Jesus birth, His life, His ministry, His passion, His death and resurrection were all pretold by the prophets of the Old Testament. In the Gospel of Mathew alone, it is mentioned for more than 25 times, that in reference to Jesus so and so happened, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.
All these prophetic scripture verses would be read in the congregation on the Sabbath. The Jews knew every detail about the birth of messiah and were supposedly expecting. When the 3 wise man came to Herod’s palace asking for the born king. The chief priest and the scribes immediately said that he will be born in Bethlehem, immediately without any doubt, quoting the prophet Micah 5:2. They knew the scriptures, they knew the prophesies that were unfolding right in front of their eyes but were still blinded. Even Jesus himself proclaimed many times to be the messiah, but they not only refused to believe, they conspired and got him crucified.
Only Simon and Anna could recognize Jesus, because they were devoted and filled with the Holy Spirit. Whether the Jews believed it or not, whether the world likes it or not, in the fullness of time the words in the scriptures were fulfilled.
Gal 4:4, 5 says when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law; to redeem that were under law, that we might receive the adoption of the Sons.
SO ALSO WILL IT BE WHEN JESUS COMES AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME.
