Prophecies of Jesus' Birth

Qui-Gonn Jinn brought a boy before the council. This little boy was Anakin Skywalker. He was convinced that this blond boy was the foretold jedi who would bring balance to the Force. As he stood in the middle of the jedi council, he spoke passionately about the old writings, saying a child would be born who would enable the Dark Side to be destroyed.

This is Star Wars. Star Wars is science-fiction. However, the Bible has this same message. The Old Testament prophecies point to a child who would destroy Satan and his kingdom. This child the prophets told of is Jesus Christ.

What is prophecy? Prophecy tells us something that will happen in the future. The ability to prophecy correctly 100% of the time is unique to God. The volume of prophecies in the Old Testament that refer to Christ are astoundingly accurate.

There are people who claim Jesus was nothing more than a good, moral teacher. Yes, He was a good, moral teacher. He claimed to be the Son of God. Let’s examine that claim by looking at the fulfillment of prophecies referring to His birth.

The purpose of this blog is to convince people that Jesus Christ really is the Savior of the world as He claims. There is no middle ground on this issue. Either He was correct, as approaching 1/3 of the world’s population believes, including me; or he was wrong. If He was wrong, He was either a liar of such proportions as to have deserved His crucifixion, or He was a lunatic of such a magnitude as to be an extreme danger to society. However, if He was correct, than He is worthy of our praise and our life following Him.

Let’s look at 4 aspects of the fulfillment of prophecy related to Jesus’ coming into the world:

Born of a virgin
Born to a poor family
His name
Specific locations

Born of a virgin

Prophecy: Isaiah 7:14a “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel."

Prophecy: Jeremiah 31:22 "How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man."

Fulfillment: Luke 1:34-35 " 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."

Born to a poor family

Prophecy: Isaiah 11:1b "AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:"

Prophecy: Isaiah 53:2a "For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him."

Fulfillment: Luke 2:7 "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manager; because there was no room for them in the inn."

His name

Prophecy: Isaiah 9:6a "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

Prophecy: Isaiah 7:14b "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel."

Fulfillment: Matthew 1:21-23 " 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."

Locations

Prophecy: Micah 5:2a "But thou, Beth-lehem 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."

Prophecy: Isaiah 49:2b "And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"

Fulfillment: Matthew 2:1-2 " 1 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, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."

Fulfillment: Matthew 2:13-15 " 13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son."

This is a unique way to show how the Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem and yet be taken to Egypt as a young child because traveling in those days was dangerous.


Conclusion:

Now, what can we conclude? We can come to a reasonable conclusion that, since all these prophecies about Jesus were fulfilled without fail, no matter how slight the probability, is it very likely that Jesus was not the Messiah He claimed to be? And yet these are just a few of the prophecies the Messiah must fulfill, just the tip of the iceberg. If you check out all the prophecies in the Bible, the chances are even more remote. Are you ready to take the reasonable step of faith by accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior? Or are you going to have a blind faith that, despite all the prophecies He successfully fulfilled, Jesus Christ could not have been the Messiah? If you’re willing to have the defendable faith that Jesus is Lord, say this prayer:

Jesus,
I am a sinner. Please forgive me for my sins. I want you to come into my life.

Amen.

All prophecies are taken from www.messiahrevealed.org/

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