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The Prophecy
Genesis 18:18 "Abraham will surely
become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth
will be blessed through him."
The Fulfillment
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.'"
The Prophecy
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.'
The Fulfillment
Matthew 1:2 "Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the
father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
Luke 3:34 "The son of Jacob the
son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son
of Nahor."
The Prophecy
Genesis 49:10 "The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the rruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes
to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his."
The Fulfillment
Luke 3:33 "The son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the
son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah."
The 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."
The Fulfillment
Matthew 2:1 "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,
during the time of King Herod..."
The 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."
The Fulfillment
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."
The Prophecy
Jeremiah 31:15 "This is what the Lord says: 'A voice
is heard iin Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping
for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her
children are no more.'"
The Fulfillment
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."
The Prophecy
Hoseah 11:1 "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and
out of Egypt I called my son."
The Fulfillment
Matthew 2:14 "So he got up, took the child and his mother
during the night and left for Egypt."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
John 1:11 "He came to that which was his own, but his
own did not receive him."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
Luke 2:52 "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and
in favor with God and men."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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 Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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.
The Prophecy
Psalm 41:9 "Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he
who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me."
The Fulfillment
Mark 14:10 "Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went
to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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."
The 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."
The Fulfillment
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 by the
oath of the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the
Son of God.'"
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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 our infirmities
and carried our dieseases.""
The 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."
The Fulfillment
Matthew 27:38 "Two robbers were crucified with him, one
on his right and one on his left."
The Prophecy
Psalm 22:16 "Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil
men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet."
The Fulfillment
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.'"
The Prophecy
Psalm 22:6-8 "But I am a worm and not a man, scorned
by men and despised by the peopple. 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.'"
The Fulfillment
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!'"
The Prophecy
Psalm 69:21 "They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar
for my thirst."
The Fulfillment
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."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
John 19:34 "Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus'
side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water."
The Prophecy
Psalm 22:18 "They divide my garments among them and cast
lots for my clothing."
The Fulfillment
Mark 15:24 "And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes,
they cast lots to see what each would get."
The Prophecy
Psalm 34: 20 "He protects all his bones, not one of them
will be broken."
The Fulfillment
John 19:33 "But when they came to Jesus and found that
he was already dead, they did not break his legs."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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 infront of the entrance to the tomb and went away."
The Prophecy
Psalm 16:10 "Because you will not abandon me to the grave,
nor will you let your Holy One see decay."
The Fulfillment
Matthew 28:9 "Suddenly Jesus met them. 'Greetings,' he
said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him."
The Prophecy
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."
The Fulfillment
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 the, he left them and was taken up into heaven."
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