involve a virgin conceiving and giving birth into a son. Mary becomes that virgin, with the same prophesy being repeated in Matthew 1,23.

People are told to prepare the way for the Lord by making it straight. This meant denouncing sins and accepting Christ. This announcement was made long before Christ began his ministry by John the Baptist. He calls Christ the blessed one who comes in the name of the Lord. What Isaiah foresees in chapter 40 verse 3 comes to pass. In fact, John says it clearly to his disciples to ensure that he is not mistaken for Christ.

The passion of Christ is also prominently prophesied long before it came to pass. Isaiah 53,5 states the Christ was wounded because of our transgressions. It is through his stripes that we are healed. All the four books of the gospel capture the suffering and death of Christ. In fact, Israelites were given the golden statue to look at in order to get salvation from snakes. This was signifying the death that Christ was to encounter.

Apart from the snake in the wilderness, Nephi in chapter 25 verse 13 states that Christ will have to die on the cross, be buried and resurrect on the third day. This is the only way he will gain salvation for mankind. The people that believe in death on the cross are promised salvation.

Psalms 22 captures the torture and death on the cross. This chapter details what his crucifiers will do to him. Verse 16 is explicit that his enemies have overpowered him and are nailing both his hands and legs on the cross. Verse 18 further states that they are balloting on his cloths. This is a perfect description of what happened to Christ at Calvary during crucifixion.

The Old Testament features a lot of prophecies that were fulfilled in the New Testament. The above episodes are just a few of them that demonstrate that the promise came to be. It would only be an arrogant person who would deny that Christ was not prophesied and became a fulfillment.




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