Old Testament |
Prophecy |
New Testament |
| GENESIS 3:15 | seed of woman | GALATIANS 4:4 |
| GENESIS 12:1-3 | seed of Abraham | MATTHEW 1:1 |
| GENESIS 17:19 | seed of Isaac | LUKE 3:34 |
| NUMBERS 24:17 | seed of Jacob | MATTHEW 1:2 |
| GENESIS 49:10 | tribe of Judah | LUKE 3:33 |
| ISAIAH 9:7 | heir to David's throne | LUKE 1:32,33 |
| MICAH 5:2 | born in Bethlehem Ephrathah | LUKE 2:4,5,7 |
| DANIEL 9:25-27 | to appear in 27 AD; to be "cut off" in 31 AD | LUKE 3:21,22 |
| ISAIAH 7:14 | to be born of a virgin | LUKE 1:26,27,30,31 |
| JEREMIAH 31:15 | slaughter of the babies in Bethlehem | MATTHEW 2:16-18 |
| HOSEA 11:1 | flight to Egypt | MATTHEW 2:14,15 |
| MALACHI 3:1 ISAIAH 40:3 |
preceded by a forerunner | LUKE 7:25,27 |
| PSALMS 2:7 | declared to be the Son of God | MATTHEW 3:17 JOHN 12:28 |
| ISAIAH 9:1-2 | Galilean Ministry | MATTHEW 4:13-16 |
| MAL. 3:1; DAN. 9:26 HAGGAI 2:7-9 |
Temple still standing Messiah to appear in the Temple |
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| DEUT. 18:15 | a prophet of men like Moses | ACTS 3:20,22 |
| ISAIAH 53:3 | rejected by His own people | JOHN 1:11 LUKE 23:18 |
| ISAIAH 53:2 | possessed no outward beauty | |
| PSALMS 110:4 | a priest after the order of Melchizedek | HEBREWS 5:5-6 |
| ZECHARIAH 9:9 EXODUS 12:3 |
triumphal entry riding upon a donkey, plot for his death finalized the same day - the Lamb chosen on the 10th day of Nissan | MARK 11:7,9,11 |
| PSALMS 41:9 | betrayed by a familiar friend | LUKE 22:47,48 |
| ZECHARIAH 11:12-13 | for 30 pieces of silver, which then thrown on Temple floor and used to buy a potter's field | MATTHEW 26:15 MATTHEW 27:3 |
| PSALMS 109:2-3 ISAIAH 53:7 |
accused by false witnesses Silent to accusations |
MARK 14:57-58 MARK 15:4-5 |
| ISAIAH 50:6 | Spat upon and smitten | MATTHEW 26:27 |
| PSALMS 109:2-3 | hated without reason | JOHN 15:24-25 |
| ISAIAH 53:5 | vicarious sacrifice | ROMANS 5:6,8 JOHN 1:29 |
| ISAIAH 53:9,12 | to die with criminals | MARK 15:27-28 |
| ZECHARIAH 12:10 ZECH. 13:6; PSALMS 22:16 |
pierced through hands and feet | JOHN 20:27 |
| NUMBERS 21:8 | would be lifted on a pole, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness | JOHN 12:32 MATTHEW 27:26 |
| PSALMS 22:7-8 | scorned and mocked | LUKE 23:35 |
| PSALMS 69:21 | given vineger and gall prayed for His enemies |
MATTHEW 27:34 |
| PSALMS 22:17-18 | stared upon His body, gambled for His coat | MATTHEW 27:35-36 |
| ZECHARIAH 12:10 | side pierced | JOHN 19:34 |
| EXODUS 12:46 PSALMS 34:20 |
no bone broken | JOHN 19:32-33,36 |
| ISAIAH 53:9 | would be buried with the rich | MATTHEW 27:57-60 |
| LEVITICUS 16:27 LEVITICUS 4:12 |
would die outside the city | HEBREWS 3:11-12 (suffered outside the gate) |
| EXODUS 12:6 | would die at 3pm (between the evenings) on Nisan 14 (Passover) | MATTHEW 27:45-46 darkness covered cross; Noon-3pm; 6th to 9th hours |
| PSALMS 16:10 PSALMS 49:15 |
resurrected | MARK 16:6-7 |
| LEVITICUS 23:10-11 | in 3 days - Feast of First Fruits | MATTHEW 20:19 |
| PSALMS 68:18 | ascended to heaven | MARK 16:19 1 CORINTHIANS 15:4 EPHESIANS 4:8 |
| PSALMS 68:18 | Took with Him a representative group of resurrected saints. - The "First Fruits." | MATTHEW 27:51-53 REVELATION 5:9 |
The Old Testament gives 60 major prophecies of the Messiah, and 270 ramifications of those prophecies. The mathematical probability of One Man fulfilling even eight of the major prophecies has been calculated at 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10 to the 18th power). That number of silver dollars, spread over the face of Texas, would make a layer two feet deep.
Abraham - Isaac - Judah - Perez (mother Tamar) - Hezron - Ram - Amminadab - Nahshon - Salmon - Boaz (mother Rahab) - Obed (mother Ruth) - Jesse - David
LINE TO CHRIST'S LEGAL FATHER - JOSEPH TRACED BY MATTHEW THE LEVITE Matthew 1:1-17 |
LINE TO BIOLOGICAL MOTHER - MARY TRACED BY LUKE THE PHYSICIAN Luke 3:23-38 |
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Solomon (mother Bathsheba) -Rehoboam-Abijah-Asa-Jehoshaphat-JoramAhaziah-Joash-Amaziah*** Uzziah-Jotham-Ahaz-Hezekiah-Manasseh-Amon-Josiah- Jehoiakim ** -Jehoiachin - *** -Shealtiel-Zerubbabel-Abiud-Eliakim-Azor-Zadok-Achim-Eliud-Eleazar- Jacob (biological father of Joseph)- Joseph (legal father of Christ) **** |
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| Christ claimed a legal right to "the throne of David" through his earthly father - Joseph who was descended from King Solomon | According to the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 22 28-30) no According to the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 22 28-30) no descendent of *** Jehoiachin would ever prosper “reigning on David’s throne.” Therefore the Messiah would have to be a biological descendent of David, but NOT of Jehoiachin. The ancestry of Mary fulfills this requirement. |
The Temple in Jerusalem, with all of the written records proving ancestry, was destroyed in 70AD. Messiah must therefore appear before the Temple was destroyed.
The Messiah must be born a virgin descendent of David, who would marry (before the birth of her son) a man descended from David's royal line through Solomon. Perhaps only one woman in Israel fulfilled these requirements. Mary the mother of Christ.
*One who had money and influence would most likely bribe his way out of execution with common criminals.
*** While Jehoiachin (also called Jeconiah or Coniah) had several sons (1 Chron. 3:17,18) no one of them ever reigned over Israel as King. He was therefore “childless” in terms of an heir to the throne.
***Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah were idolatrous kings who died violent deaths. (2 Chron 22:3,4; 2 Chron. 24:17,18; 2 Chron. 25:14). Their names were blotted out from the geneology of Christ in Matthew's gospel.
****Joseph is called the son of Heli, in Luke 3:23. He was the son-in-law. "Father-in-law" in ancient Hebrew was also termed "Father".
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