Can someone explain this to me?
As far as i can tell, he didnt meet the requirements. Obviously lol..
So how?
Jesus fulfilled many prophecies from the Old Testament.
TOPIC PROPHECY FULFILLMENT
1. Place of birth "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah though you are small "Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea."
among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me (Matthew 2:1).
one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from
of old, from ancient times." (Micah 5:2) 700 B.C.
2. Born of a virgin "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, "His mother Mary was pledged to be married to
and will call Him Immanuel" (Isa.7:14), 700 B.C. Joseph, but before the came together, she was
found to be with child through the Holy Spirit"
(Matt.1:18).
3. His triumphal "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter "The took palm branches and went out to meet Him,
entry of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous shouting, 'Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name
and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel!' Jesus found
a colt, the foal of a donkey" (Zechariah 9:9). 500 B.C. a young donkey and sat upon it" (John 12:13-14).
4. Betrayed by a "Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared "Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief
friend my bread, has lifted up his heel against me" (Psalm 41:9) priests to betray Jesus to them." (Mark 14:10)
1000 B.C.
5. His rejection "He was despised and rejected by men...Like one from "He came to that which was his own, but his own did not
whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we receive him." (John 1:11)
esteemed him not." (Isa.53:3) 500 B.C.
6. Crucified with "He...was numbered with the transgressors." (Isa.53:12) "Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right
sinners 700 B.C. and one on his left." (Matt.27:38).
7. Hand and feet "They have pierced my hands and my feet" (Ps.22:16) "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your
pierced 1000 B.C. hand and put it into my side" (John 20:27).
8. His "You will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let "You killed the author of life, but God raised him from
resurrection your Holy One see decay." (Ps.16:10) 1000 B.C. the dead. (Acts 3:15)
9. His ascension "You ascended on high" (Ps.68:18) 1000 B.C. "He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid
from their sight". (Acts 1:9)
Jesus Christ fulfilled 48 major prophesies of the Old Testament not all are listed here. Some scholars calculate that He fulfilled up to 400 prophecies in all. The odds of one man in history fulfilling just 48 are 1 in 1 trillion to 13th power. In light of this does this influence your concept of who Jesus is?