100 Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus as the Messiah

The following is a list of 100 prophecies from the Old Testament that are fulfilled by Jesus, whose life, ministry, teachings, death and resurrection are recorded in the New Testament. This list is copied from the book 301 Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus by Ray Konig, and is reprinted here with permission from the author, Ray Konig, and the publisher, Zealization Publishing House.

1. God promised a savior to resolve the problem of sin (Genesis 3:15)John 3:16

2. The Messiah would be a human being, as opposed to an angel or some other type of being (Genesis 3:15)Galatians 4:4-5

3. The Messiah would suffer and die for the benefit of others (Genesis 3:15)John 3:16

4. The miraculous birth of Isaac [Abraham’s son] foreshadows and sets a precedent for the miraculous birth of Jesus (Genesis 17:19)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

5. The predicted birth of Isaac foreshadows and sets a precedent for the predicted birth of Jesus (Genesis 17:21)Matthew 1:21, Luke 1:31-32

6. The near-sacrifice of Abraham’s son Isaac foreshadows the sacrifice of God’s son Jesus (Genesis 22:2)John 1:29, 3:16; Romans 5:6-8, 8:3; 1 Corinthians 15:3

7. The prophetic promise that God would provide the sacrificial lamb, which later is clarified as being the Messiah (Genesis 22:8)John 1:29-34

8. The Messiah would be a Semite, by virtue of being Abraham’s descendant (Genesis 22:18)Matthew 1:1-2 and Luke 3:34

9. The ‘seed of Isaac’ prophecy: Abraham’s son Isaac would be a forefather to a worldwide blessing, meaning a forefather to the Messiah (Genesis 26:4)Matthew 1:1-2, Luke 3:34

10. The ‘seed of Jacob’ prophecy: Abraham’s grandson Jacob would be a forefather to a worldwide blessing, meaning a forefather to the Messiah (Genesis 28:14)Matthew 1:1-2, Luke 3:34

11. The Messiah would be an Israelite, by virtue of being a descendant of Jacob, who is the father of the 12 Tribes of Israel (Genesis 28:14)Matthew 1:1-2 and Luke 3:34

12. Abraham’s great-grandson Judah would be a forefather to ‘Shiloh,’ meaning ‘the one to whom it [the scepter] belongs,’ meaning the Messiah (Genesis 49:10)Matthew 1:1-3; Luke 1:32-33, 3:33

13. The Messiah would be a Jew, by virtue of being a descendant of Judah, who is the father of the Israelite Tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10)Matthew 1:1-3; Luke 1:32-33, 3:33

14. A precedent that the Messiah would be the ultimate Passover Lamb, that no bones would be broken while he was being sacrificed (Exodus 12:46)John 19:31-37, 1 Corinthians 5:7

15. The Messiah would be like Moses -- a prophet, miracle worker, leader, intermediary and deliverer (Deuteronomy 18:15)The Gospels record Jesus as a prophet, miracle worker, leader, intermediary.

16. People who do not listen to the Messiah will be held to account by God (Deuteronomy 18:19)Acts 3:22–23

17. The ‘seed of David’ prophecy: The Messiah would be a descendant of David, who was ancient Israel’s greatest king (2 Samuel 7:12-13)Luke 1:32-33

18. The Messiah would inherit an eternal throne, indicating that he himself would be eternal (2 Samuel 7:12-13)Luke 1:32-33; John 1:1-2, 14

19. The Messiah would have a father-son relationship with God (2 Samuel 7:14a)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

20. The Messiah would be punished [for the sins of others] (2 Samuel 7:14)Matthew 20:28, Luke 23:14, John 19:4, Romans 5:6-8, 1 Corinthians 15:3, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22

21. It would be God’s will that the Messiah would be punished [for the sins of others] (2 Samuel 7:14)Luke 22:42, Acts 2:23

22. The Messiah would be struck with a rod (2 Samuel 7:14)Matthew 27:27-30

23. The Messiah would be beaten or flogged (2 Samuel 7:14)Matthew 27:26-38

24. The Messiah would have power over death (Job 19:25-27)Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:40-56, Luke 7:11-17, John 11:1-44

25. The Messiah would be opposed by kings and commoners (Psalm 2:1-2)Acts 4:24-27

26. The Messiah would be the king of kings (Psalm 2:6-8)Luke 1:32-33

27. The Messiah would have a worldwide impact (Psalm 2:6-8)The record of history

28. The Messiah would be a son to God (Psalm 2:6-8)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

29. God’s holy one [the Messiah] would be resurrected, as in restored to eternal life (Psalm 16:10-11)Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20

