The Unmistakable Signature by the Divine hand.
One exceedingly, irrefutably and peerless aspect of Jesus of Nazareth’s life was that, literally hundreds of detailed foretelling and prophecies were made many centuries before He was born, such as the specific details regarding His birth, life, and death that no mere mortal could possibly have fulfilled. No imposter could have engineered such a fulfillment, for it required a sovereignty over circumstance that belongs to God alone.
The timing of His birth in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), the manner of His death among criminals yet without a broken bone (Psalm 22:16-18; Psalm 34:20), and the precise details of His betrayal for thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13) were events entirely outside the control of any mere man. They point to a providence that was superintending history itself, guiding it toward its climax in the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
The life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth stand as a divine telos – a purposeful fulfillment – of God’s Word, the Old Testament of the Bible. He displayed the exact features of the Messiah; He was, in His very person, the perfect and complete actualisation of the prophetic word, the living Logos who stepped into the narrative He Himself had authored.
The prophecies concerning the Messiah are a complex, divinely put together tapestry woven centuries in advance. They presented a profound theological paradox: a suffering servant who would be pierced for our transgressions (Isaiah 53) and yet a conquering king who would reign on David’s throne forever (2 Samuel 7:12-13). They foretold One, who would be both Divine (Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”) and human (Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”), both priest and sacrifice.
Therefore, the fulfillment of prophecy in Jesus of Nazareth is a powerful apologia – not merely as justification of a belief or evidence to be examined, but as a sign of God’s faithfulness to His covenant. It reveals a God who speaks promises into time and then, in the fullness of time (Galatians 4:4 “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,”), enters time to keep them. In Jesus, all hope of all creation finds its yes and its amen in Him alone.
The Fulfillment of Prophecy – A Theological Testament of Divine Nature.
The fulfillment of prophecy is one of the multifaceted types of evidence for God. It rests on a central fundamental logical premise: the ability to predict or foretell specific, distant future events with 100% accuracy is impossible for humans, but not an issue for a transcendent Being outside of time. It is ultimately an argument from evidence that seeks to move from the observable fact of fulfilled prediction to the necessary conclusion of a Divine mind behind it.
The fulfilled prophecies are a collection of impressive foretelling that offers powerful compelling evidence of a profound form of Divine testimony. It’s a modality through which God chooses to reveal His character and authenticate His message. The meticulous fulfillment of specific prophecies moves beyond a logical argument for a generic deity and paints a vivid portrait of the God of the Bible, revealing His essential attributes in a historically grounded manner. They are the empirical evidence of this claim, proving a Mind unbounded by time and space.
God:
- Knows the future (is Omniscience)
- Controls history (is Omnipotent)
- Communicates with humanity (is God of Revelation)
- Keeps His promises (is Faithful)
- Knows the future (All knowing – Omniscience).
Prophecy as the Declaration of the End from the Beginning – a demonstration of Divine Omniscience. The human mind is fundamentally constrained by the linear progression of time. Our knowledge is inherently retrospective, pieced together from the past and projected into the future as mere probability and educated conjecture. Biblical prophecy stands in stunning opposition to this limitation, serving as a sovereign expression of God’s divine omniscience – His complete and all-embracing knowledge of all things, past, present, and future.
When the Scriptures record God announcing the specific name of Cyrus, a Persian king, centuries before his birth (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1), or detailing the precise rise, commercial ascendency, and ultimate destruction of the city of Tyre (Ezekiel 26:4), it does something far more significant than provide evidence. It demolishes the very constraint of time that binds all created beings. Such prophecies are not vague augury, open to interpretation; they are specific, historical, and verifiable. They represent a mode of knowledge that is utterly alien to humanity – the knowledge of One who exists outside the chronological time-based stream, for whom all moments are eternally present.
This is the profound truth declared in Isaiah 46:9-10:
“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”
This passage reveals the inseparable link between God’s omniscience and His sovereignty:
i) The Nature of His Knowledge: God does not “foreknow” in the sense of calculating likely outcomes. He “declares the end from the beginning.” His knowledge is not learned or derived; it is intrinsic and creative. He speaks of future events not as possibilities, but as certainties because His knowledge is synonymous with His eternal decree. For God, the future is not a set of possibilities to be observed but a reality to be declared.
ii) The Purpose of His Declaration: This demonstration of omniscience here is fundamentally apophatic – it defines God by what He is not. There is none like Him. It shatters all rivals, whether the impotent idols of ancient times or the naturalistic philosophies of the modern age, which can only offer guesswork. It proves that the God of the Bible is the only true God, the uncaused Cause and the sovereign Lord of history.
iii) The Foundation of His Counsel: The certainty of prophecy is grounded in the immutability of God’s will – the revelation here is God’s sovereignty and is essentially cataphatic – defining God by what He is. His counsel “shall stand.” His omniscience is not passive observation but active determination. What He knows will happen is what He Himself has purposed to do. The future unfolds according to the perfect and unstoppable pleasure of His will.
Therefore, the fulfillment of specific, detailed prophecy is an astounding glimpse into the mind of God. It is the testimony of the Eternal One, breaking into our temporal existence to reveal that He alone holds the keys to history. In the ultimate fulfillment of prophecy – the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, foretold in minute detail – this Divine omniscience is put on full display for the salvation of all who would believe. It invites us to place our trust not in the uncertain tides of human history, but in the unwavering word of the God who sees the end from the beginning and holds all things in His hands.
