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The trustworthiness of the gospel of Jesus Christ rests upon the fulfilment of OT prophecies concerning Jesus Christ, the apostolic witness to Jesus Christ and the divine witness to Jesus Christ during his ministry, culminating in his resurrection.
Fulfilment of prophecy recognised by Jesus Christ Mt 26:54-56 See also Mt 26:24,31; Lk 4:21; Lk 21:22; Lk 24:25-27,44,46; Jn 13:18; Ps 41:9
Fulfilment of prophecy recognised by NT speakers and writers Ro 3:21 See also Lk 1:68-70; Ac 3:18; Ac 10:43; Ac 26:22; Ro 1:2; 1Co 15:3-5; 1Pe 1:10-12 Particular prophecies fulfilled: Mt 1:22-23; Isa 7:14; Mt 2:5-6; Mic 5:2; Mt 2:15; Hos 11:1; Mt 2:17-18; Jer 31:15; Mt 2:23; Mt 4:14-16; Isa 9:1-2; Mt 8:17; Isa 53:4; Mt 12:17-21; Isa 42:1-4; Mt 21:4-5; Zec 9:9; Mt 27:9-10; Jn 19:24; Ps 22:18; Jn 19:28,36; Ex 12:46; Jn 19:37; Zec 12:10; Ac 2:25-28; Ps 16:8-11
Realisation of types The sign of Jonah: Mt 12:38-41 pp Lk 11:29-32; Mt 16:4 Jesus Christ as the bread of life: Jn 6:31-35,48-51
Heb 3:1-6 Jesus Christ as the greater Moses; Heb 6:20-7:10 Jesus Christ as the high priest after the order of Melchizedek
Fulfilment of ceremony and sacrifice Jn 1:29 Jesus Christ fulfils all that the sacrificial system stood for. See also Heb 9:6-14; 1Pe 1:18-19
Jn 19:35 See also Lk 24:48; Jn 1:14; Jn 15:27; Jn 21:24; Ac 1:8; Ac 2:32; Ac 4:20; Ac 5:32; Ac 13:31; 1Pe 5:1; 1Jn 1:1-2; 1Jn 4:14
Mt 3:16-17 pp Mk 1:9-11 pp Lk 3:21-22 See also Jn 1:32-34; Mt 17:5 pp Mk 9:7 pp Lk 9:35; Jn 12:23-32; 2Pe 1:17-18
Ro 1:1-4 See also Ac 2:24-28; Ps 16:8-11; Ac 13:30-35; Ac 17:31; Ro 8:11; Ro 10:9; 1Co 15:14-15; 1Pe 1:21
Gal 1:6-9 See also 1Co 3:11; 1Jn 4:1-3
1429 | prophecy, OT fulfilment |
2366 | Christ, prophecies concerning |
5624 | witnesses to Christ |
7915 | confirmation |
9312 | resurrection, significance of Christ’s |