Messianic Prophecies – EGP Blog post from August 25, 2012

Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. The New Testament often states that He fulfilled one of those prophesies, but doesn’t always say that or where it was prophesied. Check out a list of many of those Old Testament Messianic prophecies and their New Testament fulfillment:

Prophecy

References

Fulfillment

A heavenly High Priest
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A holy priesthood
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A light to the Gentiles
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A new covenant
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A priest like Melchizedek
Psalm 110
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A promised Redeemer
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A rock of offense
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A spiritual house
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A star out of Jacob
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A stone in Zion
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A tree planted by God
A vesture dipped in blood
Accused by false witnesses
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Afflicted with the afflicted
An everlasting dominion
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Anointed to preach liberty
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Another to succeed Judas
As a prophet
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Betrayed by a friend
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Blessing through Abraham
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Blessing to firstborn son
Blessing to Gentiles
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Blessing to nations
Born a King
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Born in Bethlehem
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Born of a virgin
Buried with the rich
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Called by a new name
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Calling of those not a people
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Conceived by the Holy Spirit
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Crucified with transgressors
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Cursed on the tree
David’s seed to reign
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Death swallowed up in victory
Declared to be the Son of God
Psalm 2;
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Deliver out of Zion
Earth filled with knowledge of the glory of the Lord
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Exhalted by God
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Flight into Egypt
Friends stand afar off
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Full of wisdom and power
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Given gall and vinegar
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God with us
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Hands and feet pierced
Psalm 22
Hated without reason
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He commits His spirit
He speaks in parables
Healing for the needy
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Hearts are hardened
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His ascention
His kingdom triumphant
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His resurrection
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“I come to do Thy will”
Israel regathered
Israel restored
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Kingdom for the saints
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King of kings, Lord of lords
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Known for rightousness
Light out of darkness
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Make ready the way of the Lord
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Massacre of infants
Mocked and insulted
Money buys potter’s field
Nations walk in the light
New heavens and a new earth
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No bone broken
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Of the tribe of Judah
Our sins purged
Peg in a sure place
Piercing of His body
Prays for His enemies
Preceded by a forerunner
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Promise of the Spirit
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Reigning in mercy
Rejected by His people
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Repentance for the nations
Restoration of the tabernacle
Scourged and spat upon
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Seed of Abraham
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Seed of David exalted
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Seed of Isaac
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Seed of the woman
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Serpent in wilderness
Shepherd smitten–sheep scattered
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Silent when accused
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Sold for thirty pieces of silver
Soldiers cast lots for coat
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Son of Man comes in glory
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Son of the Highest
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Stone cut without hands
Stung by reproaches
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Suffered vicariously
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The chief cornerstone
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The coming of Elijah
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The deaf hear, the blind see
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The elect shall inherit
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The good Shepherd
The humble exalted
The King comes in the name of the Lord
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The King cometh
The kingdom established
The Lamb on the throne
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The light of the world
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The Lord our righteousness
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The meek Servant
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The shepherd dies for His sheep
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The sun darkened
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The throne of David established forever
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“Thou remainest”
Through Noah’s sons
Time of His birth
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Triumphal entry
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