0100. 97. Christ and Prophecy Re His Crucifixion

97. Christ and Prophecy Re His Crucifixion

A whole host of prophecies gather round the Cross of Christ. No candid reader of the Scriptures can doubt for one moment that such passages of Holy Writ as Psalms 22 and Isaiah 53 had a literal fulfilment in the death of Christ. There are several particulars in relation to the crucifixion of Christ which are specified as fulfilments of prophecy.

1. The casting of lots about His clothes—Joh_19:24; Psa_22:18.

2. His thirst—Joh_19:28; Psa_69:21.

3. His bones not being broken—Joh_19:36; Exo_12:46; Psa_34:20.

4. His body being pierced—Joh_19:37; Zec_12:10.

5. His being crucified according to the Roman law, and not being stoned to death according to Jewish custom—Joh_18:31-32; Mat_20:19.

6. His being numbered among the malefactors—Mar_15:28; Isa_53:12.

The above are a few of the many fulfilments of prophecy in the crucifixion of the Saviour.

The fulfilment of prophecy is a comfort to God’s saints, for it demonstrates His carefulness to keep His Word, and a warning to the unsaved, for since He keeps to the minutiae of His promise to His people, He will surely fulfil His threats to the ungodly.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH