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The prophetic anticipation of the Messiah's arrival at a predetermined time is a significant theme in the Old Testament, with its fulfillment meticulously recorded in the New Testament. These prophecies underscore the divine orchestration of history and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan through Jesus Christ.

Daniel's Seventy Weeks

One of the most detailed prophecies concerning the timing of the Messiah's coming is found in the Book of Daniel. Daniel 9:24-27 outlines the prophecy of the "seventy weeks," a period that many scholars interpret as seventy sets of seven years. This prophecy predicts the coming of the "Anointed One" after sixty-nine weeks, which is understood to be 483 years from the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. The Berean Standard Bible states: "From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks" (Daniel 9:25). This timeline aligns with the period leading up to the ministry of Jesus Christ, affirming the prophecy's fulfillment.

The Prophecy of Micah

The prophet Micah also provides a significant prophecy regarding the birthplace and timing of the Messiah's arrival. Micah 5:2 declares: "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me one to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times" . This prophecy not only specifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Messiah but also implies a divine timing, as the ruler's origins are "from ancient times." The fulfillment of this prophecy is recorded in the Gospels, where Jesus is born in Bethlehem, as detailed in Matthew 2:1 and Luke 2:4-7.

The Prophecy of Isaiah

Isaiah's prophecies also contribute to the understanding of the Messiah's coming at a set time. Isaiah 7:14 proclaims: "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel" . This prophecy, fulfilled in the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary, as recorded in Matthew 1:22-23, indicates a divinely appointed time for the Messiah's arrival, marked by a miraculous sign.

The Fulfillment in the New Testament

The New Testament writers emphasize the fulfillment of these prophecies, affirming that Jesus Christ came at the appointed time. Galatians 4:4 states: "But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law" . This verse highlights the divine timing of Christ's incarnation, aligning with the prophetic expectations set forth in the Old Testament.

Conclusion

The prophecies concerning the timing of the Messiah's coming are a testament to the precision and reliability of God's word. Through the fulfillment of these prophecies in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, believers find assurance in the divine plan of salvation orchestrated from the foundation of the world.

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The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible Bespeak the Omniscience of ...
... definite and distinct were the Old Testament prophecies respecting the Birth of
Christ, that the ... should contain another set of prophecies which predicted ...
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Introduction
... as the one who fulfills the prophecies respecting the Antichrist. ... us, as that the
day of Christ is at ... is because the majority of the prophecies yet unfulfilled ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/introduction.htm

The Hebrew Prophecies.
... common denominator for this collection of prophecies.". ... several interesting critical
inquiries respecting the component ... him in insisting, that Christ could not ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter v the hebrew prophecies.htm

It is a Ground for Thanksgiving that During the Last Three or Four ...
... Doubtless, there are many particulars respecting this and ... be cleared up until the
prophecies concerning them ... passages which foretold the coming of the Christ. ...
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Against Heresies
... Their views as to the prophecies. ... and interpret all that the prophets have declared
respecting Christ and the ... drawn from the promises made by Christ, when He ...
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The Opinions
... the house of Elias, whose tradition respecting the millennium ... will moreover reflect,
that unless Christ our Lord ... not that those very clear prophecies of events ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the opinions.htm

False Teachings of the Apostasy.
... There are very many theories respecting the millennium ... leap as an hart in the days
of Christ and the ... so blind as to place the fulfilment of such prophecies in a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter iii false teachings of.htm

Subject Index
... the history of symbolical, [1290]492. Isaiah, his prophecy respecting the virgin ...
Israel. Christ is King of, [1292]267. applied to Christ, [1293]262. ...
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Interpretation of Prophecy.
... There are two questions, especially, respecting which interpreters have ... the numerous
and very explicit prophecies of their ... with the coming of Christ, but to be ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxviii interpretation of prophecy.htm

The Harbinger
... T he general style of the prophecies is poetical ... The leading ideas respecting MESSIAH'S
appearance, suggested by ... excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus the ...
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