Historicity Of Jesus

Lesson 5 The Messiah In Prophecy

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• There are those that would like to

discredit Jesus as the Son Of God.• Their works can be seen in novels like

“ The Da Vinci Code”.• Some would like to challenge the

historical accuracy of the life of Jesus.

- “ Maybe Jesus is just a myth”?

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“ We have become convinced that the story

of Jesus is not the biography of a historical

Messiah, but a myth based on perennial

Pagan stories”.

- Timothy Freke & Peter Gandy

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“ The Gospel stories are no more historical

than the Genesis creation accounts are

scientific. They are filled with exaggerations,

miracles, and admitted propaganda”.

- Dan Barker , atheist

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-The Old and New Testaments are

reliable historical documents.

- They have stood the test of time.

The Bible is the most scrutinized book

in history.

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We looked at what is called hostile sources.• Tacticus• Suetonius• Pliny the Younger• Josephus

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Jesus Christ and pagan gods share similar

characteristics.

Luke 1:67-70

“ since the world began”.- Some prophecies about Jesus are as old

as the world itself.

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- The Bible refers to the coming Messiah

as a mystery.- The mystery was not revealed entirely

until it was revealed to the New Testament

writers themselves.

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-The Messiah would be from the

“ seed of woman”. Gen. 3:15

1. The seed of Abraham

2. The seed of Isaac.

3. The seed of Jacob.

4. From Judah.

5. From the seed of King David.

Difficulties In Believing

Some Jews chose not believe.

It was hard for the Jews to accept the

concept of a Messiah that was both a

suffering servant and reigning king.

Could this be fulfilled in one person?

Difficulties In Believing

“ it was difficult for early rabbis to reconcile

the statements that so clearly spoke of

a suffering and dying Messiah with those

verses in other passages that spoke of a

triumphant and victorious Messiah”.From the works of John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Walter Kaiser.

The Messiah In Prophecy The Gospel Accounts

1. Matthew 1 ………… Isaiah 7:14

2. Matthew 2 ………… Micah 5:2

3. Matthew 3 ………….. Isaiah 40:3

4. Mark 1 ….. Malachi 3:1 Isaiah 40:3-5

5. Mark 15:28 ………… Isaiah 53:12

The Messiah In Prophecy The Gospel Accounts

6.John 12: 14-15 ……… Zechariah 9:9

7. John 12:37-38 …….. Isaiah 53:1

8. John 19:24 ………… Psalm 22:18

The Messiah In Prophecy Jesus Directs Scripture To Himself

- Jesus in a synagogue, references the book

of Isaiah and how the scripture that He just

read was being fulfilled at their hearing.

Luke 4: 16-18 ………….. Isaiah 61:1-2

- Jesus talks on the road to Emmaus.

Luke 24:13-27

The Messiah In Prophecy The Book Of Acts

-Peter’s sermon in Acts 2.

Acts 2:17-21

-From the prophet Joel.

Acts 2: 25-28 From Psalm 16:8-11.

-The Eunuch reading from Isaiah 53.

Acts 8: 32-33

The Messiah In Prophecy The Book Of Acts

- Peter’s message to Cornelius.

Acts 10:43- Paul preaches in a synagogue in Antioch.

Acts 13:16 -25- Paul to King Agrippa

Acts 26:27-28

The Messiah In Prophecy The Epistles

From the Book of Romans

Romans 1:2-3 “through His prophets”

From the Book of Galatians

Galatians 3 Jesus is from the seed of

Abraham.

The Messiah In Prophecy The Epistles

From Hebrews 5.

Jesus is a priest in the order of

Melchizedek as prophesied in Psalm 110:4.

From Peter .. The Spirit of Christ was in the

prophets.

1 Peter 1:10-12

The Messiah In Prophecy The Epistles

From 1 Peter 2:6• Isaiah 28:16• Psalm 118:22

From 1 Peter 2:22

* Isaiah 53:9

The Messiah In Prophecy

Hebrew scholar Charles Brigg notes,

“ In Jesus of Nazareth the key of Messianic

prophecy of the Old Testament has been

found. All its phases find their realization

in His unique personality , in His unique

work, and in His unique kingdom. The

Messiah of prophecy appears in the

Messiah of history ”.