Messianic prophecy was fulfilled by the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Although many Jews did not accept Jesus as their Messiah, many did, and they became the Jewish sect later known as the Christians. Christianity, based in dramatic part on the fulfillment of historical prophecy, spread rapidly throughout the Roman Empire of the 1st Century. Examine the prophecies yourself, and calculate the probability of one man fulfilling just a handful of the most specific ones, and you’ll be amazed.
“Jesus said to them, ‘This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.’” Luke 24:44 (NIV)
The Old Testament verses are the prophecy; the New Testament verses proclaim the fulfillment. Check them all out for yourself!
Born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:21-23)
A descendant of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3; 22:18; Matthew 1:1; Galatians 3:16)
Of the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10; Luke 3:23, 33; Hebrews 7:14)
Of the house of David (2 Samuel 7:12-16; Matthew 1:1)
Born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:4-7)
Taken to Egypt (Hosea 11:1; Matthew 2:14-15)
Herod´s killing of the infants (Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:16-18)
Anointed by the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 11:2; Matthew 3:16-17)
Heralded by the messenger of the Lord (John the Baptist) (Isaiah 40:3-5; Malachi 3:1; Matthew 3:1-3)
Would perform miracles (Isaiah 35:5-6; Matthew 9:35)
Would preach good news (Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:14-21)
Would minister in Galilee (Isaiah 9:1; Matthew 4:12-16) Would cleanse the Temple (Malachi 3:1; Matthew 21:12-13)
Would first present Himself as King 173,880 days from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem (Daniel 9:25; Matthew 21:4-11)
Would enter Jerusalem as a king on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:4-9)
Would be rejected by Jews (Psalm 118:22; I Peter 2:7)
Die a humiliating death (Psalm 22; Isaiah 53) involving:
rejection (Isaiah 53:3; John 1:10-11; 7:5,48)
betrayal by a friend (Psalm 41:9; Luke 22:3-4; John 13:18)
sold for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12; Matthew 26:14-15)
silence before His accusers (Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 27:12-14)
being mocked (Psalm 22: 7-8; Matthew 27:31)
beaten (Isaiah 52:14; Matthew 27:26)
spit upon (Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 27:30)
piercing His hands and feet (Psalm 22:16; Matthew 27:31)
being crucified with thieves (Isaiah 53:12; Matthew 27:38)
praying for His persecutors (Isaiah 53:12; Luke 23:34)
piercing His side (Zechariah 12:10; John 19:34)
given gall and vinegar to drink (Psalm 69:21, Matthew 27:34, Luke 23:36)
no broken bones (Psalm 34:20; John 19:32-36)
buried in a rich man’s tomb (Isaiah 53:9; Matthew 27:57-60)
casting lots for His garments (Psalm 22:18; John 19:23-24)
Would rise from the dead!! (Psalm 16:10; Mark 16:6; Acts 2:31)
Ascend into Heaven (Psalm 68:18; Acts 1:9)
Would sit down at the right hand of God (Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 1:3)
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Jewish Roots of Christianity
* The Scriptures have come through the Jewish people.
* The Bible describes their history and their religion.
* Jewish people wrote the entire Old Testament.
* Jewish people wrote the New Testament with the possible exception of the apostle Luke.
* The Preservation of the Scriptures
o The Jewish people protected the Bible against destruction by its enemies.
o They "guaranteed" the accuracy of our existing text by their painstaking copying methods.
The Savior
* Yeshua came from the Jewish people.
* He lived as a Jew and followed Jewish religious practices.
* Yeshua refused to abolish Biblical Judaism
o Matthew 5:17
+ 17"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (NIV)
The Way of Salvation
* Salvation as well came through the Jewish people
o Rom 11:11-24
+ Natural branches - The Jewish believers in Messiah Yeshua
+ Ingrafted - The Gentile believers in Messiah Yeshua
* The promises of salvation are Jewish.
o Gen 22:18
+ 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."(NIV)
* The way of salvation is Jewish
o John 4:22
+ 21 Yeshua declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. (NIV)
The Structure
* The Church
o The origin and existence of the church for the first several years were due to the efforts of the 12 Jewish Apostles.
o The church's first outreach was conducted by Jewish people, following accepted Jewish practices and growth resulted.