30. The Messiah would be scorned and rejected (Psalm 22:6)Matthew 27:11-26, Mark 15:1-15, Luke 23:13-25, John 18:28-40

31. The Messiah would be mocked and insulted (Psalm 22:7)Matthew 27:39

32. The Messiah would be mocked for his faith in God (Psalm 22:8)Matthew 27:43

33. The Messiah would be chosen before birth (Psalm 22:9-10)Matthew 1:22-23; John 1:1-5, 14

34. No one, other than God, would help the Messiah during his suffering (Psalm 22:11)Matthew 26:56, 26:57-68, 27:11-26, 27:32-44, 28:5-10

35. The Messiah would be surrounded by enemies (Psalm 22:12)Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 22-23, John 18-19

36. The Messiah would suffer dehydration during his suffering (Psalm 22:14-15)John 19:28-30

37. The Messiah’s hands and feet would be pierced during his time of persecution and suffering (Psalm 22:16)Luke 24:37-40, John 20:24-29

38. Psalm 22 foretold details consistent with Roman crucifixion, centuries beforehand, including the piercing of hands and feet (Psalm 22:16)Matthew 27:32-56; Mark 15:16-41; Luke 23:26-49, 24:37-40; John 19:1-37, 20:24-29; the record of history

39. The Messiah’s suffering would be witnessed by the public (Psalm 22:17)Matthew 27:32-56, Mark 15:16-41, Luke 23:26-49, and John 19:1-37

40. The Messiah would be stripped and his garments would be gambled for (Psalm 22:18)Matthew 27:35, Luke 23:33-4, John 19:24

41. God would hear and respond to the Messiah’s cry for help (Psalm 22:24)Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20

42. The Messiah’s suffering would precede a worldwide spiritual impact in which people would turn to God (Psalm 22:27)Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, the worldwide spread of Christianity

43. The Messiah’s suffering would precede a spiritual impact that would resonate for generations (Psalm 22:30-31)Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, the worldwide spread of Christianity

44. The Messiah would serve as the final sacrifice for the permanent atonement of sin (Psalm 40:6-8)John 1:29-34, Hebrews 10:1–18

45. The Messiah would announce that he is the one who is written about in the Old Testament (Psalm 40:7)Matthew 5:17

46. The Messiah would be betrayed by a close friend with whom he shared bread (Psalm 41:9)John 13:18-30

47. The Messiah would be rejected -- even by his own siblings (Psalm 69:8)Mark 3:21, John 7:5

48. Kings of the world will bow down to the Messiah [worldwide impact] (Psalm 72:11)The record of history

49. The Messiah would have an impact on all types of people in all places, regardless of national boundaries or cultural, social and linguistic barriers (Psalm 72:11)The New Testament book of Acts, the record of history

50. The Messiah will have a worldwide spiritual impact (Psalm 72:17)The New Testament book of Acts, the record of history

51. People throughout the world would learn about the God of Israel because of the Messiah (Psalm 72:18-19)The New Testament book of Acts, the record of history

52. The Messiah would speak in parables (Psalm 78:1-2)The Gospels' record of Jesus' public ministry

53. The Messiah would address God as his father (Psalm 89:26)Mark 14:36; Luke 2:49, 23:34, 23:46; John 5:17-18, 10:30, 11:41-42, 17:1, 17:11

54. The Messiah would be the greatest of all kings (Psalm 89:27)Matthew 28:18; Luke 1:32-33; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 11:15, 17:14, 19:16

55. The royal descendants of David would be punished for their sins [and the Messiah would be punished for the sins of others] (Psalm 89:30-32)Matthew 27:32-56, Mark 15:16-41, Luke 23:26-49, John 19:1-37

56. The Messiah would be punished with a rod (Psalm 89:32)Matthew 27:27-31, Mark 15:16-20

57. The Messiah would be flogged (Psalm 89:32)Matthew 27:26, John 19:1

58. The Messiah would be seated at the right hand of God in heaven (Psalm 110:1)Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:1-12

59. The Messiah would not be given over to death (Psalm 118:17-18)Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-29

60. The rejected stone [the Messiah] would become the cornerstone of a plan from God [God’s plan of salvation] (Psalm 118:22-23)Acts 4:11-12

61. Another ‘son of David’ prophecy: The Messiah would be a royal son born to the house of David (Isaiah 7:13-14)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

62. Isaiah 7:13-14 allows for the understanding that the Messiah would be the Son of David, the Son of Man, and the Son of God (Isaiah 7:13-14)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

63. The Messiah’s conception and birth would be a sign from God (Isaiah 7:14)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

64. The Messiah would be called ‘Immanuel,’ which means ‘God with us’ (Isaiah 7:14)Matthew 1:18-25

65. Another prophetic reminder that the Messiah would be a human being born to a human mother (Isaiah 7:14)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

66. The Messiah would be born to an ‘alma,’ which is a Hebrew word that refers to a soon-to-be-married virgin (Isaiah 7:14)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

67. The Messiah would have a ministry in Galilee, a region in northern Israel (Isaiah 9:1-2)Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:23, Mark 1:39

