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Jesus: Son of God

Jesus: Son of God. Fulfilled Prophecies and the Resurrection. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus.

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Jesus: Son of God

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  1. Jesus: Son of God Fulfilled Prophecies and the Resurrection

  2. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • If you are not satisfied with 450 B.C. as the historic date for the completion of the Old Testament (and all the prophecies about Christ contained in it), take into consideration the following: The Septuagint–the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures–was initiated in the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246 B.C.). It is rather obvious that if you have a Greek translation initiated in 250 B.C., then you had to have the Hebrew text from which it was written. This will suffice to indicate that there was at least a 250-year gap between the prophecies being written down and their fulfillment in the person of Christ. (McDowell, The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, p.168)

  3. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Born of a Virgin • Prophecy: 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.” • Fulfillment: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1: 26-35

  4. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Son of God • Prophecy: Psalm 2:7 “I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’” • Fulfillment: Matthew 3:17 “And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’” (see also Matt. 16:16, Luke 9:35, 22:70; Acts 13:30-33; John 1:34, 49)

  5. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Seed of Abraham (Gen. 22:18), Isaac (Gen. 21:12), and Jacob (Num. 24:17) • Fulfillment in the Genealogies of Jesus found in Matthew 1, Luke 3 • Tribe of Judah • Prophecy: Gen. 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 nations is his.” • Fulfillment: Matthew 1, Luke 3

  6. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Family Line of Jesse • Prophecy: Isaiah 11:1 “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his root a Branch will bear fruit.” • Fulfillment: Luke 3: 23, 32 • House of David • Prophecy: Jeremiah 23:5 “‘The day are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.” • Fulfillment: Luke 3:23,31 (also Matt. 1:1, 9:27, 15:22, 20:30-31, 21:9, 21:15, 22:41-46; Mark 9:10, 10:47, Luke 18:38-39, Acts 13:22-23; Rev. 22:16)

  7. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Born at Bethlehem • Prophecy: 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.” • Fulfillment: Matthew 2:1 “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem” (See also Matt. 2:4, Luke 2:4-7, John 7:42)

  8. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Presented with Gifts • Prophecy: Psalm 72:10 “The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.” • Prophecy: Isaiah 60:6 “Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the LORD.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 2:1,11 “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem . . . 11On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.”

  9. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • His Pre-Existence • Prophecy: 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.” • “from ancient times” can be translated as “from days of eternity • Fulfillment: John 8:58-59 “‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’ • Fulfillment: Col. 1:17 “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” (John 17:5, 24; Rev. 1:1-2; 1:17, 2:8, 8:58; 22:13)

  10. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • He Shall Be Called Lord • Prophecy: Psalm 110:1 “The LORD says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.’” • Fulfillment: Luke 2:11 “‘Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.’” • Fulfillment: Matt. 22:43-45 “He said to them, ‘How is it that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him “Lord”? 44For he says, “The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.” 45If then David calls him “Lord,” how can he be his son?’”

  11. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Shall Be Immanuel • Prophecy: Isaiah 7:14 • Fulfillment: Matthew 1:23 • Shall Be a Prophet • Prophecy: Deut. 18:18 “‘I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 21:11 “The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.’” (See also Luke 7:16, John 4:19, 6:14, 7:40.)

  12. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Priest • Prophecy: Psalm 110:4 “The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.’” • Fulfillment: Hebrews 3:1 “Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.” • Fulfillment: Heb. 5:4-6 “No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was. 5So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’ 6And in another place, ‘You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.’”

  13. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Special Anointing of the Holy Spirit • Prophecy: Isaiah 11:2-3a “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–3and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.” (See also Ps. 45:7, Is. 42:1, 61:1,2)

  14. Fulfilled Prophecies in Jesus • Special Anointing of Holy Spirit • Fulfillment: Matt. 3:16-17 “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’”

  15. Prophecies about His Ministry • Preceded by a Messenger • Prophecy: Isaiah 40:3 “A voice of one calling: ‘In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.” • Prophecy: Malachi 3:1 “‘See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, who you desire, will come,’ says the LORD Almighty. • Fulfillment: Matthew 3:1-2, Matt. 3:3, 11:10; John 1:23, Luke 1:17

  16. Prophecies about His Ministry • Ministry to Begin in Galilee • Prophecy: Isaiah 9:1 “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” • Fulfillment: Matt. 4:12-17

  17. Prophecies about His Ministry • Ministry of Miracles • Prophecy: Isaiah 35:5-6 “Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 9:35, See also Matt. 9:32-33; 11:4-6; Mark 7:33-35, John 5:5-9, 9:6-11; 11:43, 44, 47.

  18. Prophecies about His Ministry • Teacher of Parables • Prophecy: Psalm 78:2 “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old” • Fulfillment: Matt. 13:34 “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.”