2. Controls history (Sovereign).
The prophetic word of the Bible does more than merely make evident God’s omniscient knowledge of future events; it constitutes an authoritative and public unassailable assertion of His absolute sovereignty – His supreme authority and active control over all of history, nature, and the affairs of nations. To know the future with certainty is a profound attribute of Deity; to decree it and infallibly bring it to pass through the often-chaotic currents of human action is the sole prerogative of the One who reigns as King of kings.
Biblical Prophecy, therefore, is never merely passive foresight or detached prediction. It is an active declaration, a performative word that carries within it the power of its own fulfillment. The God of the Bible is the great “I AM” (Exodus 3:14), the one who speaks creation into being and who governs providence by the word of His power. He is not a distant observer peering through the veil of time but the sovereign Lord who “works all things according to the counsel of His will” (Ephesians 1:11).
The meticulous fulfillment of the prophecies against the Phoenician city of Tyre serves as a canonical case study in this Divine governance. The ambitions of powerful conquerors like Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great – men who saw themselves as architects of their own destiny – were, in the divine economy, ‘unsuspecting’ instruments in the hand of the Almighty. Their campaigns, strategies, and victories were superintended to accomplish a judgment God had declared years prior. This staggering and confounding reality affirms the profound truth of Proverbs 21:1: “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. The most powerful human agents are, in the end, secondary causes, their own free wills mysteriously and perfectly compatible with the primary cause of God’s sovereign decree.
Thus, prophecy and its fulfillment bear witness that human history is not a meaningless sequence of random events, nor is it driven solely by blind fate or purely human agency. It is, rather, a grand and coherent narrative authored by God. It is His-story, moving with purpose and inexorable certainty toward its intended culmination: the final establishment of His kingdom and the glorification of God the Son, Jesus Christ, before whom every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that He is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10-11 “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”). This sovereign control is the bedrock of our hope, assuring us that no power of hell, no scheme of man, can ultimately thwart the redemptive purposes of the One who declares the end from the beginning.
- Communicates with humanity (Revelation).
The gracious act of Divine revelation: at its heart, the singularity of prophecy is not first about foreknowledge or control, but about God’s communication with humanity. It is a profound act of divine condescension, where the matchless, transcendent God, in His infinite grace, chooses not to remain silent, hidden in the unutterable light of His own perfection. Instead, He stoops to reveal His eternal counsels, His holy nature, and His glorious redemptive purpose to His creation. This self-disclosure is an act of love, a bridging of the chasm between the Creator and the creature, making the incomprehensible unknowable known.
This divine communication is the very foundation upon which faith is built. As the Bible declares, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17. The intricate prophecies concerning the Messiah – from the seed of the woman (Genesis 3:15) and the line of Judah (Genesis 49:10) to the suffering servant who would be pierced for our transgressions (Isaiah 53:5)—were not given as cryptic puzzles: they were a divinely-authored rubric, a heavenly criterion given in advance by which the true Christ could be unmistakably identified and recognised. They provided the objective benchmark against which all claims to messiahship must be measured.
This pattern of promise and fulfillment establishes the Bible not as a mere human book of spiritual speculation or religious sentiment, but as the attested, verified and authoritative record of God’s self-disclosure. It is theopneustos – God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16) – and its Divine origin is authenticated by its Divine fulfillment. By performing His own words in the theatre of history, God vindicates His message and validates His messengers. He invites not blind belief but warranted trust. He speaks, and as His words come to pass with precision and power, He shows forth His character: He is both truthful in His utterance and trustworthy in His promises. This creates a sure foundation for the sinner’s faith, for if God can be trusted with the most intricate details of history, He can certainly be trusted with the eternal security of the soul.
- Keeps His promises (Faithfulness).
At its theological core, biblical prophecy is Covenant language – it is not merely divine foretelling, but the solemn utterance of a God who bounds Himself by oath to His people. In His prophecies, God stakes His very character on His promises. The fulfillment of prophecy, therefore, stands as the ultimate evidence of God’s unwavering faithfulness – a faithfulness that emanates from His immutable nature (Malachi 3:6a “For I am the Lord, I change not;) and is the bedrock of His relationship with creation.”
Throughout Scripture, God’s covenantal dealings with humanity form the framework of His prophetic speech. When He pronounces judgment, it is a direct response to covenant faithlessness, a righteous upholding of the holy terms and conditions established. When He promises restoration, a new heart, and a New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34), He is not merely altering course; He is demonstrating His commitment to His original covenant purposes in the face of human failure. His word is bond, ensuring that His promises will not return void (Isaiah 55:11).
The arrival of Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of hundreds of intricate Messianic prophecies is the supreme historical act of this Divine faithfulness. In the incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God was personally honouring the covenant promises made centuries earlier. He was fulfilling the pledge to Abraham that through his offspring all nations of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 22:18). He was establishing the throne of David’s greater Son forever (2 Samuel 7:12-13; Luke 1:32-33).
Thus, every fulfilled prophecy serves as a Divine down payment—a first installment and guarantee of God’s trustworthiness. If God has been meticulously faithful in fulfilling specific prophecies concerning the Messiah’s first coming – details beyond human control like His lineage, birthplace, and manner of death—then believers have an unshakeable foundation for hope. This track record of faithfulness assures us that His promises yet awaiting fulfillment—the return of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, and the restoration of all things—are equally 100% certain.
