Old Testament Prophecies Concerning Christ and Christianity

OLD TESTAMENT REFERENCE
NEW TESTAMENT CITATION
SUBJECT MATTER OF
FULFILLED PROPHECY
Ps. 2:7 Acts 13:33
Heb. 1:5; 5:5
The Divine Sonship of Christ
Ps. 40:6-8 Heb. 10:5-9 The Incarnation
1. Ps. 110:1
2. 2Sam. 7:12
Mic. 5:2
1. Matt. 22:43-44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42-43
2. John 7:42
The Davidic Descent of Christ
Isa 7:14 (8:8, 10-LXX) Matt. 1:21-23 The virgin conception of Christ
Mic. 5:2 (2Sam. 5:2;1 Chron.11:2) Matt. 2:6; John7:42 The birth of Christ in Bethlehem
Hos 11:1 Matt 2:15 The flight to Egypt
Jer. 31:15 Matt. 2:16-18 The killing of the innocent
children of Herod
unknown Matt. 2:23 The return to Nazareth
Isa. 40:3-5 Matt. 3:3, Mark 1:3;
Luke 3:4-6; John 1:23
The ministry of John the Baptist
in the wilderness
Mal. 3:1; Isa. 40:3 Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27 John the Baptist as the
forerunner of Yahweh
Mal. 4:5-6 Matt. 11:14; 17:12
Mark 9:12-13; Luke 1:17
John the Baptist as the
prophesied Elijah
Ps. 69:9 John 2:17 The cleansing of the temple
Isa 9:1-2 Matt. 4:14-16 The ministry of Christ
in Capernaum
Deut. 18:15-16, 19 Acts 3:22-23; 7:37 The prophetic ministry of Christ
1. Isa. 61:1-2
2. Isa. 42:1-4
1. Luke 4:18-21
2. Matt.12:17-21
Christ's ministry of compassion
Isa. 53:4 Matt. 8:17 Christ's ministry of healing
Ps. 110:4 Heb. 5:6; 7:17, 21 The eternal priesthood of Christ
Ps. 78:2 Matt. 13:35 Christ's use of parables
1. Isa 6:9-10
2. Isa.53:1; 6:9-10
1. Matt. 13:14-15;
Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10
2. John 12:37-41
The hardening of many
who heard Christ
(Isa. 62:11) Zech. 9:9 Matt. 21:5;
John 12:14-15
The triumphal entry of Christ
on a young donkey
1. Ps. 118:22-23
2. Ps. 118:22
3. Ps. 118:22; Isa.8:14
1. Matt.21:42; Mark 12:10-11;Luke 20:17
2. Acts 4:11
3. 1Peter 2:7-8
The rejection of Christ
by the Jews
Ps. 35:19; 69:4 John 15:25 The hatred of the Jews (?)
Ps. 22:1-18; Isa. 53:3ff. Mark 9:12; Luke 18:32; 24:25 The suffering of Christ
Zech. 13:7 Matt. 26:31; Mark 14:27 The cowardice of the disciples
Ps. 41:9 (109:4-5, 7-8?) John 13:18; 17:12 The betrayal by Judas
Zech. 11:12-13 Matt. 27:9-10 The end of Judas
Zech. 13:7 Matt. 26:54-56
Mark 14:48-49
The arrest of Christ
Isa. 53:12 Luke 22:37 Christ accounted as a trangressor
unknown Luke 18:32 The sufferings of Christ
at the hands of the Gentiles
Ps. 2:1-2 Acts 4:25-27 The conspiracy against Christ
Ps. 22:18 John 19:24 The casting of lots
over Christ’s clothing
Ps. 22:15 John 19:28 Christ’s thirst on the cross
Ps. 34:20
(Exod.12:46; Num.9:12)
John 19:36 Christ’s bones not being broken
Zech 12:10 John 19:37 Christ’s pierced side
1. Isa. 53:7-8 (LXX);
53:8-9
2. Deut. 21:23
1. Luke 18:32; Acts 8:32-35;1Cor. 15:3
2. Gal.3:13
The death of Christ
1. Ps. 16:8-11; 2Sam.
22:6-7; Ps. 18:4-6; 116:3
(last three identical)
2. 2Sam. 7:12-13; Ps. 132:11
3. Hos.6:2(?)
1. Acts 2:25-28
2. Acts 2:30-31
3. Luke 18:33; 24-26;
John 2:19-22; 1Cor. 15:4
The resurrection of Christ
Ps. 110:1; 2:7; 68:18 Acts 2:34-35; 13:33-35;
Eph. 4:8
The ascension of Christ
1. Ps. 110:1


2. Ps.2:8-9
1. Matt. 22:43-44; Mark 12:36;
Luke 20:42-43
Acts 2:34-35; Heb. 1:13
2. Rev. 2:27
The exaltation of Christ
Ps. 109:8; 69:25 Acts 1:20 The replacement of Judas
Joel 2:28-32
(3:1-5-LXX)
Acts 2:17-21 The outpouring of the Holy
Spirit at Pentecost
1. Isa. 49:6
2. Amos 9:11-12
3. Hos. 2:23; 1:10
4. Deut. 32:43; 2Sam. 22:50;
Ps. 18:49; 117:1; Isa. 11:10
5. Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
6. Isa. 54:1
1. Luke 24:47; Acts 13:47
2. Acts 15:14-18
3. Rom. 9:25-26
4. Rom. 15:9-12
5. Gal. 3:8
6. Gal. 4:27
The universal expansion
of the Gospel
1. Isa. 6:9-10
2. Deut. 29:4; Ps. 35:8;
69:22-23 (Isa. 29:10);
Isa. 10:22-23 (Hos. 1:10)
1. Acts 28:26-27
2. Rom. 9:27, 33; 11:8-10
The hardening of the Jews
against the Gospel
Ps. 44:22 Rom. 8:36 The persecution of Christians
1. Exod. 29:45; Lev. 26:12;
Ezek. 37:27; (Isa. 52:11;
Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 20:34)
2. Jer. 31:31-34
3. Jer. 31:33-34
1. 2Cor. 6:16-18
2. Heb. *:8-12
3. Heb. 10:16-17
The blessings of the new covenant
Ps. 22:22; Isa. 8:17-LXX; 8:18 Heb. 2:12-13 Christ’s viewing of believers
as His brothers
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