Fulfilled Bible Prophecy
“Prophecy is history written in advance.” —Oliver B. Greene
The Word of God is a book containing hundreds of detailed prophecies. This page presents numerous prophecies concerning our Precious Saviour, Jesus Christ. Not only were the predictions made 1,000 years before Christ came from Heaven to earth, but they were made over 500 years before crucifixion was first used anywhere in the world as a form of capital punishment! Crucifixion didn't exist when the prophecies were made. The Old Testament prophets wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" -2nd Peter 1:21.
A scientist picked out 48 such prophecies and determined that the probability of one man randomly fulfilling them all is 1 in 10 to the exponent of 157. That is one followed by 157 zeros! Your chances of winning a typical lottery jackpot is about 1 in 108. (100,000,000). Yet, Jesus fulfilled all these prophecies! Please read It Was Not Finished!
Concerning his birth Prophesied Fulfilled 1. Born of the seed of woman Gen 3:15 Gal 4:4 2. Born of a virgin Isaiah 7:14 Mt 1:18-25 3. Seed of Abraham Gen 22:18 Mt 1:1 4. Seed of Isaac Gen 21:12 Luke 3:23+34 5. Seed of Jacob Num 24:17 Luke 3:34 6. Seed of David Jeremiah 23:5 Luke 3:31 7. Tribe of Judah Gen 49:10 Rev 5:5 8. Family line of Jesse Isaiah 11:1 Luke 3:32 9. Born in Bethlehem Micah 5:2 Mt 2:1-6 10. Herod kills the children Jeremiah 31:15 Mt 2:16-18 Concerning his nature
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11. He pre-existed creation Mic 5:2 1 Pet 1:20 12. He shall be called Lord Ps 110:1 Acts 2:36 13. Called Immanuel (God with us) Isaiah 7:14 Mt 1:22-23 14. Prophet Deut 18:18-19 Acts 3:18-25 15. Priest Ps 110:4 Heb 5:5-6 16. Judge Isaiah 33:22 Jn 5:22-23 17. King Ps 2:6 Jn 18:33-37 18. Anointed by the Spirit Isaiah 11:2 Mt 3:16-17 19. His zeal for God Ps 69:9 Jn 2:15-17 Concerning his ministry
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20. Preceded by a messenger Isaiah 40:3 Mt 3:1-3 21. To begin in Galilee Isaiah 9:1-2 Mt 4:12-17 22. Ministry of Miracles Isaiah 35:5-6 Mt 9:35;11:4 23. Teacher of parables Ps 78:1-4 Mt 13:34-35 24. He was to enter the temple Mal 3:1 Mt 21:10-12 25. Enter Jerusalem on donkey Zech 9:9 Mt 21:1-7 26. Stone of stumbling to Jews Isaiah 28:16; Ps 118:22 1 Pet 2:6-8 27. Light to Gentiles Isaiah 49:6 Acts 13:46-48 The day Jesus was crucified
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28. Betrayed by a friend Psalm 41:9 John 13:18-27 29. Sold for 30 pieces of silver Zech 11:12 Matthew 26:14-15 30. 30 pieces thrown in Temple Zech 11:13 Matthew 27:3-5 31. 30 pieces buys potters field Zech 11:13 Matthew 27:6-10 32. Forsaken by His disciples Zech 13:7 Mark 14:27+50 33. Accused by false witnesses Psalm 35:11+20-21 Matthew 26:59-61 34. Silent before accusers Isaiah 53:7 Matthew 27:12-14 35. Wounded and bruised Isaiah 53:4-6 1 Pet 2:21-25 36. Beaten and spit upon Isaiah 50:6 Matthew 26:67-68 37. Mocked Psalm 22:6-8 Matthew 27:27-31 38. Fell under the cross Psalm 109:24-25 John 19:17; Lk23:26 39. Hands and feet pierced Psalm 22:16 John 20:24-28 40. Crucified with thieves Isaiah 53:12 Mt 27:38 41. Prayed for enemies Isaiah 53:12 Luke 23:34 42. Rejected by His own people Isaiah 53:3 John 19:14-15 43. Hated without cause Psalm 69:4 John 15:25 44. Friends stood aloof Psalm 38:11 Luke 22:54;23:49 45. People wag their heads Ps 22:7;109:25 Mt 27:39 46. People stared at Him Ps 22:17 Lk 23:35 47. Cloths divided and gambled for Ps 22:18 Jn 19:23-24 48. Became very thirsty Ps 22:15 Jn 19:28 49. Gall and vinegar offered Him Ps 69:21 Mt 27:34 50. His forsaken cry Ps 22:1 Mt 27:46 51. Committed Himself to God Ps 31:5 Lk 23:46 52. Bones not broken Ps 34:20 Jn 19:32-36 53. Heart broken Ps 69:20;22:14 Jn 19:34 54. His side pierced Zech 12:10 Jn 19:34+37 55. Darkness over the land Amos 8:9 Lk 23:44-45 56. Buried in rich man's tomb Isa 53:9 Mt 27:57-60 His Resurrection & Ascension
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57. Raised from the dead Ps 16:8-11 Acts 2:24-31 58. Begotten as Son of God Ps 2:7 Acts 13:32-35 59. Ascended to God Ps 68:18 Eph 2:8-10 60. Seated beside God Ps 110:1 Heb 1:3+13 Today, the only way Bible scoffers can explain away this astronomical probability is to discredit the prophecies in one way or another. The Bible foretold of these scoffers in 2nd Peter 3:3-4...
"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming?"
Their only alternative is to accept that God is the author of the Scriptures. The Bible is a reliable book of genuine divine prophecy. You can trust it! Please don't be fooled by the hordes of Christ-rejecters who deny the Bible.
The evidence of divine prophecy presented here is just a tiny portion of the proofs available to establish the divine origin of the Bible. Yet, they are more than sufficient to prove the inspiration of the Bible. There will always be men who scoff at the Bible. You, however, can be confident when you read your Bible that God is the Author, for it is written:
"For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe" -1st Thessalonians 2:13