68. The Messiah would be a great light for all people, including Gentiles (Isaiah 9:1-2)Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10

69. The Messiah would be a ‘son’ who would be called ‘God’ (Isaiah 9:6)John 1:1, 1:18, 20:28; Romans 9:5, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:8, 2 Peter 1:1, and 1 John 5:20

70. Another ‘son of David’ prophecy: The Messiah would be an extraordinary descendant of King David (Isaiah 9:6-7)Luke 1:32-33

71. The Messiah would have the divine ability to reign eternally (Isaiah 9:6-7)Luke 1:32-33

72. The Messiah would be a descendant of Jesse, who was King David’s father (Isaiah 11:1)Matthew 1:1-16, Luke 3:23-38.

73. The Messiah would arrive after a great devastation for the House of David, as illustrated with the imagery of a cut-down family tree of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1)Matthew 1:1-16, Luke 3:23-38.

74. Isaiah prophetically indicates that David’s throne in Jerusalem would become and remain vacant until the promised Messiah arrived (Isaiah 11:1)Luke 1:32-33

75. The Messiah would appeal to Gentiles (Isaiah 11:9-10)Acts 11:20-21, 13:48, 14:1, 17:4

76. The Messiah would have a worldwide spiritual impact (Isaiah 11:9-10)Acts 17:6, 19:10, 19:26, 24:5, 28:22

77. Isaiah 35:4-6 allows for the understanding that the Messiah would be God incarnate (Isaiah 35:4-6)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

78. The Messiah would heal the blind (Isaiah 35:5)Matthew 9:27-31, 12:22-37, 15:29-31, 20:29-34, 21:12-17; Mark 8:22-26, 10:46-52; Luke 7:18-35, 18:35-43; John 9:1-41

79. The Messiah would heal the deaf (Isaiah 35:5)Matthew 17:14-20; Mark 7:31-37, 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43

80. The Messiah would heal the lame (Isaiah 35:6)Matthew 9:1-8, 15:29-31, 21:12-17; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26; John 5:1-18

81. The Messiah would heal the mute (Isaiah 35:6)Matthew 9:32-34, 12:22-37, 15:29-31, 17:14-20; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43, 11:14-28

82. The Messiah would arrive after a time of punishment for Israel [the conquests by Assyria and Babylon] (Isaiah 40:1-5)Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

83. The Messiah would rescue the faithful among Israel (Isaiah 49:5-6)Matthew 10:5-6

84. The Messiah would be a light to the nations (Isaiah 49:6)Luke 2:32, John 8:12, Acts 13:47

85. The Messiah would bring God’s salvation to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 49:6)Historical record: worldwide spread of Christianity

86. The Messiah would be despised and abhorred (Isaiah 49:7)Matthew 27:11-26, Mark 15:1-15, Luke 23:13-25, John 18:28-4

87. The Messiah would succeed in having a far-reaching spiritual impact, despite being despised and abhorred (Isaiah 49:7)Historical record: worldwide spread of Christianity

88. The Messiah would have a spiritual impact throughout the world (Isaiah 52:15)Historical record: worldwide spread of Christianity

89. The Messiah would be despised (Isaiah 53:3)John 2:13-22, Luke 13:10-17

90. The Messiah would be rejected (Isaiah 53:3)Matthew 27:11-26, Mark 15:1-15, Luke 23:13-25, John 18:28-40

91. The Messiah would have a healing ministry (Isaiah 53:4)Matthew 8:16-17

92. The Messiah would suffer not for himself but for the sins of others (Isaiah 53:5)Matthew 20:28, 2 Corinthians 5:21

93. The Messiah’s suffering would include death (Isaiah 53:5)Matthew 27:32-61, Mark 15:21-47, Luke 23:26-57, John 19:1-42

94. The Messiah’s suffering would heal others (Isaiah 53:5)John 3:16, 1 Peter 2:24

95. The Messiah would suffer and die as a substitute for others (Isaiah 53:5)2 Corinthians 5:21

96. The Messiah would be the ultimate sacrificial lamb (Isaiah 53:7)John 1:29-34

97. The Messiah would arrive 483 years after a command to restore and build Jerusalem (Daniel 9:25)Historical record: Jesus began his public ministry in about AD 27, which is 483 years after first command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem.

98. The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:1-2)Matthew 2:1-18, Luke 2:1-21

99. The Messiah would publicly announce himself in a humble way, by riding a lowly donkey into Jerusalem (Zechariah 9:9)Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-38, John 12:12-19

100. The Messiah would have a worldwide spiritual impact (Zechariah 9:9-10)Historical record: Christianity is the first religion to spread to each of the world's continents

Ray Konig is the author of 301 Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Prophet, Jesus the Miracle Worker, and 100 Fulfilled Bible Prophecies.

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