Chapter 11
Nonexistent Prophecies

Many so-called prophecies are referred to in the Bible which don’t exist in the Bible.

11.1 The prophecy about the messiah being a Nazarene was not mentioned in the Old Testament. The city of Nazareth was not even mentioned in the Old Testament.

"And [Joseph] came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene." Mt 2:23

11.2 This prophecy was mentioned in three of the gospels, but it appeared nowhere in the books of the prophets or anywhere else in the Old Testament.

"As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee." Mk 1:2

"For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee." Mt 11:10

"This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee." Lk 7:27

11.3 This prophecy cannot have referred to the Chief Priests buying the potters field with Judas’ blood money. Jeremy (Jeremiah) was clearly referring to himself, and he bought the field himself. Besides, his field cost seventeen shekels, not thirty pieces of silver.

"So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver." Jer 32:8-9

"Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me." Mt 27:9-10