John 19:19-27
Today's Passage: John 19:19-27
The main thing I want to focus on from this familiar passage is that the inspiration and cohesiveness of Scripture is seen in the account of the crucifixion.
24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,
“They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”
This is a direct quotation from Psalm 22:18, a Messianic Psalm.
The death of Jesus was not an accident. It was the plan of God from the foundation of the world to redeem his people from sin.
And Scripture makes this clear. There are hundreds of prophecies of Jesus in the Old Testament.
What should this invoke in you? A sense of trust and awe in God. Trust that God’s Word is true. Awe that God loves you enough that he knew that he would send Christ the Redeemer to die on the cross and rise again.
Below, I’m going to paste in some different prophecies that Jesus fulfilled in his life. (You can check out the original article here). You don’t have to read all of it necessarily, but I do encourage you to read and reflect on the sovereignty of God that is seen through Scripture.
____________________________________________________________________________
Prophecies about Jesus’ death and resurrection
The death and resurrection of Christ are the most significant events in human history. It’s no surprise that there would be plenty of Old Testament prophecies pointing to this remarkable event.
29. Christ will be our Passover Lamb
Prophecy:
“Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe.
‘None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
‘Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants. When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. And when your children ask you, “What does this ceremony mean to you?” then tell them, ‘”t is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.”‘ Then the people bowed down and worshiped” (Exodus 12:21–27).
Fulfillment:
“Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7).
30. Like the Passover Lamb, none of the Christ’s bones will be broken
Prophecy:
“It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones” (Exodus 12:46).
Fulfillment:
“Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken’” (John 19:31–36)
31. The Messiah’s blood will be spilled for atonement
Prophecy:
“For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life” (Leviticus 17:11).
Fulfillment:
“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28).
32. Jesus will be lifted up, and everyone who looks on Him will live
Prophecy:
“So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived” (Numbers 21:9).
Fulfillment:
“‘Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.’
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son” (John 3:14–18).
33. Christ’s resurrection prophesied
Prophecy:
“Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,
that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead,
or engraved in rock forever!
I know that my redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet in my flesh I will see God;
I myself will see him
with my own eyes—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns within me!” (Job 19:23–27)
Fulfillment:
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned” (John 5:24–29).
34. The Messiah would be forsaken
Prophecy:
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?” (Psalm 22:1)
Fulfillment:
“About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’)” (Matthew 27:46).
35. The Messiah would be scorned
Prophecy:
“‘He trusts in the Lord,’ they say,
‘let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him’” (Psalm 22:8).
Fulfillment:
“‘He saved others,’ they said, ‘but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, “I am the Son of God”‘” (Matthew 27:42–43).
36. The Messiah’s suffering would include thirst
Prophecy:
“My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death” (Psalm 22:15).
Fulfillment:
“Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty’” (John 19:28).
37. They would pierce Christ’s hands and feet
Prophecy:
“Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce my hands and my feet” (Psalm 22:16).
Fulfillment:
“These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken,’ and, as another scripture says, ‘They will look on the one they have pierced’” (John 19:36–37).
38. They would cast lots for Jesus’ clothing
Prophecy:
“They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment” (Psalm 22:18).
Fulfillment:
“When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
‘Let’s not tear it,’ they said to one another. ‘Let’s decide by lot who will get it.’
“This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,
‘They divided my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.’
“So this is what the soldiers did” (John 19:23–24).
39. The Messiah will cry, “Into your hands I commit my Spirit”
Prophecy:
“Into your hands I commit my spirit;
deliver me, Lord, my faithful God” (Psalm 31:5).
Fulfillment:
“Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last” (Luke 23:46).
40. Everyone will abandon the Messiah
Prophecy:
“Because of all my enemies,
I am the utter contempt of my neighbors
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
those who see me on the street flee from me” (Psalm 31:11).
Fulfillment:
“Then everyone deserted him and fled” (Mark 14:50).
41. They will plot to kill God’s anointed
Prophecy:
“For I hear many whispering,
‘Terror on every side!’
