The Messiah foretold — three hundred prophecies and their fulfillments, every text quoted from the King James Bible.
Three hundred prophecies concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, spoken through the prophets centuries before His birth, set beside their fulfillments in the New Testament — every word of Scripture quoted from the King James Bible and verified against it. No man could arrange his own birth, life, death, and resurrection to fit words written hundreds of years before he lived; but God spoke, and Jesus Christ fulfilled. Search the Scriptures: they testify of Him (John 5:39).
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 3:15 (KJV)And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
THE FULFILLMENT · Galatians 4:4 (KJV)But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
The first promise of the Gospel: a Seed would come through a woman to crush the serpent. Paul declares it kept — God sent forth his Son, made of a woman.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 9:26 (KJV)And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 3:36 (KJV)Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
Noah blessed the LORD, the God of Shem. Luke's genealogy carries the Lord's line down through Shem (Sem), the son of Noah, exactly as promised.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 17:19 (KJV)And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 3:34 (KJV)Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
God fixed the covenant line through Isaac, not Ishmael. Luke's genealogy runs the descent of Jesus through Isaac, as God appointed.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 22:18 (KJV)And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 1:1 (KJV)The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
In Abraham's seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Matthew opens the New Testament by naming that Seed: Jesus Christ, the son of Abraham.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 26:4 (KJV)And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 3:34 (KJV)Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
The promise is renewed to Isaac and his seed after him. The genealogy of Jesus passes through Isaac and Jacob, in the very line of the renewals.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 28:14 (KJV)And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 1:2 (KJV)Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
In Jacob and his seed all families of the earth would be blessed. Matthew's record runs cleanly: Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob — the line to Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 49:10 (KJV)The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 7:14 (KJV)For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
The sceptre was pledged to Judah until Shiloh come. The writer of Hebrews notes it as evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 49:18 (KJV)I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 2:29-30 (KJV)Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Jacob, at death, said: I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. Simeon, holding the infant Christ, answered for all the waiting generations: mine eyes have seen thy salvation.
THE PROPHECY · Numbers 24:17 (KJV)I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 2:2 (KJV)Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Balaam, hired to curse Israel, instead foresaw a Star come out of Jacob and a Sceptre rise out of Israel. The wise men came to Jerusalem saying, we have seen his star in the east.
THE PROPHECY · Ruth 4:14 (KJV)And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
THE FULFILLMENT · Galatians 4:5 (KJV)To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
The women of Bethlehem praised God that Naomi was not left without a kinsman-redeemer. Boaz is the pattern: Christ was made of a woman, made under the law, our near Kinsman, to redeem them that were under the law.
THE PROPHECY · 2 Samuel 7:16 (KJV)And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:69 (KJV)And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
Thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee. At the birth of John, Zacharias blesses God who hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 72:10-11 (KJV)The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 2:11 (KJV)And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents... all kings shall fall down before him. The wise men fell down before the young child and opened their treasures: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 89:3-4 (KJV)I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 13:23 (KJV)Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever. Paul at Antioch: Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 98:2 (KJV)The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 2:30-31 (KJV)For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. Simeon, with the child in his arms: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 111:9 (KJV)He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:68 (KJV)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever. Zacharias takes up the psalm's word: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 130:8 (KJV)And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 1:21 (KJV)And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. The angel defines the child's mission in the same terms: thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 132:17 (KJV)There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:69 (KJV)And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. Zacharias: He hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 1:23 (KJV)Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Matthew records the birth and writes: Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 2:11 (KJV)For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. The angel over Bethlehem answers in the same words: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 11:1 (KJV)And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 3:32 (KJV)Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The genealogy of Jesus runs through Jesse, the father of David.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 33:22 (KJV)For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 1:21 (KJV)And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. The angel's name for the child carries the same pledge: he shall save his people from their sins.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 40:3 (KJV)The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 3:3 (KJV)For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD. Matthew introduces John the Baptist as this very man, spoken of by the prophet Esaias.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 40:5 (KJV)And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 3:6 (KJV)And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Luke quotes down to the promise: and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 42:6 (KJV)I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 2:32 (KJV)A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness... and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles. Simeon holds the child and names Him: A light to lighten the Gentiles.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 49:1 (KJV)Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 1:21 (KJV)And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. His name was indeed mentioned before His birth: thou shalt call his name JESUS.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 60:6 (KJV)The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 2:11 (KJV)And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
All they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. The wise men open their treasures before the child: gifts of gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 31:15 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 2:18 (KJV)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.
A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children. Matthew hears the same voice over Bethlehem after Herod's swords did their work.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 31:22 (KJV)How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:35 (KJV)And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
For the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. The angel explains the new thing to Mary: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee... therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
THE PROPHECY · Hosea 11:1 (KJV)When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 2:15 (KJV)And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. Matthew records the return of the young child from Egypt: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet.
THE PROPHECY · Micah 5:2 (KJV)But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, 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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 2:6 (KJV)And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel. The chief priests quote Micah to Herod, and the child is found in Bethlehem, exactly where the prophet put Him.
THE PROPHECY · Micah 5:4 (KJV)And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:32 (KJV)He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD... for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. Gabriel compresses the promise into its first clause: He shall be great.
THE PROPHECY · Haggai 2:7 (KJV)And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 2:25 (KJV)And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come. In Jerusalem an old man waits for just that: Simeon, waiting for the consolation of Israel — and the Desire of nations is laid in his arms.
THE PROPHECY · Haggai 2:9 (KJV)The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 2:27 (KJV)And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts. The greater glory entered quietly, not in gold but in person: the parents brought in the child Jesus into the temple.
THE PROPHECY · Haggai 2:23 (KJV)In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 1:12 (KJV)And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
In that day... will I take thee, O Zerubbabel... and will make thee as a signet. Zerubbabel the signet stands in the Messiah's own genealogy, in the line that runs from Babylon's captivity to Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 3:8 (KJV)Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:78 (KJV)Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
Behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. Zacharias prophesies of the coming child: whereby the dayspring — in Greek anatole, the Branch, the Rising — from on high hath visited us.
THE PROPHECY · Malachi 3:1 (KJV)Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 11:10 (KJV)For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. Jesus identifies the messenger to the crowds: For this is he, of whom it is written — John the Baptist.
THE PROPHECY · Malachi 4:5 (KJV)Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 17:12-13 (KJV)But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. After the Transfiguration the disciples understood that He spake unto them of John the Baptist — Elijah already come, and they knew him not.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 12:7 (KJV)And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Galatians 3:16 (KJV)Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
The promise was made to Abraham and his Seed. Paul insists on the singular: not seeds, as of many, but as of one — and to thy seed, which is Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 14:18 (KJV)And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 7:1-3 (KJV)For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Melchizedek, king and priest in one person, without recorded beginning or end, is the standing pattern of Christ's priesthood — the figure after whom the Son's eternal priesthood is named.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 28:12 (KJV)And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 1:51 (KJV)And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching heaven, with the angels ascending and descending on it. Christ told Nathanael the angels would ascend and descend upon the Son of man: He is the ladder.
THE PROPHECY · 1 Samuel 2:35 (KJV)And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 3:2 (KJV)Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
God, rejecting Eli's house, promised to raise up a faithful priest who would do according to His heart. Christ is that faithful Priest, faithful to him that appointed him.
THE PROPHECY · 2 Samuel 7:14 (KJV)I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 1:5 (KJV)For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Of David's greater Son God said, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son. Hebrews quotes it of Christ, and asks to which of the angels God ever said such a thing.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 2:2 (KJV)The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
THE FULFILLMENT · John 1:41 (KJV)He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
The psalm's title for the coming King is His Anointed. Andrew finds Him and announces: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ — the Anointed One.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 2:12 (KJV)Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 3:36 (KJV)He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Kiss the Son... blessed are all they that put their trust in him. John's Gospel draws the same line: he that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; he that believeth not shall not see life.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 8:4-6 (KJV)What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 2:6-9 (KJV)But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
What is man... or the son of man? made a little lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honour. Hebrews reads the psalm in Jesus: made lower for the suffering of death, now crowned with glory and honour.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 36:9 (KJV)For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 1:4 (KJV)In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. John: In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 40:6-8 (KJV)Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 10:7 (KJV)Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God. Hebrews sets the words in Christ's mouth as He cometh into the world, taking the body God prepared for Him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 45:6 (KJV)Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 1:8 (KJV)But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. Hebrews declares these are the Father's words unto the Son — the Messiah addressed by heaven itself as God.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 45:7 (KJV)Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 1:9 (KJV)Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. The quotation continues in Hebrews as God's own description of the Son's anointing.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 82:6 (KJV)I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 10:36 (KJV)Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
I have said, Ye are gods. Jesus rests His own defence on this psalm: if Scripture calls them gods to whom the word came, how can they accuse Him, sanctified and sent by the Father, for saying, I am the Son of God?
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 97:7 (KJV)Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 1:6 (KJV)And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Worship him, all ye gods. Hebrews renders heaven's response to the Son's coming: when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 102:25-27 (KJV)Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 1:10-12 (KJV)And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth... thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Hebrews addresses these words about the eternal Creator directly unto the Son.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 110:4 (KJV)The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 5:6 (KJV)As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews applies the oath to Christ, saluted of God an high priest after that order.
THE PROPHECY · Proverbs 8:23 (KJV)I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
THE FULFILLMENT · Colossians 1:17 (KJV)And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Wisdom cries: I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. Of Christ Paul writes: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
THE PROPHECY · Proverbs 30:4 (KJV)Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
THE FULFILLMENT · John 3:13 (KJV)And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Agur asks the riddle of heaven: What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell? Christ answers in kind: no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 6:1 (KJV)In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 12:41 (KJV)These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
Isaiah saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. John, looking back, tells us whose glory filled the temple: These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him — of Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 8:18 (KJV)Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 2:13 (KJV)And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel. Hebrews sets the words in Christ's mouth, the Captain standing among His brethren.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
THE FULFILLMENT · Titus 2:13 (KJV)Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God. Paul teaches the church to look for the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 28:16 (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Peter 2:6 (KJV)Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Peter expounds it of the living Stone to whom believers come.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 43:11 (KJV)I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 4:12 (KJV)Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. Peter, of Jesus: Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 48:12 (KJV)Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 1:17 (KJV)And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. The glorified Christ lays His hand on John and says: I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 49:5 (KJV)And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
THE FULFILLMENT · Philippians 2:7 (KJV)But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
The LORD... formed me from the womb to be his servant. Paul: He took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 23:6 (KJV)In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Corinthians 1:30 (KJV)But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
And this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Paul: Christ Jesus... is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.
THE PROPHECY · Ezekiel 37:27 (KJV)My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 1:14 (KJV)And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. John uses that very word: The Word was made flesh, and dwelt — tabernacled — among us.
THE PROPHECY · Micah 5:2 (KJV)But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, 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.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 8:58 (KJV)Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Bethlehem's ruler did not begin at Bethlehem: Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
THE PROPHECY · Micah 5:5 (KJV)And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
THE FULFILLMENT · Ephesians 2:14 (KJV)For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land. Paul announces the peace as a Person, not a treaty: For he is our peace, who hath made both one.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 10:4 (KJV)Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
THE FULFILLMENT · Ephesians 2:20 (KJV)And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow. Of Judah's line came the Corner of the building: Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.