The God of prophecy is a Covenant-Keeper. His fulfilled word is the stronghold for the believer’s confidence, providing the certainty that He who began a good work will bring it to completion (Philippians 1:6). Our hope is not wishful thinking, but the confident expectation grounded in the validated faithfulness of the Promise-Maker, who has proven, time and again, that He is utterly trustworthy.
In a world of uncertainty, the fulfilled prophetic word of God provides an unshakeable foundation for faith, assuring believers that the God who spoke truly in the past will likewise be faithful to His word in the future.
The Inference Concerning Fulfilled Prophecy:
The fact of fulfilled biblical prophecy – particularly those oracles which involve specific, non-obvious foretelling concerning individuals, nations, and events centuries removed from their declaration—carries profound theological implications. It stands as a unique form of Divine communication that fundamentally distinguishes the God of the Bible, from all finite beings and impotent idols. When such predictions are meticulously documented and later fulfilled with precise historical and Christological accuracy, they point unequivocally to a source of knowledge that transcends the temporal order. Human knowledge is inherently retrospective, inductive, and constrained by time; divine prophecy is prospective, revelatory, and unconstrained by temporal sequence.
This attribute of foreknowledge necessitates a perspective external to the flow of history – from a vantage point from which all moments are eternally present. The only entity that corresponds to such a description is a transcendent, sovereign, and omniscient God. He is the “High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity” (Isaiah 57:15), for whom a thousand years are as a day (Psalm 90:4 “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.”; 2 Peter 3:8 “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”). His omnipresence encompasses all times and places, His omnipotence ensures the effective execution of His will, and His omniscience perceives the end from the beginning. Thus, prophecy is not merely God speaking about the future; it is the eternal God speaking from outside time into time, revealing His sovereign purpose and foreknowledge.
Accurate prophecy, therefore, serves as a powerful witness to the supernatural origin of the Bible and the unique divinity of God. It demonstrates an attribute that belongs exclusively to God – comprehensive knowledge of future contingencies and including free-will human actions. This supernatural knowledge authenticates both the message and the Messenger. It confirms that the Bible is not a product of human speculation but the inspired revelation of the eternal God. Every fulfilled prophecy—from the rise and fall of empires, to the birth, death, and resurrection of the Messiah – functions as a Divine signature, verifying God’s authority, faithfulness, and lordship over history.
The Implication of Biblical prophecy which involves very specific, non-obvious predictions about people, places, and events far in the future times centuries later is such that when all specific predictions are documented and then later fulfilled with precise accuracy, it points to a source of knowledge that is not limited by time that requires a perspective from outside our temporal stream.
The only entity that fits this description is a transcendent, omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient God who exists outside of time, (as time is created by Him) and can sovereignly orchestrate history to bring His declarations to pass. Accurate prophecy demonstrates supernatural knowledge, which is a key attribute of God.
**Historical Note
The Prophecies Concerning Cyrus
Prophecy: Around 700 BC, the prophet Isaiah named Cyrus (Isaiah 44:28, 45:1) as the king who would decree that Jerusalem and the Temple should be rebuilt. At the time of the prophecy, Jerusalem was still standing and the Jewish exile had not even happened yet.
· Fulfillment: Approximately 150 years later, Cyrus the Great, emperor of Persia, conquered Babylon. In 538 BC, he issued a decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple (2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Ezra 1). A specific king, by name, was predicted a century and a half before his birth to perform a very specific, non-obvious action.
The Destruction of Tyre.
Prophecy: The prophet Ezekiel (around 590-570 BC) predicted the complete destruction of the powerful island city of Tyre (Ezekiel 26). The prophecy was incredibly detailed: multiple nations would come against it, the city would be leveled, its rubble would be thrown into the sea, and it would become a “bare rock” where fishermen would spread their nets. It would “never be rebuilt.”
· Fulfillment: This was fulfilled in stages over 250 years by Nebuchadnezzar and later Alexander the Great. Alexander famously built a causeway to the island using the rubble from the demolished mainland city, precisely fulfilling the prophecy. The site of ancient Tyre remains a bare rock to this day.
Some Common Counter-Arguments raised by skeptics.
- “Prophecies were written after the events happened (“vaticinium ex eventu” – a historiographical term referring to a prophecy written after the author already had information about the events being “foretold”).”
Answer: This is a historical-critical argument. Rigorous textual criticism and archaeological evidence support the early dating of many prophetic texts. Moreover, independent historical sources often corroborate the events cited as fulfillments.
Robust scholarship and dating of manuscripts (like the Dead Sea Scrolls, which contain copies of Isaiah predating Christ by 100+ years) provide convincing evidence that the prophecies were indeed written centuries before their fulfillment.
- “The prophecies are vague and can be interpreted to fit many events.”
Answer: Many prophecies are remarkably specific, detailing names, locations, and timelines that make coincidental fulfillment highly improbable. Furthermore, established hermeneutical principles guide interpretation, minimising subjective bias.
Moreover, powerful examples are highly specific (e.g., naming Cyrus, the details of Tyre’s destruction, and the precise details of Christ’s death).
- The fulfillments are the result of deliberate action.
Answer: The sheer volume and specificity of the fulfilled prophecies make this not possible. Furthermore, some prophecies (like the rise of a specific king or the fate of a city) are far beyond any individual’s ability to deliberately fulfill.
