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Prophecies of Jesus Years Before His Birth

Prophecies of Jesus Years Before His Birth That Were Fulfilled in His Life

All of the Below Prophecies Were Written 400-750 Years Before the Birth of Christ 
(The prophets of old were) searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 1 Peter 1:11

Prophecies from the Old Testament Record of the Fulfilment of Prophecies
He says,' It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the ends of the earth.' Isaiah 49:6. (Isaiah lived 778 years before Christ)

I the LORD have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand; I will keep you and give you for a covenant to the people, for a light to the Gentiles, Isaiah 42:6

And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Isaiah 60:3

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and there was nothing made without him. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
(Him is Jesus, the life and the light of men) The light shines in the darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
(John the Baptist,who prepared the way for the Light.) This man came as a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not the Light, but was sent to bear witness of the Light.
(John the Baptist was the witness of the Light, Jesus.) Which was the true Light that enlightens every man who comes into the world. John 1:1-9
(Jesus is the true Light that enlightens every man in the world.)
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life." John 8:12

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:1

(Isaiah lived 778 years before Christ was born.)

Thus said the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. Isaiah 49:22

Then you shall see, and flow together, and your heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto you, the forces of the 'Gentiles shall come unto you. Isaiah 60:5 Therefore your gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night;that men may bring unto you the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. Isaiah 60:11

And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. Isaiah 62:2

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. Isaiah 11:10

For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, said the LORD of hosts. Malachi 1:11

WE ALL KNOW THAT JESUS HAS BEEN WIDELY ACCLAIMED BY THE GENTILES, but the letters of Paul and John in New Testament scriptures confirm it happening throughout Asia and the Roman Empire, writing to churches in Corinth, Colossae, Ephesus, Rome, Galatia, Philippi, Thessalonians,Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.

And other sheep I have (Gentiles), which are not of this fold (Jews): them also I must bring,and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. John 10:16

(Paul)he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings,and the children of Israel.

Delivering you (Paul) from the (Jewish) people, and from the Gentiles, to whom (the Gentiles) I (Jesus) now send you,

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, release from sin's slavery, and an inheritance among thosewho are sanctified and purified by faith in me. Acts 26:17-18

Peter said: in every nation whoever fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him. Acts 10:35

Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.Isaiah 7:14 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

Mat 1:18 An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in heris of the Holy Spirit. Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Mat 1:20-23

For tous a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, 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 judgement and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 9:6-7 And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free,spontaneous, absolute favour and loving-kindness) with God. And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David,And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end. Luke 1:30-33
But thou, Bethlehem Ephrath, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Micah 5:2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Matthew 2:1
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Jeremiah 31:15 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth,and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in allthe coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard,lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Matthew 2:16-18

WhenIsrael was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. Hosea 11:1 When hearose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: Matthew 2:14
For the child shall be a Nazarite unto God, Judges 13:5 And he-came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. Matthew 2:23
For zeal for Your house has eaten me up. Psalm 69:9 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them allout of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’money and overturned the tables. And He said to those who sold doves, “ Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” John 2:14-17
I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare high sentences of old. Psalm 78:2 And the disciples came (to Jesus) and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

He (Jesus) answered and said to them, “ Because it has been given to you toknow the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Matthew 13:10-13

Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and seta hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And heleased it to vine dressers and went into a far country. Mark 12:1

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon anass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zechariah 9:9 (They)Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written.

John 12:13-14

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. Ezekiel 44:1-2 On Palm Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem through the Golden Gate. When you go to Jerusalem look at the Golden Gate, it is shut with stone and cement, and with a Muslim cemetery in its front, through which a Jewish Messiah will never pass.
Yea,mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. Psalm 41:9 Jesus..was troubled in spirit and said, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, oneof you will deliver Me up. So when He had dipped the morsel of bread (into thedish), He gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son. John 13:21-26

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, (a disciple of three years time) went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. Mark 14:10

And Isaid unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. Zechariah 11:12 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 26:15
And the Lord said to me, "Throw it to the potter"-the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter. Zechariah 11:13 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money."So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. Matthew 27:6-7
When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalm 109:7-8 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go tohis own place. And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Acts 1:24-26
Deliverme not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. Psalm 27:12 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said, "This fellow said, 'I amable to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"Matthew 26:60-61
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so open-heart not his mouth. Isaiah 53:7 But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, “I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son ofGod!” Matthew 26:63

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things theytestify against You?” But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marvelled greatly. Matthew 27:12-14

and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. John 19:9

Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. Luke 23:9

I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. Isaiah 50:6 Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands. Mark 14:65
His face and His whole appearance were marred more than any man's, and His form beyond that of the sons of men. Isaiah 52:14 when he had scourged Jesus. Mat 27:26

they struck him on the face. Luke 22:64

He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, outfaces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Isaiah 53:3

Thus says the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers:“ Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the LORD who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You.” Isaiah 49:7