THE PROPHECY · Malachi 4:2 (KJV)But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 8:12 (KJV)Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings. Jesus stands in the temple and takes the title: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 12:3 (KJV)And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 3:25 (KJV)Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
In Abraham's seed all the families of the earth would be blessed. Peter, preaching the risen Christ, tells Israel: ye are the children of that covenant, and God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 18:18 (KJV)Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
THE FULFILLMENT · Galatians 3:8 (KJV)And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
All the nations of the earth shall be blessed in Abraham. Paul says the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 49:10 (KJV)The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 11:52 (KJV)And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Unto Shiloh shall the gathering of the people be. Christ died, as the high priest unwittingly prophesied, to gather together in one the children of God scattered abroad.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 49:11 (KJV)Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:2 (KJV)Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
Judah's king is pictured binding his foal and his ass's colt. When the King entered Jerusalem, He sent for an ass and a colt that stood tied, and rode them in.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 49:24 (KJV)But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Peter 2:25 (KJV)For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Jacob blesses Joseph by the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel. Peter tells believers they have returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of their souls.
THE PROPHECY · Exodus 16:4 (KJV)Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 6:49-51 (KJV)Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
God rained bread from heaven for Israel in the wilderness. Christ declares Himself the living bread which came down from heaven — eat of this bread, and live for ever.
THE PROPHECY · Exodus 17:6 (KJV)Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Corinthians 10:4 (KJV)And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
Water gushed from the rock Moses smote at Horeb. Paul removes all doubt about the pattern: they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Deuteronomy 18:15 (KJV)The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 3:22 (KJV)For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Moses promised that God would raise up a Prophet from among the brethren, like unto himself. Peter applies the words to Jesus without qualification: For Moses truly said...
THE PROPHECY · Deuteronomy 18:18 (KJV)I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 12:49 (KJV)For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
God said of that Prophet: I will put my words in his mouth. Christ says of Himself: I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say.
THE PROPHECY · Deuteronomy 18:19 (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 3:23 (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Whoever would not hearken to that Prophet, God would require it of him. Peter repeats the warning in its sharpest form: every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be destroyed.
THE PROPHECY · Deuteronomy 32:43 (KJV)Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 15:10 (KJV)And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
The song of Moses ends calling the Gentiles to rejoice with God's people. Paul cites it as Scripture's own warrant for Gentile praise under Christ.
THE PROPHECY · 1 Kings 10:24 (KJV)And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 12:42 (KJV)The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
All the earth sought Solomon to hear his God-given wisdom. Christ points to the queen of the south and says: behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 8:2 (KJV)Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:16 (KJV)And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength. When the children cried Hosanna in the temple and the priests objected, Jesus answered with this very verse: have ye never read...?
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 18:49 (KJV)Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 15:9 (KJV)And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Paul cites David to prove Christ's ministry brings the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 23:1 (KJV)The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 10:14 (KJV)I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. The Lord of the psalm steps forward and names Himself: I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 40:9 (KJV)I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 4:23 (KJV)And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation. Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom to the congregations of Israel.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 45:2 (KJV)Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 4:22 (KJV)And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
Grace is poured into thy lips. At Nazareth all bare Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 68:31 (KJV)Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 8:27 (KJV)And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. Among the Gospel's first fruits beyond Israel: a man of Ethiopia, of great authority, comes to Jerusalem to worship and is baptized on the Gaza road.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:9 (KJV)For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 2:17 (KJV)And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. When Jesus drove the moneychangers from the temple, His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 78:2 (KJV)I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 13:35 (KJV)That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old. Matthew, watching Christ teach in parables, writes: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 91:11-12 (KJV)For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 4:6 (KJV)And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
He shall give his angels charge over thee... lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Satan himself quotes the psalm on the temple pinnacle; Christ refuses to twist it into tempting God.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 91:13 (KJV)Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 10:19 (KJV)Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder. Sending out the seventy, the Lord gives them His own charter: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions... and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 103:3 (KJV)Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
THE FULFILLMENT · Mark 2:10 (KJV)But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases. In Capernaum Christ first forgives the palsied man's sins, then heals him, proving the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 107:20 (KJV)He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 8:8 (KJV)The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
He sent his word, and healed them. The Roman centurion grasps exactly this power: Lord... speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed — and Jesus marveled at his faith.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 107:29 (KJV)He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 8:26 (KJV)And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. On Galilee He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 117:1 (KJV)O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 15:11 (KJV)And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
O praise the LORD, all ye nations; praise him, all ye people. Paul strings the psalm with the other Gentile texts to show the mercy of God reaching the nations in Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 118:22-23 (KJV)The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:42 (KJV)Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the LORD's doing. Jesus applies it to Himself face to face with the builders who were rejecting Him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 118:26 (KJV)Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:9 (KJV)And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD. The multitudes at His entry cry the psalm's own blessing: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 146:8 (KJV)The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 7:22 (KJV)Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down. It is the very catalogue Christ sends back to the imprisoned John: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the deaf hear.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 5:2 (KJV)And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 15:1 (KJV)I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
God planted a choice vineyard, His people Israel, and it brought forth wild grapes. Christ takes up the figure and completes it: I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 6:9-10 (KJV)And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 13:14-15 (KJV)And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not. Jesus, explaining why He teaches in parables, says of that generation: in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 9:1-2 (KJV)Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 4:15-16 (KJV)The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
The land of Zabulon and Nephthalim, by the way of the sea — the people which sat in darkness saw great light. Matthew marks the day Jesus settled in Capernaum: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 11:2 (KJV)And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 3:16 (KJV)And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him. At the Jordan the heavens open and the Spirit of God descends like a dove, and lights upon Him.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 11:10 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 15:12 (KJV)And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
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. Paul closes his chain of Gentile promises with this one: in him shall the Gentiles trust.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 29:13 (KJV)Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 15:8-9 (KJV)This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
This people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me. Jesus takes Isaiah's charge and lays it on the Pharisees of His day.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 29:14 (KJV)Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Corinthians 1:19 (KJV)For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Paul quotes it as the charter of the cross against the world's wisdom.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 29:18 (KJV)And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 11:5 (KJV)The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
In that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see. Christ's answer to John's question is the list itself: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the deaf hear.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 35:5-6 (KJV)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 7:22 (KJV)Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing. Jesus tells John's messengers to report precisely these works.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 40:9 (KJV)O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
THE FULFILLMENT · John 1:36 (KJV)And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
O Zion, that bringest good tidings... say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! John the Baptist, seeing Jesus walk by, fulfills the herald's cry in his own: Behold the Lamb of God!
