Biblical Prophecies

Argumentative Essay # 100407

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Biblical Prophecies

This paper discusses biblical prophecies in the Old Testament that are fulfilled in the New Testament.

1,190 words () | 6 sources | APA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that Christians should read both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible to understand all the prophecies that are made and to see how God has fulfilled each of these prophecies. The author points out that many prophecies, including the seed of the woman, the seed of Abraham and the seed of Isaac, point to the birth and death of Jesus. The paper concludes that it is important to realize that the fulfillment of these Old Testament scriptures means that a person should honor the belief that Jesus is indeed the Son of God. The paper includes many quotations and an appendix listing the prophecies fulfilled by Jesus.

From the Paper:

"The name of Jesus was foretold in the Old Testament. "The Old Testament gets even clearer about the fact that Messiah is God, that God Himself will be the Messiah, that the name of the Messiah is Y-H-W-H." In Isaiah 9:6, it tells that the different names of the Messiah. ...Comparing the Old Testament with the New Testament will show these names have been applied to Jesus. Jesus has fulfilled all the prophecies in the Old Testament and how they are fulfilled are written in the New Testament. Even Jesus recognized that his purpose was to fulfill the Old Testament."

Sample of Sources Used:

Arlandson, J. (2006). How Jesus Christ fulfills the Old Testament. Retrieved Nov 17, 2006, from http://www.answering-islam.org/Authors/Arlandson/fulfilled.html
Crossings Devotional Bible King James Version (2001). New York: CrossAmerica Books.
Immanuel, God with us. Retrieved Nov 17, 2006, from http://tobechristian.org/ChIbanner.htm
Messianic prophecy. Retrieved Nov. 17, 2006, from http://www.allabouttruth.org/messianic-prophecy.htm
Prophecies fulfilled by Jesus. Retrieved Nov 17, 2006, from http://www.bprc.org/topics/fulfill.html