Messianic Christology

It has been claimed that Jesus fulfilled over 300 prophecies at his first coming. No one ever backs it up with scriptures. This thread will do that. However, there were just 30 and not 300.


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The Law
Genesis 3:15
Messiah is to come from humanity

 

Genesis 22:18
The Seed of thread Woman would be limited to being a descendant of Abraham, the Messiah would be a Jew.

 

Genesis 49:10
The Seed of the Woman and a descendant of Abraham is now limited to being of the specific tribe of Judah.
The Messiah will be a king. The Messiah must come before A.D. 70

 

Numbers 24:17
Messiah is to be a King

 

Deuteronomy 18:15-19
The Messiah is to be a prophet

 

The summary of the Law
The Seed both God and Man, a King, a prophet like Moses, the Removal of a Curse, and the hint of a Virgin Birth

 

The Prophets
Isaiah 7:1-17
Messiah would be born of a girl still a virgin, the explanation of Gen 3.
Messiah will be the God Man
Messiah must be born prior to the destruction of the Temple in A.D. 70

 

Isaiah 8:9-10
Messiah must be born prior to the destruction of the Temple in A.D. 70

 

Isaiah 9:6-7
Messiah would be a king
Messiah would be both God and Man
Messiah must appear before A.D. 70 because of the requirements of the Davidic Covenant and the destruction of the Temple

 

Isaiah 11:1-2
Messiah would be born into the House of David
Messiah would not be born until the House of David had once again returned to a state of poverty which it was during the days of David’s father Jesse. Messiah would be born into a house of lowliness.
Messiah would have the sevenfold fullness of the Spirit and act accordingly.

 

Isaiah 40:3-5
Messiah would have a forerunner (not a pathfinder) to make preparations for his arrival

 

Isaiah 42:1-6
Messiah would be anointed by the Holy Spirit
Messiah would conduct himself gentleness and meekness
Although Messiah would appear to end in failure it would in fact be a complete success. The success of his mission actually required his death.
Messiah’s mission includes salvation of the Gentiles.

 

Isaiah 49:1-3
Messiah’s first coming would be rejected by Israel.
For a time, the message of Messiah’s salvation would go out to the Gentiles.
Eventually Israel will receive their Messiah he will become their New Covenant.
Israel’s acceptance of Messiah will herald a regathering of all the Jews back to Jerusalem.

 

Isaiah 50:4-9
Messiah would receive special training from God the Father.
Messiah’s first coming would be characterized by suffering.
Messiah would be obedient submitting himself to physical abuse.

 

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
Messiah would be born in natural circumstances with no unusual characteristics.
Messiah’s first coming would be characterized by suffering.
Messiah’s first coming would be rejected.
Messiah would undergo a legal trial and be condemned to death.
Messiah would be executed.
Messiah would be buried in a rich man’s tomb.
Messiah would be resurrected.
All of Messiah’s sufferings were to be substitutionary. He died that we may have life, that our sins may be removed from us. He died that we may enter into a new relationship with God.
Messiah would bring justification to all who would believe in him.

 

Isaiah 61:1-2a
Messiah would be announced by the Holy Spirit for his mission. Messiah would be a prophet.