Messianic Bible Prophecies of Jesus: 31-45 of 117
This is part 3, 31-45 of Messianic Prophecies of Jesus Christ from the Bible, uncovering the Old Testament prophecy and the fulfillment in the New Testament. Here you will read about the foretelling of righteousness, resurrection, betrayal, ascension, hatred, stung, exalted, parables, the seed of David, everlasting, praying for enemies, Judas, Melchizedek, and the cornerstone.
Be sure to read all the 117 prophecies, shadows and types, in this 8 part series.
31. Known for righteousness
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 45:2 You are the most handsome of all men.
You speak in an impressive and fitting manner.
For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
Psalm 45:6-7 Your throne, O God, is permanent.
The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
7 You love justice and hate evil.
For this reason God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
New Testament Fulfilled
Heb 1:8-9 but of the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.
So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.”
32. His resurrection
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 49:15 But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol;
certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)
New Testament Fulfilled
Mark 16:6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.
32. Betrayed by a friend
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 55:12-14 Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me,
or else I could bear it;
it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me,
or else I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a man like me,
my close friend in whom I confided.
14 We would share personal thoughts with each other;
in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.
John 13:18 “What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’
33. His ascension
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 68:18 You ascend on high;
you have taken many captives.
You receive tribute from men,
including even sinful rebels.
Indeed, the Lord God lives there.
New Testament Fulfilled
Eph 4:8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”
34. Hated without reason
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 69:4 Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head.
Those who want to destroy me,
my enemies for no reason,
outnumber me.
They make me repay what I did not steal.
New Testament Fulfilled
John 15:25 Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’
35. Stung by reproaches
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 69:9 Certainly zeal for your house consumes me;
I endure the insults of those who insult you.
New Testament Fulfilled
John 2:17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will devour me.”
Rom 15:3 For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
36. Given gall and vinegar
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 69:21 They put bitter poison into my food,
and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
New Testament Fulfilled
Matt 27:34 and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it.
Matt 27.48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.
Mark 15:23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
Luke 23:36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
John 19:29 A jar full of sour wine was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and lifted it to his mouth.
37. Exalted by God
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 72:1-19 O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions.
Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions.
2 Then he will judge your people fairly,
and your oppressed ones equitably.
3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people,
and the hills will announce justice.
4 He will defend the oppressed among the people;
he will deliver the children of the poor
and crush the oppressor.
5 People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky,
for generation after generation.
6 He will descend like rain on the mown grass,
like showers that drench the earth.
7 During his days the godly will flourish;
peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.
8 May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9 Before him the coastlands will bow down,
and his enemies will lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts;
the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
11 All kings will bow down to him;
all nations will serve him.
12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help,
and the oppressed who have no defender.
13 He will take pity on the poor and needy;
the lives of the needy he will save.
14 From harm and violence he will defend them;
he will value their lives.
15 May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba.
May they continually pray for him.
May they pronounce blessings on him all day long.
16 May there be an abundance of grain in the earth;
on the tops of the mountains may it sway.
May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon.
May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth.
17 May his fame endure.
May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky.
May they use his name when they formulate their blessings.
May all nations consider him to be favored by God.
18 The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise.
He alone accomplishes amazing things.
19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore.
May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth.
We agree! We agree!
New Testament Fulfilled
Matt 2:2 saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
Phil 2:9-11 As a result God highly exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow
—in heaven and on earth and under the earth—
11 and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord
to the glory of God the Father.
Heb 1:8 but of the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
38. He speaks in parables
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 78:2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;
I will make insightful observations about the past.
New Testament Fulfilled
Matt 13:34-35 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable. 35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:
“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
39. Seed of David exalted
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 89:3-4 The Lord said,
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:
4 ‘I will give you an eternal dynasty
and establish your throne throughout future generations.’” (Selah)
Ps 89:19 Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said:
“I have placed a young hero over a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from the people.
Ps 89.27-29 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son,
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,
and my covenant with him is secure.
29 I will give him an eternal dynasty,
and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.
Ps 89.35-37 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive David.
36 His dynasty will last forever.
His throne will endure before me, like the sun;
37 it will remain stable, like the moon.
His throne will endure like the skies.” (Selah)
New Testament Fulfilled
Luke 1:32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
Acts 2:30 So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,
Acts 13:23 From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.
Rom 1:3 concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,
2 Tim 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,
40. Son of Man comes in glory
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 102:16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion,
and reveals his splendor,
New Testament Fulfilled
Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Luke 21:27 Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.
Rev 12:5-10 So the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to rule over all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne, 6 and she fled into the wilderness where a place had been prepared for her by God, so she could be taken care of for 1,260 days.
War in Heaven
7 Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But the dragon was not strong enough to prevail, so there was no longer any place left in heaven for him and his angels. 9 So that huge dragon—the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world—was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying,
“The salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God,
and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come,
because the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
the one who accuses them day and night before our God,
has been thrown down.
41. “Thou remainest!”
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 102:24-27 I say, “O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life.
You endure through all generations.
25 In earlier times you established the earth;
the skies are your handiwork.
26 They will perish,
but you will endure.
They will wear out like a garment;
like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.
27 But you remain;
your years do not come to an end.
New Testament Fulfilled
Heb 1:10-12 And,
“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord,
and the heavens are the works of your hands.
11 They will perish, but you continue.
And they will all grow old like a garment,
12 and like a robe you will fold them up
and like a garment they will be changed,
but you are the same and your years will never run out.”
42. Prays for His enemies
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 109:4 They repay my love with accusations,
but I continue to pray.
New Testament Fulfilled
Luke 23:34 [But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
43. Another to succeed Judas
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 109:7-8 When he is judged, he will be found guilty.
Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
8 May his days be few.
May another take his job.
New Testament Fulfilled
Acts 1:16-20 “Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas—who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus— 17 for he was counted as one of us and received a share in this ministry.” 18 (Now this man Judas acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. 19 This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language they called that field Hakeldama, that is, “Field of Blood.”) 20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and ‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’
44. A priest like Melchizedek
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 110:1-7 Here is the Lord’s proclamation to my lord:
“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
2 The Lord extends your dominion from Zion.
Rule in the midst of your enemies.
3 Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle.
On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.
4 The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it:
“You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”
5 O Lord, at your right hand
he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.
6 He executes judgment against the nations.
He fills the valleys with corpses;
he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.
7 From the stream along the road he drinks;
then he lifts up his head.
New Testament Fulfilled
Matt 22:41-45 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question: 42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How then does David by the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
45 If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”
Matt 26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Mark 12:35-37 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said, “How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David’s son? 36 David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said,
‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
37 If David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.
Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Acts 7:56 “Look!” he said. “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
Eph 1:20 This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms
Col 1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross—through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Heb 1:13 But to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
Heb 2:8 You put all things under his control.”
For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,
Heb 5:6 as also in another place God says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Heb 6:20 where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Heb 7:21 but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”
Heb 8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
Heb 10:11-13 And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again—sacrifices that can never take away sins. 12 But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
Heb 12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
45. The chief cornerstone
Old Testament Prophecy
Ps 118:22-23 The stone that the builders discarded
has become the cornerstone.
23 This is the Lord’s work.
We consider it amazing!
New Testament Fulfilled
Matt 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Mark 12:10-11 Have you not read this scripture:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
Luke 20:17 But Jesus looked straight at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
John 1:11 He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him.
Acts 4:11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.
Eph 2:20 because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
1 Pet 2:4 So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
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The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
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