Old Testament prophecies…

Direct quotes from the Old Testament in Matthew:

1:22-23 Isaiah 7:14 (virgin birth)

2:5-6 Micah 5:2 (born in Bethlehem)

2:14-15 Hosea 11:1 (called out of Egypt)

2:16-18 Jeremiah 31:15 (murder of the innocents)

4:13-16 Isaiah 9:1-2 (lived in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali)

8:16-17 Isaiah 53:4 (healing the sick)

10:34-36 Micah 7:6 (His truth will cause division)

11:9-10 Malachi 3:1 (John the Baptist)

12:18-21 Isaiah 42:1-4 (obscure start to ministry)

13:14-15 Isaiah 6:9-10 (spiritually blind will miss the truth)

13: 34-35 Psalm 78:2 (speak in parables)

15:6-9 Isaiah 29:13; Malachi 2:2 (man-made rules of religious leaders)

21: 4-7 Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 62:11 (entering Jerusalem on a donkey)

21:15-16 Psalm 8:2 (triumphal entry)

27:3-10 Jeremiah 32:6-9; Zechariah 11:12-13 (betrayed for 30 pieces of silver)

If Jesus only fulfilled these prophecies, we would have solid proof that He is the Messiah. But He did much more than prove Who He was when He came the first time. Jesus is our Savior, King, and Creator and He is coming back…likely much sooner than most people think. In today’s world, most people don’t think He was real and if they do believe that He is Who the Bible says He is, they’re not sure what to do with that information.

God provided the sacrifice to pay for the sins of man, and humanity in general, but most of the world doesn’t want to believe the Truth of God’s Word. Everyone seems to want to “create” their own “god” that is comfortable and acceptable to them. The problem with this is…we are created in His Image and His creation shouldn’t create a god in their image. That is given as a commandment! The first commandment!

We have been given His grace and mercy, neither of which we deserve but because of His love for us, we have received them in abundance. I pray that anyone who is looking for a Savior will read these scriptures and seek Jesus to be your Savior. I don’t believe the world will have to wait much longer to have the proof of God’s existence because the church will soon be gone. I can’t give you dates or years but with everything that is happening in and around Israel, the prophecies in Ezekiel and in the first few chapters of Revelation are about to come true.