Prophecies in Order of Appearance

Prophecies listed in groups of ten for easy searching.

¹ A messenger/Elijah figure sent before the Lord

“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land, devoting it to destruction.” (Malachi 4:5–6, LSB)

Fulfilled: “But the angel said to him, ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John…And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.’” (Luke 1:13, 17, LSB)

² The Messiah born of a virgin

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14, LSB)

Fulfilled: “‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which translated means, ‘God with us.’” (Matthew 1:23, LSB); “And Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I know no man?’ And the angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the holy Child to be born shall be called the Son of God.’” (Luke 1:34–35, LSB)

³ A messenger to prepare the way of the Lord

“A voice is calling, ‘Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness; make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.’” (Isaiah 40:3, LSB); “Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me.” (Malachi 3:1, LSB)

Fulfilled: “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways.” (Luke 1:76, LSB); “For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet, saying, ‘A voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight!”‘” (Matthew 3:3, LSB)