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The prophecies
of the ancient
Jewish
prophets were
well-known
throughout the
ancient world.
Genesis 22:18
26:4
28:14
Acts 3:25
“In thy Seed
shall all
nations be
blessed.”
Deuteronomy
18:15, 18
“The Lord thy
God will raise
up unto thee a
Prophet from
the midst of
thee, of thy
brethren, like
unto me;
Deuteronomy
18:15, 18
unto Him ye
shall
hearken;…
“I will raise
them a Prophet
from among
their brethren,
like unto thee,
Deuteronomy
18:15, 18
and will put my
words in His
mouth; and He
shall speak
unto them all
that I shall
command Him.
Tacitus,
Histories, IV, 15
“People were
generally
persuaded in
the faith of the
ancient
prophecies,
Tacitus,
Histories, IV, 15
that the East
was to prevail,
and that from
Judaea was to
come the
Master and
Ruler of the
world.”
Suetonius, De
Vita Caesarum
--Divus
Vespasian, §
IV
“There had
spread over all
the Orient an
old and
established
belief that
Suetonius, De
Vita Caesarum
--Divus
Vespasian, §
IV
it was fated at
that time for
men coming
from Judaea to
rule the world.”
Annals of the
Celestial Empire
“In the 24th
year of
ZhaoWang of
the dynasty of
Zhou, in the 8th
day of the 4th
month,
Annals of the
Celestial Empire
a light
appeared in the
southwest,
which
illuminated the
king’s palace.
The monarch,
Annals of the
Celestial Empire
struck by the
splendor,
interrogated the
sages. They
showed him
books in which
this prodigy
Annals of the
Celestial Empire
signified the
appearance of
the great saint
of the west
whose religion
was to be
introduced
into his
country.”
Psalm 72:10-11
The kings of
Tarshish and of
the Isles shall
bring presents:
the kings of
Sheba and Seba
shall offer gifts.
Psalm 72:10-11
Yea, all kings
shall fall down
before Him: all
nations shall
serve Him.
Buddha
543 B.C.
“My teaching
shall last for 500
years. When it
shall decline
then the God of
mercy shall
come.
Book of Buddha, p. 330
Buddha
543 B.C.
“He will be born
with the poor
people in the
countryside, but
he will have
great power.
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
“This man will
appear in a body
so wounded that
we do not want
to look at him.
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
“If anyone does
not respect him,
he will receive
punishment, but
the one who
receives him will
not fall into hell.”
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
An old Indian
Brahmin came to
Buddha and
asked him
questions…
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
“What can we do
to be saved?”
Buddha
answered,
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
“You must give
alms, and search
for another God
who will come to
save the world,
and will help you
afterward.
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
“His name is
Phra
Sriariyamettrai* - He was before
me, but will
come after me.”
[*Savior - God of
Mercy]
Buddha
543 B.C.
The Brahmin
asked, “What is
Phra
Sriariyamettrai
like?”
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
Buddha
answered, “In
the Savior who
will come to save
the world, you
will see
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
puncture wounds
like a wheel in
the palms of His
hands, and in the
bottom of His
feet.
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
In His side there
is the mark of a
stab wound, and
His forehead is
full of scars.
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
This God will be
the big ark that
will lead you to
cross the cycle
of birth and
death to Nirvana.
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
“You will then
find the three
Emerald
Enlightened
Ones. Do not
prefer the old
way. You will not
be saved.
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
“You must get rid
of the old way,
and you will have
a new spirit
which looks like
the firefly
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
and comes from
above to live in
your heart and
continues to live
in this world and
in eternity.”
Book of Buddha,
Bk. 27, p. 23
Buddha
543 B.C.
“The God of
whom we speak
is clothed in
white, glistening
like the stars of
heaven.
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
“He will come
down to be the
golden ark which
will lead us
across.
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
“His name will be
called ‘God of
Great Mercy’.
Please wait for
Him. Please do
not ignore Him.”
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
“In 2500 years,
the world will be
in chaos and
trembling….
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
“The one who is
righteous will
see the face of
God.
Lao Buddhist Poem
Buddha
543 B.C.
“In that time,
God will use the
golden sieve to
sift all mankind.”
Lao Buddhist Tradition
“Behold!” the
angels said:
“O Mary!
