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19. That he would be the rejected cornerstone.

OT, Psalm 118:22 – The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.

NT, Matthew 21:42 – 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.”

20.  That his miracles would not be believed.

OT, Isaiah 53:1 – Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

NT, John 12:37-38 – Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him.  This was to fulfill the words of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

21.  That his friend would betray him for 30 pieces of silver.

OT, Zechariah 11:12 – I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.”  So they paid me 30 pieces of silver.

NT, Matthew 26:14-15 – Then one of the Twelve – the one called Judas Iscariot – went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?”  So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.

16. That he would be rejected by his own.

OT, Isaiah 53:3 – He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised and we esteemed him not.

NT, John 1:11 – He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

17. That he would make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

OT, Zechariah 9:9 – 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.

NT, Matthew 21:1-4 – As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethpage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, tell them that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet.

18. That he would be praised by little children.

OT, Psalm 8:2 – From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

NT, Matthew 21:16 – “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes, have you never read, From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise.”

13. That he would heal many.

OT, Isaiah 53:4 – Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we consider him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.

NT, Matthew 8:16-17 – When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases”.

14. That he would deal gently with the Gentiles.

OT, Isiah 9:2 – The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has shined.

NT, Matthew 4:13-16 – Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Napthlali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “The land of Zebulun and the land of Napthali, by way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.”

15. That he would speak in parable.

OT, Isaiah 6:10 – Make the heart of his 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 to be healed.

NT, Matthew 13:10-13 – The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even that will be taken from him. This is why I speak to them in parables.”

9. That his birthplace would suffer a massacre of infants.

OT, Jeremiah 31:15 – 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.”

NT, Matthew 2:16 – When Herod realized he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

10. That he would be a Nazarene.

OT, Isaiah 11:1 – A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a branch will bear fruit

NT, Matthew 2:22-23 – But when he (Joseph) heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

11. That he would be zealous for his father.

OT, Psalm 119:139 – My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore my words.

NT, John 2:16 – To those who sold the doves he said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!”

12. That he would be filled with God’s spirit.

OT, Isaiah 11:2 – The spirit of the Lord will rest on him – the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of power, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

NT, Luke 4:18-19 – The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

4. That he would be called Immanuel (God with us).

OT, Isaiah 7:14 (see #1 above).

NT, Matthew 1:23 – The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel – which means, “God with us.”

5. That he would have a forerunner.

OT, Isaiah 40:3 – A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.”

NT, Matthew 1:1-3 – In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah.

6. That he would be born in Bethlehem.

OT, Micah 5:2 – But you Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from old, from ancient times.

NT, Matthew 2:1-2 – After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” We saw his star in the east and came to worship him.

7. That he would be worshiped by wise men and presented with gifts.

OT, Psalm 72:10 – The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him with gifts.

NT, Matthew 2:11 – On coming to the house, they saw the child and his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

8. That he would be in Egypt for a season.

OT, Hosea 11:1 – When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

NT, Matthew 2:14-15 – So he got up, took the child and his mother and escaped to Egypt, 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.”

The last and greatest of the three obvious signs from God was sending his Son Jesus Christ to die a terrible death on the cross in our place so that we might have our sins forgiven and our fellowship restored with God so that we can enter into heaven and have eternal life. There are 48 Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming of Jesus that were fulfilled but I’ll only list 36 of the better known prophecies.  I have designated the Old Testament prophecy with OT and New Testament fulfillment as NT. As we go through the prophecies keep in mind the following Scripture:

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

1. That he would be born of a virgin.

(OT), Isiah 7:14 – Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (God with us).

(NT), Matthew 1:20-21 – An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Mary as his wife because what was conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save people from their sins.

2. That he would be given the throne of David.

(OT), Isiah 9:6-7 – For us a child id born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.

(NT), Luke 1:31-33 – You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.

3. That his throne would be an eternal throne.

(OT), Psalm 132:11-12 – The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: One of your own descendants I will place on your throne – if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I will teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne forever and ever.

(NT), Luke 1:33 – (see above).

4. There are at least 48 Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah. Jesus fulfilled every prophecy concerning him, proving beyond any doubt he was the Christ, the Messiah, the only Son of the Father, the Creator of heaven and earth and everything in it. The odds of anyone fulfilling all these prophecies and not being the Son of God is a staggering number, something like the number of atoms in the universe times five.

5. To make it perfectly clear to man that He is God, in Isaiah God prophesied he would free his people from 70 years of captivity and actually gave the name of the one to free them as Cyrus. Exactly 70 years after the Israelites were taken captive to Babylon as slaves King Cyrus of Persia captured that kingdom and freed the Israelites so they could return home to Israel just as God said he would.

6. All Scripture was written by men as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The writers did not always fully understand all that they wrote. The Bible contains verses with information the writers knew nothing about and discoveries that wouldn’t be made for thousands of years. For example, in Psalms there is reference to the earth being round, the ocean’s having currents, and the existence of mountains and fresh water volcanoes under the sea. All these things were unverified for many centuries after the words were written.

7. In Noah’s time the ark was the largest vessel ever built. It took Noah 120 years to complete the ark to the dimensions specified by God. Ocean vessels must meet specific engineering guidelines in order to be seaworthy which the ark certainly was. It was thousands of years later before engineers verified God’s ark dimensions were correct.

