Below you will find a comprehensive yet compact chart of the Old Testament Messianic prophecies —prophecies that refer to and were fulfilled by Jesus Christ. The last few prophecies he has yet to fulfill, but surely will. This page is not intended as a single lesson, but as a reference to assist your study of the Old Testament prophecy fulfilled by Jesus.
Christ’s Birth
Born in Bethlehem
Mtt 2:3-6 ~ Micah 5:2
God became flesh
Jhn 1:1,14, 1Jn 4:2, 1Jn 5:20, Isa 9:6
Infant in Egypt
Mtt 2:13-15 ~ Hos 11:1
Massacre of children
Mtt 2:16-18 ~ Jer 31:15
Boyhood in Nazareth
Mtt 2:23 (oral prophecy)
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Christ's Ancestry
Virginal conception
Mtt 1:18-25 ~ Isa 7:14 =Lke 1:26-38
Seed of a woman
Gal 4:4 Mtt 1:21 Gen 3:15
Seed of Abraham
Lke 1:72-73, Gen 12:3, Gen 22:16-18
Seed of Isaac and Jacob
Lke 3:34, Gen 17:19, Gen 21:12, Num 24:17
Of the tribe of Judah
Lke 3:33, Gen 49:10
Son of David
Lke 3:31, Mtt 1:1, 2Sm 7:12-14
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John the Baptist’s Witness
Christ Heralded by John
Lke 1:76, Mal 3:1, Lke 3:2-6, =Mtt 11:10
Voice in the wilderness
Mrk 1:2-4, Isa 40:3-5, Jhn 1:23, =Mtt 3:1-3
John antitype of Elijah
Mtt 17:10-13, Mal 4:5-6, Lke 1:17, =Mrk 9:11-13
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Christ’s Ministry
Enlightened mankind
Mtt 4:12-16 ~ Isa 9:1-2
Sight to the blind (fig.)
Lke 4:16-21 ~ Isa 61:1-3
Proclaimed justice
Mtt 12:17-21 ~ Isa 42:1-4
Light to the Gentiles
Lke 2:32, Isa 42:6, Isa 49:6
All taught of God
Jhn 6:45, Isa 54:13
Healed the sick
Mtt 8:16-17 ~ Isa 53:4
Taught in parables
Mtt 13:34-35, Psa 78:2, Mtt 13:11-15, Isa 6:9-10
=Mrk 4:11-13, =Jhn 12:39-41
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Conflict and Opposition
Cleansed the temple
Jhn 2:15-17, Rom 15:3, Psa 69:9
Met with opposition
Mtt 21:42-43, Psa 118:22
Stone builders rejected
Mtt 21:42, Acts 4:11, Eph 2:20, 1Pe 2:7, Psa 118:22-23
=Mrk 12:10-12, =Lke 20:17
Met with unbelief
Jhn 12:37-41, Isa 6:10, Isa 53:1
Met with hard heartedness
Mtt 15:7-9, Rom 11:9-10, Isa 29:13
Psa 69:22-23, =Mrk 7:68
Met with hatred
Jhn 15:24-25, Psa 35:19, Psa 69:4
Enemies take counsel against him
Psa 2:1-2, Act 4:25-28
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Praise and Betrayal
Praised from the mouth of babes
Mtt 21:16, Psa 8:2
Triumphal entry to Jerusalem
Mtt 21:4-11, Lke 19:28-44, Jhn 12:13, Zec 9:9, Isa 62:11
Mtt 23:39, Lke 13:35, Psa 118:26, =Mrk 11:9
Betrayed
Jhn 13:18, Psa 41:9
The betrayal price
Mtt 26:14-16, Mtt 27:5-10, Zec 11:12-13
Judas to be replaced
Acts 1:16-20, Psa 69:25, Psa 109:8, =Jhn 17:12
Disciples scattered
Mtt 26:31, Zec 13:7, =Mrk 14:27
False witnesses
Mrk 14:55-57, Psa 27:12-14
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The Crucifixion
The crucifixion
Mtt 27:33-46, Psa 22:1-18
Crucified with thieves
Mtt 27:38, Lke 22:37, Isa 53:9,12
Given vinegar and gall
Mtt 27:34, Psa 69:21, =Jhn 19:28-29
Lots cast for his garments
Mtt 27:35 , Psa 22:18
=Mrk 15:24, =Lke 23:34, =Jhn 19:23-24
Taunts of mockers
Mtt 27:39-44, Psa 22:7-8, =Lke 23:35
"Forsaken" by God
Mtt 27:46, Psa 22:1, =Mrk 15:34
Note: Isa 54:7 not applicable
No bones broken
Jhn 19:31-36, Psa 34:20
Pierced
Jhn 19:37, Zec 12:10; 13:6, Psalm 22:16, Lke 24:39
=Jhn 20:24-29
The sacrifice for sin
Heb 10:5-10, 1Jn 2:1-2, Psa 40:6-8
Burial in rich man’s tomb
Mtt 27:57-60, Isa 53:9
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Christ’s glory
Resurrection
Acts 2:24-28, Psa 16:8-11, Jna 1:17, Hos 6:2
=Acts 13:34-37, =Mtt 12:40
Ascension on high
Acts 2:34-35, Psa 110:1, Psa 68:18, Acts 1:9
Eph 4:8, =Dan 7:13-14
Given the name above all names
Php 2:9, Isa 9:6
Son of Man crowned with glory
Heb 2:5-10, 1Co 15:25-28, Psa 8:4-6
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Christ’s Mighty Power
Eternal God upon the throne
Heb 1:8-13, Psa 45:6-7, Psa 102:25-27
Creator of heavens and earth
Heb 1:10-12, Psa 102:25-27
Let all the angels worship him
Heb 1:6, Psa 97:7
Declared God’s Son
Mtt 3:17, Lke 1:35, Act 13:33, Heb 1:5, Heb 5:5, Psa 2:7
At God’s right hand
Lke 20:42, Acts 2:34, Psa 110:1, Psa16:8-11,
=Mrk12:36, =Mtt 22:44
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Christ as King and Priest
Heir to David’s throne
Lke 1:32-33, Acts 2:30-36
To crush the nations
Rev 2:26-27, Rev 12:5, Rev 19:15, Psa 2:9, Dan 2:44-45
A priest of the order of Melchizedek
Heb 5:6, Heb 6:20, Heb 7:17,21, Psa 110:4
In the midst of his church
Heb 2:11-12, Psa 22:22, Rev 1:12-20
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Christ’s Second Advent (yet future)
Resurrection of the dead
Dan 12:2,13, Hos 13:14, Isa 25:8, 1Co 15:51-57
Entry of the saints into heaven
Dan 12:3, Heb 4:1-11, Psa 95:6-11
The wicked enter everlasting fire
Isa 34:8-10, Mtt 25:41, Rev 19:2-4, Rev 20:14-15
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