God gives
thee glad
Qur’an, Surah III:45
tidings of a
Word from
Him: His
name will be
Christ Jesus,
Qur’an, Surah III:45
The son of
Mary, held in
honor in this
world, and
the Hereafter,
Qur’an, Surah III:45
And of the
company of
those nearest
to God.”
Qur’an, Surah III:45
She said, “O
my Lord!
How shall I
have a son
Qur’an, Surah III:47
when no man
has touched
me?”
Qur’an, Surah III:47
He said,
“Even so,
God creates
what He wills:
Qur’an, Surah III:47
When He has
decreed a
plan, He
merely says
‘BE,’ and it is.”
Qur’an, Surah III:47
She said, “How
shall I have a
son, seeing that
no man has
touched me?”
Qur’an, Surah XIX:10-22
He said, “So
shall it be:
your Lord
says, ‘That is
easy for Me:
Qur’an, Surah XIX:10-22
And we wish to
appoint him as a
Sign unto men
and a mercy
from us…”
Qur’an, Surah XIX:10-22
So she
conceived him,
and she retired
with him to a
remote place.
Qur’an, Surah XIX:10-22
And there is
none of the
People of the
Book but must
believe in Jesus
before he dies.
Qur’an, Surah IV:159
And on the Day
of Judgment
Jesus will be a
witness against
them if they do
not believe.
Qur’an, Surah IV:159
Then the angel
said to her, “Do
not be afraid,
Mary, for you
have found
favor with God.
Luke 1:30-33
“And behold,
you will
conceive in
your womb and
bring forth a
Son,
Luke 1:30-33
And shall call
His name
‘Jesus’. He will
be great,
Luke 1:30-33
and will be
called ‘the Son
of the Highest’;
Luke 1:30-33
And the Lord
God will give
Him the throne
of His father
David.
Luke 1:30-33
“He will reign
over the house
of Jacob
forever, and of
His kingdom
there will be no
end.”
Luke 1:30-33
“And she will
bring forth a
Son, and you
will call His
name ‘Jesus’,
Matthew 1:21
for He will
save His
people from
their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
When the
fullness of
time had
come, God
sent forth His
Son,
Galatians 4:4-7
born of a
woman, born
under the law,
that He might
redeem those
who were
under the law,
Galatians 4:4-7
that we might
receive the
adoption as
sons.
Galatians 4:4-7
And because
you are now
sons, God has
sent forth the
Spirit of His
Son into your
hearts,
Galatians 4:4-7
Crying out,
“Abba,
Father!”
Therefore,
you are no
longer slaves,
but sons,
Galatians 4:4-7
And if sons,
then heirs of
God through
Christ.
Galatians 4:4-7
The Word
became flesh
and dwelt
among us….
John 1:14
And we
beheld His
glory, the
glory as of
the One and
Only from the
Father
John 1:14
…To all who
received Him,
to those who
believed in His
name,
John 1:12-13
He gave the
right to be
children of God
-- children born
not of natural
descent,
John 1:12-13
Nor of human
decision or a
husband’s
will, but born
of God.
John 1:12-13
God was in
Christ
reconciling the
world to
Himself, not
imputing their
trespasses
against them….
2 Corinthians 5:19
For God so
loved the
world that He
gave His One
and Only Son
John 3:16-17
That whoever
believes in
Him shall not
perish, but
have
everlasting
life.
John 3:16-17
For God did
not send His
Son to
condemn the
world,
John 3:16-17
But rather that
the world
through Him
would be
saved.
John 3:16-17
God was in
Christ
reconciling the
world to
Himself, not
imputing their
trespasses
against them.
2 Corinthians 5:19
God… has
saved us, and
called us with a
holy calling,
not according
to our works,
but according
to His own
2 Timothy 1:8-11
purpose and
grace which
was given to us
in Christ Jesus
before the
world began,
but which has
now been
2 Timothy 1:8-11
revealed by the
appearing of
our Savior
Jesus Christ,
who has
abolished
death and
brought life
2 Timothy 1:8-11
and
immortality to
light through
the Gospel.
2 Timothy 1:8-11
JESUS
The fulfillment
of all of
mankind’s
highest hopes
and dreams.