6 Things to Know about the Messianic Prophecies of Jesus
Dawn Wilson 31 Dec
At Christmas and all through the year, a focus on the Messianic prophecies of Jesus can bring great joy as Christians realize how He fulfilled prophecy in His birth, life, death, and resurrection. The Messianic prophecies are a starting point for understanding the Lord’s place in history and in the Christ-follower’s life.
Here are six truths to know about the Messianic prophecies of Jesus.
1. Messianic Prophecies Reveal the Person and Role of the Messiah
Biblical prophecies about the coming of the promised Messiah are called “Messianic prophecies” because they unveil something in the future about the Messiah that mere human wisdom could not foresee or guess. These predictions have enough detail to rule out guesswork, with a lapse of time between the prediction and its fulfillment. There are hundreds of prophecies that are considered Messianic. Some are direct, l