March 22, 2014 Prophetic Scriptures Part 2
Review:
With Passover just a few weeks away, we are
to start thinking about this Passover Season and how the Passover is all about
our Lord and Creator.
As I said last week, we need every so often
to go back and review, do we really believe in our deepest being that Jesus is
the Messiah mention in the Old Testament prophecies. We understand this in our mind, but do we
understand this in our heart. Right
before the Passover season is a good time to go over this subject. Paul tells us
We know from 1 Cor 11:28 A man ought to examine himself
We have to be convince in our hearts that
Jesus is the Messiah. How do we do that,
but looking at prophecy about Jesus in the Old Testament and then, did Jesus
fulfil the Scriptures in the New Testament.
How sure can we be, confidence that the Bible
is what it says it is.
From Acts 10:43 we found All the prophets testify about him
How many times are
Old Testament Scriptures quoted or allude to about our Creator and Lord, Jesus
in the NEW Testament.
There are about 300 prophecies in the Old
Testament detailing the Coming Messiah, that Jesus Christ fulfilled them and quoted or allude to in NEW Testament.
The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures were
translated into Greek around 270 B.C.
(Notice - was translated 2 centuries before the Gospel
period.)
(Luke 24:44-45
NIV) He said to them, "This is what
I told you while I was still with you: Everything
must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and
the Psalms." {45} Then he
opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
This verse shows that Jesus is on every page
of the Old Testament
(Acts 13:27
NIV) The people of Jerusalem and their
rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words
of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Old Testament Prophecies Quoted in the
Gospels.
Prophecy Scriptures about the Messiah. Prophecies, Jesus fulfilled each one of
these prophecy.
We looked at the first Messiah prophecy last
week.
Born in Bethlehem – location of Jesus birth
(Micah 5:2 NIV) Bethlehem
… one who will be ruler over Israel,
(Mat 2:6 NIV)
Bethlehem, for out of you
will come a ruler who will be the
shepherd of my people Israel.'"
This is where we left off.
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt.
(Zec 9:9 NIV)
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and
having salvation, gentle and riding on a
donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
(Mat 21:4-5
NIV) This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the
prophet: {5} "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the
foal of a donkey.'"
(John 12:15 NIV) "Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion;
see, your king is coming, seated on a
donkey's colt."
Riding this unbroken colt was a miracle in
itself!
The symbolism of riding
a donkey refers to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus
the horse, which is the animal of war. Therefore, a king came riding upon a
horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out
that he was coming in peace. Therefore Jesus' entry to Jerusalem symbolized his
entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war waging king
The Triumphal Entry
The specific prediction of the precise day
that the Messiah would present Himself as King to Jerusalem.
(Dan 9:26 NIV) After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and
will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will
come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been
decreed.
(Zec 9:9 NIV) **Repeat*** Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of
Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle
and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the
foal of a donkey.
(Luke 19:38 NIV) "Blessed is the king who comes in the
name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
This is the only day Jesus allows them to proclaim Him
King.
The Pharisees will always let us know when they
are concern
The people sang part of:
(Psa 118:26
NIV) Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of
the LORD we bless you.
(John 12:13
NIV) They took palm branches and went
out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the King of Israel!"
(Luke 19:39 NIV) Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to
Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your
disciples!"
(Luke 19:40 NIV) "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
Jesus held them accountable to recognize this
very day. This was on the 10th
day of Nisan, prior to the Passover on the 14th.
(Luke 19:41-44 NIV) As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it {42} and
said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you
peace--but now it is hidden from your eyes. {43} The days will come upon you
when your enemies will build an
embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. {44}
They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They
will not leave one stone on another, because
you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you."
Is this why God allowed Jerusalem to be
destroyed?
30 Pieces of Silver
(Zec 11:12 NIV) I told them, "If you think it best, give
me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they
paid me thirty pieces of silver.
(Zec 11:13 NIV) And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--the handsome price at which
they priced me! So I took the thirty
pieces of silver and threw them into
the house of the LORD to the potter.
(Psa 41:9 NIV) Even my
close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his
heel against me.
(John 13:18-19
NIV) "I am not referring to all of
you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture: 'He who
shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me.' {19} "I am telling you
now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am
He.
(Mat 27:3-5 NIV) When Judas,
who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with
remorse and returned the thirty silver
coins to the chief priests and the elders. {4} "I have sinned,"
he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to
us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility." {5} So Judas threw the money into the temple and
left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
(Mat 27:6-9 NIV) The chief priests picked up the coins and
said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is
blood money." {7} So they decided
to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for
foreigners. {8} That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
{9} Then what was spoken by Jeremiah
the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver coins, the price
set on him by the people of Israel,
Price: 30 pieces of silver;
Location of the transaction: the House of the
Lord (Temple);
who ends up with the money? The potter!
When someone died, the Temple had the problem
of dealing with those who had died, so they bought the potter field. Expense.
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Wounds in Hands
(Zec 13:6 NIV) If someone asks him, 'What are these wounds on your body ?' he will
answer, 'The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.'
House of my friends, see Was Thomas unbelief
(John 20:25-29 NIV) So the other disciples told him, "We have
seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in
his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his
side, I will not believe it."
{26} A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.
Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
"Peace be with you!" {27} Then he said to Thomas, "Put your
finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." {28}
Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" {29} Then Jesus told him,
"Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have
not seen and yet have believed."
Jesus was accused of a capital crime; make no defense
even though innocent?
(Isa 53:7 NIV) He was
oppressed and afflicted, yet he did
not open his mouth; he was led like
a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
(Mark 14:61
NIV) But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest
asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"
(Mat 27:13-14
NIV) Then Pilate asked him, "Don't
you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?" {14} But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single
charge--to the great amazement of the governor.
(Acts 8:32-33 KJV) The place of the scripture which he read was
this, He was led as a sheep to the
slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his
mouth: {33} In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall
declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
(Acts 8:35 NIV) Then Philip began with that very passage of
Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
(1 Pet 2:23 NIV) When they
hurled their insults at him, he did
not retaliate; when he suffered, he
made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
Jesus Died with Wicked; but Buried with Rich; Not a bone
would be broken
Would be buried by a rich man
(Isa 53:9 NIV) He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and
with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
(1 Pet 2:22 NIV) "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth."
Mark 15:27-28 KJV) And with
him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on
his left. {28} And the scripture was
fulfilled, which saith, And he was
numbered with the transgressors.
(Mark 15:43 NIV) Joseph
of Arimathea, a prominent member of the
Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to
Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
Had to be related to have Jesus body.
Jesus was Crucified and the soldiers divided up his
clothes/ garments, His Side would be pierced
(Psa 22:16-18 NIV) Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men
has encircled me, they have pierced my
hands and my feet. {17} I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. {18} They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
(Isa 53:5 NIV) But he
was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the
punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
(Exo 12:46
NIV) "It must be eaten inside one
house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones.
(Psa 34:20
NIV) he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
(Deu 21:21-23 NIV) Then all the men of his town shall stone him
to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it
and be afraid. {22} If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and his body is hung on a tree, {23} you
must not leave his body on the tree overnight. Be sure to bury him that same
day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God's curse. You must not
desecrate the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
(Zec 12:10 NIV) "And I will pour out on the house of
David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have
pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and
grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
(John 18:32
NIV) This happened so that the words
Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of death he was going to die would be
fulfilled.
(Gal 3:13 NIV) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law
by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is
hung on a tree."
(1 Pet 2:24 NIV) He himself bore our sins in his body on the
tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
(Mark 15:24 NIV) And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast
lots to see what each would get.
(John 19:16 NIV) Finally Pilate
handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of
Jesus.
(John 19:23-24 NIV) When the
soldiers crucified Jesus, they took
his clothes, dividing them into four
shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment
was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. {24} "Let's not tear
it," they said to one another. "Let's
decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said,
"They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing."
