At the very beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry, as people compared His life with Old Testament prophecies, what did they conclude?

“We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
—John 1:45.

At His first public appearance, our Saviour appealed to prophecy to establish His identity. After quoting from an Old Testament passage, He declared:

“Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
—Luke 4:21.

Shortly after His resurrection, in what words did Jesus again remind two of His followers about the fulfillment of the prophecies that pointed forward to Him?

“He said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?’ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the [Old Testament] Scriptures concerning himself.”
—Luke 24:25-27.

Fulfilled prophecies give convincing evidence that Jesus is the promised Messiah.