ButI am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. Psalm 22:6

Then he said he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death... Matthew 26:38

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. John 1:10-11 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again. Luke 18:31-33

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they are mighty who would destroy me, Being my enemies wrongfully;Though I have stolen nothing, I still must restore it. Psalm 69:4 He who hates Me hates My Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father. But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.' John 15:23-25
They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots. Psalm 22:18 Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, Matthew 27:35
Dog shave surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. Psalm 22:16

They will look on me, the one they have pierced, Zechariah 12:10

Then they crucified Him, .. Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. Matthew 27:35-36

(Thomas)said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it." A week later his disciples were in the house again,and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas, " Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" John 20:25-28

he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors, Isaiah 53:12 Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Matthew 27:38
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. Psalm 22:15 Later,knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."

John 19:28

They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst. Psalm 69:21 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. Matthew 27:34
he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. Psalm 34:20 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. John 19:32-34
But I ama worm, and no man; I am the scorn of men, and despised by the people. All who see me laugh at me and mock me; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying. He trusted and rolled himself on the Lord, that He would deliver him. Let Him deliver him, seeing that He delights in him! Psalm22:7-8 And those who passed by spoke reproachfully and abusively and jeered at Him,wagging their heads. If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, made sport of Him, saying, He rescued others from death; Himself He cannot rescue from death.He is the King of Israel? Let Him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in and acknowledge and cleave to Him. And the robbers who were crucified with Him also abused and reproached and made sport of Him in the same way. Matthew 27:39-44

They will look on me, the one they have pierced, Zechariah 12:10 one ofthe soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, John 19:34
My God,my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so farfrom the words of my groaning? Psalm 22:1 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46
Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases." Matthew 8:16-17
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Isaiah 53:9 Asevening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. Matthew 27:57-60
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him;

He has put Him to grief. Isaiah 53:10

when he had scourged Jesus. Mat 27:26

they struck him on the face. Luke 22:64 Then he said he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death... Matthew26:38

When You make His soul an offering for sin, Isaiah 53:10

the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29

Caiphus, the High Priest said: it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. John 11:49-51

Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones. Zechariah 13:7 " You will all fall away," Jesus told them.

Peter declared, "Even if all fall away, I will not." After denial: Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times." And he broke down and wept. Mark 14:27-72

After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Hosea 6:2 He isnot here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men,be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' Luke 24:6-7
But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake upland shout for joy. Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead. Isaiah 26:19 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. Matthew 27:52-53
When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from the rebellious— that you, O LORD God, might dwell there.

Psalm 68:18

When hehad led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.

Luke 24:50-51

The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." Psalm 110:1 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Hebrews 1:3
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, Even the Messenger of the (new) covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He iscoming,” Says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3:1 I (John the Baptist) Luke 3:16-17 indeed baptise you with water; but One mightier than I (Jesus) is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand,and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire. Luke3:16-17

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29

Behold,I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. Malachi 4:5 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.

Matthew 11:13-14

I willdeclare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are MySon, Today I have begotten You. Psalm 2:7 Matt.3:17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17
In Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Isaiah 9:1-2 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, (land of Galilee). Matthew 4:13-16
(Mosessaid): The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear. Deuteronomy 18:15 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” John 6:14
He is despised and rejected by men, Isaiah 53:3 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

John 1:11

Then theeyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Isaiah 35:5 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,

Because the LORD has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; Isaiah 61:1

Luke 7:20-22 When the men had come to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying,‘Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?’” And that very hour Hecured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight.

Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. Luke 7:30-22

Daniel 9:24-25 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and three score and two weeks:(69 total weeks) Daniel 9:24-25 the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troubl times.

69 weeks x 7 days/week=483 days

(Num14:33-34, Eze4:4-6), shows us how a day is a year. Daniel prophesied the time to be 483 years. The Jewish year was 360 days; so adjusting for our calendar years, the time calculates: 483 years x 360 days/year=173,880 days/365.25 days/year=476 years.

The 444 BC decree from Artaxerxes (465-425BC.) in the 20th year of his reignto Nehemiah (see Nehemiah 2:1-8) authorized the rebuilding the wall. We count 443 years before the birth as the first of the 476 years because there is no 0 year; the dates go from 1 BC to 1 AD. That leaves the prophesied date to be about 476-443=33 AD Daniel 9:24-25 the coming of the Messiah or Prince. Scholars have no agreement on the exact years of Christ's life; Wikipedia shows his birth ranging between 7 BC and 2 BC, and death ranging between 25 AD and 36 AD. But we know the Messiah has come, and is not coming thousands of years later; and Jesus is obviously the only historical figure that could possibly have fulfilled the prophecy.

To still be waiting on the Messiah, is to label Daniel a false prophet - who obviously was a true prophet, even recognized by the heathen king Nebuchadnezzar.