8 Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled Easter Week

For the first couple of centuries of the church, before Rome adopted Christianity as the official imperial religion, the leaders who defended the Gospel did so with two main sources of evidence. First, they pointed to the behavior of believers. Those who followed Jesus, they argued, lived lives of more character, paid their taxes, and followed the laws. Second, those pastors and bishops would point to the overwhelming amount of Old Testament prophecy fulfilled in Jesus. Modern Christianity rarely points to either, regrettably. While a fascinating and revealing discussion, this article won’t focus on the first line of evidence. Regarding the second, specific and numerous prophecies were fulfilled in the Gospel writings. The Gospel writers laced their storytelling with such commentary, especially Matthew. A mathematician and professor, Peter Stoner calculated the odds of just eight specific Messianic prophecies being fulfilled in Jesus as 1 in 100 quadrillion (the factor after trillion). Statistically, that’s a near impossibility, what we would consider miraculous. Some apologists claim 300+ prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus, statistically beyond impossible. Of course, not only are the following eight proof of God’s heavenly plan being fulfilled, possible only through the Lord’s work, but the Father also communicates his love and power to us through them. Here are 8 Old Testament prophecies fulfilled during Easter Week:Photo Credit: ©Unsplash/Avel/Chuklanov