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In resurrection, the mighty Victor over sin and death, the Lord, still
condescended to 'open the Book', saying:
'All things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses,
and in the prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning Me' (Luke 24:44).
The phrase 'that it might be fulfilled', is repeated again and again in
the gospel of Matthew, referring to the miraculous nature of His birth
(1:22), through His life of humble service until the closing scenes of His
sacrificial death (26:54,56; 27:9,35).
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Thomas Hartwell Horne, in his Introduction to the Scriptures, has a
large section devoted to the fulfilment of Messianic prophecy. From these
pages (pp. 549-566, 10th edition, 1856) we give a selection only, but believe
the space devoted to this great subject (pp. 15 to 45 of this book) will be
fully justified.
A Table Of The CHIEF PROPHECIES Relative To The MESSIAH
Chap. I
The Principal Prophecies relative to the Messiah, with their
accomplishment,in the very words of the New Testament.
SECTION
I
Prophecies relative to the Advent, Person, Sufferings,
Resurrection and Ascension of the Messiah.
§ 1.
That a Messiah should come
Prophecy.-- Genesis 3:15, 'He (the seed of the woman) shall bruise thy
head and thou shalt bruise his heel'. Compare Genesis 22:18; 12:3; 26:4;
28:4 and Psalm 72:17.-- Isaiah 40:5, 'The glory of the Lord shall be
revealed, and all flesh shall see it together'.-- Haggai 2:7, 'The desire of
all nations shall come'.
Fulfilment.-- Galatians 4:4, 'When the fulness of the time was come,
God sent forth his Son, made of a woman' (4,000 years after the first
prophecy was delivered).-- Romans 16:20, 'The God of peace shall bruise Satan
under your feet shortly'.-- 1 John 3:8, 'The Son of God was manifested, that
He might destroy the works of the Devil' (that old serpent, Rev. 12:9). See
also Hebrews 2:14.-- Luke 2:10, 'I bring you good tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all people'.
§ 2.
When he should come
Prophecy.-- Genesis 49:10, 'The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come'.-- The Messiah was
to come at a time of nearly universal peace, and when there was a general
expectation of him; and while the second temple was standing, seventy weeks
(of years, i.e. 490 years) after the rebuilding of Jerusalem. See Haggai 2:6
-9; Daniel 9:24,25; Malachi 3:1.