This is New Testament, right? WRONG. This prophecy was written 700 years before Jesus was even born. Most Jews assume Isaiah 53's "pierced for our transgressions" comes from Christian scripture, but it's actually Old Testament prophecy written centuries before Christ. When shown this passage, people instantly recognize it as describing Jesus's sacrifice, yet it comes from Jewish prophet Isaiah. This biblical prophecy demonstrates how the Old Testament predicted the coming Messiah with stunning a