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 40:11 (KJV)He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 10:11 (KJV)I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom. Jesus: I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 42:1 (KJV)Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 12:18 (KJV)Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him. Matthew quotes the passage entire as fulfilled in Jesus.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 42:3 (KJV)A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 12:20 (KJV)A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. It stands in Matthew's quotation: the Servant's gentleness with broken people is itself prophecy fulfilled.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 42:4 (KJV)He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 12:21 (KJV)And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged... and the isles shall wait for his law. Matthew ends the quotation: And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 42:7 (KJV)To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 26:18 (KJV)To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison. The risen Christ gives Paul this very commission: to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 44:3 (KJV)For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 2:33 (KJV)Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
I will pour water upon him that is thirsty... I will pour my spirit upon thy seed. Peter explains Pentecost: Christ, having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, hath shed forth this.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 49:6 (KJV)And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 13:47 (KJV)For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Paul and Barnabas take the verse as the Lord's standing command for the Gentile mission.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 49:8 (KJV)Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
THE FULFILLMENT · 2 Corinthians 6:2 (KJV)(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee. Paul announces the day opened: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 50:4 (KJV)The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 7:46 (KJV)The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned. The officers sent to arrest Him returned empty-handed with the verdict: Never man spake like this man.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 50:7 (KJV)For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 9:51 (KJV)And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. When the time came for His receiving up, He stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 52:7 (KJV)How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 10:15 (KJV)And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace. Paul applies the herald's beauty to the preachers of Christ's gospel of peace.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 52:15 (KJV)So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 15:21 (KJV)But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall consider. Paul cites the Servant Song to warrant carrying Christ where He had never been named.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:4 (KJV)Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 8:17 (KJV)That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. Matthew, watching Him heal until evening, says: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet — Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 54:13 (KJV)And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 6:45 (KJV)It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD. Jesus quotes it to the crowd at Capernaum: It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 55:1 (KJV)Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 7:37 (KJV)In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters... without money and without price. In the last day of the feast of tabernacles Jesus stood and cried: If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 56:7 (KJV)Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:13 (KJV)And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Cleansing the temple, Christ quotes it as the house's charter: My house shall be called the house of prayer.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 57:19 (KJV)I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Ephesians 2:17 (KJV)And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. Paul: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 61:1 (KJV)The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 4:18 (KJV)The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted. Jesus reads it in the Nazareth synagogue and closes the roll: This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 61:2 (KJV)To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 4:19 (KJV)To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD. Note where His reading stopped — before the day of vengeance: His first coming proclaimed the acceptable year, grace before judgment.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 65:1 (KJV)I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 10:20 (KJV)But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not. Paul: Esaias is very bold, and saith — and reads the verse as God's own prophecy of the Gentiles finding Him in Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 7:11 (KJV)Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
THE FULFILLMENT · Mark 11:17 (KJV)And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Christ, scourging the buyers and sellers out, asks it of the temple sellers: is it not written... ye have made it a den of thieves?
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 31:31 (KJV)Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 22:20 (KJV)Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel. At the last supper Jesus lifts the cup: This cup is the new testament in my blood.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 31:33-34 (KJV)But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 8:10-12 (KJV)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts... for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Hebrews quotes the covenant entire as brought in by the Mediator of the new covenant.
THE PROPHECY · Ezekiel 34:23 (KJV)And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 10:16 (KJV)And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. Christ gathers the promise into one sentence: and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
THE PROPHECY · Ezekiel 34:31 (KJV)And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 10:14 (KJV)I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
THE PROPHECY · Ezekiel 36:25-27 (KJV)Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 3:5 (KJV)Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you... A new heart also will I give you... And I will put my spirit within you. Jesus answers Nicodemus: Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 2:34 (KJV)Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:44 (KJV)And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
A stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image and became a great mountain. Christ warns the chief priests with the stone's own force: Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 9:25 (KJV)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 threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 19:42 (KJV)Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks. The Messiah arrived on Heaven's own timetable — and wept over the city that knew not its day: If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day.
THE PROPHECY · Hosea 1:11 (KJV)Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 11:52 (KJV)And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head. John explains the cross by it: Jesus should die... that he might gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
THE PROPHECY · Hosea 2:23 (KJV)And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Peter 2:10 (KJV)Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
And I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. Peter writes it as accomplished fact to scattered believers: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God.
THE PROPHECY · Hosea 6:6 (KJV)For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 9:13 (KJV)But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice. Christ twice sends the Pharisees away to learn Hosea's sentence, and stands His own table with sinners upon it.
THE PROPHECY · Joel 2:28 (KJV)And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 2:17 (KJV)And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Peter stands up on the day it happens and says: But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.
THE PROPHECY · Joel 2:32 (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 10:13 (KJV)For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered. Paul preaches Joel's promise as the open door of the gospel: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
THE PROPHECY · Amos 9:11 (KJV)In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 15:16 (KJV)After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof. At the Jerusalem council, James reads Amos as the charter for Gentiles coming in under David's rebuilt house.
