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50 Historical Facts That
Jesus is the Messiah

by James Lush

According to the Hebrew scriptures, the Messiah
must meet the following conditions
Be the "seed of the woman" that would bruise the serpent's heel (Genesis 3:15, Galations 4:4, 1 John 3:8)

Be the "seed of Abraham" (Genesis 12:3, Matthew 1:1, Acts 3:25, 18:18,22,18, Gal. 3:16).

Be the "seed of Isaac" (Genesis 17:19, 21:12, Matthew 1:2, Luke 3:34, Heb. 11:17-19)

Be the "seed of Jacob" and the "star out of Jacob" who will "have dominion" (Genesis 28:14, Nu. 24:17,19, Matthew 1:2, Luke 3:34, Rev. 22:16)

Be a descendant of Judah (Genesis 49:10, Matthew 1:2-3, Luke 3:33, Heb. 7:14)

Be a descendant of David and heir to his throne (2 Sam. 7:12-13, Isaiah 9:6(7), 11:1-5, Jeremiah 23:5, Matthew 1:1,6, Acts 11:23, Romans 1:4)

Be the Son of God (Psalms 2:7, Proverbs 30:4, Matthew 3:17, Luke 1:32)

Have God's own name, YHVH applied to him (Isaiah 9:5-6(6-7), Jere.23:5-6, Romans 10:9, Phil. 2:9-11)

Come at a specific time, 483 yrs.after the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem (Daniel 9:24-26, Matthew 2:1,16,19, Luke 3:1,23)

Be born in Bethlehem, in Judah (Micah 5:1(2), Matthew 2:1, Lk.2:4-7)

Be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-2:1, Luke 1:26-35)

Be adored by great persons (Psalms 72:10-11, Matthew 2:1-11)

Be preceded by one who would anounce him (Isaiah 40:3-5, Malachi 3:1, Matthew 3:1-3, Lk.1:17,3:2-6)

Be a prophet like Moses (Deut. 18:15,18, Acts 3:20-22)

Have a ministry of binding up the brokenhearted, proclaiming liberty to the captives and announcing the acceptable year of the Lord (Isaiah 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-19)

Have a ministry of healing (Isaiah 35:5-6, 42:18, Matthew 11:5)

Have a ministry in the Galilee (Isaiah 8:23-9:1(9:1-2), Matthew 4:12-16)

Be tender and compassionate (Isaiah 40:11, 42:3, Matthew 12:15,20, Hebrews 4:15)

Be meek and unostentatious (Isaiah 42:2, Matthew 12:15-16,19)

Be sinless and without guile (Isaiah 53:9, 1 Peter 2:22)

Bear the reproaches due others (Psalms 69:10, Isaiah 53:12, Romans 15:3)

Be a priest (Psalms 110:4, Heb. 5:5-6, 6:20, 7:15-17)

Enter publicly into Jerusalem on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11)

Enter the Temple with authority (Haggai 2:7-9, Malachi 3:1, Matthew 21:12-24, Lk. 2:27-38,45-50, John 2:13-22)

Be hated without cause (Ps. 69:5(4), Isaiah 49:7, Jn. 7:48,15:24-25)

Be undesired and rejected by his own people Psalms 69:9(8), Is. 53:2,63:3, Mark 6:3, Luke 9:58, Jn 1:11,7:3-5)

Be rejected by the Jewish leadership (Psalms 118:22, Matthew 21:42, John 7:48)

Be plotted against by Jews and Gentiles together (Psalms 2:1-2, Acts 4:27)

Be betrayed by a friend (Psalms 41:9, Matthew26:21-25,47,50,55, John 13:18-21, Acts 1:16-18)

Be sold for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12, Matthew 26:15)

Have his price given for a potters field (Zechariah 11:13, Matthew 27:7)

Be forsaken by his disciples (Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 26:31,56)

Be struck on the cheek (Micah 4:14;5:1, Matthew 27:30)

Be spat on (Isaiah 50:6, Matthew 26:67, 27:30)

Be mocked (Ps. 22:8-9(7-8), Matthew27:31,39-

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