Christmas Prophecies & Presidential Addresses: “Through Jesus Christ the world will yet be a better and a fairer place”-President Truman
– American Minute with Bill Federer
One of the ways God reveals Himself is by prophecies being made and fulfilled.
One third of the Bible is made up of prophecies. In the Old Testament, there are over 350 prophecies which Jesus fulfilled through his birth, life, death and resurrection.
- He would be born in Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2);
- He would be born of a virgin. (Isaiah 7:14);
- He would be a descendant of David (Isaiah 9:7);
- He would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver. (Zechariah 11:12);
- He would be mocked. (Psalm 22:7,8);
- He would be crucified. (John 3:14);
- He would be pierced. (Psalms 22:16);
- He would die with the wicked, yet be buried with the rich. (Isaiah 53:9)
That one person, by random chance, could fulfill just eight prophecies is considered a statistical impossibility. Josh and Sean McDowell, in their book Evidence That Demands a Verdict (2017), quote Professor Peter W. Stoner, Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College, who stated:
“We find that the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 1017 (1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000).
After His resurrection, Jesus referred to these prophecies as he walked with two disciples on the road to Emmaus:
“And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” (Luke 24:27)
All prophecies require an element of faith, as “without faith it is impossible to please God.” (Hebrews 11:6) Jews do not “convert” and leave their Jewishness to become believers. It is Gentiles who convert to believing in Jewish scriptures. Jews simply come to believe their own scriptures, having faith that the prophecies regarding their Messiah were fulfilled in Jesus.
During the reigns of Judah’s Kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, 737 to 696 BC, the Prophet Micah prophesied (Micah 5:12):
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
The Gospel of Matthew, 2:4-6, recorded:
“And when King Herod had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
And they said unto him, in Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, ‘And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, art not the least among the princes of Judea: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.'”
In the 8th century before Christ, the Prophet Isaiah wrote (7:14):
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (God with us).”
The Gospel of Matthew, 1:20-23, related:
“The angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus (Yeshua–The Lord saves): for he shall save his people from their sins. …Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ‘Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.'”
On CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 24, 1946, President Truman stated:
“Our … hopes of future years turn to a little town in the hills of Judea where on a winter’s night two thousand years ago the prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled. Shepherds keeping the watch by night over their flock heard the glad tidings of great joy from the angels of the Lord singing, ‘Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth, peace, good will toward men.'”
The Apostle Paul wrote in his Letter to the Galatians, 4:4-5:
“When the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law so that we might receive adoption as sons.”
President Truman stated on CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24, 1949:
“I have been reading again in our family Bible some of the passages which foretold this night. It was that grand old seer Isaiah who prophesied in the Old Testament the sublime event which found fulfillment almost 2,000 years ago. Just as Isaiah foresaw the coming of Christ, so another battler for the Lord, St. Paul, summed up the law and the prophets in a glorification of love which he exalts even above both faith and hope.”
On CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24, 1947, President Truman lit the National Community Christmas Tree, stating:
“Down the ages from the first Christmas through all the years of nineteen centuries, mankind in its weary pilgrimage through a changing world has been … strengthened by the message of Christmas. …The angels sang for joy at the first Christmas in faraway Bethlehem. Their song has echoed through the corridors of time and will continue to sustain the heart of man through eternity…. A humble man and woman had gone up from Galilee out of the City of Nazareth to Bethlehem…. … St. Luke’s brief chronicle that Mary ‘brought forth her firstborn son, wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn’.”
On CHRISTMAS EVE, 1952, President Truman lit the National Community Christmas Tree, stating:
“As we light this National Christmas tree tonight, here on the White House lawn — as all of us light our own Christmas trees in our own homes — we remember another night long ago. …Then a Child was born in a stable. A star hovered over, drawing wise men from afar. Shepherds, in a field, heard angels singing … That was the first Christmas and it was God’s great gift to us…. Year after year it brings peace and tranquility to troubled hearts in a troubled world. …And tonight the earth seems hushed, as we turn to the old, old story of how ‘God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.’… Let us remember always to try to act and live in the spirit of the Prince of Peace. He bore in His heart no hate and no malice – nothing but love for all mankind. We should try as nearly as we can to follow His example. We beieve that all men are truly the children of God. As we worship at this Christmastide, let us worship in this spirit…. Through Jesus Christ the world will yet be a better and a fairer place…. I wish for all of you a Christmas filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and many years of future happiness with the peace of God reigning upon this earth.”
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