THE PROPHECY · Amos 9:12 (KJV)That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 15:17 (KJV)That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called. James quotes the promise as God's ancient purpose, now visibly coming to pass in Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Micah 2:13 (KJV)The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 10:4 (KJV)And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate... and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them. Christ the Shepherd-King walks the same road: when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them.
THE PROPHECY · Micah 7:6 (KJV)For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 10:35 (KJV)For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
A man's enemies are the men of his own house. Sending out the twelve, Christ warns that His gospel will cut exactly there: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father.
THE PROPHECY · Zephaniah 3:15 (KJV)The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 12:13 (KJV)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.
The King of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. At the entry into Jerusalem the crowds receive Him on those terms: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
THE PROPHECY · Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV)The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 19:10 (KJV)For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy. Zacchaeus's house hears the fulfilment announced: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 6:12 (KJV)And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
THE FULFILLMENT · John 2:21 (KJV)But he spake of the temple of his body.
Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH... and he shall build the temple of the LORD. Jesus speaks of raising a temple in three days, and John explains: he spake of the temple of his body.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 8:23 (KJV)Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 12:20-21 (KJV)And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Ten men shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. At the feast, certain Greeks come up and make the same request of Philip: Sir, we would see Jesus.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 9:9 (KJV)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 an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:5 (KJV)Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion... behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Matthew quotes it as the procession rides in.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 9:10 (KJV)And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Ephesians 2:17 (KJV)And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
And he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea. Paul: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 14:8 (KJV)And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 7:38 (KJV)He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem. Christ cries at the feast in Jerusalem: He that believeth on me... out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
THE PROPHECY · Malachi 3:1 (KJV)Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 21:12 (KJV)And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
And the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in. He came without warning into His own courts: Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought.
THE PROPHECY · Malachi 3:2 (KJV)But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 3:11 (KJV)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
But who may abide the day of his coming?... for he is like a refiner's fire. John the Baptist heralds His purging work: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 4:10 (KJV)And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 12:24 (KJV)And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Abel's blood cried out from the ground for vengeance. Christ's blood of sprinkling speaketh better things than that of Abel — it cries pardon, not revenge.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 22:2 (KJV)And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 3:16 (KJV)For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
On Moriah God called Abraham to offer his only son. On that same mountain country God gave His own only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 22:6 (KJV)And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:17 (KJV)And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
Isaac carried up the hill the very wood on which he would lie. Jesus went forth to Golgotha bearing his own cross.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 22:8 (KJV)And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 1:29 (KJV)The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Abraham answered Isaac: God will provide himself a lamb. Eighteen centuries later John the Baptist pointed at Jesus and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
THE PROPHECY · Exodus 12:5 (KJV)Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
The passover lamb had to be without blemish. Paul names the antitype without hesitation: Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.
THE PROPHECY · Exodus 12:13 (KJV)And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Peter 1:18-19 (KJV)Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Israel sheltered under the blood on the doorposts when judgment passed through Egypt. Believers are redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
THE PROPHECY · Exodus 12:46 (KJV)In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:33 (KJV)But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
No bone of the passover lamb was to be broken. At the cross, the soldiers came to Jesus, saw He was dead already, and brake not his legs.
THE PROPHECY · Leviticus 16:15 (KJV)Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 9:12 (KJV)Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Once a year the high priest carried the blood of the sin offering within the veil. Christ, by his own blood, entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
THE PROPHECY · Leviticus 17:11 (KJV)For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 9:22 (KJV)And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
God appointed the blood upon the altar to make atonement for the soul. The New Testament states the abiding rule: without shedding of blood is no remission.
THE PROPHECY · Numbers 9:12 (KJV)They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:36 (KJV)For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
The passover ordinance in Numbers repeats the command: they shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it. John records the unbroken bones of Jesus and says, that the scripture should be fulfilled.
THE PROPHECY · Numbers 19:2 (KJV)This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 9:13-14 (KJV)For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
The ashes of the red heifer sanctified the unclean under the law. How much more shall the blood of Christ purge the conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
THE PROPHECY · Numbers 21:9 (KJV)And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 3:14 (KJV)And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Moses lifted up the serpent of brass, and every bitten Israelite who looked lived. Christ Himself drew the line: even so must the Son of man be lifted up.
THE PROPHECY · Deuteronomy 21:23 (KJV)His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
THE FULFILLMENT · Galatians 3:13 (KJV)Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
He that is hanged is accursed of God. Paul reads the cross by this verse: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 2:1-2 (KJV)Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 4:25-26 (KJV)Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
David foresaw the kings of the earth set against the LORD and His Anointed. The church in Acts reads the psalm aloud and names its meeting: Herod, Pilate, the Gentiles, and Israel gathered against the holy child Jesus.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:1 (KJV)My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:46 (KJV)And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? The psalm's opening cry became the dying Saviour's own words from the cross, spoken in the ninth hour.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:6 (KJV)But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 23:35 (KJV)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.
