Christian Prophecies

  • To Christians, he is the Christ, the Son of God, the savior of the world
  • To Muslims, he is a revered prophet, born of a virgin, but not God's Son
  • To Jews, he was a teacher who didn't fulfill messianic prophecies
  • To secularists, he was perhaps a wise moral teacher, but nothing more

According to the Bible, God made several promises about the Christ.

If Jesus is the Christ, it changes everything. How we understand God, ourselves, history, and our eternal destiny.

These propehcies prove that Jesus was the promised Christ (Messiah). Jews either does not consider it as a messianic prophecy or attribute it to another entity like the nation Israel in general or another king. The Tanakh (Old Testament) also do not confirm these prophecies because it was written before the Christ was born.

ScriptureDescriptionApostles
Genesis 22:18All nations would be blessed through Abraham's offspring (Jesus?)Acts 3:25-26; Galatians 3:16
Numbers 21:8-9The bronze serpent lifted up to heal Israelites from snakebitesJohn 3:14-15
Psalm 21Royalty, glory and favour on the King (Jesus?)-
Psalm 22The suffering and glory of the Chosen One (Jesus?)Matthew 27:35-46; Mark 15:34; Luke 24:39; John 19:23-24, 20:25-27
Psalm 91:11-12God will protect the Jesus with AngelsMatthew 4:5-7
Psalm 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstoneMatthew 21:42; Mark 12:10-11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:4-8
Isaiah 6:9-10People would hear but not understandMatthew 13:14
Isaiah 7:14The virgin birth of Immanuel (Jesus?)*Matthew 1:23
Isaiah 8:13the Lord would be a sanctuary to some but a stone of stumbling to othersRomans 9:32-33; 1 Peter 2:4-8
Isaiah 28:16God laid the Foundational Stone in Zion (Jesus?)Romans 10:3-11; 1 Peter 2:6-8
Isaiah 40:3The "Voice in the wilderness" (John preparing Jesus' ministry?)Matthew 3:3; Luke 3:4
Isaiah 52:7The messenger of peace (Jesus?)Romans 10:15
Isaiah 65:1A nation not called GodRomans 10:20
Jeremiah 30:12-21Predicts a prince (Jesus?) authorized to approach GodHebrews 4:14-16, 7:25, 10:19-22
Hosea 6:2Christ will be resurrected on the third dayMatthew 28:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:4
Hosea 11:1Out of Egypt (Jesus' family?)Matthew 2:13-15
Malachi 3:1-4Messenger of the covenant (John the Baptist and Jesus?)Matthew 11:10-14; Mark 1:2-3; Luke 1:16-17, 7:27; John 1:23-24

According to the New Testament apostles or Jesus himself, these prophecies had at least been partially fulfilled.