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Friday 2 July 2021

Jesus Christ: His Prophecies As They Played Out Then And Now

Prophecy #1.  The Nature and Purpose of His Incarnation. [John3:17; 10:10].

Prophecy #2. The Benediction of His Angel Host. [John1:51; Matt4:11; 15:31; Mark1:13].

Prophecy #3. The Rejection of His Messianic claims by Religious Leaders (Sanhedrin, Sadducees, Scribes). [Matt21:38,42; Acts4:17].

Prophecy #4. The Defection of His Disciples (e.g. Peter, Luke, all of the disciples). [Matt26:21; John16:32].

Prophecy #5.  The Martyrdom Of Peter. [John21:18-19; 2Peter1:13-14].

Prophecy  #6. The Preparations for His Supper. [Mark14:13; 1Cor11:23].

Prophecy  #7. His Brutal Treatment by His Foes. [Mark10:34; Luke18:32].

Prophecy #8. The Cruel Death He should Die.  [Matt20:18-19; 26:2; John12:32].

Prophecy #9.  The Burial of His Body. [Matt12:40; John12:7].

Prophecy #10. The Resurrection of His Body from the Grave. [Matt26:32; John2:19].

Prophecy #11.  His Ascension & Exaltation to Glory. [Luke24:51; John6:32; 20:17].

Prophecy #12. The Coming of His Spirit. [John14:26; 15:26; 16:7,8; Acts1:5; 2:1-4].  

Prophecy #13. The Creation of His Church (‘Ekklesia’). [Matt13:45,46;16:18; Acts2:40,47; 1Peter2:6-7].

Prophecy #14. The Destruction of Jerusalem. [Matt24:1,2; Luke19:44].

Prophecy #15. The Universal Ingathering of Souls through His Gospel. [Mark13:10; 6:17; John10:16].

Prophecy #16. The Fulfilment of His Predictions. [Matt24:34; 26:23; Mark13:31; 14:8].

Prophecy #17-#18. Continuing & Developing Apostasy and Appearances of False Christs. [Luke18:8; 2Thess2:1-3; 10:12; 2Pet2:103; Matt24:4,23; Mark13:5].

Prophecy #19-#20. Continuous Opposition to His Gospel & World Hatred of His Followers. [Matt10:34-36; Luke12:49-53; Matt18:7; John15:18-21; 16:33].

Prophecy #21-#22. Continuous Ministry of the Spirit on behalf of & His Intercession in Glory for His Church.[John7:3739; 14:16,17; 16:7-15].  

Prophecy #23. Continuous Salvation by Grace of Jews & Gentiles. [Luke19:9; John4:22; 10:16; 11:52; Acts13:14, 46].

Prophecy #24. Satanic & Messianic Deception. [Matt24:4,5,11,24].

Prophecy #25.  International Wars & Rumours of War. [Matt24:6].

Prophecy #26. Development of World Confederacies. [Matt24:7].

Prophecy #27. Universal Catastrophes [Matt24:7].

Prophecy #28. Universal Anti-Semitism. [Matt24:9,10].

Prophecy #29. Abounding Iniquity & Spiritual Declension. [Matt24:12].

Prophecy #30. Jerusalem Compassed about with Armies. [Luke21:20-24].

Prophecy #31. International Upheavals, Distress & Unrest. [Luke21:25,26].

Prophecy #32. Manifestation of Jewish & Gentile Nationalism. [Luke21:29-33].

Prophecy #33. Warnings as to the Snare of Worldliness. [Luke21:34-36].


P.S. Interesting 'coincidence' ... 33 prophecies: One for each year of Jesus Christ's His life (He was crucified aged 33).

   “Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.” [Revelation1:7]. 

Acknowledgements 

Lockyear, Herbert (1973) All the Messianic Prophecies of the Bible. Zondervan Publishing House.

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