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Take a look at 47 Old Testament prophecies about Jesus that prove he is the promised Messiah of Israel through their fulfillment in the New Testament.
The chart below shows 70 major prophecies from the Old Testament that predicted a savior, commonly known as the Messiah. These major prophecies are arranged more or less in chronoligical order in which Jesus fulfills them.
Alfred Edersheim found 456 Old Testament verses referring to the Messiah or His times. Conservatively, Jesus fulfilled at least 300 prophecies in His earthly ministry. So, the question of how many prophecies Jesus fulfilled is difficult to answer with precision.
The following are scriptures and prophecies from the Old Testament that were correctly fulfilled in the first coming of Jesus Christ. Click, swipe, or hover over each verse reference to see it. 1. Genesis 3:15 …..Seed of a woman (virgin birth)….. Luke 1:35, Matthew 1:18-20.
Jesus fulfilled between 200 and 400 prophecies depending on how the term is defined. There are over 200 prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament that reference a specific detail about Jesus, like where he would be born (Mic. 5:2).
By Mark Paynter THD. The apostles appealed to two primary areas to establish the identity of Jesus Christ, fulfilled Old Testament prophecy and the resurrection.1 The Bible affirms that God is the only true God (Num. 23:19) and all things are subject to His Divine will (Is.46: 9-10).
Here are several Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled with Jesus’ birth: Genesis 22:18 – All the nations would be blessed through Abraham’s offspring. Numbers 24:17 – Jesus would be from the line of Jacob. Isaiah 11:1 – Jesus would be from the line of Jesse.
Some scholars believe there are more than 300 prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament. These prophecies are specific enough that the mathematical probability of Jesus fulfilling even a handful of them, let alone all of them, is staggeringly improbable—if not impossible.
Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus. Below you will find a comprehensive yet compact chart of the Old Testament Messianic prophecies —prophecies that refer to and were fulfilled by Jesus Christ. The last few prophecies he has yet to fulfill, but surely will.
When Jesus arrived in Bethlehem, the prophecy of the promised Child was fulfilled. Although Isaiah did not foresee the gap between the Messiah’s first and second comings, we understand now that the Lord will establish His righteous rule when He returns after the Tribulation.