They conspire against me
and plot to take my life” (Psalm 31:13).
Fulfillment:
“Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed” (Matthew 27:1).
42. The Messiah will be quiet before his accusers
Prophecy:
“Those who want to kill me set their traps,
those who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all day long they scheme and lie.
I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,
like the mute, who cannot speak” (Psalm 38:12–13)
Fulfillment:
“When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, ‘Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?’ But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor” (Matthew 27:12–14).
43. God’s anointed will not see decay
Prophecy:
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:9–11).
Fulfillment:
“Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay” (Acts 2:31).
44. The Messiah would be abandoned by those closest to him
Prophecy:
“Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me” (Psalm 41:9).
Fulfillment:
“I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me’” (John 13:18).
45. The Christ will ascend into the heavens to distribute gifts
Prophecy:
“When you ascended on high,
you took many captives;
you received gifts from people,
even from the rebellious—
that you, Lord God, might dwell there” (Psalm 68:18).
Fulfillment:
“But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says:
‘When he ascended on high,
he took many captives
and gave gifts to his people.’
“(What does ‘he ascended’ mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work” (Ephesians 4:7–16).
46. The Christ’s thirst will be quenched with vinegar and gall
Prophecy:
“They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst” (Psalm 69:21).
Fulfillment:
“There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it” (Matthew 27:34).
47. The Messiah’s resurrection predicted
Prophecy:
“I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death” (Psalm 118:17–18).
Fulfillment:
“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again”‘” (Luke 24:5–7).
48. The Messiah will conquer death
Prophecy:
“On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;
he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace
from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken” (Isaiah 25:7–8).
Fulfillment:
“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory’” (1 Corinthians 15:54).
49. The Messiah will be mocked and abused
Prophecy:
“‘I clothe the heavens with darkness
and make sackcloth its covering.’
The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears;
I have not been rebellious,
I have not turned away.
I offered my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting” (Isaiah 50:3–6).
Fulfillment:
“Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ they said. They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him” (Matthew 27:27–31).
Written By: Graham Withers
The main thing I want to focus on from this familiar passage is that the inspiration and cohesiveness of Scripture is seen in the account of the crucifixion.
24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,
“They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”
This is a direct quotation from Psalm 22:18, a Messianic Psalm.
The death of Jesus was not an accident. It was the plan of God from the foundation of the world to redeem his people from sin.
And Scripture makes this clear. There are hundreds of prophecies of Jesus in the Old Testament.
What should this invoke in you? A sense of trust and awe in God. Trust that God’s Word is true. Awe that God loves you enough that he knew that he would send Christ the Redeemer to die on the cross and rise again.
Below, I’m going to paste in some different prophecies that Jesus fulfilled in his life. (You can check out the original article here). You don’t have to read all of it necessarily, but I do encourage you to read and reflect on the sovereignty of God that is seen through Scripture.
____________________________________________________________________________
Prophecies about Jesus’ death and resurrection
The death and resurrection of Christ are the most significant events in human history. It’s no surprise that there would be plenty of Old Testament prophecies pointing to this remarkable event.
29. Christ will be our Passover Lamb
Prophecy:
“Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe.
‘None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
‘Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants. When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. And when your children ask you, “What does this ceremony mean to you?” then tell them, ‘”t is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.”‘ Then the people bowed down and worshiped” (Exodus 12:21–27).
Fulfillment:
“Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7).
30. Like the Passover Lamb, none of the Christ’s bones will be broken
Prophecy:
“It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones” (Exodus 12:46).
Fulfillment:
“Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken’” (John 19:31–36)
31. The Messiah’s blood will be spilled for atonement
Prophecy:
“For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life” (Leviticus 17:11).
Fulfillment:
“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28).
32. Jesus will be lifted up, and everyone who looks on Him will live
Prophecy:
“So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived” (Numbers 21:9).
Fulfillment:
“‘Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.’
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son” (John 3:14–18).
33. Christ’s resurrection prophesied
Prophecy:
“Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,
that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead,
or engraved in rock forever!
