| Messianic Prophecies. Randall Niles shares 40 prophecies of a coming Messiah in the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament). THE LIFE OF JESUS (The story of Jesus Christ as told in Old Testament prophecy with scripture references) The Messiah preexists time (Gen. 1:1). He is the eternal Redeemer that will come to earth to reconcile mankind with God (Job 19:25-26). Although Satan will try to attack Him, the Messiah will have ultimate victory (Gen. 3:15). One day He will rule over everything and all nations will bow down to Him (Is 45:23, Ps 22). The Messiah will descend from Shem (Gen 9 10), Abraham (Gen 22:18), Isaac (Gen 26:4), Jacob (Gen 28:14), Judah (Gen 49:10), Jesse (Is 11:1--5) and David (2 Sam 7:11--16). He will be born in the city of Bethlehem in the county of Ephrathah (Mic 5:2) when a bright star appears (Num 24:17). It will be a miraculous, virgin birth (Is 7:14). The Messiah will be unique, having preexisted His birth (Mic 5:2). He will perform many miracles: calming the sea (Ps 107:29), causing the blind to see, the deaf to hear, the lame to walk, and the mute to talk (Is 35:4--6). He will be referred to in many ways, including: God With Us (Is 7:14), Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace (Is 9:6). He will be a great teacher and will use parables (Ps 78:2). But the Messiah will come to save mankind (Is 53:3-9). He will become mans sin offering (Is 53:3-9) and present Himself to Jerusalem as both the anointed King (Zech 9:9) and ... |
