Classic Christianity – A Closer Look at Jesus Christ P28 (12-14-20)
Synopsis
As we ponder over the prophecies from Isaiah concerning the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, we are amazed at the precise details and how they were all fulfilled in the person of Christ Jesus. We know about this because there were eyewitnesses of these things, who wrote down all they saw and heard. These were the disciples of Jesus, primarily Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. And the apostles proclaim the truth of what his death, burial and resurrection accomplished for you and me, even as the prophets foretold He would come to do. Surely He is Immanuel, God with us!
There are well over 300 prophecies fulfilled from the Old Testament prophets, who lived anywhere from 500 to a 1000 years before Christ was born. These are a sampling of the prophecies fulfilled just in Isaiah 53 alone. These were written down through Isaiah around 700 B.C.
| Description | Prophecy | Fulfillment |
|---|---|---|
| His people would not believe Him | Isaiah 53:1 | John 1:11; John 12:37-38 |
| Appearance of an ordinary man | Isaiah 53:2 | Philippians 2:6-8 |
| Despised | Isaiah 53:3a | Luke 4:28-29 |
| Rejected | Isaiah 53:3b | Matthew 27:21-25 |
| Great sorrow and grief | Isaiah 53:3c | Matthew 26:37-38, 27:22-31; Luke 19:41; Hebrews 4:15 |
| Men hide from being associated with Him | Isaiah 53:3d | Mark 14:50-52 |
| He would have a healing ministry | Isaiah 53:4a | Matthew 8:16-17 |
| Thought to be cursed by God | Isaiah 53:4b | Matthew 26:66; 27:41-43 |
| Bears penalty for mankind’s iniquities | Isaiah 53:5a | Matthew 27:26; John 19:34,37; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 2:9 |
| His sacrifice provides peace between God and man | Isaiah 53:5b | Colossians 1:20 |
| His sacrifice would heal man of sin | Isaiah 53:5c | |
| He would be the sin-bearer for all mankind | Isaiah 53:6a | 1 John 2:2; 4:10 |
| God’s will that He bear sin for all mankind | Isaiah 53:6b | |
| Oppressed and afflicted | Isaiah 53:7a | Matthew 27:27-31 |
| Silent before his accusers | Isaiah 53:7b | Matthew 27:12-14 |
| Sacrificial lamb | Isaiah 53:7c | John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-19 |
| Confined and persecuted | Isaiah 53:8a | Matthew 26:47-27:31 |
| He would be judged | Isaiah 53:8b | John 18:13-22 |
| He would be killed | Isaiah 53:8c | Matthew 27:35 |
| Dies for the sins of the world | Isaiah 53:8d | |
| Buried in a rich man’s grave | Isaiah 53:9a | Matthew 27:57-60 |
| Innocent and had done no violence | Isaiah 53:9b | Luke 23:41; John 18:38 |
| No deceit in his mouth | Isaiah 53:9c | 1 Peter 2:22 |
| God’s will that he die for mankind | Isaiah 53:10a | John 18:11 |
| An offering for sin | Isaiah 53:10b | Matthew 20:28; Galatians 3:13 |
| Resurrected and live forever | Isaiah 53:10c | Romans 6:9 |
| He would prosper | Isaiah 53:10d | John 17:1-5 |
| God fully satisfied with His suffering | Isaiah 53:11a | John 12:27 |
| God’s servant would justify man | Isaiah 53:11b | Romans 5:8-9; 18-19 |
| The sin-bearer for all mankind | Isaiah 53:11c | Hebrews 9:28 |
| Exalted by God because of his sacrifice | Isaiah 53:12a | Matthew 28:18 |
| He would give up his life to save mankind | Isaiah 53:12b | Luke 23:46 |
| Numbered with the transgressors | Isaiah 53:12c | Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27-28 |
| The sin-bearer for all mankind | Isaiah 53:12d | 1 Peter 2:24 |
| Intercede to God in behalf of mankind | Isaiah 53:12e | Luke 23:34; Romans 8:34 |
As we ponder over these prophetic events fulfilled, let us not just be in wonderment over its fulfillment, just merely being amazed that these were events that happened, but look into the plan and purpose of God to save mankind from their sins, even before the foundation of the world.… Click to Read More And Follow Along With The Message