The Spiritual Benefits
* Rom 15:25-27
o 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the saints there. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews' spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. (NIV)
* Eph 2:11-13, 3:4-6
o 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called "uncircumcised" by those who call themselves "the circumcision" (that done in the body by the hands of men)--12 remember that at that time you were separate from Messiah, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.13 But now in Messiah Yeshua you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Messiah. (NIV)
* Eph 3:4-6
o 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Messiah, 5 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Messiah Yeshua. (NIV)
* Rom 11:11-18
o 11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring! 13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, (NIV)
* Gal 3:29
o 29 If you belong to Messiah, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (NIV)
Conclusion
* Christians owe much to the Jewish people for:
o The Scriptures
+ For more information see The Jewishness of the New Testament by Al Brickner.
o The Savior
o The Way of Salvation
+ For more information see Was Paul the Founder of Christianity? by Avi Synder. .
o The Structure of the Church
o Spiritual Benefits
+ For more information concerning this topic generally see Our Debt to Israel by Derek Prince.
* It is therefore incumbent upon Gentile Christians to:
o Share their faith responsibly with Jewish people -
+ Rom 11:11-18
# 11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.
+ For more information on sharing go to: Pointers on Witnessing.
o Share their material wealth for the cause of reaching Jewish people with the Good News of Messiah Yeshua
+ Rom 15:27b
# 27b For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews' spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.
Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith
Copyright Hear Now!
* The Bible describes their history and their religion.
* Jewish people wrote the entire Old Testament.
* Jewish people wrote the New Testament with the possible exception of the apostle Luke.
* The Preservation of the Scriptures
o The Jewish people protected the Bible against destruction by its enemies.
o They "guaranteed" the accuracy of our existing text by their painstaking copying methods.
The Savior
* Yeshua came from the Jewish people.
* He lived as a Jew and followed Jewish religious practices.
* Yeshua refused to abolish Biblical Judaism
o Matthew 5:17
+ 17"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (NIV)
The Way of Salvation
* Salvation as well came through the Jewish people
o Rom 11:11-24
+ Natural branches - The Jewish believers in Messiah Yeshua
+ Ingrafted - The Gentile believers in Messiah Yeshua
* The promises of salvation are Jewish.
o Gen 22:18
+ 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."(NIV)
* The way of salvation is Jewish
o John 4:22
+ 21 Yeshua declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. (NIV)
The Structure
* The Church
o The origin and existence of the church for the first several years were due to the efforts of the 12 Jewish Apostles.
o The church's first outreach was conducted by Jewish people, following accepted Jewish practices and growth resulted.
The Spiritual Benefits
* Rom 15:25-27
o 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the saints there. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews' spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. (NIV)
* Eph 2:11-13, 3:4-6
o 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called "uncircumcised" by those who call themselves "the circumcision" (that done in the body by the hands of men)--12 remember that at that time you were separate from Messiah, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.13 But now in Messiah Yeshua you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Messiah. (NIV)
* Eph 3:4-6
o 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Messiah, 5 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Messiah Yeshua. (NIV)
* Rom 11:11-18
o 11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring! 13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, (NIV)
* Gal 3:29
o 29 If you belong to Messiah, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (NIV)
Conclusion
* Christians owe much to the Jewish people for:
o The Scriptures
+ For more information see The Jewishness of the New Testament by Al Brickner.
o The Savior
o The Way of Salvation
+ For more information see Was Paul the Founder of Christianity? by Avi Synder. .
o The Structure of the Church
o Spiritual Benefits
+ For more information concerning this topic generally see Our Debt to Israel by Derek Prince.
* It is therefore incumbent upon Gentile Christians to:
o Share their faith responsibly with Jewish people -
+ Rom 11:11-18
# 11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.
+ For more information on sharing go to: Pointers on Witnessing.
o Share their material wealth for the cause of reaching Jewish people with the Good News of Messiah Yeshua
+ Rom 15:27b
# 27b For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews' spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.
Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith
Copyright Hear Now!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Your Birth Date in the Bible
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