- The New Testament writers manipulated the story of Jesus to fit the Old Testament prophecies.
Answer: Key details of Jesus’s life (like his birthplace, lineage, and especially his resurrection) were beyond his or his followers’ control to fabricate. The only explanation is that Jesus’ life was a deliberate fulfillment.
5, “It’s just coincidence or good guessing.”
Answer: The sheer volume and specificity of fulfilled prophecies, particularly those concerning Jesus Christ, defies any reasonable appeal to chance, and render a purely coincidental explanation statistically a statistical Impossibility: Mathematicians have calculated the probability of one man fulfilling just a selection of the major Messianic prophecies as astronomically small—far beyond the realm of chance.
Postscript:
The fulfillment of biblical prophecy is strong evidence for the Divine origin of the Bible. It points to a God who exists outside of time, who sovereignly governs history, and who has revealed His plan through His prophets. The objections, while intellectually serious, can be answered with robust historical, textual, and theological reasoning. The cumulative case presents a compelling reason to trust that the God who said, “I will do all that I please” (Isaiah 46:10), has done exactly that in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
The Purpose of Bible Prophecy.
The Purpose and Testimony of Biblical Prophecy: Divine Sovereignty and Self-Revelation.
The wonder of Bible prophecy offering a profound justification for the existence and character of the one true God, it’s a primary mode of God’s self-disclosure, revealing His eternal nature and His absolute sovereignty over all creation. Through the fulfilled prophetic word, we are taught that there is a God who not only exists but who actively reigns, orchestrating the entirety of human history according to the counsel of His will.
The purpose of prophecy is explicitly declared in Scripture. In Isaiah 46:9-10, the Lord Himself proclaims His unique divinity through this very lens:
“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
This passage reveals the dual purpose of prophecy:
1. To Reveal God’s Incomparable Nature: He is the only God, utterly unique (sui generis) and without rival. His ability to declare the end from the beginning is an overwhelming attribute of His deity – a function of His omniscience, setting Him entirely apart from the impotent idols of human imagination. God demonstrates that He alone is the “I AM” (Exodus 3:14), the self-existent One for whom all times are eternally present.
2. To Assert God’s Sovereignty Decree: Prophecy is the tangible expression of God’s sovereign will. His counsel – His eternal, pre-ordained plan – is immutable and unstoppable. He does not merely foresee the future; He sovereignly decrees and infallibly brings it to pass through His providence, ensuring that His perfect pleasure is accomplished. The fulfillment of prophecy is therefore the historical verification of the efficacy of the Divine will. What He has purposed, He will perform (Isaiah 14:24 “The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:”).
In Isaiah 48:3-5, God elaborates on His motive for giving prophecy:
“I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.”
Here, prophecy functions as a preemptive vindication of God’s glory. It is a divine strategy to eliminate any possible grounds for attributing the mighty acts of salvation and judgment to any false god or human agency. By announcing His actions beforehand, God secures for Himself the sole credit, proving that history is neither a series of random accidents nor the product of pagan fate, but the unfolding narrative of His redemptive plan.
Thus, fulfilled biblical prophecies authenticates God’s Word as Divinely inspired and stands as a public vindication of God’s trustworthiness.
The fulfillment of prophecy is far more than an intellectual proof; it is a divine testimony that engages our faith. When the predictions declared by God centuries in advance find their precise and literal fulfillment—most perfectly and comprehensively in the person, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ—we are confronted with an undeniable reality. We can know with certainty that the God of the Bible exists, that He is in ultimate control of all events, and that His Word is utterly trustworthy. This knowledge invites not merely intellectual assent, but a posture of humble faith, worshipful trust, and confident hope in the God who holds the beginning, the end, and every moment in between.
The Virgin Birth Foretold.
In the 8th century B(efore)C(hrist), through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord Almighty issued a divine sign, it was a portent of God’s imminent intervention. “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14
For seven and a half centuries, this oracle’s echoes reverberated throughout the corridors of Israel’s history, a mystery awaiting its full revelation. Its ultimate meaning was veiled, a depth of meaning known fully only to God Himself.
Then, in the fullness of time, the eternal Word broke into human history. The angel Gabriel was sent not to a queen in a palace, but to a young virgin in Nazareth named Mary, (thereby emphasising the divine initiative grounded not in human merit but in grace), who announced to her that she would bear a son who would be called Immanuel, which means “God with us.” The angel’s announcement directly invoked the Isaianic prophecy, but now with its meaning unveiled: the child would indeed be called Immanuel.
The New Testament tells us that: “Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” Mary’s question is the critical pivot point of salvation history. It is the human question that necessitates a Divine answer. Her virginity is not a peripheral detail but the very heart of the theological truth being revealed.
“And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:34-35. The language is profoundly theological. The Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, is the active agent in this conception, ensuring that the child is not born of human will or agency, but from God. The term “overshadow” (episkiazo) evokes the Shekinah glory of God – the same Divine presence that “overshadowed” the Tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 40:35) – it is as if Mary becomes the new Ark of the Covenant, the holy vessel bearing the very presence of God.
In the person of Jesus Christ, God is not merely among us, or for us in a distant way; in the most intimate and tangible way possible, God is with us. The prophecy is thus transformed from a promise of God’s accompaniment into the stunning reality of His Incarnation.
The Fulfillment of Prophecies: The Divine Signature.
The fulfillment of prophecies recorded in the Old Testament – there are over 300 specific prophecies about the Messiah in the Old Testament that were fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.