I know that my redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet in my flesh I will see God;
I myself will see him
with my own eyes—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns within me!” (Job 19:23–27)
Fulfillment:
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned” (John 5:24–29).
34. The Messiah would be forsaken
Prophecy:
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?” (Psalm 22:1)
Fulfillment:
“About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’)” (Matthew 27:46).
35. The Messiah would be scorned
Prophecy:
“‘He trusts in the Lord,’ they say,
‘let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him’” (Psalm 22:8).
Fulfillment:
“‘He saved others,’ they said, ‘but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, “I am the Son of God”‘” (Matthew 27:42–43).
36. The Messiah’s suffering would include thirst
Prophecy:
“My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death” (Psalm 22:15).
Fulfillment:
“Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty’” (John 19:28).
37. They would pierce Christ’s hands and feet
Prophecy:
“Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce my hands and my feet” (Psalm 22:16).
Fulfillment:
“These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken,’ and, as another scripture says, ‘They will look on the one they have pierced’” (John 19:36–37).
38. They would cast lots for Jesus’ clothing
Prophecy:
“They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment” (Psalm 22:18).
Fulfillment:
“When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
‘Let’s not tear it,’ they said to one another. ‘Let’s decide by lot who will get it.’
“This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,
‘They divided my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.’
“So this is what the soldiers did” (John 19:23–24).
39. The Messiah will cry, “Into your hands I commit my Spirit”
Prophecy:
“Into your hands I commit my spirit;
deliver me, Lord, my faithful God” (Psalm 31:5).
Fulfillment:
“Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last” (Luke 23:46).
40. Everyone will abandon the Messiah
Prophecy:
“Because of all my enemies,
I am the utter contempt of my neighbors
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
those who see me on the street flee from me” (Psalm 31:11).
Fulfillment:
“Then everyone deserted him and fled” (Mark 14:50).
41. They will plot to kill God’s anointed
Prophecy:
“For I hear many whispering,
‘Terror on every side!’
They conspire against me
and plot to take my life” (Psalm 31:13).
Fulfillment:
“Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed” (Matthew 27:1).
42. The Messiah will be quiet before his accusers
Prophecy:
“Those who want to kill me set their traps,
those who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all day long they scheme and lie.
I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,
like the mute, who cannot speak” (Psalm 38:12–13)
Fulfillment:
“When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, ‘Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?’ But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor” (Matthew 27:12–14).
43. God’s anointed will not see decay
Prophecy:
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:9–11).
Fulfillment:
“Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay” (Acts 2:31).
44. The Messiah would be abandoned by those closest to him
Prophecy:
“Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me” (Psalm 41:9).
Fulfillment:
“I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me’” (John 13:18).
45. The Christ will ascend into the heavens to distribute gifts
Prophecy:
“When you ascended on high,
you took many captives;
you received gifts from people,
even from the rebellious—
that you, Lord God, might dwell there” (Psalm 68:18).
Fulfillment:
“But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says:
‘When he ascended on high,
he took many captives
and gave gifts to his people.’
“(What does ‘he ascended’ mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work” (Ephesians 4:7–16).
46. The Christ’s thirst will be quenched with vinegar and gall
Prophecy:
“They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst” (Psalm 69:21).
Fulfillment:
“There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it” (Matthew 27:34).
47. The Messiah’s resurrection predicted
Prophecy:
“I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death” (Psalm 118:17–18).
Fulfillment:
“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again”‘” (Luke 24:5–7).
48. The Messiah will conquer death
Prophecy:
“On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;
he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace
from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken” (Isaiah 25:7–8).
Fulfillment:
“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory’” (1 Corinthians 15:54).
49. The Messiah will be mocked and abused
Prophecy:
“‘I clothe the heavens with darkness
and make sackcloth its covering.’
The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears;
I have not been rebellious,
I have not turned away.
I offered my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting” (Isaiah 50:3–6).
Fulfillment:
“Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ they said. They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him” (Matthew 27:27–31).
Written By: Graham Withers
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