Did Jesus Live a Scripted Life? Ep. 1395 Christian Questions Podcast

[00:12:14] Could Jesus have manipulated the events around him as a baby to force prophecies to come true?

[00:26:31] What are just some of the prophecies Jesus fulfilled as an adult? Could they just be coincidences?

[00:39:09] Could Jesus have forced prophecies to come true about his own crucifixion and death?

The man Christ Jesus stands at the center of the faith of hundreds of millions of people. His very existence, along with the words and actions of his life, creates a remarkable tapestry that truly provides a strong foundation for believers. Sometimes questions arise about how and why Jesus did all that he did. Was his life scripted? This question can have several layers. First, did Jesus do the things he did in a mechanical way, solely for the purpose of fulfilling Old Testament prophecies? Second, and on a much deeper level of skepticism, could Jesus have fulfilled the prophecies he fulfilled just as a show, to gain followers and notoriety? Could his life have been a collection of events designed to merely draw attention to himself and create a movement?

To emphatically answer these questions, we will just examine 14 of the hundreds of prophecies that Jesus actually fulfilled in his life. We will find they were all fulfilled in ways that were far beyond human orchestration.

Was Jesus just “checking boxes”?

First, it is important to establish that Jesus absolutely desired to do the will of his Father in heaven. One could argue that such a desire might lead to mechanically “checking boxes” to show his compliance. As we review these prophecies, we will see this objection become irrelevant.

Here is a small sampling of prophecies that Jesus was part of