Messianic prophecy

In this blog, I will be showing you prophecy concerning the messiah, whom I believe Jesus and only Jesus fulfilled.

Prophecy about Jesus' birth:


Virgin birth:

"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." - Genesis 3:15

Now, at first glance, we will say this is a miracle birth prophecy, because women don't have a seed. But, the Bible does talk about women and there seed. However, I believe this is still a virgin birth prophecy because of simply what it says. This seed of a woman, will crush the head of the serpent (Satan). Jesus Christ did this. He triumphed over sin and death.

"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." - Isaiah 7:14

There has been much dispute about this prophecy. The word for virgin is translated "almah" which means young maiden. However, Jewish culture viewed virgins as young maidens. In fact, young maidens were called virgins, because it was against the law to be involved in sexual intercourse with anyone outside of marriage. The Jewish writers who translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, even recognized this young maiden to be a virgin. There still is however, disagreement with this passage. If we read the rest of the story, we see that the Lord will give a sign to King Azah in his lifetime. At least, it appears that is what the Bible is saying. The chances of this being a prophecy about Jesus is very high, still.

The messiah would be born in Bethlehem:

"Marshal your troops, O city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel's ruler on the cheek with a rod. 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." - Micah 5:1-2

The ruler of Israel will come from Bethlehem. The Bible makes it clear this ruler is the messiah. But there is actually a parable between Jesus and this prophecy. When the Jewish high priest was about to preform an animal sacrifice, he would walk all the way to Bethlehem, pick out a lamb or something, and then bring it back to Jerusalem. He would then inspect it to make sure the sacrifice was good. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, He then rode into Jerusalem riding on a donkey (as Zechariah 9:9 foretold) bringing salvation and atonement. Just like the lamb the high priest brought in through the gates. The high priest was bringing atonement and salvation through the city each time this happened. Did you know why there were so many people at the gate waiting? It was because the high priest was bringing the lamb. But do you know who was right behind him? Jesus Christ, the lamb that takes away the sins of the world! Jesus was then found with no guilt in Him. A perfect sacrifice.

Prophecy concerning Jesus' life:

say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you. Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then 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." - Isaiah 35:4-6

In this prophecy, Isaiah says that there will be a time where God comes and will heal the eyes of the blind will be open along with the ears of the deaf. Jesus Christ, who claimed to be God fulfilled this.

God promised another prophet like Moses:

In Deuteronomy 18:15-18, we see God promising another prophet like Moses.

"The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, "Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die. The LORD said to me: "What they say is good. 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."

Jesus, like Moses escaped death at birth. Jesus, like Moses brought a covenant. They both preformed miracles. So, even if a Jew refuses to believe Jesus was God incarnate, we can surely show him/her that Jesus is indeed a prophet and a messenger.

The messiah would be called God:

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." - Isaiah 9:6

I think this verse ties in with the Isaiah 7:14 prophecy. Here, we have a child that is to be called God. Jesus Christ, claimed to be God, and indeed He is the prince of peace. Since Jesus is the messiah, we can clearly see that the messiah would be called God.

The messiah would be rejected, beaten and pierced for our iniquities:

"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not." - Isaiah 53:3

"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." - Isaiah 53:4-5

Actually, the whole chapter of Isaiah 53 talks about Jesus. Jesus, was indeed beaten and rejected. God laid the sins of humanity on Him, and atonement was made.

"For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet." - Psalm 22:16

Crucifixion wasn't even known at the time this Psalm was written, and already, it talks about a servent who will be pierced. Now, many have tried to make rebuttals concerning this prophecy, saying that is is mistranslated. IT doesn't really say pierced. However, they don't realize that the hands and feet are still involved. Not only that, but it describes them as lions. What would a lion do if it bit your hands and feet?

Psalm 22 is a giant prophetic poem describing Jesus. While Jesus was on the cross, He quoted the first verse in Psalm 22. He did this, to prove He was the messiah. This whole Psalm is a giant messianic prophecy. Everything in it, is a scene of the crucifixion!

The messiah would be cut off:

"After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed." - Daniel 9:26

Daniel said that the messiah would be cut off and after that, the temple would be destroyed. The temple was destroyed 40 years after Jesus' death, in 70 A.D. So, the messiah had to of came before 70 A.D. Jesus Christ not only claimed to be the messiah, but proved it. Only 40 years later, the temple was destroyed. Either Jesus is the messiah or there is none.


Zechariah foreshadowed Jesus being sold for 30 pieces of silver:

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. 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." - Zechariah 11:12-13

Zechariah foreshadows about Jesus' crucifixion:

"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." - Zechariah 12:10



Conclusion: These are only just a few out of many prophecies foretold in the Tanakh that Jesus and only Jesus fulfilled. All of the rituals, festivals and practices found in the Torah were all foreshadows of what Jesus would do. He fulfilled it all! Jesus Christ is the Jewish messiah.

God bless.