Let’s Sum Up
Knowing that Jesus is the Christ is not a matter of wishful guessing. It can be explained, reasoned, and proved from the Old Testament Scriptures (Acts 17:2-3).
Jesus matched the prophetic picture perfectly. Yes, He even fit the parts that seemed impossible!
Peter, an eyewitness who saw the prophecies come true, assured us that the message of the prophets was “certain” (2 Peter 1:19).
How can we be so sure?
Because God alone could accurately tell everything about His coming Messiah before it happened. And only God’s true Messiah could fulfill all that God had said about Him.
Memory Verses
1) John 1:40-41, 45 – One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ)… Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
2) Genesis 22:18 – In your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.
3) Matthew 1:1 – The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
4) Micah 5:2 – But you, O 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.
5) John 5:39, 46 – … it is they [Scriptures] that bear witness about Me… For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me.
6) Acts 17:2-3 – Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
OUR PRAYER: You are Yahweh, the I AM. You are always present. You see all that has been, all that is, and all that will be. All is under Your control. Therefore true prophecy and fulfillment can only come from You. Thank You for giving us such sure ways to see the Christ You sent…