The first great sign from God is creation and I’ve previously listed the written proofs I have. I want to discuss the second great sign from God which is His Word, our Holy Bible. I’m on my third reading of the Bible. God’s Word is supernatural and you cannot read its wisdom or speak it without invoking the Holy Spirit. It’s virtually impossible for anyone to read the Bible through with an open mind without realizing they’re holding a revelation from God in their hands.  When you know the Bible you will see who God is and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  The evidence is overwhelming.

1. The Holy Bible contains 66 books by 40 different writers written over a period of 1500 years. Writers included kings, prophets, learned men, uneducated farmers and illiterate fishermen. The books of the Bible all fit together like a glove and without any errors or inconsistencies.  The same consistent message of the Bible is God’s love for man and salvation through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ.

2. For centuries men have sought to discredit the Bible by finding something false in it but they have all failed. They said there was no such person as Jesus. Jewish and Roman historical records prove otherwise. They said the walls of Jericho never fell all at once. Recent archaeological discoveries prove the walls of Jericho fell all at once and outward which removes the argument that it was caused by an earthquake. Critics said there was no such person as King David but in 1933 a stone was discovered confirming the house of David.  Detractors said the Bible had to be false because there was no such country as Israel. On May 14, 1948, the country of Israel was reborn in a day, as God’s Word said it would be. The Bible said at the Second Advent all the peoples of the earth would see Jesus set foot on the Mount of Olives. Everyone said that was not possible but now we have cable TV that broadcasts worldwide and it is possible.

3. The Bible is 28% prophecy and over 500 of the 1000 plus prophecies contained in the Bible have come true and have been documented as fact. Prophecy fulfillment has been 100% accurate. Not one prophecy has failed to be fulfilled in its appointed time.  Not one single prophecy has come true with all the other false religions in the world.  Prophecy is merely history written in advance.  Only Jehovah, the Ancient of Days,  knows the end from the beginning because He is the author of history.

2. Science has proven man only uses 10% of his brain. The basic premise of evolution is an organism will evolve to the level it needs for survival and no more. An organism will not waste energy to build excess capacity for later use. How then can we explain man’s 90% brain capacity that is unused? Evolution cannot explain this but the Bible can. God made man with more mental capabilities than we have now and Adam and Eve used those mental capabilities. When Adam and Eve sinned against God they were expelled from the Garden of Eden into a fallen world where man’s mental abilities have been curtailed. All creation has been stunted due to man’s sin. Man will regain his full brain capacity at the Second Coming when Christ returns to the earth. Did you know the human brain processes 10 to the 24th power bits of information it receives every day, which is a million times more than the total human knowledge contained in all the world’s libraries (10 to the 18th power)? This supercomputer of a brain we have is far more than we need for basic survival so it doesn’t fit the evolution parameters even at 10% capacity. Can you imagine what we’ll be able to do when our brains are back at 100%?

The evolution of life is not logical yet here we are. The only logical explanation is we were made by a loving God just as the Bible says. The obvious question then becomes “why”? God tells us in His Word we were made for His pleasure and for fellowship with Him in heaven forever as His children. The Holy Bible contains all the wisdom we’ll ever need. It’s our way to find God and reach heaven. It’s up to each of us as individuals to seek out the living God and accept His gift of eternal life. We’re all born on a conveyor belt leading straight to hell. To do nothing is to wind up in the pit for eternity where we’ll be in constant torment. It’s up to us to grab hold of God’s extended hand and let Him pull us off of that conveyor belt before it’s too late. When God gives us eternal life we become ambassadors for Christ and are commanded to be His witness to unbelievers and do good works. Daily Bible reading and prayer will allow the Holy Spirit to strengthen us and empower us to do the work God has planned for us to do. Following the commands of God will bring us honor and glory in heaven.

If you were walking in the forest and stumbled upon a brand new Lexus would you think it simply evolved into a luxury car on its own just because it was there? Were the elements of the earth smart enough on their own to turn into tires because they knew they would be needed for the car to move? Did the elements of the motor refine themselves into steel and aluminum because they understood they must come together as a means of propelling the car? Did the elements of gasoline know they had to distill themselves from crude oil into fuel to operate the car’s motor? Sounds silly doesn’t it? I would feel silly in the same way if I said I believed in evolution.

No intelligent person could be expected to believe a new Lexus with thousands of parts simply evolved from the earth on its own. It’s self-evident the luxury car was made by someone. Yet we are expected to believe that a complex human being made up of 30 trillion specialized cells simply evolved from the primordial mud as one-celled organisms evolving into a human being on their own. A human being is a million times more complex than a car therefore it’s also self-evident we were made by someone. That someone is Almighty God, Creator of the universe.

Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Pinch yourself, you’re real and you’re actually here so what now? God placed you here and in the above Scripture God is inviting you to put your thinking cap on and connect the dots as to why you’re here. God primarily speaks to us through His Word, the Holy Bible, so if you are to reason together with God you must study your Bible. Not just read it now and then but every day and all the way through with prayer and meditation, Nothing is more important than reading your owner’s manual because God reveals Himself to us in His Word. You are here to seek God and find salvation through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The main reason God leaves us here after becoming children of God is so we can witness for Christ by spreading the gospel. God does not want anybody to spend eternity in hell.