Christ also declared their inspiration as he fulfilled in his life, death and resurrection the Messianic prophecies they contained. Over and over again he said, ‘This is being done in order that that which is written might be fulfilled.’ Christ’s perfect fulfilment of the Old Testament Scriptures can be seen in any cursory examination of some of the more prominent Messianic prophecies: Genesis 12:3, 21:22, 49:10; Numbers 24:17–19; 2 Samuel 7:12–13; 1 Chronicles 17:11–14—These Scriptures reveal the family lineage of the Messiah. He will be a descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob from the tribe ofJudah, the family line of Jesse and a direct descendant of King David. Micah 5:2—His place of birth will be Bethlehem. Isaiah 7:14—He will be born of a virgin. Daniel 9:24–27—The time of his public ministry as the Messiah will be after the Jews’ return from the Babylonian captivity and before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Isaiah 9:6; Psalm 2:1–12—His nature will be both God and man, and he will be the Son of God. Isaiah 35:5, 6—He will perform miracles. Psalm 41:9; Zechariah 11:11–13—He will be betrayed by a friend for thirty pieces of silver. Zechariah 9:9—He will enter Jerusalem on the back of a donkey being proclaimed as the Messiah and King. Isaiah 50:6, 52:14—He will be beaten, scourged and tortured by the Jews. Isaiah 53:7—He will be silent before his accusers. Psalm 22:6–8—He will be crucified. Isaiah 53:8, 12—He will be killed. Isaiah 53:4—6 , 12—He will suffer and die for the sins of the world. Isaiah 49:6—He will be a source of salvation to the Gentiles. Isaiah 53:9—He will be buried in a rich man’s tomb Psalm 16:10—He will be raised from the dead. There is only one man in history who was a Jew; a direct descendant of King David; born in Bethlehem before 70 A.D.; claimed to be the Son of God and Messiah; performed miracles; entered Jerusalem on the back of a donkey being proclaimed as King; was betrayed by a friend for thirty pieces of silver; was scourged, beaten, spat upon and tortured by the Jews; was silent in his sufferings; suffered death by crucifixion; reportedly died for the sins of the world; was buried in a rich man’s tomb and three days later was reported to be resurrected. His name is Jesus Christ.
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