Friday, December 30, 2011

JESUS IN PSALM TWENTY-TWO

All fulfilled prophecy has been fulfilled literally. The odds of ten Bible prophecies being fulfilled by one Person at His death, are absolutely unfathomable. And yet, there are twenty-two fulfilled prophecies about the Crucifixion of Jesus in one Psalm: Psalm 22. There is absolute proof that Jesus is the Christ!

The Messiah would cry out to God. Psalm 22:1a Matthew 27:46
The Messiah would be foresaken by God. Psalm 22:1b Mark 15:34
The Messiah, anguished, would pray without ceasing. Psalm 22:2 Matthew 26:38-39
The Messiah would be despised. Psalm 22:6 Luke 23:21-23
The Messiah would be mocked by people shaking their heads. Psalm 22:7 Matthew 27:39
Mockers would say of the Messiah, "he trusted God, let him deliver him." Psalm 22:8 Matthew 27:41-43
The Messiah would be aware of his Father from his youth. Psalm 22:9 Luke 2:40
The Messiah would be called to God's service from the womb. Psalm 22:10 Luke 1:30-33
The Messiah would be abandoned by the disciples. Psalm 22:11 Mark 14:50
The Messiah would be surrounded by evil spirits. Psalm 22:12-13 Colossians 2:15
The Messiah's heart would burst, flowing with blood & water. Psalm 22:14a John 19:34
The Messiah would be crucified. Psalm 22:14b Matthew 27:35
The Messiah would thirst. Psalm 22:15a John 19:28
The Messiah would thirst shortly before his death. Psalm 22:15b John 19:30
The Messiah would be surrounded by Gentiles at his crucifixion. Psalm 22:16a Luke 23:36
The Messiah would be surrounded by Jews at his crucifixion. Psalm 22:16b Matthew 27:41-43
The Messiah's hands and feet would be pierced. Psalm 22:16c Matthew 27:38
None of the Messiah's bones would be broken. Psalm 22:17a John 19:32-33
People would stare at the Messiah during his crucifixion. Psalm 22:17b Luke 23:35
The Messiah's garments would be divided. Psalm 22:18a John 19:23-24
Lots would be cast for the Messiah's clothes. Psalm 22:18b John 19:23-24
The Messiah's atonement would enable believers to be his brethren. Psalm 22:22 Hebrews 2:10-12

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