What is Messiah?

“Messiah” is the equivalent of the word “Christ” or “chosen one”.

With this page I hope to show you the timeline in which God revealed the identity of this person and God’s plan concerning Him. *

What is a Prophet?

God spoke through people to tell the rest of the world what He is doing and what He plans to do.

A Biblical prophet was not someone who shared his own ideas but someone who relayed messages from God.

There were false prophets at the same time as the true prophets, so God gave people a test they could apply to distinguish the prophets from the liars. Jeremiah 28:9; Deuteronomy 18:22; Isaiah 8:20; Matthew 7:15, 29; 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 1 John 4:1

In a sense, prophets were press secretaries who released information God wanted all people to know.

From the very first sin, God has wanted people to know that He has a solution and that He has not forgotten His promises.  The timeline below gives a glimpse of the hope God gave people over generations. 

You can imagine the anticipation that was built up among the people who were paying attention. 

Luke records some of the people who were paying attention. 

  • Mary – Luke 1:26-39
  • Joseph – Matthew 1:18-25
  • Elizabeth – Luke 1:39-45
  • John the Baptist – Luke 1:41, John 1:29
  • Shepherds – Luke 2:8-20
  • Simeon – Luke 2:21-35
  • Anna – Luke 2:36-38
  • Wise men – Matthew 2:1-12
For four thousand years people could only approach God on God’s terms through the blood sacrifice of animals covering their sins. These frequent animal sacrifices were a constant reminder of the gravity of their sin and the great need for a Redeemer, a Deliver, to solve the problem of sin forever.
Leviticus 4:13-15, 27-29; 17:11; Hosea 6:6; Hebrews 9:22

The prophecies below are some of many reasons why they were living with such expectation. 

