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Messianic Prophecies (Page 2)Ministry in GalileeProphecyIsaiah 9:1,2 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. FulfillmentMt. 4:12-16. Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison (delivered up), he departed into Galilee; And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim; That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. As a ProphetProphecyDe. 18:15. The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall harken; FulfillmentJn 6:14. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. (Jn 1:45; Acts 3:19-26) As a Priest like MelchizedekProphecyPsalm 110:4 The Lord hath sworn and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. FulfillmentHebrews 6:20. Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (Heb. 5:5,6; 7:15-17) His RejectionProphecyIsaiah 53:3 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. another reference(Ps.2:2) FulfillmentJohn 1:11. He came unto his own and his own received him not, reference (Jn. 5:43, Luke 4:29; 17:25; 23:18) CharacterProphecyIsaiah 11:2. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; references (Ps. 45:7; Is. 11:3,4) FulfillmentLuke 2:52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. reference (Luke 4:18) Triumphant EntryProphecyZec. 9:9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. reference (Is. 62:11) FulfillmentJohn. 12:13,14. Took branches of palm trees, and went fotrh to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written. reference(Mt. 21:1-11: Jon 12:12) Betrayed by His own FriendProphecyPsalm 41:9. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. FulfillmentMark 14:10. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. reference(Mt. 26:14; Mk. 14:43-45) Sold for Thirty Pieces of SilverProphecyZec. 11:12. And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. reference (Zec. 11:13) FulfillmentMatthew 26:15. And said unto them, what will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. reference(Mt. 27:3-10) Buying a Potter's FieldProphecyZec. 11:13 And the Lord said unto me, cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was Prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord. FulfillmentMatthew 27:6,7. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, it is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field to bury strangers in. reference(Matthew. 27:3-5; 8-10) Judas' Office to be Taken by AnotherProphecyPsalm 109:7,8 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. Let his days be few; and let another take his office. FulfillmentActs 1: 18-20. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniqity and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as the field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, the field of blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms, let his habitaition be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. reference(Acts 1:16,17) False Witnesses Accuse HimProphecyPsalm 27:12. Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. reference (Ps. 35:11) FulfillmentMatthew 26:60,61. But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said, this fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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