Jesus

Entering

»When Jesus entered Jerusalem he rode on the back of a donkey, as predicted.«

Celestial
omen

»The Magi came to Jerusalem to see the King, who, according to Moses, is supposed to be announced with a star.

God's Son

»God has declared in the Old Testament that the savior will come to the world as a child and be God's son.«

Clothing

»As predicted, the soldiers casted lots for Jesus cloths/garments, which is another sign of humiliation.«

Sparing

»After crucifixion it was normal to break the legs of the crucified. Jesus was pierced instead, whereas the bones of his legs remained whole, as predicted.«

Drop of Death

»As predicted, Jesus got vinegar to drink instead of water, when he was hanging on the cross.«

Stone

»As predicted, Jesus has become both a rock of stumbling and a cornerstone.«

Determination

»Jesus heals, as predicted in the Old Testament.«

Forgiveness
of Sin

»God's promise that sins are forgiven comes true with Jesus.«

Virgin

»As predicted, a virgin gives birth to Jesus.«

Ancestry

»As predicted, Jesus descents from the royal lineage of David and will be King forever.«

God's Spirit

»The foretelling that God's spirit will rest on Jesus was confirmed by the appearance of the pigeon and God's voice at Jesus' baptism.«

Herald

»As predicted, John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah and prepared the people for his coming.«

Spreading
of the Word

»Jesus passes his aim, to tell all humans about God's covenant of mercy, on to his disciples.«

Suffering

»During his ordeal to the cross, Jesus was mocked and marred through brutal violence, as Isaiah has predicted.«

Exaltation

»As predicted, Jesus was lifted up into heaven after his ordeal.«

Denial

»Jesus came into the world and as predicted in the Old Testament he was not accepted as God's son, although he corresponded to all the descriptions of the coming Messiah.«

Carrier of Sin

»Isaiah has predicted that Jesus will be called guilty and cursed although he was innocent.«

Wounds

»The determination that Jesus will carry all the guilt of every single human through his wounds on the cross has been predicted in Isaiah.«

Lamb

»In Isaiah Jesus was described as a lamb. He also acted that way, humble and obedient.«

Judgement

»In the Old Testament the outcome of Jesus' life has been predicted.«

Burial

»Although Jesus had been crucified like a criminal, he received an honorable burial after his death, as predicted in Isaiah.«

Transgressors

»As predicted, Jesus allows to be numbered among the guilty ones. Even on the cross, mocked and tortured, he keeps the criminal next to him in mind.«

Infanticide

»In fear of losing his throne, Herod gave orders to kill all the boys in the age of Jesus. As predicted, great suffering came over the inhabitants
of the country.«

Egypt

»As Herod tried to kill Jesus, Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt. Later, God calls Jesus back from Egypt, as predicted.«

Holy Spirit

»It became possible to everyone to experience the Spirit of God, as announced.«

Place of Birth

»Due to a forthcoming census of population Joseph and Mary had to travel to Joseph's birthplace. As predicted in the prophecy, Jesus was born over there.«

»Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, […]«

Genesis 49:11a

»Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. «

Zechariah 9:9

»Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. [...] The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.«

Matthew 21:5-11

»I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. […]«

Numeri 24:17

»Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. […] When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. «

Matthew 2:2+10-11

»I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, You are my Son; today I have begotten you.«

Psalm 2:7

»For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon4 his shoulder, and his name shall be called5 Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.«

Isaiah 9:5

»And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.«

Matthew 28:18

»For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.«

Luke 2:11

»[…] and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”«

Luke 3:22b

»they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.«

Psalm 22:18

»And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.«

Mark 15:24

»When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.«

John 19:23

»He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.«

Psalm 34:21

»[…] when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, […]«

Zechariah 12:10b

»So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.«

John 19:32+33

»They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.«

Psalm 69:21

»A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.«

John 19:29

»The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.«

Psalm 118:22

»And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, «

Isaiah 8:14a

»This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.«

Acts 4:11

»For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,«

1. Corinthians 1:22+23

»As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.«

1. Peter 2:4+7-8

»He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.«

Psalm 147:3

»A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;«

Isaiah 42:3

»The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives […]«

Isaiah 61:1

»(And Jesus answered them, [...] ) the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.«

