The Mission of Jesus Christ was part of the biblical prophecies about the Messiah. Let us first note that Jesus Christ is a being whose coming to earth was not the result of human effort or human will. But instead of the divine will, that is to say of the will of God the Almighty Creator. The mission of Jesus Christ is divine.
Jesus Christ is the only being whose coming on the earth, his birth, his existence on earth, his mission on earth, the purpose of his coming on earth and even the actions he was to do during his earthly life and many other things have been predicted, and then, according to the prophecies contained in the Biblical saint, the eternal and infallible word of God.
Prophecies About the Messiah and Their Achievements
I – / Prophecies About the Messiah Concerning Its Terrestrial, Human Origins
1 – Prophecies
God Himself was the first to announce the plan of redemption from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:15)
– He will be born of the offspring of a woman (Genesis 3:15);
– From Abraham’s descendants (Genesis 22: 17-18)
to Isaac’s (Genesis 26: 2-5) and Jacob’s (Genesis 28: 12-14);
– Of the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10);
– From the lineage of Isaiah (Isaiah 11: 1);
– From the House of David (JEREMY 23: 5)
2 – Achievements
– Jesus was born of a woman (Galatians 4: 4)
– From the tribe of Judah (Hebrews 7:14)
– From the lineage of Isaiah (Matthew 1: 6)
– From the House of David (Matthew 1: 1)
NB: For further details and interpretation (See Matthew 1: 1-17)
II – / Concerning His Birth
1 – Prophecies
– He will be born of a virgin woman (Isaiah 7:14)
– Precisely (Place) in Bethlehem (Micah 5: 1)
2 – Achievements
– Jesus was born of a virgin woman, named Mary (Matthew 1: 18-25)
-Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Luke 2: 4-7)
III – / Concerning Its Ministry
1 – Prophecies
– He will receive a special anointing of the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 11: 2)
– He performed miracles (Isaiah 35: 4-6)
– He will teach in the parable (Psalms78: 2)
2 – Achievements
– He received the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3: 16-17, JOHN 1:32, JOHN 3: 34)
– He worked miracles (Matthew 11: 2-5)
– He taught in the parable (Matthew 13: 34-35)
IV – / Concerning His Death, Ressurection, Ascension
1 – Prophecies
– Before his death, during his death, and even the day of his death …
Isaiah 53 (the whole chapter) / Isaiah 50: 6 / Zacharia 9: 9; Zachariah 11: 12-13; Zachariah 12:10; Zachariah 13: 7 / Psalms 22: 2, 8, 17, 19 / Psalms 69: 9, 22.
– His resurrection (Psalms 16: 10)
– His ascension (Psalms 110: 1)
2 – Achievements
– What happened to Jesus before his death, during his death, and the day of his death:
John 13: 21-30 / Matthew 26: 14-15; Matthew 27: 3-10; Matthew 27: 27-39, 46 / Mark 14: 27-50; Mark 15: 27-28 / Luke 23: 9, 34, 46 / John 13: 21-30; John 15:25; John 19: 23-24, John 19: 28-29; John 19: 33-37
– His resurrection: Acts 2: 24; Acts 2:31; Mark 16: 9
– His ascension: Acts 1: 9-11; Mark 16: 19.
Partial Conclusion on Prophecies About the Messiah and Their Achievements
It is only a few prophecies and their achievements that we quoted here in this first part. There are still enough biblical passages, in agreement with Messiah.
However, none of the prophecies was accomplished otherwise or failed. It is sure that Jesus Christ is the Messiah who was announced by God himself, then by the prophets of the Eternal God.
JESUS CHRIST is the fulfillment of the Old Testament scriptures as revealed in the New Testament. He is the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega, the first and the last. Jesus Christ is the incarnation of the living God who took the human form to accomplish this redemptive work. It is the same Creator God who was made flesh by coming into this world to fulfill the plan of the redemption of the human race (See John 1: 1-28)
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God (John 1:29) and the Son of God (John 1:34). Jesus Christ is the one who accomplished the plan of redemption, through his messianic mission. Jesus Christ is the only person unique in his birth, his life, his ministry, his death, his resurrection, his ascension, and especially his love for humanity. WHAT WAS THUS HIS MESSIANIC MISSION?
In the next article, we will talk about the Mission of Jesus Christ. Please click this link: The Messianic Mission of Jesus Christ.