Is there Evidence for Jesus?
MAN? MYTH? MADMAN? MANIPULATOR? MESSIAH?
© David Bedford 2018.
The Case for the Messianic Prophecies in the Old Testament
How do we know Jesus was THE Messiah? Others had been suggested, but why was Jesus, and only Jesus, the Messiah prophecied in the Old Testament? Discover how Daniel 9 foretells to the DAY when the Messiah would be revealed.
I am again indebted to J. Warner Wallace for his incredible research, and with his permission, I am reproducing some of his notes, plus Josh and Seth McDowell from Evidence that demands a Verdict.
David Bedford
OLD TESTAMENT MESSIANIC PROPHECIES
There are “332 distinct predictions which were literally fulfilled in Christ.” (The Basis of Christian Faith by Floyd Hamilton).
So Daniel prophesies accurately concerning the Messiah in his prophecy of the 70 weeks. Even if the 165 B.C. date of authorship is correct, all these events took place at least 200 years later.
They include:
1. The coming of the Messiah.
2. The death of the Messiah.
3. The destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.
The third part of the prophecy pertaining to the 70th week is yet to occur.
OLD TESTAMENT PREDICTIONS WHICH WERE LITERALLY FULFILLED IN CHRIST
Floyd Hamilton in The Basis of Christian Faith (a modern defence of the Christian religion, revised and enlarged edition; New York: Harper and Row, 1964, p. 160) says: "Canon Liddon is authority for the statement that there are in the Old Testament 332 distinct predictions which were literally fulfilled in Christ."
1B. His First Advent
The fact. Genesis 3: 15; Deuteronomy 18: 15; Psalms 89: 20; Isaiah 9: 6; 28: 16; 32: 1; 35: 4; 42: 6; 49: 1; 55: 4; Ezekiel 34: 24; Daniel 2: 44; Micah 4: 1; Zechariah 3: 8.
The time. Genesis 49: 10; Numbers 24: 17; Daniel 9:24; Malachi 3: 1.
His Divinity. Psalms 2: 7,11; 45: 6,7,11; 72: 8; 102: 24-27; 89: 26,27; 110: 1; Isaiah 9: 6; 25: 9; 40: 10; Jeremiah 23: 6; Micah 5: 2; Malachi 3: 1.
Human Generation. Genesis 12: 3; 18: 18; 21: 12; 22: 18; 26:4; 28: 14; 49: 10; II Samuel 7: 14; Psalms 18: 4-6,50; 22: 22,23; 89: 4; 29: 36; 132: 11; Isaiah 11: I; Jeremiah 23: 5; 33: 15.
2B. His Forerunner
Isaiah 40: 3; Malachi 3: 1; 4: 5.
3B. His Nativity and Early Years
The Fact. Genesis 3: 15; Isaiah 7: 14; Jeremiah 31: 22.
The Place. Numbers 24: 17,19; Micah 5:2.
Adoration by Magi. Psalms 72: 10,15; Isaiah 60: 3,6.
Descent into Egypt. Hosea 11: 1
Massacre of Innocents. Jeremiah 31: 15.
4B. His Mission and Office
Mission. Genesis 12: 3; 49: 10; Numbers 24: 19; Deuteronomy 18: 18,19; Psalms 21:1; Isaiah 59:20; Jeremiah 33: 16.
Priest like Melchizedek. Psalms 110: 4.
Prophet like Moses. Deuteronomy 18: 15.
Conversion of Gentiles. Isaiah 11:10 · Deuteronomy 32 : 43; Psalms l8:49; 19: 4; 117:1; Isaiah 42: 1; 45: 23; 49:6; Hosea 1: 10; 2: 23; Joel 2: 32.
Ministry in Galilee. Isaiah 9: 1,2.
Miracles. Isaiah 35:5 6 · 42: 7; ·53:4
Spiritual Graces. Psalms 45: 7; Isaiah 11: 2; 42: 1; 53: 9; 61: 1,2.
Preaching. Psalms 2: 7; 78: 2; Isaiah 2: 3; 61: 1; Micah 4: 2.
Purification of Temple. Psalms 69: 9.
5B. His Passion
Rejection by Jews and Gentiles. Psalms 2: 1; 22: 12; 41: 5; 56: 5; 69:8; 118: 22, 23; Isaiah 6: 9,10; 8: 14; 29: 13; 53: 1; 65: 2;
Persecution. Psalms 22: 6; 35: 7,12; 56: 5; 71: 10; 109: 2; Isaiah 49:7; 53:3;
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. Psalms 8: 2; 118: 25, 26; Zechariah 9:9.
Betrayal by own Friend. Psalms 41: 9; 55: 13; Zechariah 13: 6
Betrayal for Thirty Pieces of Silver. Zechariah 11: 12.
Betrayer's Death. Psalms 55: 15,23; 109: 17.
Purchase of Potter's Field, Zechariah 11: 13.
Desertion by Disciples. Zechariah 13: 7.
False Accusation. Psalms 27: 12; 35: 11; 109: 2; Psalms 2: 1,2.
Silence under Accusation. Psalms 38: 13; Isaiah 53: 7.
Mocking. Psalms 22: 7,8,16; 109: 25.
