Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets,
he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luke 24:44 And he [Jesus] said unto them,
These are the words which I spake unto you,
while I was yet with you,
that all things must be fulfilled,
which were written in the law of Moses,
and in the prophets,
and in the psalms,
concerning me.
Some of the passages are very specific, others are more general.
| Description | Prophecy | Fulfillment |
| Proto-evangelium - the seed of a woman | Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy
seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Read detailed exposition of this text |
Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven. Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Gal 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Rom 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. |
| Descendent of Jesse | Isa 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a
Branch shall grow out of his roots: Isa 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. |
Mat 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon
of her that had been the wife of Urias; . . . 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of
Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Luke 3:23 And Jesus himself began to
be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son
of Heli, . . . 31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the
son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, |
| Descendent of David | Jer 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto
David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment
and justice in the earth. Zec 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. |
(see above) |
| Divine authority as the Son of God | Psa 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. | Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. |
| Born of a virgin | Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. | Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. . . 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. |
| Birthplace of the Messiah | Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. | Mat 2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. |
| Role of John the Baptist in Coming of Jesus | Mal 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. | Mat 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. |
| Preaching/Teaching Ministry | Isa 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. | Luke 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. |
| Teaching from God | Isa 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. | John 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. |
| Exact date of entry into Jerusalem | Dan 9:25-26 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. | Neh 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of
Artaxerxes the king, . . . 7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let
letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I
come into Judah; :8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may
give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house,
and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king
granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. (14 March 445 BC).173,880 days using the 360 day prophetic year) after the command goes forth to restore and rebuild the city of Jerusalem the Messiah will come. If we count forward 173,880 days from March 14th 445 B.C. we arrive at April 6th 32 A.D. See on-line copy of Robert Anderson's "The Coming Prince". Or buy copy from Amazon.com. See also Julius Africanus, On the Seventy Weeks of Daniel, ANF Vol 6. |
| Rode into Jerusalem on donkey | Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. | John 12:14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. |
| He would be rejected by the authorities | Psa 118:22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone
of the corner. 23 This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. |
Luke 20:17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? 18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. |
| Hated without cause | Psa 35:19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. | John 15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. |
| Zealous for temple | Psa 69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. | John 2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. |
| Betrayed by friend | Psa 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. | Luke 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. |
| Disciples viewed as outlaws | Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. | Luke 22:37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. |
| Disciples would be scattered | Zec 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. | Mat 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. |
| Death of the Messiah | Isa 52:13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. . . . Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. | Luke 18:31 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: 33 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. |
| crucified as criminal with other criminals | Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. | Mark 15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right
hand, and the other on his left. Mark 15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. |
| Forsaken by God | Psa 22:1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the
words of my roaring? . . 31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. Read an exposition of Psalm 22. |
Mat 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? |
| Resurrection on third day | Psa 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou
suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Psa 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. |
Luke 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved
Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: Acts 13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. |
| Replacement of Judas by disciples | Psa 69:25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. | Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishopric let another take. |
| Gospel to the Gentile world | Amos 9:11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is
fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build
it as in the days of old: 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the
heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. Isa 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. |
Acts 15:15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, Acts 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: Acts 15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Rom 15:9(-12) And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. |
Mat 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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