Bible Prophecy
Bible prophecy is the true test of the Bible, