How do we know that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies about Him?

To understand how Jesus fulfilled the prophecies, we must examine the New Testament, which attests to His life and suffering fulfilling ancient prophecies. Psalm 22 speaks directly to the anguish He experienced on the cross, where He quoted the psalmist, asserting it as prophetic. As recorded in the Gospels, His actions on the cross, including being mocked and forsaken, fulfilled various Old Testament predictions about the Messiah's suffering. Furthermore, scriptures like Galatians 3:13 highlight that He became a curse for us, reinforcing that His suffering was part of God's predetermined plan to redeem humanity. The coherence between Old Testament prophecies and New Testament fulfillments is central to understanding God's sovereign plan and Christ’s role as our Savior.