Prophecies About Jesus In The Old Testament

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By Dorothy Stone


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

At the same time, there is a great deal of skepticism as to whether any such predictions have been fulfilled by Christ or other figures in the Old Testament. In one case, the odds of a single individual fulfilling 400 much less 55 of these predictions can be hard for even the most scholarly theologian to believe.

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

In retrospect, there are also a number of Christians and reformed Jews whom believe that most Old Testament prophecies have been fulfilled by the Messiah, or the man known as Christ. At the same time, it should be noted that anyone whom states to confirm such findings is most likely doing so as an act of faith rather than scientific proof. For, the individual must also believe the prophecies as relayed in the earliest books of the Bible have also been fulfilled.

There appears to be a connection with regards to some predictions which appear to have been fulfilled, this is not always the case. For, there are are only a few people whom have been able to prove that any earlier prophecies have come to pass. With the first being, that the Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah as portrayed in the first book of the Bible, Genesis, Chapter 49, Verse 10.

Amazingly, a thousand five hundred years later in New Testament writings, there appears to be proof that the mortal Jesus came from the tribe of Judah as had been predicted in Genesis. Whereas, one of the most important predictions which Christians believe is that the Messiah would be a descendant of King David as provided in Jeremiah 23:5 and Psalms 132:11.

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

In order to better understand these and other prophecies, it is often advised that an individual read a number of books related to the time in which the Old Testament writings took place. In doing so, it can become easier to understand the meaning behind each prophecy and whether or not there has been any indication such prediction has taken place. After which, it is up to each individual to decide for oneself whether or not the proof can be accepted as an act of faith without having proof that such writings are accurate, true and correct.




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