Prophecy and Fulfillment

PROPHECY

FULFILLMENT

1

(Gen 3:15 KJV) 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.

Seed of the woman

(Gal 4:4 KJV) But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

2

(Isa 7:14 KJV) Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Born of a virgin

(Mat 1:18 KJV) Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

(Mat 1:24 KJV) Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

(Mat 1:25 KJV) And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

3

(Psa 2:7 KJV) I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

Son of God

(Mat 3:17 KJV) And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

4

(Gen 22:18 KJV) And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Seed of Abraham

(Mat 1:1 KJV) The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

5

(Gen 21:12 KJV) And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Seed of Isaac

(Luke 3:23 KJV) 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,

(Luke 3:34 KJV) Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

6

(Num 24:17 KJV) I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

Son of Jacob

same as above

7

(Gen 49:10 KJV) The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Tribe of Judah

(Luke 3:23) (see above)

(Luke 3:33 KJV) Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

8

(Isa 11:1 KJV) And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

Line of Jesse

(Luke 3:23) (see above)

(Luke 3:32 KJV) Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

9

(Jer 23:5 KJV) 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.

House of David

(Luke 3:23 KJV) 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,

(Luke 3:31 KJV) 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,

10

(Micah 5:2 KJV) 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.

Born at Bethleh em

(Mat 2:1 KJV) Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

11

(Jer 31:15 KJV) Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

Slaughter of children

(Mat 2:16 KJV) Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

12

(Micah 5:2 KJV) 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.

Christ pre-existent

(Col 1:17 KJV) And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

13

(Isa 40:3 KJV) The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Announc ed by John

(Mat 3:1 KJV) In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

(Mat 3:2 KJV) And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

14

(Isa 61:1 KJV) The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

(Isa 61:2 KJV) To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Anointed by Spirit

(Luke 4:18 KJV) 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,

(Luke 4:19 KJV) To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

15

(Psa 69:9 KJV) For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

Zealous for God

(John 2:15 KJV) And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

(John 2:16 KJV) And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

(John 2:17 KJV) And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

16

(Isa 33:5 KJV) The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

(Isa 33:6 KJV) And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

Perform er of miracles

(Mat 9:35 KJV) And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

17

(Psa 78:2 KJV) I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Teacher of parables

(Mat 13:34 KJV) All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

18

(Zec 9:9 KJV) 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.

Entry in Jerusal em

(Luke 19:35 KJV) And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

(Luke 19:36 KJV) And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.

(Luke 19:37 KJV) And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

The following 29 prophecies, dealing with the 24 hour period culminating in the burial of Christ, were all literally fulfilled:

 PROPHECY

FULFILLMENT

1

(Psa 41:9 KJV) Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

(Psa 55:12 KJV) For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

(Psa 55:13 KJV) But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

(Psa 55:14 KJV) We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

Betrayed by a friend

(Mat 10:4 KJV) Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

(John 13:18 KJV) I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

2

(Zec 11:12 KJV) And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Sold for 30 pieces of silver

(Mat 26:15 KJV) And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

3

(Zec 11:13 KJV) And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

Judas returns the silver

(Mat 27:5 KJV) And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

4

same as above

Silver buys a field

(Mat 27:7 KJV) And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

5

(Zec 13:7 KJV) 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.

Forsaken by disciples

(Mark 14:50 KJV) And they all forsook him, and fled.

6

(Psa 35:11 KJV) False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

Accused by falseho od

(Mat 26:59 KJV) Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

(Mat 26:60 KJV) But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

7

(Isa 53:7 KJV) He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Silent before accusers

(Mat 27:12 KJV) And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

8

(Isa 53:5 KJV) But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Wounded and bruised

(Mat 27:26 KJV) Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

9

(Isa 50:6 KJV) I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Smitten and spit upon

(Mat 26:67 KJV) Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

10

(Psa 22:7 KJV) All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

(Psa 22:8 KJV) He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

Mocked

(Mat 27:31 KJV) And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

11

(Psa 109:24 KJV) My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

(Psa 109:25 KJV) I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

Fell under the cross

(John 19:17 KJV) And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

(Mat 27:39 KJV) And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

(Luke 23:27 KJV) And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

12

(Psa 22:16 KJV) For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Hands and feet pierced

(Luke 23:33 KJV) And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

14

same as above

Prayed for executio ners

(Luke 23:34 KJV) Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

15

(Isa 53:3 KJV) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Despised and rejected

(John 7:5 KJV) For neither did his brethren believe in him.

(John 7:48 KJV) Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

16

(Psa 69:4 KJV) They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

Hated without cause

(John 15:25 KJV) But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

17

(Psa 38:11 KJV) My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

Friends stood afar off

(Luke 23:49 KJV) And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

18

(Psa 109:25 KJV) I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

Abused by the crowd

(Mat 27:39 KJV) And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

19

(Psa 22:17 KJV) I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

Stared upon

(Luke 23:35 KJV) And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

20

(Psa 22:18 KJV) They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

Garmen ts parted

(John 19:23 KJV) Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

(John 19:24 KJV) They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

21

(Psa 22:15 KJV) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

(Psa 69:21 KJV) They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Thirsted

(John 19:28 KJV) After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

22

(Psa 69:21 KJV) They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Gall and wine offered

(Mat 27:34 KJV) They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

23

(Psa 22:1 KJV) 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?

The cry from the cross

(Mat 27:46 KJV) 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?

24

(Psa 31:5 KJV) Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

The commit-ment to God

(Luke 23:46 KJV) And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

25

(Psa 34:20 KJV) He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

No bones broken

(John 19:33 KJV) But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

26

(Psa 22:14 KJV) I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Death from broken heart

(John 19:34 KJV) But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

27

(Zec 12:10 KJV) And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Side pierced with spear

(John 19:34 KJV) But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

28

(Amos 8:9 KJV) And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

Darkness over the land

(Mat 27:45 KJV) Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

29

(Isa 53:9 KJV) And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Buried in rich man's tomb

(Mat 27:57 KJV) When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

(Mat 27:58 KJV) He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

(Mat 27:59 KJV) And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

(Mat 27:60 KJV) And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

Other prophecies relating to the first advent are as follows:

 PROPHECY

FULFILLMENT

1

(Psa 16:10 KJV) For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Resurrect ion of Christ

(Mat 28:6 KJV) He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

(Acts 2:31 KJV) He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

2

(Psa 68:18 KJV) Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

Ascensi on of Christ

(Acts 1:9 KJV) And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

3

(Psa 110:1 KJV) A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Seating of Christ

(Heb 1:3 KJV) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;