So this is what the soldiers did.
(John 19:36 NIV) These things happened so that the scripture
would be fulfilled: "Not one of his
bones will be broken,"
(John 19:37 NIV) and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."
(Acts 3:18
NIV) But this is how God fulfilled what
he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ would suffer.
(This was written 700 years before
crucifixion invented.) Invented by the Persians, then adopted by the Romans.
The official form of capital punishment in
Israel was stoning.
"They hated me without a cause"
(Psa 69:14 NIV) Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from
the deep waters.
(Psa 69:4 NIV) Those
who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my
enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
Quoted by Jesus Christ in
(John 15:25 NIV)
But this is to fulfill what is
written in their Law: 'They hated me
without reason.'
"Zeal
for thy house shall eat me up"
***(Psa 69:9 NIV) for zeal
for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on
me.
Quoted in (John
2:17 NIV) His disciples remembered that
it is written: "Zeal for your house
will consume me."
Jesus would be born of a virgin
(Isa 7:14 NIV) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a
sign: The virgin will be with child
and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
(Mat 1:22-23
NIV) All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
{23} "The virgin will be with child
and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" --which
means, "God with us."
He would sojourn in Egypt
(Hosea 11:1
NIV) "When Israel was a child, I
loved him, and out of Egypt I called my
son.
(Mat 2:14-15
NIV) So he got up, took the child and
his mother during the night and left for Egypt, {15} where he stayed until the
death of Herod. And so was fulfilled
what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."
He would live in Galilee
(Isa 9:1-2
NIV) Nevertheless, there will be no more
gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of
Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in
the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea,
along the Jordan-- {2} The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of
death a light has dawned.
(Mat 4:14-16 NIV) to fulfill what was said through the prophet
Isaiah: {15} "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea,
along the Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles-- {16} the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of
death a light has dawned."
Massacre of Bethlehem’s children
(Jer 31:15
NIV) This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and
great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be
comforted, because her children are no more."
(Mat 2:17-18
NIV) Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
{18} "A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to
be comforted, because they are no more."
His mission would include the Gentiles
(Isa 42:1-4
NIV) "Here is my servant, whom I
uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he
will bring justice to the nations.
{2} He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. {3} A
bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In
faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
{4} he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope."
(Mat 12:17-21
NIV) This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: {18}
"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim
justice to the nations. {19} He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will
hear his voice in the streets. {20} A bruised reed he will not break, and a
smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory. {21} In his name the nations will put their hope."
Ministry would be one of healing
(Isa 53:4 NIV) Surely he
took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him
stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
(Matt 8:17
NIV) This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He
took up our infirmities and carried our
diseases."
He would teach through parables
(Psa 78:2 NIV) I will open my mouth in parables, I will
utter hidden things, things from of old--
(Isa 6:9-10
NIV) He said, "Go and tell this
people: "'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but
never perceiving.' {10} Make the heart of this people calloused; make their
ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear
with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."
(Mat 13:34-35
NIV) Jesus spoke all these things to the
crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
{35} So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my
mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."
Jesus is the capstone
(Psa 118:22
NIV) The stone the builders rejected has
become the capstone;
(Mat 21:42
NIV) Jesus said to them, "Have you
never read in the Scriptures: "'The stone the builders rejected has become
the capstone ; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
Jesus would be given vinegar and gall
(Psa 69:21
NIV) They put gall in my food and gave
me vinegar for my thirst.
(Mat 27:34
NIV) There they offered Jesus wine to
drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
(John 19:28-30
NIV) Later, knowing that all was now
completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am
thirsty." {29} A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in
it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus'
lips. {30} When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is
finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Jesus dying words foretold while on the cross
(Psa 22:1 NIV) For the director of music. To the tune of
"The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from
saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
(Mat 27:46
NIV) About the ninth hour Jesus cried
out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means,
"My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?"
Jesus was raised from dead after 3 days and 3 nights as a
sign
(Jonah 1:17 NIV) But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow
Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish
three days and three nights.
