Jesus Christ was sent by God to redeem us and to inform us of his happy news. "... All of whom Moses in the law and the prophets, we have ketemukan is Jesus, son of Joseph from Nazareth." (John 1:45). One of the most powerful arguments to highlight the mission of Jesus is that all prophecy has been fulfilled in Him.
I. The origins. In accordance with the prophecy that is the promised Messiah is the son of Abraham from the line of Judah and David. Matthew describes the lineage that began with Abraham and ends with Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus who is called Christ. (Matthew 1:16). According to the Jewish interpretation, the true Jesus son of David, because Joseph, the head of the family in which he was born, comes from David. The first Christian generation was generally aware that he is descended from Judah. (Heb 7:14)
Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be born of a virgin. "Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son." (Matthew 1:23). Also the birthplace of the Messiah known with certainty. Scripture says that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, where David was. (John 7:42). That's where Herod sent the Magi from the east and it was based on the prophecy of Micah. "And thou Bethlehem, are by no means least ... because of you will come a ruler." (Matthew 2: 6)
There is another one prophecy that says that the Messiah would come from Nazareth: "Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene." (Matthew 2:23)
II. The years of the First. The incidence of which is very important during the short settlement in Bethlehem is the arrival of the Magi. They came to worship the Child Jesus and hand offering. Thus again the prophecy fulfilled. (Isaiah 72:10). While the sad event, is the murder of the children of Bethlehem, is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah. (Jer 31:15)
III. Pioneers. Malachi prophesied that a pilot will precede the coming of the Messiah. (Mal 3: 1). About this pioneering, Isaiah said; "A voice cries, 'Prepare in the wilderness the way for the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God! Every valley shall be closed, and every mountain and hill leveled; hilly land should be flat ground, and ground grooved into the plains; then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; indeed, the Lord himself has spoken. "(Isaiah 40: 3-5)
It is already fulfilled in John the Baptist. He uses the words clearly. He did not ask for respect for the Messiah for himself. "I am not the Christ" (John 1:20), but the voice of one crying in the wilderness as prophesied by the prophet Isaiah.
Jesus himself testified, that what was foretold by the prophet Malachi has been fulfilled in John. "... About whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee." (Matthew 11:10)
IV. King. There is a prophecy which says that Christ is king, priest and prophet. Christ present themselves as king. In front of the judge he admitted that he was the king. "You say that I am a king." (John 18:36). The public views him as king: "You are the king of Israel." (John 1:49), and His enemies use the same word to mock him, when he relies weak helpless on the cross. "Others he saved, but himself he can not save! He is King of Israel? Well he came down from the cross and we will believe in him." (Matthew 27:42)
V. Imam. Christ appeared as a priest. At the time Christ gave His life on the cross, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. We have a great High Priest, Jesus. (Heb 4:14). He is the mediator of a new covenant. (Heb 9:15). It has been established with an oath by Him who said to Him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change: You are a priest for ever." (Heb 7:21)
Ordinary mind is not able to see the prophecy was fulfilled in Christ. Only trust can see the death of Christ on the cross as a sacrifice of a Priest. He himself had said earlier, that he came to give his life a ransom for many. (Matthew 20:28). And because of the sacrifices that he dedicate to remove sin. (Heb 9:26). He is the High Priest, Priest Mahasempurna, because he offered himself to God as a sacrifice without blemish. (Heb 9:14). And since by one offering He has perfected forever those whom He sanctified. (Heb 10:14)
VI. Prophet. Christ is shown as a prophet. He was a prophet not only because of the prophecy that he did, but mainly because he came in the name of God to deliver a message to humans. I am come in my Father's name (John 5:43), and what I heard from him that I speak to the world (Jn 8:26). So he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. (Mark 1:22). Through his work, is the miracle of His, He invited the audience to believe in his message.
VII. Servant of Allah. Messiah is described as a king with spiritual and religious power. It is displayed as a priest who volunteered and stoic self-sacrifice and surrender to the ferocity of his enemies for the sake of the happiness of his people. He is also shown as a prophet ideal, as another Moses, who faithfully and without hesitation, but also with humility and gentle running his mission and energetically defending his people. He is the herald of divine happiness. "Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and release to the prisoners from the prison, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. "(Isa 61: 1-2 ). That is the picture of Jesus. And as it goes is said in the Gospel; "She closed the book, gave it back to the officer, and sat down; and the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to teach them saying: 'Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing. "And all the people of him and were amazed at the beautiful words spoken to Him." (Luke 4: 20-22)
VIII. Humiliation. A description of the Messiah is not only showed bright aspects. There is also a prophecy that talks about the resistance, opposition, rejection, ending the misery and death of Christ. Though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they did not believe in him, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah also said: "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them." It is said by Isaiah, because he saw his glory and spoke about him. (Jn 12: 37-41)
New Testament see Christ as the stone that was rejected by the builders, but which has become the cornerstone (Matthew 21:42) and whoever falls on this stone, he will be destroyed and the people who struck the rock, he will be crushed (Matt 21: 44).
IX. Last days. Some key events towards the end of his life showed again that the prophecies have been fulfilled everything. Jesus rode a donkey was hailed in Jerusalem (Matthew 21: 5). Betrayal and thirty pieces of silver, and death is accepted without complaint: As a sheep He was led to the slaughter (Acts 8:32). His scourging must suffer; He is a worm and not a man (Ps 22: 7). He was treated as criminals. He was despised, his clothes and divided his cloak drawn, satisfied his thirst with vinegar, his stomach stabbed and traitor of his death.
X. Glory. The resurrection of Christ was prophesied as well. On the day of Pentecost, St. Peter wearing Psalm 16 to Christ: "... my body also will live in hope, because you will not abandon me to the grave, and not let your Holy One to see corruption." (Acts 2: 26-27 ). Also the ascension of Christ was prophesied in the Book of Psalms: "The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." (Acts 2: 34-35)
After that tersebarlah Kingdom of Christ to the whole world. This also has been mentioned in the prophecies, which is often talked about the universal kingdom of God's anointed man. His kingdom is a kingdom of grace. The kingdom is not limited to Israel. "Too little thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel. But I will make you a light to the nations so that salvation from me to the ends of the earth. "(Isa 49: 6). Everything that has been fulfilled in Christ and in all those who gathered in the Church. St. Paul saw the beginning of the fulfillment of prophecy that says: "Praise God, O ye Gentiles, praise him, all ye nations." (Rom 15:11)
XI. Conclusion. Jesus Christ is the promised Redeemer. Because in Him have fulfilled everything that has been foretold. No one else, both before and after he can say this about him. Christ Himself said: "For if you believed Moses, you would believe would also unto me, for he wrote about me." (John 5:46)
Source: I Believe p. 31-35 work of Father Herman Embruiru, SVD.
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