The seven great signs that were given to the Jews as a warning that they would go out under the fifth cycle of discipline

(The fifth cycle means total national disaster, the people are removed from their geographical location into slavery. Elsewhere they are scattered throughout the earth.)

1. The prophecy of tongues - people speaking in foreign languages, evangelising them — Isaiah 28:11, and this passage.

2. The virgin birth — Isaiah 7:14.

3. The betrayal by Judas Iscariot — Zechariah 11:12,13. The religious Jews would know this because they were involved; they bribed Judas.

4. The two deaths of Jesus Christ on the cross — Isaiah 53:9 in the Hebrew. Jesus Christ would die twice. First of all the sins of the entire world would be poured out upon Him as He was hanging on the cross, and as the sins were poured out He would be judged for them. He would pay the penalty of sin which is spiritual death - separation from God. Our sins brought about spiritual death, and Christ died physically because His work, His mission, was accomplished.

5. The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, mentioned as a sign in Isaiah 2:13; 53:10.

6. Forty years of miraculous, supernatural evangelism - not just tongues alone but other factors were involved. This is the book of Acts.

7. The warning of the siege of Jerusalem — Luke 21:20-24. This sign is slightly different because it was given while Jesus was on the earth. This is a prophetical sign given to keep believers out of the city during the siege of Jerusalem. All the previous six signs were given ahead of time.