Luke 24:44-48 Isaiah 55:8,9 1 Corinthians 2:9,10 1 Peter 1:9-12 Deuteronomy 29:29 Matthew 5:17

Jesus, the focus of prophecy More prophecies deal with ONE individual than all others combined A Redeemer – Job 19:23-27 A Prophet – Deuteronomy 18:18,19; Acts 3:22-24 Only ONE person could fulfill those prophecies Impossible to counterfeit & establish Himself as the One foretold- John 10:1-3 Seeing it come to pass, we realize the truth – John 14:29

The birth of christ Isaiah 7:14 “the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son” “God with us” Only One Who could wholly claim to be of the seed of woman – Genesis 3:15 Only in the mind of God – Isaiah 46:9,10; Micah 5:2 This ruler has been working eternally – John 1:1,2,14

The life of christ Isaiah 53:2 “there is no beauty that we should desire Him” The killing of infants- Jeremiah 31:15 Family’s flight into Egypt – Hosea 11:1 Their return – Isaiah 9:1,2; John 1:46 John the Baptist reminded of another prophecy – Matthew 11:2-6 Isaiah had a message for John – Isaiah 35:4-6

The death of christ His mission was to die- Luke 12:50; John 12:27 Isaiah describes His death – Isaiah Chapter 53 His rejection prophesied – Isaiah 28:14-16 V.16 quoted by Peter & applied to Jesus – 1 Peter 2:7 Died according to the Scriptures – 1 Corinthians 15:3 This wasn’t the end – 1 Corinthians 15:4; John 11:25,26 Jesus alone is the Messiah, the Christ – no other

The resurrection of christ Enemies understood He planned to arise on the third day – Matthew 27:62-64; Psalm 16:8-11 Can’t refer to David – Acts 2:25-32 Showed Jesus’ power over Satan, who could not hold Him in death – Hebrews 2:14,15 The ultimate victory – 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 Others had been raised from the dead, but they all eventually died

The ascension of christ A Brief summary of the Gospel – 1 Timothy 3:16 A life witnessed by the Apostles – 1 John 1:1-3 Witness His ascension – Acts 1:9 Prophesied by Daniel – Daniel 7:13,14 Described by David – Psalm 24:7-10 He led captivity captive – Ephesians 4:8; Psalm 68:18 Freed from sin to be slaves of righteousness- Romans 6:18

Will you be a part of god’s plan of salvation? Ephesians 1:3-14 NKJV “….7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.”