~DateBCEProphecies Concerning MessiahProphecy ADFulfillment
4000BCBorn of the Seed of WomanGenesis 3:15~ 4 BCGalatians 4:4
2130BCSon of IsaiahacGenesis 21:12~ 4 BCLuke 3:23; Luke 3:34
2090BCSeed of Abraham will bless allGenesis 12:3~ 4 BCLuke 2:10
2090BCSeed of Abraham *Genesis 22:18~ 4 BCMatthew 1:1
1859BCTribe of JudahGenesis 49:10~ 4 BCLuke 3:23; Luke 3:33
1410BCSon of JacobNumbers 24:17~ 4 BCLuke 3:23; Luke 3:34
1407BCShall Be a ProphetDeuternomy 18:18~ 4 BCMatthew 21:11
1100BCBorn at BethlehemMIcah 5:2~ 4 BCMatthew 2:1
1100BCHis Pre-ExistenceMIcah 5:2~ 4 BCColossians 1:17; John 17:5
1060BCAccused By False WitnessesPsalm 35:11~ 29 ADMatthew 26:59-60
1060BCFell Under the CrossPsalm 109:24-25~ 29 ADJohn 19:17
1060BCPeople Shook Their HeadsPsalm 109:25~ 29 ADMatthew 27:39
1060BCCommitted Himself to GodPsalm 31:5~ 29 ADLuke 23:46
1045BCAscensionPsalm 68:18~ 29 ADActs 1:9
1044BCSon of GodPsalm 2:7~ 29 ADMatthew 3:17
1044BCHe Shall Be Called LordPsalm 110:1~ 29 ADMatthew 22:43-45
1044BCPriestPsalm 110:4~ 29 ADHebrews 3:1
1044BCKingPsalm 2:6~ 29 ADMatthew 27:37
1044BCStone of Stumbling to JewsPsalm 118:22~ 29 AD1PE 2:7
1044BCResurrectionPsalm 16:10~ 29 ADActs 2:31
1044BCSessionPsalm 110:1~ 29 ADHebrews 1:3
1044BCMockedPsalm 22:7-8~ 29 ADMatthew 27:29
1044BCHands and Feet PiercedPsalm 22:16~ 29 ADLuke 23:33
1044BCStared UponPsalm 22:17~ 29 ADLuke 23:35
1044BCGarments Parted and Lots CastPsalm 22:18~ 29 ADJohn 19:23-24
1044BCHis Forsaken CryPsalm 22:1~ 29 ADMatthew 27:46
1044BCBones Not BrokenPsalm 34:20~ 29 ADJohn 19:33
1044BCHeartbrokenPsalm 22:14~ 29 ADJohn 19:34
1015BCPresented with GiftsPsalm 72:10~ 29 ADMatthew 2:1; Matthew 2:11
1015BCHis Zeal for GodPsalm 69:9~ 29 ADJohn 2:15-16
1015BCTeacher of ParablesPsalm 78:2~ 29 ADMatthew 13:34
1015BCBetrayed by a FriendPsalm 41:9~ 29 ADMatthew 10:4
1015BCHated Without a CausePsalm 69:4~ 29 ADJohn 15:25
1015BCFriends Stood Afar OffPsalm 38:11~ 29 ADLuke 23:49
1015BCTo Suffer ThirstPsalm 69:21~ 29 ADJohn 19:28
1015BCGalatiansl and Vinegar Offered to HimPsalm 69:21~ 29 ADMatthew 27:34
1004BCHouse of DavidJeremiah 23:5, 2 Samuel 7:12~ 29 ADLuke 3:23; Luke 3:31
766BCDarkness Over the LandAmos 8:9~ 29 ADMatthew 27:45
700BCSilent Before AccusersIsaiah 53:7~ 29 ADMatthew 27:12
700BCWounded and BruisedIsaiah 53:5~ 29 ADMatthew 27:26
700BCSmitten and Spit UponIsaiah 50:6~ 29 ADMatthew 26:67
700BCCrucified with ThievesIsaiah 53:12~ 29 ADMatthew 27:38
700BCMade Intercession for His PersecutorsIsaiah 53:12~ 29 ADLuke 23:34
700BCRejected By His Own CountrymenIsaiah 53:3~ 29 ADJohn 7:5; John 7:48
700BCBuried in a Rich Man’s TombIsaiah 53:9~ 29 ADMatthew 27:57-60
690BCBorn of a VirginIsaiah 7:14~ 29 ADMatthew 1:18, 24-25
690BCFamily Line of JesseIsaiah 11:1~ 29 ADLuke 3:23; Luke 3:32
690BCShall Be ImmanuelIsaiah 7:14~ 29 ADMatthew 1:23
690BCSpecial Anointing of Holy SpiritIsaiah 11:2~ 29 ADMatthew 3:16-17
685BCHerod Kills ChildrenJeremiah 31:15~ 29 ADMatthew 2:16
685BCJudgeIsaiah 33:22~ 29 ADJohn 5:30
685BCPreceded by a MessengerIsaiah 40:3~ 29 ADMatthew 3:1-2
685BCMinistry Began in GalatiansileeIsaiah 9:1~ 29 ADMatthew 4:12, 13, 17
685BCMinistry of MiraclesIsaiah 35:5-6~ 29 ADMatthew 9:35
685BCLight to GenesistilesIsaiah 60:3~ 29 ADActs 13:47-48
680BCCrucified with ThievesIsaiah 53:12~ 29 ADMatthew 27:38
480BCHe Was to Enter Jeremiahusalem on a DonkeyZechariah 9:9~ 29 ADLuke 19:35-37
480BCSold For 30 Pieces of SilverZechariah 11:12~ 29 ADMatthew 26:15
480BCMoney to Be Thrown into God’s HouseZechariah 11:13~ 29 ADMatthew 27:5
480BCPrice Given for Potter’s FieldZechariah 11:13~ 29 ADMatthew 27:7
480BCForsaken by His DisciplesZechariah 13:7~ 29 ADMark 14:50
480BCHis Side PiercedZechariah 12:10~ 29 ADJohn 19:34
430BCHe Was to Enter the TempleMalachi 3:1~ 29 ADMatthew 21:12