Old Testament Prophecies About Jesus Fulfilled

By Shirley Snyder


The Old Testament gives an account of Jesus Christ and what will happen when he comes. These are books that were written before his birth and ministry. The New Testament is a fulfillment of the prophecies about Jesus Christ and his ministry. We are going to look at how they were predicted and captured in New Testament.

Jesus is referred to as the Son of the Most High. This reference of the son is repeated in so many scriptures that it is impossible to miss it. Psalms 2,7 is where God pronounces that He is pleased with Christ, long before he was born. These words are repeated during baptism on River Jordan and during transfiguration. This is the clearest indication that the reference was on Christ.

It was prophesied that Christ would be born of a virgin. This is a message that was given by Isaiah in chapter 7 and verse 14. God was to give his people a sign regarding this birth by a virgin. This is fulfilled when Mary, a virgin who was betrothed to Joseph conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and gave birth to Christ. Matthew chapter 1 and verse 23 captures this prophecy in detail.

The way of the Lord was to be prepared so that Christ can enter into the hearts of people. This was an announcement that was to be made before he was born or even began his ministry. Isaiah has captured it in chapter 40 verse 3. John the Baptist is given the role of announcing the coming of Christ. He states it clearly saying that He is blessed because he comes in the name of the Lord.

The passion of Christ is also prominently prophesied long before it came to pass. Isaiah 53,5 states the Christ was wounded because of our transgressions. It is through his stripes that we are healed. All the four books of the gospel capture the suffering and death of Christ. In fact, Israelites were given the golden statue to look at in order to get salvation from snakes. This was signifying the death that Christ was to encounter.

Chapter 25 of the book of Nephi verse 13 gives an account of how Christ is to die. He is to be crucified and die on the cross. He will then resurrect on the third day as a sign of defeating death. This is what the gospels capture. Salvation is only promised to the people who believe.

The process of dying on the cross and what his crucifiers will do is given in Psalms 22. The chapter says in verse 16 that wicked people have besieged him and are nailing his hands and legs on the cross. It goes on in verse 18 to say that they will ballot for his cloths. This is what happened when Christ was crucified.

The Old Testament features a lot of prophecies that were fulfilled in the New Testament. The above episodes are just a few of them that demonstrate that the promise came to be. It would only be an arrogant person who would deny that Christ was not prophesied and became a fulfillment.




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