Who was the prophet of the messiah?

Answer 1

All of them, in God's word for they all heralded His coming.

From Genesis to Revelations, the whole Bible contains prophecies of Him, our coming King, for there are over 1,000 names for Him.

Chapters 19-22 of the Book ofRevelations ( of Jesus Christ) tell us the fulfilment of each of those prophecies.

Answer 2

According to the Messiah, Himself, all of them did:

"...'everything must be fulfilled that is written in the Law of Moses and IN THE PROPHETS and the Psalms CONCERNING ME.'" (Luke 24:44 WEY Weymouth's New Testament)

Even Enoch warned his wicked generation of the LORD's coming with the Kingdom of God to Judge the nations:

"It was about such men also that Enoch... prophesied when he said, 'See! The LORD comes with myriads of His people to execute Judgment upon all, to convict all the godless of their godless deeds which in their godlessness they have committed, and of all the harsh things that godless sinners have said against Him.'" (Jude 1:14-15 WNT William's New Testament)

Isaiah prophesys of the Messiah's established Kingdom or Government after He comes:

"...And the Government will rest on His shoulders.These WILL BE His Royal Titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His ever-expanding, Peaceful Government will never end. He will Rule Forever with Fairness and Justice from the throne of His ancestor David. The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will guarantee this!" (Isa.9:6-7 NLT New Living Translation)

Isaiah touches on the nature of the Messiah's Judgments:

"...the Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him - the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Might, the Spirit of Knowledge and the Fear of the LORD... He will never Judge by appearance, false evidence, or hearsay. He will defend the poor and the exploited. He will Rule against the wicked and destroy them with the breath of His mouth..." (Isa.11:2-4 NLT).

And: "...Many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the Mountain of the LORD, to the Temple of the God of Israel. There He will teach us His ways, so that we may Obey Him.' For in THOSE DAYS the LORD's teaching and His Word will GO OUT FROM Jerusalem. The LORD will settle international disputes. All the nations will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. ALL WARS WILL STOP, and military training will come to an end [no more 'war colleges!']." (Isa.2:3-4 NLT)

Different prophets touch on different aspects of the Messiah's coming. Joel touches on THE DAY that Christ returns with His angelic army, to crush man's governmental rule on earth:

"Blow the Trumpet in Jerusalem! ...Let everyone tremble in fear because THE DAY OF THE LORD IS UPON US. It is a Day of darkness and gloom, a Day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, A MIGHTY ARMY APPEARS! How Great and Powerful they are! The likes of them have not been seen before and never will be seen again. Fire burns in front of them and follows them in every direction! Ahead of them the land lies as fair as the Garden of Eden in all its beauty. Behind them is nothing but desolation; not one thing escapes... Listen to the noise they make - like the rumbling of chariots, like the roar of a fire sweeping across a field, or like a mighty army moving into battle... Straight forward they march, never breaking rank... no weapon can stop them... The earth quakes as they advance, and the heavens tremble... The LORD LEADS THEM with a shout! THIS IS HIS MIGHTY ARMY, and they follow His orders. THE DAY OF THE LORD IS AN AWESOME, TERRIBLE THING. Who can endure it? That is why the LORD says, 'Turn to Me now, while there is still time! Give Me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.'" (Joel 2:1-12 NLT)

Both Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar had "dreams" [visions] of the Messiah's coming to "smash" man's governments to dust:

"..the God of Heaven will set up a Kingdom that will never be destroyed; no one will ever conquer it. It will shatter all these kingdoms into nothingness, but it will stand forever." (Dan.2:44 NLT)

"The Great God has shown Your Majesty WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. The dream is True, and its meaning is certain." (verse 45)

"Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven [on earth; man's governments] will be given to the Holy People of the Most High. They will Rule forever, and all the rulers will serve and obey them." (Dan.7:27 NLT)

Zechariah touches on the Day the Messiah comes:

"Watch, for the DAY OF THE LORD is coming... On that Day I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem... Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations... On that Day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives... On that Day the sources of light [the sun, moon and stars] will no longer shine... And the LORD WILL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH. On that Day there will be One LORD - His Name alone will be worshiped." (Zech.14:1-9 NLT)

All of God's prophets warn the world and testify to it on one aspect or other of the Messiah's coming. And the Messiah Himself testifies that all of their prophecies [and the prophecies of Moses and in the Psalms] will be fulfilled by Him.

Answer 3

There are various passages in a number of Old Testament books, that pious Christians regard as being predictions of Jesus. Perhaps the most popular of these is in the Septuagint (LXX) version of Isaiah 7:14, which says that a virgin would conceive and bear a child, because the Gospel of Matthew relies on this as evidence that the virginity of Mary had been prophesied. In the original Hebrew, Isaiah 7:14, actually says, "the young woman", and the young woman in question did have a child a few verses later in Isaiah.

The Septuagint is a flawed early Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the author of Matthew relied on this to portray Isaiah as prophesying the birth of Jesus.

Answer 4

They all foretold Our Lord's Coming.