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The death of Jesus Christ fulfils OT predictions and was clearly anticipated in his teaching.

The cross foreshadowed in the OT

Ps 22:1 See also Ge 3:15; Ps 22:6-7,16-18; Ps 31:5; Ps 69:21; Isa 52:12-13; Zec 12:10; Zec 13:7

Jesus Christ predicts his death on the cross

Jesus Christ’s first announcement of his death Mt 16:21 pp Mk 8:31 pp Lk 9:22

Jesus Christ’s second announcement of his death Mt 17:22-23 See also Mk 9:31

Jesus Christ’s third announcement of his death Mt 20:18-19 pp Mk 10:33-34 pp Lk 18:31-33

Other allusions to the cross

In the teaching of Jesus Christ Mt 26:31 See also Mt 20:22 pp Mk 10:38; Mt 26:2; Mk 2:19-20; Mk 10:45; Lk 9:44; Lk 22:42 “lifted up” is used in John’s Gospel as a reference to the crucifixion: Jn 3:14; Jn 8:28; Jn 12:32-33
Jn 18:11

In history Mt 17:9-13 John the Baptist’s fate indicates what is to happen to Jesus Christ.

In the experience of Jesus Christ Mt 26:12 pp Mk 14:8 Jesus Christ’s reaction to the woman anointing him seems to suggest that he will die the death of a criminal.

In the Lord’s Supper Mt 26:26-28 pp Mk 14:22-25 pp Lk 22:19-20

God’s perfect timing for Jesus Christ’s death on the cross

Jn 2:4 See also Jn 7:6,8,30; Jn 8:20; Jn 13:1; Jn 17:1

The curse of the cross

Dt 21:22-23 To be nailed to a cross is the equivalent of being hanged on a tree. See also Ac 5:30; Gal 3:10-13; 1Pe 2:24

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