(Jesus Himself accepted and owned the title “Jesus of Nazareth” as an accurate label for who He was. During His exchange with Saul on the road to Damascus, the resurrected Jesus declared “… I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.” Acts 22:8b. Jesus chose these same words to identify Himself post-resurrection.
Jesus possesses both a Divine nature and a human nature in one person. Jesus is fully God and fully man: united in one person without mixing or losing either nature. God the Son took on human flesh – the Incarnation.
Jesus had two faculties of knowledge. In His Divine nature, He knew all things. He is God omniscient. As the Author of All Things, He did not need instruction. Jesus is God from before time began. Uncreated, without beginning or end. There was never a time when Christ “became” God. He always “is” God and always was.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.” John 1:1-2
In His human nature, conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and became man. Jesus could grow and learn, because it is not in human nature to know all things from the beginning. After Jesus was found in the temple by Mary and Joseph, and returned home with them, Scripture says : “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
Yet He did not relinquish any of His Divine attributes. He possessed them all continuously.)
Jesus’ own claims. In the New Testament, Jesus is shown as both understanding and declaring Himself to be the Messiah. A pivotal moment is recounted in John 4:25-26 when Jesus unequivocally and unambiguously confirms his messiahship in a conversation with a Samaritan woman at the well. When she spoke of the coming Messiah, Jesus’ response was: “I that speak unto thee am he.” This declaration, among others, is clear evidence of Jesus’ self-awareness of His messianic role and mission. This direct claim is one of several instances where Jesus affirms His messianic identity.
There are many other occasions where Jesus and the apostles themselves referred to Old Testament passages as pointing to him. For example, Jesus teaching that the Scriptures testify about Him (John 5:39) and on the cross, Jesus quoting from Psalm 22; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John for instance, often quoted Old Testament prophecies and relate them directly to events in Jesus’ life, such as his birth, miracles, crucifixion, and resurrection.
Prophecies with clear Messianic description that provided distinct characteristics such as lineage (descendant of David), birthplace (Bethlehem), timing of arrival, and actions (suffering servant) aligned closely with the life and ministry of Jesus. Jesus’ role as the suffering servant is central to His messianic mission. Jesus states in Mark 10:45 “ For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. This sacrificial aspect of His mission is seen as the fulfillment of the redemptive work foretold in the Old Testament. Many other passages explicitly cited in the New Testament as fulfilled by Jesus.
Prophecies given centuries before Jesus’ birth that match specific historical precise details about Jesus such as the place of birth in Bethlehem, coming from the tribe of Judah, suffering and death by crucifixion, is never ever coincidental.
28 Prophecies Fulfilled on the Day of Jesus’ Crucifixion.
Mathematical probability.
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“For one person to fulfill just 8 prophecies We find that the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 1017 (1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000).
Stoner went on to calculate the probability of one person fulfilling 48 prophecies: 1 in 10157.
Peter Stoner’s Method of Calculations Regarding Messianic Prophecy. https://christinprophecy.org/articles/applying-the-science-of-probability-to-the-scriptures/
In case you’re questioning whether Professor Stoner’s math was wrong, H. Harold Hartzler, PhD, of the American Scientific Affiliation, Goshen College, writes in the forward of Stoner’s book:
The manuscript for Science Speaks has been carefully reviewed by a committee of the American Scientific Affiliation members and by the Executive Council of the same group and has been found, in general, to be dependable and accurate in regard to the scientific material presented. The mathematical analysis included is based upon principles of probability which are thoroughly sound and Professor Stoner has applied these principles in a proper and convincing way.” https://nickcady.org/2020/02/18/the-statistical-probability-of-jesus-fulfilling-the-messianic-prophecies/
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If fulfilling 48 direct prophecies is essentially impossible for any human being through chance alone, what does that say about Jesus?” that one individual could fulfill multiple detailed prophecies from of ancient times, making the case that these fulfillments compellingly validating Divine foretelling, as prophesied in the Old Testament.
Imperative and central points:
- Statistical Improbability: The mathematical odds of one person fulfilling even a small number of these prophecies by chance are astronomically low, which is why they are considered powerful evidence for the case for Christ Jesus.
- Messianic Interpretation: These passages of the Bible has been spiritually and messianically fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth.
- Purpose: These prophecies were not merely predictions but a divine plan revealed way in advance, showing that God planed and worked out history for the redemption of humanity through Jesus Christ.
The primary evidence that Jesus was the promised Messiah.
Here are some of the most significant and compelling fulfilled prophecies they foretold and fulfilled, categorised by the aspect of Jesus’s life.
- Concerning Jesus’ Birth & Lineage.
Old Testament Prophecies | Fulfillment in the New Testament | Implication |
Born of a virgin Isaiah 7:14 ” Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” |
Matthew 1:22-23 Luke 1:26-35 |
Confirms a miraculous, divine origin, setting Jesus totally apart from all other human beings. |
Born in Bethlehem Micah 5:2 ” But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” |
Matthew 2:1-6 Luke 2:4-7 |
Pinpoints the exact, on the face of it, an insignificant town of Jesus’ birth, despite His parents living in Nazareth. Bethlehem is about 164 km from Nazareth. |
From the line of Abraham & David Genesis 12:3; 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 11:1-10
From the Tribe of Judah Genesis 49:10
Spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.”Hosea 11:1 |
Matthew 1:1-17 Luke 3:23-38 Romans 1:3 Luke 3:33; Hebrews 7:14
Matthew 2:14-15 |
Establishes Jesus legal and royal right to the throne of David as the promised Messiah.
