THOSE THINGS WHICH GOD FORETOLD HE HAS THUS FULFILLED
"BUT THOSE THINGS WHICH GOD FORETOLD BY THE MOUTH OF ALL HIS PROPHETS, that the Christ would suffer, HE HAS THUS FULFILLED."
Acts 3:18 (NKJV)
Comment: Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled all the prophecies about the coming Messiah, that is why It is known and accepted that He is the Messiah foretold by the prophets of old.
Jesus is accepted as the coming Messiah because He is the only One Who fulfilled all the old testament prophesies about the coming Messiah:
5 THEREFORE, WHEN HE [Jesus] CAME INTO THE WORLD, HE SAID: “SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU DID NOT DESIRE, BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME. 6 IN BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES FOR SIN YOU HAD NO PLEASURE. 7 THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE COME—IN THE VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME—TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD’ ” (Hebrews 10:5-7 NKJV).
READ: Psalm 40:6-8
Some are yet to believe that Jesus is the Messiah being expected. They still practice old testament pattern of worship, the Judaism. Apostle Paul had this to say about them:
10 BRETHREN, MY HEART'S DESIRE AND PRAYER TO GOD FOR ISRAEL IS THAT THEY MAY BE SAVED. 2 FOR I BEAR THEM WITNESS THAT THEY HAVE A ZEAL FOR GOD, BUT NOT ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE. 3 FOR THEY BEING IGNORANT OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND SEEKING TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, HAVE NOT SUBMITTED TO THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. 4 FOR CHRIST IS THE END OF THE LAW FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS TO EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES" (Romans 10:1-4 NKJV).
This is a Jewish man talking here in the above Bible passage, Paul the apostle.
Whoever is still following or practicing the old testament pattern of worship has missed it; such a person is said to be ignorant according to the above Bible passage (Romans 10:3). There are quite any number of people who are still doing that but the Bible says they are ignorant.
And another important truth is that, those who are adamant, who would not accept Jesus as the expected Messiah, would eventually be deluded:
9 THE COMING OF THE LAWLESS ONE IS ACCORDING TO THE WORKING OF SATAN, WITH ALL POWER, SIGNS, AND LYING WONDERS, 10 AND WITH ALL UNRIGHTEOUS DECEPTION AMONG THOSE WHO PERISH, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH, THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED. 11 AND FOR THIS REASON GOD WILL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION, THAT THEY SHOULD BELIEVE THE LIE, 12 THAT THEY ALL MAY BE CONDEMNED WHO DID NOT BELIEVE THE TRUTH BUT HAD PLEASURE IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS" (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 NKJV).
Those who refused to believe or accept Jesus as the expected Messiah would eventually be deluded when Satan would come to present himself as the messiah, even with power, signs and lying wonders, and unrighteous deception (2 Thessalonians 2:9,10).
Whatever sacrifice being offered today is being offered to demons (1 Corinthians 10:20). God is no longer accepting any sacrifice from anyone again (Hebrews 7:18). The only sacrifice needed is that of Christ Jesus (Hebrews 2:17).
God gave the old testament pattern of worship—sacrificing and rituals—to keep the people in preparation for the reality, the faith, to come; the coming of Christ Jesus:
23 BUT BEFORE FAITH [in Christ] CAME, WE WERE KEPT UNDER GUARD BY THE LAW, KEPT FOR THE FAITH WHICH WOULD AFTERWARDS BE REVEALED. 24 THEREFORE THE LAW WAS OUR TUTOR TO BRING US TO CHRIST, THAT WE MIGHT BE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH. 25 BUT AFTER FAITH HAS COME, WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER A TUTOR [the law]" (Galatians 3:23-25 NKJV).
READ: Colossians 2:16,17
Since Jesus has come, there is no need for that pattern of worship again—the old testament law (Colossians 2:20-23). You would not need any sacrifice of ram or whatever for the atonement of your sins; Jesus is the atoning sacrifice or propitiation for the sins of the whole world—mankind (1 John 2:1,2).
No one has ever come to the world who fulfilled all the old testament prophecies as Jesus Christ did. Thus, He is the the Messiah being talked about by the old testament prophets—He came in the volume of the book written of Him: " . . . BEHOLD, I HAVE COME—IN THE VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME . . " (Hebrews 10:7 NKJV).
Jesus Christ did fulfill: "THOSE THINGS WHICH GOD FORETOLD BY THE MOUTH OF ALL HIS PROPHETS . . ." (Acts 3:18 NKJV).
Now, If I may ask you, What prophecy are you fulfilling? Every individual person is fulfilling one prophecy or another; as they walk on the surface of the earth. Even Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus Christ fulfilled a prophecy, but It was a bad prophecy (Psalm 41:9; 69:25; 109:8; Acts 1:20).
Jeremiah fulfilled prophecies; he was ordained a Prophet from the womb (Jeremiah 1:4,5). Likewise, many other people in the Bible.
You are also ordained for something; a prophecy to be fulfilled. You are not sent to the planet earth to roam about; you are here for a purpose, an assignment, thus, endeavour to discover it.
Note: whether you know It or not; you are fulfilling prophecies, either a good one or a bad one!
Peace!