Prophecies of the Messiah's Birth

Forty years ago I stumbled upon a handful of Old Testament prophecies that I couldn't explain away. During this conversation, I discuss the two most important passages that led to my conversion.

A picture from my recent trip to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem

I was recently invited back for another conversation on You Can Handle the Truth, and this time we focused on prophecies of the Messiah’s birth found in Micah 5:2-4 and Isaiah 9:1-7. While the latter passage from Isaiah states that one who is called “Mighty God” will be born as a child and reign on David’s throne “forever,” the former text from the book of Micah specifically states that this individual will be born in the village of “Bethlehem.” Click here to WATCH.

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Bethsaida Video Streaming Issues

We received a few reports that our recently released Bethsaida video is not playing for some users. The issue appears to be related to certain versions of Safari that are buggy on the Rumble platform. If this happened to you, try using an alternative browser such as Chrome or Firefox, or wait for the YouTube release (coming soon!). Here’s the link if you’d like to watch now using a different browser: https://rumble.com/v72yz52

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RELATED RESOURCES

Articles
Isaiah’s Prophecy of the Messiah’s Birth, Shane Rosenthal
The Bethlehem Prophecy: An Exploration of Micah 5:2, Shane Rosenthal
Finding Christ in All of Scripture (PDF), Shane Rosenthal
ISRAEL: The Story Behind Jacob’s New Name, Shane Rosenthal
Justin Martyr on the Importance of Fulfilled Prophecy, Shane Rosenthal
Why Should We Believe The Bible? (PDF), Shane Rosenthal

Episodes
Christmas: Legend or History?
What Child is This?
Jewish Views of the Messiah
How Did Jesus View the Old Testament?
Jacob’s Ladder
The Messiah’s Redemptive Mission

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