The Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah seemed to combine themes of His birth, miraculous ministry, death and resurrection and Kingdom all in the same context.
John's father Zechariah viewed his own son as the fulfillment of Messianic promises, including promises of delivering Israel out of the hand of its enemies - even though the Messiah - the Lord Jesus - was not yet born.
So as John Wesley explained in his note on Rom.11:26: "Yeah, the Deliver is come; but not the full fruit of His coming".
Zechariah could call the full spectrum of Messianic prophecy fulfilled - even though the full fruit of that might have yet to be played-out historically over thousands of years.
Is that the sense of Messianic prophecy? Or is there a truer interpretation?
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