In at least 8 books of the Old Testament, the birth, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ is accurately foretold thousands of years prior to the Blessed Event.
Jesus dictated the Book of Revelation to His Apostle John. In that book many events that are currently taking place are accurately foretold.
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According to Tim Chaffey 12/24/12, Jesus Christ is unique among all other "religious" figures that have ever lived. First off they all are dead, and historically most of their graves are clearly marked. Jesus has no Grave because He Lives. Yes there is a tomb in Jerusalem where His human body resided for 3 days. However, it is empty because He Conquered death as we know it, and He Lives.
The Unique Savior
According to Tim Chaffey 12/24/12, Jesus Christ is unique among all other "religious" figures that have ever lived. First off they all are dead, and historically most of their graves are clearly marked. Jesus has no Grave because He Lives. Yes there is a tomb in Jerusalem where His human body resided for 3 days. However, it is empty because He Conquered death as we know it, and He Lives.
The Unique Savior
While thinking about the circumstances surrounding Christ’s birth, Christians can rejoice that the Messiah has come to earth and dealt with our sin. We can praise God for fulfilling His promises. and we can have complete confidence that He will always be faithful to do what He has declared.
Despite what many believe today, the religions and religious leaders of the world are not the same. Many people in our culture promote the ridiculous claim that Jesus was just another religious leader—a good person who tried to make life better for others—but Jesus is unique in so many respects. He alone was a “good person” since He lived a sinless life. Every other religious leader has been sinful and needed a Savior. But Jesus did not need a savior; He is the Savior.
There are no prophecies foretelling details about the birth of other religious leaders. No prophecies alerted the world to the coming of Muhammad (Islam), Joseph Smith (Mormonism), David Koresh (Branch Davidians), Charles Taze Russell (Jehovah’s Witnesses), Siddhartha Gautama (Buddhism), or any other founder of the world’s religions. Yet the Old Testament pinpointed numerous details about the life of the Son of God and Savior of the world.
So what do these prophecies tell us about Jesus? In just the first two chapters of Matthew, we see that God foretold the virginal conception of the Messiah, who would be born in Bethlehem, yet in some way would come out of Egypt and be called a Nazarene. We also see that bitter agony would grip the mothers in that area.
In the genealogy recorded in Matthew’s first chapter, we discover the fulfillment of several other Old Testament prophecies. Jesus was from the line of Abraham (Genesis 12:3), Isaac (Genesis 26:4), Jacob (Genesis 28:14), Judah (Genesis 49:8–12), Jesse (Isaiah 11:1), and David (Isaiah 9:7). But that’s not all. A search through the rest of Scripture would reveal dozens of other details prophesied about the Messiah, including the following facts:
- He would enter Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt (Matthew 21:4–10; Zechariah 9:9).
- He would be betrayed by a friend (John 13:18; Psalm 41:9).
- The betrayal would be for 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14–16; Zechariah 11:12).
- The money would be used to purchase the potter’s field (Matthew 27:3–10; Zechariah 11:13).
- The Messiah would die a sacrificial death for us (Matthew 27:50; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Daniel 9:26; Isaiah 53:8).
- He would die with criminals but His burial would be with the wealthy (Matthew 27:57–60; Luke 23:33; Isaiah 53:9).
- He would rise from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Psalm 16:8–11; Isaiah 53:10).
- He would say certain words on the Cross. He would be mocked, and people would gamble for His clothes (Psalm 22:1, 8, 18).
Many other prophecies could be listed that were perfectly fulfilled in the life of Jesus Christ. These were not lucky guesses made by fraudulent prognosticators; they were precise predictions made by the all-knowing God of the Bible who repeatedly demonstrated that He has perfect knowledge of all past, present, and future events. Consequently, we can be completely confident that He will always make good on His promises and that those future events He has foretold will certainly come to pass.