His specific tribal lineage.
Jesus’ family would flee to Egypt (Herod wanted to kill all children 2 yrs and under) and later return.
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- Concerning Jesus’ Ministry and Life.
Old Testament Prophecies | Fulfillment in the New Testament | Implication |
Preceded by a messenger Isaiah 40:3-5 “A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord…'” |
Matthew 3:1-3 John 1:23 |
John the Baptist perfectly fulfilled this role, preparing for Jesus’s ministry. |
Ministry in Galilee Isaiah 9:1-2 “…but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— The people walking in darkness have seen a great light…” |
Matthew 4:12-16 | Jesus’s primary ministry was centered in the region of Galilee, exactly as prophesied. |
Would perform miracles Isaiah 35:5-6 ” Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.” |
Matthew 11:4-5 John 11:47 |
Jesus miraculous healing ministry was a direct sign that He was the expected Messiah. |
Would teach in parables Psalm 78:2 “I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:” |
Matthew 13:34-35 | Jesus distinctive teaching style, many in parables, was foreseen. |
Would enter Jerusalem on a donkey Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” |
Matthew 21:1-11 John 12:12-16 |
This was a deliberate, public act by Jesus to declare His messianic kingship in humility and peace. |
- Concerning Jesus’ Betrayal, Suffering, and Death.
This category contains some of the most stunningly specific prophecies.
Old Testament Prophecies | Fulfillment in the New Testament | Implication/Remarks |
Betrayed by a friend Psalm 41:9 “Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.” |
Matthew 26:14-16, 47-50 John 13:18 |
The stinging betrayal by Judas, one of Jesus’ twelve closest disciples, was foreknown. |
Sold for 30 pieces of silver Zechariah 11:12b – 13b “..So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.” “…And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.” |
Matthew 26:14-15 (price) Matthew 27:3-10 (money used to buy potter’s field) |
The exact price of Jesus’ betrayal was foretold and its subsequent use. |
Forsaken by His disciples Zechariah 13:7 “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.” |
Matthew 26:31, 56 | At Jesus’ arrest, all of His disciples fled, abandoning Him. |
Falsely accused Psalm 35:11 “False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.”.” |
Matthew 26:59-61 | The dishonest trials of Jesus relied on false witnesses. |
Silent before His accusers Isaiah 53:7 “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.” |
Matthew 27:12-14 | Jesus answered nothing in His own defense before Pontius Pilate. |
Beaten, mocked, and spat upon Isaiah 50:6 “I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.” |
Matthew 26:67, 27:26, 30 | The physical abuse Jesus endured was detailed centuries in advance. |
Pierced hands and feet
Psalm 22:16 “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.” |
John 19:18, 37, 20:25-27 | Crucifixion was a Roman invention, yet this specific form of execution was described hundreds of years before it existed. |
Crucified with criminals Isaiah 53:12b “…because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” |
Matthew 27:38 | Jesus was placed between two thieves. |
Gambled for His garments Psalm 22:18 “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.” |
John 19:23-24 | A specific, ostensibly minor detail that was fulfilled exactly. |
Given vinegar to drink Psalm 69:21 “They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” |
John 19:28-30 | This happened while Jesus was on the cross. |
No bones broken Psalm 34:20 “He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.” Exodus 12:46 (Passover Lamb) |
John 19:33-36 | Unlike the two thieves, the Roman soldiers did not break Jesus’s legs to speed death. This also connects Him to the Passover Lamb. |
Pierced side Zechariah 12:10b “…and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced,” |
John 19:34 | A Roman soldier pierced Jesus’ side with a spear to confirm death. |
Buried in a rich man’s tomb Isaiah 53:9 “He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death…” |
Matthew 27:57-60 | A rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who was Jesus’ disciple, laid Jesus in his own new tomb. |
- Concerning Jesus’ Resurrection and Glory.
Old Testament Prophecies | Fulfillment in the New Testament | Implication |
Resurrected from the dead Psalm 16:10 “For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”Isaiah 53:10 |
Matthew 28:1-10 Acts 2:22-32 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Acts 10:40 |
The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate validation of Jesus’ identity and is the core of the Christian faith. |
Ascended to God’s right hand Psalm 110:1 “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.” |
Acts 1:9, 2:33-35 Hebrews 1:3 |
Jesus now reigns in a position of ultimate authority. |
More detailed list of prophecies fulfilled -> https://believersportal.com/360-plus-old-testament-prophecies-fulfilled-in-jesus-christ/
The Divine Authentication.
The identity of Jesus of Nazareth as the long-promised Messiah finds its ultimate confirmation not only in the alignment of His life with the prophetic scriptures of the Old Testament, nor solely in the apostolic testimony of the New, but decisively in the sovereign act of God in raising Him from the dead.
The resurrection stands as the divine seal of approval upon His person and work, the culminating vindication without which the message of the Gospel would collapse into mere spiritual speculation (1 Corinthians 15:14 “And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.”). It is the objective, historical event that constitutes the very cornerstone of the Christian faith, transforming the crucifixion from a tragic execution into the victorious atoning sacrifice for sin.
The empty tomb and the post-resurrection appearances of Christ to His disciples serve as the incontrovertible evidence of this Divine intervention.
