• Jesus came to fulfil prophecies:
Psalm 40:6-8 (NKJV):
6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
7 Then I said, “ BEHOLD, I COME; IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME.
8 I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart."
• The FULFILMENT:
Hebrews 10:5-9 (NKJV):
5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE COME—IN THE VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME—TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.’ ”
8 Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law),
9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second."
Genesis 12:3 (NKJV):
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
AND IN YOU ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.”
The FULFILMENT,
Galatians 3:8,16 (NKJV):
8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “IN YOU ALL THE NATIONS SHALL BE BLESSED.
16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, BUT AS OF ONE, “AND TO YOUR SEED,” WHO IS CHRIST."
Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19 (NKJV);
15 “The Lord your God will RAISE up for you A PROPHET like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,
18 I will RAISE up for them A PROPHET like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, AND HE SHALL SPEAK TO THEM ALL THAT I COMMAND HIM.
19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him.
The FULFILMENT,
Acts 3:22–23 (NKJV):
22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The LORD YOUR GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET like me from your brethren. HIM YOU SHALL HEAR IN ALL THINGS, WHATEVER HE SAYS TO YOU.
23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ "
Isaiah 7:14 (NLT):
14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! THE VIRGIN WILL CONCEIVE A CHILD! She will give birth to a SON and will call HIM IMMANUEL (which means ‘God is with us’)."
The FULFILMENT:
Matthew 1:22–23 (NLT):
22 All of this occurred to FULFILL the Lord’s message through his prophet:
23 “Look! THE VIRGIN WILL CONCEIVE A CHILD! She will give birth to a SON, and they will call him IMMANUEL, which means ‘GOD IS WITH US.’ ”
Isaiah 8:14–15 (NKJV):
14 He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of STUMBLING and a ROCK of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a TRAP and a SNARE to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, Be snared and taken.”
The FULFILMENT,
Luke 2:34 (NKJV):
34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against."
Romans 9:33 (NKJV):
33 As it is written: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
Isaiah 11:1–2 (NKJV):
1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD SHALL REST UPON HIM, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD."
The FULFILMENT,
Matthew 3:16,17 (NKJV):
16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw THE SPIRIT OF GOD DESCENDING LIKE A DOVE AND ALIGHTING UPON HIM.
17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
• What prophecy are you fulfilling? Your life should be for the fulfilment of good prophecies.