“THE MESSIAH” (FORTY PROPHECIES FULFILLED—THE MESSIAH TEN YET TO BE FULFILLED)
By Frank Eiklor and Cecilia Contreras
LESSON 16 (Part 2)
A LOOK BACK
In our last study, we looked at 25 of 40 prophecies that Jesus Christ fulfilled in His first coming as God’s sacrifice for man’s sin. We will now view 15 more prophecies in this category. Then we will look at 10 incredible prophecies that will be fulfilled when Christ comes again—not to die but to reign. Only God can perfectly predict future events with no error. This should fill us with great confidence in His Word and great power as we share His love with those who are searching for meaning to life.
26. PIERCED HANDS AND FEET
Prophecy—Zechariah 12:10
“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”
Fulfilled—John 20:27
“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”
27. SCORNED AND MOCKED
Prophecy—Psalms 22:7,8
“All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that He would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.”
Fulfilled—Luke 23:35
“And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.”
28. GIVEN VINEGAR AND GALL
Prophecy—Psalms 69:21
“They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
Fulfilled—Matthew 27:34
“They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.”
29. PRAYS FOR HIS ENEMIES
Prophecy—Psalms 109:4
“For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.”
Fulfilled—Luke 23:34
“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.”
30. SOLDIERS GAMBLED FOR HIS COAT
Prophecy—Psalms 22:17,18
“I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.”
Fulfilled—Matthew 27:35
“And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.”
31. NONE OF HIS BONES TO BE BROKEN
Prophecy—Psalms 34:20
“He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.”
Fulfilled—John 19:32,33,36
“Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs…For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.”
32. MADE AN OBJECT OF REPROACH
Prophecy—Psalms 109:25
“I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shook their heads.”
Fulfilled—Matthew 27:39
“And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads.”
33. HIS SIDE TO BE PIERCED
Prophecy—Zechariah 12:10
“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”
Fulfilled—John 19:34
“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.”
34. TO BE STARED UPON WITH CONTEMPT AND PITY
Prophecy—Psalms 22:17
“I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.”
Fulfilled—Luke 23:35
“And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.”
35. HIS AGONIZED CRY AS HE TOOK ON HIMSELF THE SIN OF THE WORLD
Prophecy—Psalms 22:1
“My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?”
Fulfilled—Matthew 27:46
“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli Lama Sabachthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?”
36. HIS HEART WOULD BE BROKEN
Prophecy—Psalms 22:14
“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.”
Fulfilled—John 19:34
“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.”
37. DARKNESS OVER THE LAND AS HE DIED
Prophecy—Amos 8:9
“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.”
Fulfilled—Matthew 27:45
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.”
38. BURIED WITH THE RICH
Prophecy—Isaiah 53:9
“And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.”
Fulfilled—Matthew 27:57-60
“When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean cloth, And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.”
39. TO BE RESURRECTED
Prophecy—Psalms 16:10
“For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”
Fulfilled—Mark 16:6
“And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.”
40. HIS ASCENSION TO GOD’S RIGHT HAND
Prophecy—Psalms 68:18
“Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.”
Fulfilled—Mark 16:19
“So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.”
TEN PROPHECIES AWAITING FULFILLMENT
Many people—both Jewish and Gentile—point out the prophecies concerning peace on earth and say that Jesus could not be the Messiah because the world has seen everything but peace. But prophecy, seen from afar, is like twin peaks that look like a single mountain. Viewed up close, the two peaks—with a long valley in between—stand out. So it is in the first coming of the Lord of glory…and His promise to return. The following fabulous prophecies await His fulfillment.
41. MESSIAH WILL ENTER AS KING THROUGH THE EASTERN GATE—AND RULE OVER THE EARTH
Zechariah 14:3,4,9
“Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south…And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.”
Ezekiel 44:1-3
“Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east: and it was shut. Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”
42. MESSIAH WILL BRING IN HIS REIGN OF EVERLASTING PEACE
Isaiah 9:7
“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
Micah 4:3
“And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
43. MESSIAH WILL END ALL WAR, KILLING AND DESTRUCTION
Isaiah 2:4
“And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
Isaiah 11:9
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
44. MESSIAH WILL DESTROY EVIL ON THE EARTH
Isaiah 11:4
“But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.”
45. MESSIAH’S RETURN WILL CHANGE EVEN THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
Isaiah 11:6-8
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.”
46. MESSIAH’S RETURN WILL CAUSE GOD’S GLORY TO COVER THE EARTH
Isaiah 11:9
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
Habakkuk 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
47. MESSIAH’S REIGN WILL EXCHANGE ARMAMENTS FOR AGRICULTURE
Micah 4:3
“And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
48. MESSIAH WILL RULE OVER GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH AND ISRAEL WILL SERVE
AS HIS LIGHT TO THE NATIONS
Isaiah 2:1-5
“The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.” (see also Zechariah chapters 12-14)
49. MESSIAH WILL LITERALLY REIGN ON THE THRONE OF DAVID
Isaiah 9:6,7
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
50. MESSIAH’S RULE WILL EXTEND FROM GOD’S WORLD-WIDE CAPITAL—JERUSALEM—TO ALL THE NATIONS
Zechariah 14:16-19
“And is shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, they shall have no rain; there shall be the plague, where with the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.”
CONCLUSION
There are over 300 messianic prophecies in the Old Testament. We have only studied fifty. We can now look back at many prophecies fulfilled in Christ’s first coming. But a future day will dawn when we will look back at His second coming and sing with the choirs of heaven to Jesus our King, “How great Thou art!”
