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How can we know the Bible is true? Through fulfilled Bible prophecy. Because God controls the future, He can also predict the future. The prophecies listed below were made hundreds of years before Jesus was born. Each prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus in the first century.
Prophecy |
Date prophesied |
Fulfillment |
| Born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14) | 792-722 B.C |
Matt. 1:18-25 |
| To be the Son of God (Ps. 2:7) | 1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 3:17 |
| Descendent of Abraham (Gen. 22:12) | 1, 872 B.C. |
Matt. 1:1 |
| Descendent of Isaac (Gen. 21:12) | 1,892 B.C. |
Matt. 1:2, Luke 3:34 |
| Descendent of Jacob (Num. 24:17) | 1,452 B.C. |
Matt. 1:2, Luke 3:34 |
| From Tribe of Judah (Gen. 49:10) | 1,689 B.C. |
Matt. 1:2, Luke 3:33 |
| From Family of Jesse (Isa. 11:1) | 740 B.C. |
Matt. 1:6, Luke 3:32 |
| From House of David (Jer. 23:5) | 589 B.C. |
Matt. 1:1, Luke 3:31 |
| Born in Bethlehem (Mic. 5:2) | 722 B.C. |
Matt. 2:1 |
| Herod kills children (Jer. 31:15) | 627-585 B.C. |
Matt. 2:16-18 |
| To be called Immanuel (Isa. 7:14) | 792-722 B.C. |
Matt. 1:23 |
| Spirit of the Lord upon Him(Isa 61:1) | 792-722 B.C. |
Luke 4:16-21 |
| Preceded by a messenger (Mal. 3:1) | 450-400 B.C. |
Matt. 11:10 |
| Called out of Egypt (Hosea 11:1) | 710 B.C. |
Matt. 2:15 |
| Would do miracles (Isa. 35.5-6) | 792-722 B.C. |
Matt. 11:2-5 |
| Rides in Jerusalem on donkey (Zech. 9:9) | 520 B.C. |
Matt. 21:5-9 |
| Betrayed by a friend (Ps. 41:9) | 1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 10:4 |
| Betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Zech 11:12) | 520 B.C. |
Matt. 26:15 |
| Money thrown in God's house (Zech. 11:13) | 520 B.C. |
Matt. 27:5 |
| Price given for Potter's field (Zech. 11:13) | 520 B.C. |
Matt. 27:7 |
| Forsaken by disciples (Zech. 13:7) | 520 B.C. |
Matt. 26:31 |
| Wounded, bruised, scourged (Isa. 53:5) | 792-722 B.C. |
Matt. 27:26, Luke 22:63 |
| Hands and feet pierced (Ps. 22:16) | 1,000 B.C. |
John 20:25 |
| Garments divided (Ps. 22:18) | 1,000 B.C. |
John 19:23-24 |
| Lots cast for clothing (Ps. 22:18) | 1,000 B.C. |
John 19:24 |
| Given vinegar to drink (Ps. 69:21) | 1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 27:34 |
| "Why hast Thou forsaken me?" (Ps. 22:1) | 1,000 B.C. |
Matt. 27:46 |
| "Into Thy hand I commit my spirit" (Ps. 31:5) | 1,000 B.C. |
Luke 23:46 |
| Messiah's side pierced (Zech. 12:10) | 520 B.C. |
John 19:34, 37 |
| Messiah's bones not broken (Ps. 34:20) | 1,000 B.C. |
John 19:32-36 |
| Buried in rich man's tomb (Isa. 53:9) | 740 B.C. |
Matt. 27:57-60 |
| Three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17) | 760 B.C. |
Matt. 12:40 |
| Resurrected from dead (Ps. 16:10, 30:3) | 1,000 B.C. |
Acts 2:31, 13:33-35 |
| Ascends into heaven (Ps. 68:18) | 1,000 B.C. |
Acts 1:9, Eph. 4:7-10 |
| Messiah is light to the Gentiles (Isa. 49:6, 42:6) | 740 B.C. |
Luke 2:32, Acts 13:47, 26:23 |
Jesus fulfilled about 300 prophecies in the Bible. Peter Stone in Science Speaks calculated the probability of one man fulfilling 48 prophecies to be:
1 in 10,000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000,
000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000,
000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000,
000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000,
000, 000, 000!
This is proof that the Bible is supernaturally inspired by God and Jesus is the Messiah!