I believe Jesus is the Christ. Scripture has shone time and time again that he has fullfilled many
(if not most) of the prophecies from long ago. Some examples are (First quote is from hebrew scriptures and the second is
from Christian):
1) An heir of David:
--Isa.9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's
throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The
zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. (Isa.11:1-5; 2Sam.7:13)
--Luk.1:32-33: He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord
God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never
end." (Mt.1:1, 1:6)
2) Born in Bethlehem
--Mic.5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you
will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from ancient times.
--Mt.2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the
east came to Jerusalem. (Lk.2:4-7)
3) To be Born of a virgin
--Isa.7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will
give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
--Mt.2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the
east came to Jerusalem. (Lk.2:4-7)
4) He Shall be called a Nazarine
--Jud.13:5 for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God
-- Mt.2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene
5) Triumphal entry in Jerusalem on a Donkey
--Zec.9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes
to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Isa.62:11)
--Jn.12:13-14 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord!" "Blessed is the King of Israel!" Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written. (Mt.21:1-11;
Jn.12:12, Mk.11:7-9.)
6) Entry through the the "Golden Gate" (that shall be shut for ever after his entrance:Ezekiel
44:1-2.... Mark 11:7-8. On Palm Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem through the Golden Gate. When you go to Jerusalem look
at the Golden Gate, it is shut with stone and cement, and with a Muslim cemetery in its front, through which a Jewish Messiah
will never pass.)
--Ez.44:1-2 Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east,
and it was shut. 2 The LORD said to me, "This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through
it. It is to remain shut because the LORD , the God of Israel, has entered through it.
--Mk.11:7-8 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. Many
people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
7) Betrayed by a freind, for 30 pieces of silver
--Ps.41:9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel
against me.
8) The Money returned to Potter's field
--Zec.11:13 And the Lord said to me, "Throw it to the potter"- the handsome price at which they
priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord to the potter.
-- Mt.27:6-7 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this
into the treasury, since it is blood money." So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place
for foreigners
9) Judas' Position Taken by another
--Ps.109:7-8 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. May his
days be few; may another take his place of leadership
--Act.1:18-20 (With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong,
his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field
in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) "For, " said Peter, "It is written in the book of Psalms, "'May his
place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,' and, "'May another take his place of leadership.'"
10) Standing Silent Among his Accusers
--Isa.53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb
to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
--- Mt 26:62-63 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Are you not going to answer?
What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?" But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, "I
charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"
11) Spat and Struck
--Isa.50:6 I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting
--Mk.14:65 Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him struck him with their fists, and
said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and beat him
12) Hated Without Reason
--Ps 69:4 Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies
without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal
-- Jn.15:23-25 He who hates me hates my Father as well. If I had not done among them what no one
else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: "They hated me without reason."
13) No Bones Broken
--Ps 34:20 He protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. (Ex 12:46)
--Jn 19:33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his
legs
14) Burried with the Rich
--Isa.53:9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had
done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth
--Mt.27:57-60 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had
himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock.
He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away
15) Deserted by his followers
--Zec.13:7 smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand
upon the little ones.
--Mk.14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it
is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered
16) Jesus Rises from the dead
--Hos.6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live
in his sight.
-- Lk.24:6-7 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again
17) Other Men rose from the dead too
--.
- - Isa.26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my
dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall
cast out the dead.
-- Ez.37:7-10 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold
a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them,
and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy,
son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain,
that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their
feet, an exceeding great army.
-- Mat.27:52-53 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And
came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
18) Jesus Ascends to heaven
- Ps.68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts
for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them
- Ps.24:3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
- Lk 24:50-51 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed
them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven
- Act.1:11 Which also
said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall
so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven
19) Christ at the right hand of the father
.
- Ps.110:1 The LORD said
unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- Heb.1:2,3 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir
of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high;
20) John the Baptist prepares the way
.
- Isa.40:3
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for
our God.
- Jn.1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight
the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah
