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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Jesus would given vinegar to drink

Prophecy: Jesus would given vinegar to drink
Old Testament Reference: Psalm 69:21
New Testament Fulfillment: Matthew 27:34; Mark 15:23; John 19:28-30

Psalm 69:21

 21 They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

 

 

Matthew 27:34

 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.

 

 

Mark 15:23

 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

 

 

John 19:28-30

 

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Monday, February 25, 2013

The Father forsook Jesus

42) Prophecy: Jesus would be forsaken by God
Old Testament Reference: Psalm 22:1-2
New Testament Fullfillment: Matthew 27:45-46

Psalm 22:1-2

 

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from saving me,
    so far from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
    by night, and am not silent.


Matthew 27:45-46

 45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Saturday, February 23, 2013

His suffering from a distance

41) Prophecy: Jesus family and friends would observe his suffering from a distance
Old Testament Reference: Psalm 38:10-11
New Testament Fulfillment: Luke 23:48-49; Matthew 27:55-56

Psalm 38:10-11

 10 My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.

 

 

Luke 23:48-49

 48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. 49 But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

 

 

Matthew 27:55-56

 55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Many will see the man on the cross

40) Prophecy: Many will and stare at Jesus on the cross
Old Testament Reference: Psalm 22:16-17
New Testament Fulfillment: Matthew 27:36,55; Luke 23:48

Psalm 22:16-17

 16 Dogs surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
    people stare and gloat over me.

 

 

Matthew 27:36

 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there.

 

 

Matthew 27:55

 55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.

 

 

Luke 23:48

 48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.

Monday, February 18, 2013

His clothes taken by

39) Prophecy: Jesus would have His clothes taken by those who would cast lots for them
Old Testament Reference: Psalm 22:18
New Testament Fulfillment: Matthew 27:35, John 19:23-24

Psalm 22:18

 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots for my garment.

 

Matthew 27:35

 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

 

 

John 19:23-24

 

23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
24 “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”
This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,
“They divided my clothes among them
    and cast lots for my garment.”
So this is what the soldiers did.

Friday, February 15, 2013

The greatest love

38) Prophecy: Jesus would even bear the sins of those killing him
Old Testament Reference: Isaiah 53:12
New Testament Fulfillment: Luke 23:33-34

Isaiah 53:12

 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
    and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
    and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
    and made intercession for the transgressors.

 

 

Luke 23:33-34

 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

The Suffering and Death of Jesus

37) Prophecy: Some would shake their heads at Jesus while he suffers
Old Testament Reference: Psalm 22:7-8, Psalm 109:25
New Testament Fulfillment: Matthew 27:39-40

 Psalm 22:7-8
 All who see me mock me;
    they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
    since he delights in him.”

 Psalm 109:25
 25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
    when they see me, they shake their heads.

 Matthew 27:39-40
 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”
  
 38) Prophecy: Jesus would be reviled and mocked by a crowd
Old Testament Reference: Psalm 22:7-8
New Testament Reference: Matthew 27:39-43; Luke 23:35

 Psalm 22:7-8
 All who see me mock me;
    they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
    since he delights in him.”

 Matthew 27:39-40
 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”

 Luke 23:35
 35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”