Insult, Buffeting, Spitting, Scourging. Psalms 35: 15,21; Isaiah 50: 6,
Patience Under Suffering. Isaiah 53: 7-9.
Crucifixion. Psalms 22: 14,17.
Offer of Gall and Vinegar. Psalms 69: 21.
Prayer for Enemies. Psalms 109: 4.
Cries Upon the Cross. Psalms 22: 1; 31: 5.
Death in Prime of Life. Psalms 89: 45; 102: 24.
Death With Criminals. Isaiah 53: 9,12.
Death Attested by Convulsions of Nature. Amos 5: 20; Zechariah 14:4,6.
Casting Lots for Clothing. Psalms 22: 18.
Bones Not to Be Broken. Psalms 34: 20.
Piercing. Psalms 22: 16; Zechariah 12: 10; 13: 6. Isaiah 53:5
Voluntary Death. Psalms 40: 6-8.
Vicarious Suffering. Isaiah 53: 4-6,12; Daniel 9: 26.
Burial With the Rich. Isaiah 53: 9.
6B. His Resurrection
Psalms 16: 8-10; 30: 3; 41: 10; 118: 17; Hosea 6: 2.
7B. His Ascension
Psalms 16: 11; 24: 7; 68: 18; 110: 1; 118: 19.
8B. His Second Advent
Psalms 50: 3-6; Isaiah 9: 6,7; 66: 18; Daniel 7: 13,14; Zechariah 12:10; 14: 4-8
Dominion Universal and Everlasting. I Chronicles 17:11-14; Psalms 72:8; Isaiah 9: 7; Daniel 7: 14; Psalms 2: 6-8; 8: 6; 110: 1-3; 45:6,7.
The Ancestry and Prophecy of The Messiah
1. Born of the seed of woman: Genesis 3:15
2. Born of a Virgin: Isaiah 7:14
3. Son of God: Psalms 2:7, 1 Chronicles 17: 11-14; II Samuel 7: 12-16
4. Seed of Abraham: Genesis 12: 2,3
5. Son of Isaac: Genesis 21: 12
6. Son of Jacob: Numbers 24: 17
7. Tribe of Judah: Genesis 49:10 (and Micah 5: 2)
8. Family Line of Jesse: Isaiah 11:1, 10
9. House of David: Jeremiah 23:5, II Samuel 7: 12-16; Psalms 132: 11
10. Born in Bethlehem: Micah 5:2
11. Pre-Existence: Micah 5:2; Isaiah 9:6,7; 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Psalms 102:25; Proverbs 8:22,23
12. Shall be called Lord: Psalms 110:1
13. Will be Immanuel, God with us: Isaiah 7:14
14. Will be a prophet: Deuteronomy 18:18
15. Will be a priest: Psalms 110:4
16. Will be a King: Psalms 2:6
17. Anointment of the Holy Spirit: Isaiah 11:2
18. Preceded by a Messenger: Isaiah 40;3
19. Ministry in Galilee: Isaiah 9:1
20. Will do miracles: Isaiah 35: 5, 6a; Isaiah 32: 3,4
21. Teacher of parables: Psalms 78:2
22. Enter Jerusalem on a donkey: Zechariah 9:9
23. Light to the Gentiles: Isaiah 60:3
24. Resurrection: Psalms 16:10; 30:3; 41:10; 118:17; Hosea 6:2
25. Ascension: Psalms 68: 18a
26. Betrayed by a Friend: Psalms 41:9
27. Sold for 30 pieces of silver: Zechariah 11:12
28. Money Thrown in God’s house and given for Potter’s Field : Zechariah 11: 13b
29. Deserted by his disciples: Zechariah 13:7
30. Accused by false witnesses: Psalms 35:11
31. Stayed dumb before accusers: Isaiah 53:7
32. Pierced, wounded and bruised: Isaiah 53:5
33. Beaten and spat upon: Isaiah 50:6
34. Mocked: Psalms 22: 7,8
35. Hands and feet pierced: Psalms 22:16
36. Crucified with thieves: Isaiah 53:9, 12
37. Interceded for his persecutors: Isaiah 53:12
38. Rejected by his own people: Isaiah 53:3
39. Hated without a cause: Psalms 69:4
40. Friends stood far off: Psalms 38:11
41. People shook their heads: Psalms 109:25
42. Divided his garments: Psalms 22:18
43. Was thirsty and given vinegar to drink: Psalms 69:12
44. Cried out a forsaken cry: Psalms 22:1a
45. Committed himself to God: Psalms 31:5
46. Bones not broken: Psalms 34:20
47. Heart was broken: Psalms 22:14
48. Side was pierced: Zechariah 12:10
49. Darkness over the land: Amos 8:9
50. Buried in a rich man’s tomb: Isaiah 53:9
Could Jesus have “fixed it” so that he deliberately fulfilled the prophecies to make him look like the Messiah?
The following couldn’t be “fixed”
1. Place of birth
2. Time of birth
3. Manner of his birth
4. Betrayal
5. Manner of his death
6. People’s reactions to the crucifixion
7. Piercing as a method of death
8. Burial
Or just a coincidence?
You may find one or two that you could apply to others, but not the 48, 61 main prophecies or 332.
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