The identity and mission of Jesus as the Messiah are central themes throughout the Bible, with numerous scriptures affirming His role as the anointed one sent by God. These passages, found in both the Old and New Testaments, provide a comprehensive understanding of His divine mission and fulfillment of prophecy.

Old Testament Prophecies

1. Isaiah 7:14 · "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel." This prophecy foretells the miraculous birth of Jesus, emphasizing His divine nature and mission.

2. Micah 5:2 · "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me one to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." This passage predicts the birthplace of the Messiah, fulfilled in Jesus' birth in Bethlehem.

3. Isaiah 53:3-5 · "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." This passage vividly describes the suffering servant, a role fulfilled by Jesus in His sacrificial death.

4. Psalm 22:16-18 · "For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing." This psalm is a prophetic depiction of the crucifixion, pointing to Jesus' suffering and the events surrounding His death.

New Testament Fulfillment

1. Matthew 1:22-23 · "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel' (which means, 'God with us')." This passage confirms the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy in the birth of Jesus.

2. John 1:41 · "He first found his brother Simon and told him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which is translated as Christ)." This declaration by Andrew highlights the recognition of Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah.

3. Luke 4:17-21 · "The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it is written: 'The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.' Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him, and He began by saying, 'Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.'" Jesus Himself affirms His messianic mission by declaring the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy.

4. Acts 2:36 · "Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!" Peter's proclamation on the day of Pentecost underscores the recognition of Jesus as the Messiah and Lord.

5. Hebrews 1:8-9 · "But about the Son He says: 'Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.'" This passage affirms the divine kingship and anointing of Jesus as the Messiah.

These scriptures collectively affirm Jesus' identity as the Messiah, fulfilling the prophecies and expectations set forth in the Old Testament and realized in the New Testament. His life, death, and resurrection are the culmination of God's redemptive plan for humanity.Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
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Daniel 9:25,26
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and three score and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
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Matthew 11:3-6
And said to him, Are you he that should come, or do we look for another?
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Matthew 16:15,16
He said to them, But whom say you that I am?
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Matthew 22:42-45
Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.
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Matthew 26:63,64
But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you be the Christ, the Son of God.
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Mark 12:35-37
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
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Luke 2:28-32,38
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
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Luke 20:41-44
And he said to them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
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Luke 24:25-27
Then he said to them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
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John 1:41,45
He first finds his own brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
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John 4:25,26,29,42
The woman said to him, I know that Messias comes, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
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John 5:33,36,37,39,46
You sent to John, and he bore witness to the truth.
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John 6:27
Labor not for the meat which perishes, but for that meat which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you: for him has God the Father sealed.
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John 8:14,17,18,25,28,56
Jesus answered and said to them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know from where I came, and where I go; but you cannot tell from where I come, and where I go.
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John 13:19
Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, you may believe that I am he.
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Acts 3:18,20,24
But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he has so fulfilled.
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Acts 4:26,27
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
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Acts 9:22
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelled at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
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Acts 13:27
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
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Acts 17:2,3
And Paul, as his manner was, went in to them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
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Acts 26:6,7,22,23
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, to our fathers:
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Acts 28:23
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
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Romans 1:1-3
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God,
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1 Corinthians 15:3
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
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1 Peter 1:10,11
Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come to you:
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2 Peter 1:16-18
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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1 John 5:6-9
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
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