  19. Prophecies about His Ministry • He Was to Enter the Temple • Prophecy: Malachi 3:1 “‘See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, who you desire, will come,’ says the LORD Almighty.’” • Fulfillment: Matt. 21:12a “Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there.” (Also John 1:14, 2:19-21)

  20. Prophecies about His Ministry • He Was to Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey • Prophecy: Zech. 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.” • Fulfillment: Luke 19:35-37, Matt. 21:6-11

  21. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Betrayed by a Friend • Prophecy: Psalm 41:9 “Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 26:48-50 “Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: ‘The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.’ 49Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, ‘Greetings, Rabbi!’ and kissed him. 50Jesus replied, ‘Friend, do what you came for.’ Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.” (Also, Matt. 10:4, John 13:21)

  22. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Sold for Thirty Pieces of Silver • Prophecy: Zech. 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.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 26:14-15 “The one of the Twelve – the one called Judas Iscariot – went to the chief priests 15and asked, ‘What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?’ So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.” (Also, Matt. 27:3)

  23. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Money to Be Thrown into God’s House • Prophecy: Zech. 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 in to the house of the LORD to the potter.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 27:5 “So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.”

  24. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Price Given for Potter’s Field • Prophecy: Zech.13 • Fulfillment: Matt. 27:7 “So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.”

  25. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Forsaken by His Disciples • Prophecy: Zech. 13:7 “‘Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!’ declares the LORD Almighty. ‘Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 26:56b “Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.” (Also, Mark 14:50, 14:27, Matt. 26:31) • Note that Jesus predicted this also, yet His disciples denied that they would leave Him.

  26. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Accused by False Witnesses • Prophecy: Psalm 35:11 “Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 26: 59-60a “The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.” (Also, Mark 14:55-56)

  27. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Silent before His Accusers • Prophecy: 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.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 27:12 “When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.” (Also, Mark 14:61)

  28. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Wounded and Bruised • Prophecy: 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.” (Also, Zech. 13:6) • Fulfillment: Mark 15:15 “Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.”

  29. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Smitten and Spit Upon • Prophecy: 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.’” (Also, Micah 5:1) • Fulfilled: Matthew 26:67-68 “Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68and said, ‘Prophesy to us Christ. Who hit you?’” (Also, Luke 22:63)

  30. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Mocked • Prophecy: Psalm 22:7-8 “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.’” • Fulfillment: Matt. 27:27-29 “Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ they said.”

  31. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Hands and Feet Pierced • Prophecy: Psalm 22:16 “Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet.” • Fulfillment: Luke 23:33 “When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals – one on his right, the other on his left.” (Also, Matt. 27:31-32)

  32. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Crucified with Thieves • Prophecy: 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.” • Fulfillment: Matt. 27:38 “Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.” (Also, Mark 15:27-28).

  33. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Hated without Cause • Prophecy: Psalm 69:4a “Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me.” (Also, Isaiah 49:7) • Fulfilled: John 15:25 “‘But this is to fulfill the what is written in their Law: “They hated me without reason.”’”

  34. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Friends Stood Far Off • Prophecy: Psalm 38:11 “My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.” • Fulfillment: Luke 23:49 “But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.”

  35. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Garments Parted and Lots Cast • Prophecy: Psalm 22:18 “They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.” • Fulfillment: John 19:23-24 “When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24‘Let’s not tear it,’ they said to one another. ‘Let’s decide by lot who will get it.’ This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, ‘They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.’ So this is what the soldiers did.”

  36. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • To Suffer Thirst, and Be Offered Gall and Vinegar • Prophecy: Psalm 69:21 “They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.” • Fulfillment: John 19:28 “Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty.’” • Fulfillment: Matt. 27:34 “There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.”

  37. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Bones Not Broken • Prophecy: Psalm 34:20 “he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.” • Fulfillment: John 19:32-33 “The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.”

  38. Prophecies about His Betrayal, Trial, and Death • Darkness over the Land • Prophecy: Amos 8:9 “‘In that day,’ declares the Sovereign LORD, ‘I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.’” • Fulfillment: Matt. 27:45 “From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.”

  39. Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus • The prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament are from the following books, written around the following times: • Genesis 1446-1406 B.C. • Deuteronomy 1446-1406 B.C. • Psalms 1003-970 B.C. (Davidic Psalms) • Isaiah 701-681 B.C. • Jeremiah 626-c. 586 B.C. • Daniel c. 530 B.C. • Amos c. 760-750 B.C. • Micah c. 750-686 B.C. • Zechariah c. 520- after 480 B.C. • Malachi soon after 430 B.C.

  40. Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus • The prophecies cover all aspects of Jesus’ life, from His conception and birth to his death, burial, and resurrection. • Some critics have suggested that Jesus contrived to fulfill the prophecies on His own or that He accidentally fulfilled the prophecies.

  41. Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus • Many of the prophecies were out of His control • The timing of His birth • His virgin birth • The visit of the wise men • The dividing of His clothing at the crucifixion • His unbroken bones on the cross • The scattering of His disciples

  42. Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus • Fulfilling all the prophecies accidentally (without a Divine Plan behind it) defies probability. • Remember 1 in 1x1017 – the probability that any one person could fulfill the 8 major prophecies concerning the Messiah.

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