The Messiah would be resurrected.

Psalm 16:8-10
"I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope."

Matthew 28:6
"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."

The Messiah would be killed
before the destruction of the temple.

Daniel 9:26
"And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary..."

Matthew 27:50-51
" Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;"

The Messiah would be a King.

Psalm 2:6
"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."

Genesis 49:10
"The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be."

John 19:19
" And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."

The Messiah would be the "Prince of Peace."

Isaiah 9:6
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."


The Messiah would be as a shepherd.

Isaiah 40:11
"He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young."

John 10:11
"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."

The Messiah would have the appearance
of an ordinary man.

Isaiah 53:2
"For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him."

Philipians 2:7-8
" But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."

The Messiah would have the
Spirit of Wisdom.

Isaiah 11:2
"And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;"

Luke 2:40
"And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him."

Matthew 13:54
"And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? "

The Messiah would be a Prophet.

Deuteronomy 18:15-19
"I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."

Matthew 21:11
"And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee."

John 4:19
"The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet."

The Messiah would speak in parables.

Psalm 78:2
"I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:"

Isaiah 6:9-10
"And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed."

Matthew 13:34-35
"All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world."

The Messiah would preach the good news.

Isaiah 61:1-2
"THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;  To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;"

Luke 4:17-21
"And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."

The Messiah would be presented to
Jerusalem riding on a donkey.

Zechariah 9:9
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass , and upon a colt the foal of an ass ."

Matthew 21:6-9
" And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,  And brought the ass , and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.  And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.  And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

The Messiah would be angered by
disrespect toward the temple.

Psalm 69:9
"For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

John 2:13-17
" And the Jews passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,  And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:   And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Fathers house an house of merchandise.  And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."

The Messiah would perform miracles and have a healing ministry

Isaiah 35:5
"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped."

Mark 10:51-52
"And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.  And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way."

Mark 7:32-35
"  And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.  And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;   And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.  And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain."

Isaiah 35:6
"Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert."

Matthew 12:10-13
" And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. ... Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other."

Isaiah 53:4
"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted."

Matthew 8:16-17
" When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."


The Messiah, anguished,
would pray without ceasing.

Psalm 22:2
"O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent."

Matthew 26:38-39
" Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.  And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."


The Messiah would be the new covenant.

Isaiah 42:6
"I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;"

Jeremiah 31:31
"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:"

Matthew 26:28
"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

The Messiah would proclaim
a period of grace.

Isaiah 61:1-2
"THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;"

John 5:24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

Romans 6:14
"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."

Titus 2:11
"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,"

The Messiah would be the sin-bearer
for all mankind.

Isaiah 53:11
"He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities."

Isaiah 53:12
"Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors: and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."

Hebrews 9:28
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many..."

2 Corinthians 5:21
"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."

The Messiah would be as a sacrificial lamb.


Isaiah 53:7
"He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."

John 1:29
"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

The Messiah would come for all people.


Isaiah 11:10
"And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious."

2 Samuel 22:50
"Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name."

Genesis 28:14
"And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed."

Romans 15:8-9
" Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name."

Galatians 3:26-29
"  For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.  For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.  And if ye be Christs, then are ye Abrahams seed, and heirs according to the promise."

The Messiah would be a light to the Gentiles.

Isaiah 49:6
"And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth."

Acts 13:47-48
"  For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.  And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed."


Mockers would say of the Messiah,
"he trusted God, let him deliver him."


Psalm 22:8
" ...they shake the head, saying,  He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him."

Matthew 27:41-43
" Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,   He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.  He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God."

The Messiah would be foresaken by God.

Psalm 22:1
"MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?"

Mark 15:34
"And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

The Messiah would be killed.

Daniel 9:26
"And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself..."

Matthew 27:35
"And they crucified him ..."

The Messiah's body would not be
subject to decay.

Psalm 16:8-10
" I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.  For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope."

Acts 13:35-37
" Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.  For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:  But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption."

The Messiah would be highly exalted.


Isaiah 52:13b
"Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high."

Philippians 2:9-11
"  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:  That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;  And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

The Messiah would defeat death.

Isaiah 25:8 "He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it."

1 Corinthians 15:55-57
"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?  The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

Revelation 1:18
"I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."

The Messiah would reject those
who did not believe in him.

Psalm 2:12
"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."

John 3:36
"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."

A vision of the Messiah in a glorified state.

Daniel 10:5-6
"Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:  His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude."

Revelation 1:13-16
"And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.  His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength."

The Messiah would be resurrected.

Psalm 16:8-10
"I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.  For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.  Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope."

Matthew 28:6
"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."

The Messiah would be at the
right hand of God.

Psalm 110:1
"THE Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."

Mark 16:19
"So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God."