Matthew 11:5

» Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.«

Matthew 11:28

»Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. […] but he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.«

Luke 4:40+43

»Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.«

Isaiah 1:18

»In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer.«

Isaiah 54:8

»For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.«

John 3:16+17

»Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.«

John 11:25+26

» but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.«

Romans 5:8

»Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.«

Isaiah 7:14

»This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. [...] But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. [...] And he gave him the name Jesus.«

Matthew 1:18+20,21+25

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.«

Isaiah 11:1

»In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’ For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel«

Jeremiah 33:15-17

»This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, […] and Jesse the father of King David. […] and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.«

Matthew 1:1-16

»He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David«

Luke 1:32

»The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord […]«

Isaiah 11:2

»Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.«

Isaiah 42:1

»As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.«

Matthew 3:16-17

»And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.«

Luke 2:40

»Then John gave this testimony: I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.«

John 1:32+33

»A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.«

Isaiah 40:3

»John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.«

Mark 1:4

»There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.«

John 1:6+7

»He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.«

Isaiah 42:4

»Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.«

Matthew 28:19+20

»I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.«

Isaiah 50:6

»As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind«

Isaiah 52:14

»Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him, […]«

Matthew 26:67

»Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him.«

Luke 22:63

»Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.«

Isaiah 52:13

»But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.«

Luke 22:69

»[...]that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,«

Ephesians 1:20-22

»Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name«

Philippians 2:9

»Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.«

Isaiah 53:1+3

»The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.«

John 1:5

»He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.«

John 1:10+11

»Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?«

John 12:37+38

»Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. […] and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.«

Isaiah 53:4+6

»who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.«

Romans 4:25

»Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree«

Galatians 3:13

»He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.«

1. Peter 2:24

»But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.«

Isaiah 53:5

»for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus«

Romans 3:23+24

» Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.«

2. Corinthians 5:20+21

»knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.«

1. Peter 1:18+19

»He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.«

Isaiah 53:7

»But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer.«

Matthew 27:12

»The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!«

John 1:29

»He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.«

1. Peter 2:22+23

»By oppression and judgment he was taken away;[…]«

Isaiah 53:8

»Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, Barabbas. Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? They all said, Let him be crucified!«

Matthew 27:20-22

»And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.«

Isaiah 53:9

»When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.«

Matthew 27:57-60

»Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.«

Isaiah 53:12

»And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
And he said to him, Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.«

Lukas 23:33+43

»This is what the Lord says: A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.«

Jeremiah 31:15

»When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.«

Matthew 2:16

»When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.«

Hosea 11:1

»When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. Get up, he said, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him. So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt«

Matthew 2:19+20

»After that, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will have dreams. Your young men will have visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit on those who serve me, men and women alike.«

Joel 2:28+29

»And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication.«

Zechariah 12:10a

»I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.«

Matthew 3:11

»And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever, the Spirit of truth.«

John 14:16+17a

»Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.«

Acts 2:2-4

»But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.«

Micha 5:1

»And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, […] And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.«

Luke 2:4+7

After Jesus

No starvation

No suffering

Book of life

God assembles his people

Everything is going to be new

God's word persists

Israel

Signs of the times

Jesus is coming back

Sons and daughters of the living God

»But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God;«

John 1:12

»But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.«

Galatians 4:4-7

»The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.«

Revelation 21:7

»Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’1 nor any scorching heat.For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.«

Revelation 7: 16+17

»He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.«

Revelation 21:4

»The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.«

Revelation 3:5

»And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God.«

Luke 13:29

»Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.«

Ezekiel 37:21-22+27

»The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.«

Isaiah 40:8

»Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.«

Matthew 24:35

»All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.«

Isaiah 34:4

»Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.[...]And he who was seated on the throne said, Behold, I lam making all things new.«

Revelation 21:1+5a

»And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my names sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.«

Matthew 24:6-14

»I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.«

Daniel 7:13

»Immediately after the distress of those days ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.«

Matthew 24:29+30

»Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all peoples on earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.«

Revelation 1:7

Before Jesus

God wants to make Jesus to the new covenant.

»I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.«

Isaiah 42:6+7

»Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.«

Jeremiah 31:31-33

A covenant that will be written into the hearts.

»And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.«

Ezekiel 37:26

It will be an eternal covenant of peace.

»I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore.«

lich Willkommen!