I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. At the cross the people stood beholding, and the rulers derided Him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:7-8 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:43 (KJV)He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
They shake the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him. The chief priests mocked with the psalm's own sentence: He trusted in God; let him deliver him now.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:12-13 (KJV)Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:59 (KJV)Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. The chief priests and all the council compassed Him, seeking false witness against Jesus to put Him to death.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:14 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Mark 15:25 (KJV)And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint — the stretching agony of crucifixion, described a thousand years early. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:15 (KJV)My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:28 (KJV)After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws. On the cross, knowing all things were accomplished, Jesus saith, I thirst.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:16 (KJV)For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 20:25 (KJV)The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
They pierced my hands and my feet. Crucifixion by piercing was unknown to David's Israel when he wrote it; Thomas, after the resurrection, demands to see the print of the nails in His hands.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:17 (KJV)I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:55 (KJV)And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. At Golgotha many women were there beholding afar off, and the crowds stared on the crucified.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:18 (KJV)They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:24 (KJV)They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. John records the four soldiers doing exactly this, and says: that the scripture might be fulfilled.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:31 (KJV)They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:30 (KJV)When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
The psalm closes, in the Hebrew, 'he hath done it.' Jesus, having received the vinegar, spoke the answering word: It is finished — and bowed His head, and gave up the ghost.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 31:5 (KJV)Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 23:46 (KJV)And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
Into thine hand I commit my spirit. These became the last recorded words of Jesus, cried with a loud voice as He gave up the ghost.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 34:20 (KJV)He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:36 (KJV)For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. John testifies the Roman soldiers left Christ's bones whole, and writes: For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 35:19 (KJV)Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 15:25 (KJV)But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. Christ cites it the night before the cross: They hated me without a cause.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 38:11 (KJV)My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 23:49 (KJV)And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. At the cross, all His acquaintance and the women that followed Him stood afar off, beholding these things.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 38:13-14 (KJV)But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
THE FULFILLMENT · Mark 15:5 (KJV)But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Before Pilate Jesus answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 41:5 (KJV)Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:3-4 (KJV)Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? The chief priests, scribes, and elders assembled and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 41:9 (KJV)Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 13:18 (KJV)I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lift up his heel against me. Jesus quotes it in the upper room of Judas, who had eaten His bread at that very table.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 42:5 (KJV)Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:38 (KJV)Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? In Gethsemane the Saviour speaks the same grief in His own words: My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 55:4-5 (KJV)My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 22:44 (KJV)And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. In the garden, being in an agony, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 55:13 (KJV)But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 22:48 (KJV)But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
It was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. To the apostle who came with the band, Jesus said: Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:4 (KJV)They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 15:24 (KJV)If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head. Christ, facing the hatred that would crucify Him, says they hated both Him and His Father without cause.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:8 (KJV)I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 7:5 (KJV)For neither did his brethren believe in him.
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. John records the painful fact without flinching: for neither did his brethren believe in him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:9 (KJV)For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 15:3 (KJV)For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen on me. Paul: For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, the reproaches fell on Him.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:20 (KJV)Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:56 (KJV)But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. In Gethsemane, at His arrest, all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:21 (KJV)They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:34 (KJV)They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
They gave me also gall for my meat. At Golgotha they gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall — the bitter cup offered to the crucified.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:21 (KJV)They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:29 (KJV)Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. John records the vessel full of vinegar set to His mouth on hyssop, in direct fulfilment of the word.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 69:25 (KJV)Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 1:20 (KJV)For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. Peter applies the psalm to Judas after his fall: it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 75:8 (KJV)For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:39 (KJV)And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
In the hand of the LORD there is a cup... the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. In Gethsemane Christ prayed over that very cup: O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 85:10-11 (KJV)Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 5:1 (KJV)Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. They met at the cross; Paul announces the result: being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 109:8 (KJV)Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 1:20 (KJV)For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Peter applies the psalm to Judas's vacant bishoprick, and the lot falls on Matthias.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 109:25 (KJV)I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:39 (KJV)And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. They that passed by the cross reviled him, wagging their heads.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 8:14 (KJV)And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Peter 2:8 (KJV)And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
The LORD of hosts Himself would be for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel. Peter: a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 49:7 (KJV)Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 19:14 (KJV)But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Thus saith the LORD... to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth. In the Lord's parable, His own citizens speak the hatred aloud: We will not have this man to reign over us.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 50:5 (KJV)The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
THE FULFILLMENT · Philippians 2:8 (KJV)And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; neither turned away back. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 50:6 (KJV)I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:67 (KJV)Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 52:14 (KJV)As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:30 (KJV)And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
His visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men. They spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head — and led Him away to crucify Him.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:1 (KJV)Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
THE FULFILLMENT · John 12:38 (KJV)That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? When Israel would not believe, John writes: that the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:2 (KJV)For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Mark 6:3 (KJV)Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
He shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness. In Nazareth men saw only the carpenter, the son of Mary — and they were offended in him.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:3 (KJV)He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 1:11 (KJV)He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
He is despised and rejected of men. He came unto his own, and his own received him not — the shortest biography of His rejection ever written.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:3 (KJV)He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:38 (KJV)Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. In Gethsemane He lets the apostles see the sorrow: My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Peter 2:24 (KJV)Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities... and with his stripes we are healed. Peter preaches the verse nearly word for word of the finished cross.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:6 (KJV)All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
THE FULFILLMENT · 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
All we like sheep have gone astray... and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:7 (KJV)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 he openeth not his mouth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:14 (KJV)And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth. Before Pilate, to never a word He answered, insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:7 (KJV)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 he openeth not his mouth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 8:32 (KJV)The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. The Ethiopian eunuch was reading this very place of Scripture when Philip began at it and preached Jesus unto him.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:8 (KJV)He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 8:33 (KJV)In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away... for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. The eunuch's question — of whom speaketh the prophet this? — is answered: Jesus.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:9 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:59-60 (KJV)And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen 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 sepulchre, and departed.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death. Joseph of Arimathaea, a rich man of the council, begged the body and laid it in his own new tomb.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:9 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Peter 2:22 (KJV)Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Peter: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:10 (KJV)Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 8:32 (KJV)He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him... when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin. Paul: He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:11 (KJV)He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 5:18 (KJV)Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:12 (KJV)Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
THE FULFILLMENT · Mark 15:28 (KJV)And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
He was numbered with the transgressors. Mark records the crucifixion between two thieves with the remark: And the scripture was fulfilled.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:12 (KJV)Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 9:28 (KJV)So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
And he bare the sin of many. So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many — the writer presses Isaiah's phrase into the doctrine of the one offering.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 53:12 (KJV)Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 23:34 (KJV)Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
And made intercession for the transgressors. From the cross itself the intercession sounds: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 65:2 (KJV)I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 10:21 (KJV)But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people. Paul distinguishes Israel's response in the gospel age: But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 11:19 (KJV)But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 5:6 (KJV)And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Jeremiah, plotted against by his own townsmen, says: I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter. John beholds in heaven the substance of the figure: a Lamb as it had been slain.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 9:24 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 9:26 (KJV)For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Seventy weeks are determined... to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity. Hebrews dates the accomplishment: now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 9:26 (KJV)And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 11:51 (KJV)And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself. Caiaphas, plotting the death, prophesies beyond his knowledge: that Jesus should die for that nation — cut off, but not for Himself.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 9:26 (KJV)And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 19:43-44 (KJV)For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
And the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Jesus foretells the same ruin with tears: For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee... because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
THE PROPHECY · Amos 8:9 (KJV)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:
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:45 (KJV)Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. At the crucifixion, from the sixth hour — high noon — there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 3:9 (KJV)For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 10:14 (KJV)For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. By one offering — one day's work at Calvary — he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 11:12 (KJV)And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:9 (KJV)Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
If ye think good, give me my price... So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 11:13 (KJV)And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:10 (KJV)And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.
Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. Judas flung the silver down; the chief priests took it and bought with it the potter's field, as the Lord appointed.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 12:10 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 19:37 (KJV)And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
They shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son. John, at the cross: And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 13:1 (KJV)In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 1:5 (KJV)And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. The fountain is His blood: unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 13:7 (KJV)Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:31 (KJV)Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. Jesus quotes it on the way to Gethsemane, hours before it happened.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 3:15 (KJV)And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 John 3:8 (KJV)He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
The same verse promises the serpent a bruised head. John says plainly why the Son of God was manifested: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 22:13 (KJV)And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 11:19 (KJV)Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Abraham received Isaac back from the altar alive. Scripture itself calls it a figure of resurrection — and in Christ the figure became fact.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 49:9 (KJV)Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 5:5 (KJV)And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Dying Jacob called Judah a lion's whelp. In heaven an elder comforts John with the same words fulfilled: the Lion of the tribe of Juda hath prevailed.
THE PROPHECY · Genesis 49:11 (KJV)Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 19:13 (KJV)And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
He washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. The returning Christ is seen clothed with a vesture dipped in blood.
THE PROPHECY · Job 19:25-27 (KJV)For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 5:28 (KJV)Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Job, from the ash heap, confessed: I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth, and in my flesh shall I see God. Christ promises the hour when the dead hear His voice.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 2:7 (KJV)I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 13:33 (KJV)God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Paul preaches at Antioch that God fulfilled this in raising up Jesus again from the dead.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 16:10 (KJV)For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 2:27 (KJV)Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Peter at Pentecost argues from the empty tomb: David spoke of Christ.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 16:11 (KJV)Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 2:28 (KJV)Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy. Peter quotes the whole passage of the risen Christ, seated at the right hand of God in joy.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 21:4 (KJV)He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 1:18 (KJV)I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. The risen Christ announces: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:22 (KJV)I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 2:12 (KJV)Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Hebrews puts the verse on the risen Christ's lips, singing praise among His brethren the church.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 24:7 (KJV)Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
THE FULFILLMENT · Mark 16:19 (KJV)So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates... and the King of glory shall come in. After He had spoken to them, the Lord was received up into heaven.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 47:5 (KJV)God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 24:51 (KJV)And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 68:18 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Ephesians 4:8 (KJV)Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men. Paul applies the ascension psalm to Christ, who ascended far above all heavens and gave gifts unto men.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 72:17 (KJV)His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
THE FULFILLMENT · Philippians 2:9-10 (KJV)Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
His name shall endure for ever... and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 80:17 (KJV)Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 7:56 (KJV)And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. Stephen, dying, gazes into heaven and sees the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 89:27 (KJV)Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 1:5 (KJV)And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. The Apocalypse opens with His titles: Jesus Christ... the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 89:48 (KJV)What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 11:26 (KJV)And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Christ answers the psalm's question at Bethany: whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 110:1 (KJV)The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 22:44 (KJV)The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Christ silences the Pharisees with David's riddle: if David call him Lord, how is he his son?
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 116:3 (KJV)The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 2:24 (KJV)Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. Peter declares of Christ: whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 132:11 (KJV)The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 2:30 (KJV)Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David... Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. Peter argues at Pentecost that David, being a prophet, foresaw God raising up Christ — and ties it to the resurrection.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 22:22 (KJV)And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 3:7 (KJV)And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut. The exalted Christ introduces Himself to Philadelphia by exactly this title: he that hath the key of David.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 25:8 (KJV)He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Corinthians 15:54 (KJV)So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
He will swallow up death in victory. Paul, at the climax of the resurrection chapter, quotes the triumph: Death is swallowed up in victory.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 26:19 (KJV)Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 5:28-29 (KJV)Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Thy dead men shall live... awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Christ promises the hour when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 45:23 (KJV)I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
THE FULFILLMENT · Philippians 2:10-11 (KJV)That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
I have sworn by myself... That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Paul applies God's own oath to Jesus: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 49:16 (KJV)Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 20:27 (KJV)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.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands. After the resurrection, Christ's own palms bear the engraving of His love: Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 52:13 (KJV)Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
THE FULFILLMENT · Philippians 2:9 (KJV)Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 55:3 (KJV)Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 13:34 (KJV)And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Paul proves the resurrection with it: God gave the raised Christ — no more to return to corruption — as those sure mercies.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 59:16 (KJV)And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 7:25 (KJV)Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him. The ascended Christ now fills the office eternally: he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
THE PROPHECY · Ezekiel 37:12 (KJV)Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 27:52-53 (KJV)And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves. At the moment of Christ's death the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 7:14 (KJV)And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 28:18 (KJV)And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him. The risen Christ, before He sends the apostles, states the transfer as complete: All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 12:2 (KJV)And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 5:28-29 (KJV)Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Christ: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth.
