PROPHECY |
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FULFILLMENT |
Descendent of
Abraham |
Genesis 18:18 "Abraham will surely become
a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be
blessed through him." |
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Acts 3:25 "And you are heirs of the
prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to
Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be
blessed.'" |
Descendent of
Isaac |
Genesis 17:19 "Then God said, 'Yes, but
your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I
will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for
his descendents after him.'" |
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Matthew 1:2 "Abraham was the father of
Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his
brothers. |
Descendent of
Jacob |
Numbers 24:17 "I see him, but not now; I
behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter
will rise out of Israel." |
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Luke 3:34 "The son of Jacob, the son of
Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of
Nahor." |
Will descend from the tribe of
Judah |
Genesis 49:10 "The scepter will not
depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations
is his." |
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Luke 3:33 "The son of Amminadab, the son
of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of
Judah." |
Place of birth to be
Bethlehem |
Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come
for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of
old, from ancient times." |
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Matthew 2:1 "After Jesus was born in
Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod..." |
Will be born of a
virgin |
Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself
will give you a sign: the virgin will be with child and will give
birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." |
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Matthew 1:18 "This is how the birth of
Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary was pledged to be married
to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with
child through the Holy Spirit." |
Infants will be
slaughtered |
Jeremiah 31:15 "This is what the Lord
says: 'A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel
weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her
children are no more.'" |
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Matthew 2:16 "When Herod realized that he
had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders
to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two
years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from
the Magi." |
Will escape into Egypt as a
child |
Hoseah 11:1 "When Israel was a child, I
loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son." |
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Matthew 2:14 "So he got up, took the
child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt." |
Will minister in Galilee and along the
Jordan River |
Isaiah 9:1-2 "Nevertheless, there will be
no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled
the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he
will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the
Jordan--The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on
those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has
dawned." |
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Matthew 4:12-16 "Jesus...returned to
Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was
by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali--to fulfill what was
said through the prophet Isaiah: Land of Zebulun and land of
Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles--The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on
those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has
dawned." |
He will be rejected by the Jewish
people |
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." |
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John 1:11 "He came to that which was his
own, but his own did not receive him." |
Character of wisdom and
understanding |
Isaiah 11:2 "The Spirit of the Lord will
rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit
of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of
the Lord." |
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Luke 2:52 "And Jesus grew in wisdom and
stature, and in favor with God and men." |
He will enter triumphantly into Jerusalem
on a young donkey |
Zechariah 9:9 "Rejoice greatly, O
Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes
to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a
donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." |
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John 12:13-14 "They took palm branches
and went out to meet him, shouting, 'Hosanna!' 'Blessed is the King
of Israel!' Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is
written." |
The time of his entry prophesied to the
very day |
Daniel 9:25-26 "Know and understand this:
From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
until the Annointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven
'sevens' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and
a trench, but in times of trouble. After the sixty-two 'sevens' the
Annointed One will be cut off and will have nothing." |
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This prophesy refers to weeks of years,
or 483 biblical years. Beginning with the exact day on which Persian
King Artaxerxes gave the decree to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
(March 5, 444 BC), exactly 173,880 days later--Palm Sunday, March
30, AD33--Christ rode into Jerusalem the week before he was 'cut
off' (crucified). This is the precise number of days spanning 483
biblical years, which were then measured as 12 months of 30 days
each. |
Betrayed by a close
friend |
Psalm 41:9 "Even my close friend, whom I
trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against
me." |
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Mark 14:10 "Then Judas Iscariot, one of
the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to
them." |
He will be sold for thirty pieces of
silver |
Zechariah 11:12 "I told them, 'If you
think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.' So they paid me
thirty pieces of silver." |
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Matthew 26:15 "And asked, 'What are you
willing to give me if I hand him over to you?' So they counted out
for him thirty pieces of silver." |
Money returned and used to buy potter's
field |
Zechariah 11:13 "And the Lord said to me,
'Throw it to the potter'--the handsome price at which they priced
me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the
house of the Lord to the potter." |
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Matthew 27:6-7 "The chief priests picked
up the coins and said, 'It is against the law to put this into the
treasury, since it is blood money.' So they decided to use the money
to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners." |
Silent when accused during his
trial |
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." |
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Matthew 26:62-63 "Then the high priest
stood up and said to Jesus, 'Are you not going to answer? What is
this testimony that these men are bringing against you?' But Jesus
remained silent. The high priest said to him, 'I charge you under
oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of
God.'" |
He will suffer for
others |
Isaiah 53:4-5 "Surely he took up our
infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken
by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 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." |
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Matthew 8:16-17 "When evening came, many
who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the
spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill
what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 'He took up our
infirmities and carried our diseases.'" |
He will be crucified with
sinners |
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." |
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Matthew 27:38 "Two robbers were crucified
with him, one on his right and one on his left." |
His hands and feet will be
pierced |
Psalm 22:16 "Dogs have surrounded me; a
band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my
feet." |
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John 20:27 "Then he said to Thomas, 'Put
your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into
my side. Stop doubting and believe.'" |
Will be mocked and insulted by the
people |
Psalm 22:6-8 "But I am a worm and not a
man, scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock
me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: 'He trusts in the Lord;
let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in
him.'" |
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Matthew 27:39-40 "Those who passed by
hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, 'You who are
going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save
yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of
God!'" |
Will be given gall and vinegar to
drink |
Psalm 69:21 "They put gall in my food and
gave me vinegar for my thirst." |
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John 19:29 "A jar of wine vinegar was
there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of
the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips." |
His side will be pierced with a
spear |
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." |
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John 19:34 "Instead, one of the soldiers
pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood
and water." |
Soldiers will cast lots for his
clothing |
Psalm 22:18 "They divide my garments
among them and cast lots for my clothing." |
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Mark 15:24 "And they crucified him.
Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would
get." |
Not a bone of his body will be
broken |
Psalm 34: 20 "He protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken." |
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John 19:33 "But when they came to Jesus
and found that he was already dead, they did not break his
legs." |
Will be buried in a rich man's
tomb |
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." |
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Matthew 27:57-60 "As evening approached,
there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself
become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus'
body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the
body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own
new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in
front of the entrance to the tomb and went away." |
He will be resurrected after his
death |
Psalm 16:10 "Because you will not abandon
me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay." |
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Matthew 28:9 "Suddenly Jesus met them.
'Greetings,' he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and
worshiped him." |
He will ascend into
heaven |
Psalm 68:18 "When you ascended on high,
you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even
from the rebellious--that you, O Lord God, might dwell there." |
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Luke 24:50-51 "When he had led them out
to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into
heaven." |