Isaiah is called the Messianic prophet because his prophetic references that speak of the life of Christ far outnumber any of the other Old Testament prophets. There are twenty-two direct references to the prophet Isaiah that are quoted in the New Testament and many other quotes, perhaps at least one hundred that also speak of the life and ministry of Jesus, the Christ. This next series will delve into the New Testament verses that are directly linked to Isaiah.
Isaiah continually points to Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah, driving this point home. The New Testament directly quotes Isaiah twenty-two times; the Gospels quote Isaiah fourteen times; Acts quotes him three times, and finally, Paul’s letter to the Romans quotes Isaiah five times. Clearly, Isaiah deserves the title “The Messianic Prophet.”