(Mat 12:39-40
NIV) He answered, "A wicked and
adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it
except the sign of the prophet Jonah. {40} For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge
fish, so the Son of Man will be three
days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The Father talking about Jesus
(Psa 2:7 NIV) I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He
said to me, "You are my Son ; today
I have become your Father.
(Acts 13:33
NIV) he has fulfilled for us, their
children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: "'You are my Son; today I have become your
Father.'
Picking a new Apostle
(Psa 69:25
NIV) May their place be deserted; let
there be no one to dwell in their tents.
(Acts 1:20 NIV) "For," said Peter, "it is
written in the book of Psalms, "'May his place be deserted; let there be
no one to dwell in it,' and, "'May another take his place of leadership.'
How Jesus close friend betrayed him
(Psa 55:12-14
NIV) If an enemy were insulting me, I
could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from
him. {13} But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, {14}
with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the
house of God.
(Acts 1:16
NIV) and (Peter) said, "Brothers,
the Scripture had to be fulfilled
which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus—
(John 18:2-5
NIV) Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew
the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. {3} So Judas
came to the grove, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the
chief priests and Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.
{4} Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked
them, "Who is it you want?" {5} "Jesus of Nazareth," they
replied. "I am he," Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing
there with them.)
Jews mock Jesus and sang about Jesus.
(Psa 69:12
NIV) Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
(John 8:41
NIV) You are doing the things your own
father does." "We are not
illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have
is God himself."
'You will be ever hearing but never understanding
(Isa 6:9-10
NIV) He said, "Go and tell this
people: "'Be ever hearing, but
never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' {10} Make the
heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with
their hearts, and turn and be healed."
(Mat 13:14-15
NIV) In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: "'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever
seeing but never perceiving. {15} For this people's heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise
they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.'
Would be like a smitten shepherd
(Zec 13:7 NIV) "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who is close to me!" declares the LORD Almighty. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be
scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
(Mat 26:31
NIV) Then Jesus told them, "This
very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: "'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep
of the flock will be scattered.'
(Mark 14:27
NIV) "You will all fall away,"
Jesus told them, "for it is written: "'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'
Mat_2:23 and came and settled in a town called
Nazareth in order to fulfill
what was said by the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Mat_5:17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the
Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them, but to fulfill them,
Joh_18:9 This was to fulfill what he had said, "I did not lose a single
one of those you gave me."
Mat_26:54 How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say this
must happen?"
Mat_26:56 But all of this has happened so that the
writings of the prophets might be fulfilled."Then all the disciples deserted Jesus and ran
away.
Mar_14:49 Day after day I was with you in the Temple
teaching, yet you didn't arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled."
Luk_1:20 But because you did not believe my
announcement, which will be fulfilled
at its proper time, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day
this happens."
Luk_4:21 he began to say to them, "Today this
Scripture has been fulfilled,
as you've heard it read aloud."
Luk_18:31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them,
"Pay attention! We're going up to Jerusalem. Everything written by the
prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
Luk_21:22 because these are the days of vengeance when
all that is written will be fulfilled.
Joh_12:38 so that what the prophet Isaiah spoke might
be fulfilled when
he said: "Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the Lord's
power been revealed?"
Act_12:25 When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission,
they returned to Jerusalem, bringing with them John who was also called Mark.
Rom_8:4 so that the righteous requirement of the Law
might be fulfilled
in us, who do not live according to human nature but according to the Spirit.
Rom_13:8 Do not owe anyone anything—except to love one
another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the Law.
Eph_4:10 The one who went down is the same one who
went up above all the heavens so that all things would be fulfilled.
Jas_2:23 And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says,
"Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
And so he was called God's friend.
Rev_10:7 When the time approaches for the seventh
angel to blow his trumpet, God's secret plan will be fulfilled, as he had announced to his
servants, the prophets."
Rev_17:17 for God has placed within them a desire to
carry out his purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast until God's
words are fulfilled.
