Friday, August 31, 2018

Old Testament Prophecies About Jesus The Messiah

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.

While there remains disbelief with regards to many aspects of the Bible, there are also some important aspects. For, much of the Old Testament is a reflection of history as related to life during Biblical times. Still, the odds of a single individual having fulfilled over 400 prophecies is a hard concept for even the most Biblically aware individuals.

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.

While it is possible to see the correlation between some predictions which have been fulfilled, others remain questionable. There are actually only a few of these predictions which scholars have been able to prove. The first being, that the Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah, 1 of the 12 tribes of Israel as portrayed in Genesis 49:10.

While still somewhat amazing, it was not until 1500 years later that the prophecy would be proved to have been fulfilled. With one of the most important predictions being that the Messiah, or the man known as Christ would be descended from King David. While this is the case, it should be noted that Orthodox Jews and Christians differ when it comes to Christ being the Messiah. For, while Christians believe the Messiah to refer to Jesus, orthodox Jews believe the Messiah is yet to come.

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 understand the Bible, Jesus, the Messiah and Biblical prophecies, it is often advised that individuals read a number of publications related to the timeline in which the events took place. For, each individual must decide whether the different books of the Bible reflects a timeline of history during that time, or is a mere piece of fiction.




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