THE PROPHECY · Hosea 6:2 (KJV)After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Corinthians 15:4 (KJV)And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
In the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Paul's gospel summary: that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.
THE PROPHECY · Hosea 13:14 (KJV)I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
THE FULFILLMENT · 1 Corinthians 15:55 (KJV)O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction. Paul takes up the taunt at the resurrection: O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
THE PROPHECY · Jonah 1:17 (KJV)Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 12:40 (KJV)For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly. Christ Himself draws the sign: so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 6:13 (KJV)Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
THE FULFILLMENT · Hebrews 8:1 (KJV)Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
He shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. Hebrews sums up the whole book in it: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 13:6 (KJV)And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 20:27 (KJV)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.
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. The risen Lord shows the wounds to Thomas: Reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 14:4 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 1:11-12 (KJV)Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives. From that same mount He ascended, and the angels promised the disciples — who returned from the mount called Olivet — that He shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go.
THE PROPHECY · Numbers 24:19 (KJV)Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:33 (KJV)And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion. Gabriel's word to Mary: he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever.
THE PROPHECY · 2 Samuel 7:12-13 (KJV)And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:32-33 (KJV)He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
God promised David a seed after him whose throne would be established for ever. Gabriel speaks the promise over the unborn Jesus: the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 2:6 (KJV)Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 18:37 (KJV)Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. Before Pilate the prisoner owns it: Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 2:8-9 (KJV)Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 2:27 (KJV)And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
The Father grants the Son the heathen for an inheritance and the rod of iron. The risen Christ declares He received this very power of His Father, and shares it with those who overcome.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 22:27-28 (KJV)All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 12:32 (KJV)And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD... for the kingdom is the LORD's. Christ declares the means: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 72:8 (KJV)He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 28:18 (KJV)And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. The risen Christ claims it from the mountain in Galilee: All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 86:9 (KJV)All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 15:4 (KJV)Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord. John hears the song of the redeemed: all nations shall come and worship before thee.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 96:13 (KJV)Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 17:31 (KJV)Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
He cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness. Paul on Mars' hill: God hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained.
THE PROPHECY · Psalm 98:9 (KJV)Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
THE FULFILLMENT · Acts 10:42 (KJV)And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
He cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world. Peter tells Cornelius that Christ is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 2:2-3 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 28:19 (KJV)Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
In the last days the mountain of the LORD's house is established, and all nations shall flow unto it. The risen Christ opens the floodgates: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 9:7 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:32-33 (KJV)He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David. Gabriel: And of his kingdom there shall be no end.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 11:4 (KJV)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.
THE FULFILLMENT · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 (KJV)And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
With the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. Paul of Antichrist's end: whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 11:5 (KJV)And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 19:11 (KJV)And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. John sees the Rider: called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 32:1 (KJV)Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
THE FULFILLMENT · John 18:37 (KJV)Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness. Pilate asks, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 40:10 (KJV)Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 22:12 (KJV)And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand... behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. The risen Christ closes the Bible with the same sentence: Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 59:20 (KJV)And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
THE FULFILLMENT · Romans 11:26 (KJV)And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob. Paul keeps the promise standing for Israel: There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 60:3 (KJV)And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 21:24 (KJV)And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. In the new Jerusalem, the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 60:19 (KJV)The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 22:5 (KJV)And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
The LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Of the city John writes: there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 62:11 (KJV)Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 22:12 (KJV)And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. The last words of Christ in Scripture take up the sentence: Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 63:3 (KJV)I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 19:13 (KJV)And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me. The returning King is seen with his vesture dipped in blood, treading the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
THE PROPHECY · Isaiah 65:17 (KJV)For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 21:1 (KJV)And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 23:5 (KJV)Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:32 (KJV)He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper. Gabriel: He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David.
THE PROPHECY · Jeremiah 30:9 (KJV)But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 22:16 (KJV)I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
They shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. The risen Christ signs His own name to it: I Jesus... am the root and the offspring of David.
THE PROPHECY · Ezekiel 17:22-24 (KJV)Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent: In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 13:32 (KJV)Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
God Himself takes a tender sprig of the high cedar and plants it until it bears boughs and shelters every fowl. Christ's parable of the kingdom is the same picture: the least of seeds becomes a tree, and the birds of the air lodge in the branches of it.
THE PROPHECY · Ezekiel 21:27 (KJV)I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Luke 1:33 (KJV)And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it... until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. The throne stood empty through overturned centuries until Gabriel gave it to Jesus: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 2:44 (KJV)And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 11:15 (KJV)And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
The God of heaven shall set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed. Heaven's seventh trumpet proclaims its day: The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 7:13 (KJV)I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 26:64 (KJV)Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days. On trial for His life, Jesus turns the prophecy on His judges: hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 7:27 (KJV)And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 5:10 (KJV)And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
The kingdom and dominion... shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High. The redeemed sing to the Lamb: thou... hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
THE PROPHECY · Daniel 12:3 (KJV)And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
THE FULFILLMENT · Matthew 13:43 (KJV)Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father — Christ's own echo of Daniel's promise.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 2:10 (KJV)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 21:3 (KJV)And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee. John's final vision answers: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them.
THE PROPHECY · Zechariah 14:9 (KJV)And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 19:16 (KJV)And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. The returning Christ wears the title on His thigh: KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
THE PROPHECY · Malachi 1:11 (KJV)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, saith the LORD of hosts.
THE FULFILLMENT · Revelation 7:9 (KJV)After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles. John sees the multitude no man could number, of all nations, kindreds, and people, standing before the throne with praise.