In these encounters, the risen Jesus did not merely resume His previous mode of existence; He manifested His glorified humanity, now freed from the limitations of corruption and death. Crucially, He accepted acts of worship (Matthew 28:9; John 20:28), a prerogative reserved for God alone (Exodus 34:14a “For thou shalt worship no other god:”), thereby affirming the astonishing truth of His divine nature. Throughout His ministry, He had already demonstrated authority that belonged exclusively to God – forgiving sins directly (Mark 2:7; Luke 7:48) and applying the sacred divine name “I AM” (ἐγώ εἰμι, ego eimi) to Himself (John 8:58). The resurrection is God the Father’s powerful, public declaration that these claims were true. It is the Divine “Amen” to the Son’s perfect obedience, ratifying the efficacy of His atoning death and proclaiming His total victory over the powers of sin, death, and Satan (Romans 1:4; Colossians 2:15).
Furthermore, the Ascension of Jesus, recorded in Acts 1:9-11, is not a mere epilogue to the resurrection but its necessary theological consummation. In His glorious ascent, the incarnate Son returned to the heavenly glory He shared with the Father from eternity (John 17:5). This act represents His final and full vindication, a coronation ceremony confirming His installation as the reigning King at the right hand of the Majesty on high (Hebrews 1:3; Psalm 110:1). The Ascension validates the absolute sufficiency of His cross, demonstrating that the penalty for sin had been once and for all fully paid, and that the purified conscience of the believer now has bold access to the very throne of grace (Hebrews 1:3; 10:19-22).
By ascending, Christ did not abandon His people but entered heaven as their forerunner and eternal High Priest (Hebrews 6:20), where He continually intercedes for them (Romans 8:34) and administrates His kingdom through the sending of the Holy Spirit (John 16:7; Acts 2:33). The promise of His return in the same manner as He departed (Acts 1:11) secures the Christian hope, affirming that the same Jesus, who is both fully God and fully man, will come again to judge the living and the dead and to fully establish His messianic reign over a new heaven and a new earth.
Thus, the resurrection and ascension together form the twin pillars of divine authentication. They declare with power that Jesus Christ is Lord, the unique Son of God, the promised Messiah, and the Saviour of the world, to the glory of God the Father.
The Symphonic Revelation of the Messiah.
Therefore, the case for Jesus of Nazareth is not a mere assemblage of facts, but a symphonic convergence – a multi-dimensional divine revelation and testimony, orchestrated by the Holy Spirit across the grand arc of salvation history, to bear witness to the glory of the eternal Son. In this divine opus, each element finds its telos and its full power only in its harmonic relation to the whole.
The prophecies of the Old Covenant – the Old Testament, form the divinely-composed score, its themes of sacrifice, kingship, and redemption written by the ‘finger’ of God across centuries. The Resurrection is the symphony’s overwhelming eschatological crescendo—God the Father’s and God the Holy Spirit’s mighty amen to God the Son’s finished work, the public vindication of His claims, and the first fruits of the new creation, shattering the tyranny of sin and death. One God in Three Persons. (The description concerning God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture, in the Trinity shows the ‘relationships dimension’ within the ONE GOD-head). The redeemed and transformed lives of the saints are the symphony’s ongoing performance across the nations, a living testament (2 Corinthians 3:3 “Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.”) that this music possesses transformative, sanctifying power.
And at the center, Jesus’ own person and claims are the Conductor and the Logos—the unifying Word who gives meaning to every note. He is the revelation of the Godhead, the perfect icon of the invisible Father (Colossians 1:15), in whom the fullness of Deity dwells bodily (Colossians 2:9). This symphony ultimately reveals His hypostatic (where human and Divine natures are united) reality: truly God and truly man, the sole Mediator between God and humanity (1 Timothy 2:5).
This symphonic convergence engages the whole person: it appeals to the intellect through history, stirs the heart through experience, and recalibrates the soul to the ultimate reality of God’s kingdom. Consequently, it issues not a mere call for intellectual assent, but a summons to participatory faith—a vocation to step out of the audience, to take up one’s cross, and to join the performance. It is an invitation to become a living note, indwelt by the Spirit, in the everlasting song of redemption with echoes that reverberate throughout the corridors of heaven, to the praise of His glorious grace (Ephesians 1:6 “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”, 12 “That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.” , 14 “Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”).
Theological Conclusion:
i) How does this impact you, if you have not reconciled with God while still living on planet Earth?
The fulfillment of prophecies is a direct and personal message with eternal implications from God to you. It is His proof that He is the only real and genuine God – His Word is true. This is a challenging message, which focus on human response to prophetic warnings and promises; there’s the consequences of our choices – as our decisions made today shape our reality tomorrow.
God’s offer of salvation is both urgent and genuine – it removes all excuses and reveals God who has been reaching out to you all these whiles.
There is a faithful promise-keeping God who has the ultimate power, and the fulfillment of prophecy is a testament to that fact. Fulfilled prophecies are among one of the strongest types of evidence for the credibility of the Bible, the revealed Word of God Himself; it isn’t merely human in origin. (2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”) Its Author knows the end from the beginning.
This means the Bible message about you and your need for a Saviour is true and trustworthy. It truly means that Jesus is ‘Who He claimed to Be’, and we ignore Jesus’s claims at our own eternal peril. The whole Old Testament reference and points to a coming Messiah. Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled over 300 specifics, precise prophecies mentioned in the Old Testament. As we have seen, the statistical odds of one person fulfilling even 48 by chance of the prophecies is already astronomically not possible.
Jesus provided the ultimate proof as who He claimed to Be, by satisfying everything written about Him – this completely validates His authority and His exclusive claims: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6. God tells us “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12
The most important question is: ” How will you respond to the God who came to save you?” (Remember the Bible reveals to us that Jesus is both fully God and fully man.)
It also means God’s judgement and mercy are real. Prophecies are about blessings and justice. God fulfilled prophecies of judgement against sin and rebellion proves that He takes sin seriously. God’s judgement on sin fell on Jesus on the Cross, so that HIs mercy could be offered to you. The fulfilled prophecy of the Cross guarantee that forgiveness is available. And God will fulfil the future prophecies of final judgement on men who don’t repent of their sin and receive His offer of salvation and while alive on earth.
Matthew 25:41 – “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”
Revelation 20:10 – And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
Revelation 14:11 – And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
The corollary is, you are not lost by accident but by your own choice – And praise be to God, that can change.
You are lost because, like all of us, you have chosen to go your own way. “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6 The colossus, gigantic signpost from God saying ‘The way home to heaven is here, and it is true is from the fulfilled prophecies.
The accomplishment of the fulfillment of prophecies is God’s gracious gift of rock-solid evidence – it is meant to crush skepticism, confirms truth and lovingly compels anyone to turn from being lost to being found – the choice is yours, and the ball is NOW at your feet.
God said TODAY is the time/day of salvation. “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)” 2 Corinthians 6:2.
We must not wait too long as tomorrow is never promised.
Jesus of Nazareth is the One to whom the Law and the Prophets pointed, the One anointed by God to redeem, restore all things and to reign forever and ever. To encounter Christ is to encounter the living God who knows the end from the beginning, sovereignly rules over all things, has perfectly revealed Himself, and remains faithful to His promises for all eternity.
The marvel and wonder of fulfilled prophecies in the person of Jesus Christ function not as a mere historical footnote, but as a divinely-constructed bridge from empirical evidence to transformative encounter. It is a means of grace whereby God invites us to perceive all of history as His-story; a sovereignly ordained narrative culminating in the revelation of His Son. In Christ, the scattered threads of prophetic utterance find their perfect coherence and telos; He is the living, breathing fulfillment, the ultimate Yes and Amen to all God’s promises.
Therefore, the evidence of fulfilled prophecy issues a summons that transcends intellectual curiosity not just of intellectual assent, it demands a response of faith trust, and worship – a whole-hearted trust in the person and work of the One who was foretold. It calls for worship—the only fitting posture for a creature in the presence of their Redeemer-King.
The messianic identity of Jesus of Nazareth, attested by these prophecies, is the very instrument through which God accomplishes our eternal salvation.
This salvation is far more than a legal transaction; it is a cosmic deliverance from the tyranny of sin, eternal punishment, and alienation. Through His atoning sacrifice, Christ secures for us reconciliation with the Father, shattering the chains of the manacles of enmity, that separated us from God (Romans 5:10-11 “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”) He offers not just a prolonged existence, but the promise of eternal life—a participation in the very life of God Himself, beginning now and consummated in glory for all eternity – without end.
ii) How to be saved and have eternal life with God in heaven before our sojourn on earth ends.
In His merciful self-disclosure, God has graciously made known the way of redemption. This divine revelation, encapsulated in the living and active Word of God, illumine the path from condemnation to a glorious eternal existence in God’s presence. It proclaims that the free gift of salvation – the full forgiveness of sins and reconciliation with a holy God – is not attained through human striving, merit, or works of the law. It is, from first to last, a sovereign act of divine grace, received through the instrument of faith alone, in the person and finished work of Christ alone. As God unequivocally declares, via His revealed Word, the Bible: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9. This foundational truth demolishes all human boasting and establishes salvation firmly upon the mercy and grace of God.
The required human response is thus not one of achievement, but of reception. To all who receive Him – who entrust themselves to His person and authority – He grants the irrevocable right to become children of God (John 1:12). This adoption is not merely a legal status but a transformative reality, by which believers are made “heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ” (Romans 8:17), securing their inheritance of eternal life as promised (Titus 3:7).
Therefore, the biblical principles regarding what a person must do to be saved are not a ‘set of steps to be performed’, but a posture of the heart to be assumed. This posture consists of:
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Repentance: A Spirit-wrought turning away from sin and self-directedness, acknowledging one’s need for a Saviour (Acts 3:19).
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Faith: A whole-hearted trust in and reliance upon the Lord Jesus Christ—embracing His atoning death as the full payment for sin and His resurrection as the guarantee of our justification (Romans 10:9).
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Confession: The acknowledgment of Jesus Christ as Lord, both privately in belief and publicly in life and word (Romans 10:9-10).
This is the gracious invitation extended to all: to cease striving and to rest entirely upon the work of Christ, who is the sole mediator between God and humanity (1 Timothy 2:5), and in doing so, to pass from death into life (John 5:24).
God has thus revealed to us through His Word on how we may receive the forgiveness of our sin and be reconciled to Him and be heirs of salvation.
May the Almighty God bless you.
See also the link below. https://rainbowwonderchoices.com/thoughts/fascinating-facts-about-human-dna-length/
August 31, 2025
Dr. Cheong Kok Weng