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Old Testament Prophecies About Jesus The Messiah

By Dorothy Stone


There is a great deal of controversy about the presence of Christ in the Old Testament. In fact, some have suggested there are over 400 Prophecies about jesus. Whereas, there are others whom believe it is possible to prove that at least fifty five have been proven to have come to pass elsewhere in the Bible.

While there remains disbelief with regards to many aspects of the Bible, there are also some important aspects. For, much of the Old Testament is a reflection of history as related to life during Biblical times. Still, the odds of a single individual having fulfilled over 400 prophecies is a hard concept for even the most Biblically aware individuals.

In order to prove such odds, one professor ask a class of approximately 600 students to create a probability factor. In doing so, the result was that when it came to 8 out of 400, the findings were more than one million to one. As such, it appears that the ability of a single individual to have fulfilled so many predictions would be next to non-existent.

Regardless of odds, with Jesus being Jesus, most Christians still believe that Christ has fulfilled a number of such prophecies. Still, any proof of such findings is often based on faith without scientific proof. As such, there still remains skepticism when it comes to information provided in the Bible.

While it is possible to see the correlation between some predictions which have been fulfilled, others remain questionable. There are actually only a few of these predictions which scholars have been able to prove. The first being, that the Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah, 1 of the 12 tribes of Israel as portrayed in Genesis 49:10.

While the prophecy took place in the earliest book of the Bible, it was not until over 1500 years later that the prophecy was fulfilled. For, it was not until writings found in the New Testament that Christ appeared, having coming as indicated from the 12 tribes of Israel. Whereas, one of the most important prophecies which Christians hold true and correct is that Jesus would be a descendent of David, as provided in Jeremiah 23:5 and Psalms 132:11.

While these two which are believed to have been fulfilled lead into many other prophecies, it is these which Jews and Gentiles believe have been proven over time. For, while some Jews believe Christ to be the Messiah spoken of in these prophecies, others do not. While most Christians believe, that when the Bible speaks of a Messiah or Jesus Christ, two are one in the same. Whereas, those of Orthodox Jewish belief tend to see the two as separate and apart from one another.

In order to understand the Bible, Jesus, the Messiah and Biblical prophecies, it is often advised that individuals read a number of publications related to the timeline in which the events took place. For, each individual must decide whether the different books of the Bible reflects a timeline of history during that time, or is a mere piece of fiction.




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