Three Powerful Prophecies

This post concerns three powerful prophecies that prove Jesus’ Deity.

Three Powerful Prophecies describes these three great proofs that Jesus functioned as God’s Son.

The Old Testament predicted the coming Messiah as a king, Jeremiah 23:5. “… the days are coming… when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely,” This prophecy caused the existing power structure to believe that the birth of Jesus would occur in a large city in a palace. Jerusalem qualified.

However, Micah predicted a different site, Micah 5:2. “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah…, from you shall come forth for me one who…ruler in Israel,”

So,  his birth happened exactly as prophesied, Matthew 2:1-2. “… after Jesus… born in Bethlehem of Judea…wise men from the east came…”  This birth in Bethlehem was a powerful proof of divinity.

Secondly, a forerunner would come before Jesus began His ministry, Malachi 3:1. “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple;”

In Isaiah, the work of this forerunner was laid out like a forerunner for royalty (see Isaiah 40.) John the Baptist did this forerunner work. Fulfillment of this prophecy also shows Jesus’ identity as God’s Son.

Finally, Jesus provided a detailed prophecy of His own death, Matthew 20:17-19. “… he took the twelve disciples aside, and… said…we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”

The exact details prophesied of His death, burial, and resurrection show Him as Deity to His disciples and to us.

Combined, the fulfillment of these three prophecies provides powerful proof for us of Jesus’ Deity.

So, what did we learn?

1.Prophecy of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem occurred as prophesied.

2.Since John the Baptist came before Jesus, he became the forerunner for Jesus as the Son of God.

3.As Deity, Jesus accurately prophesied the details of His death.

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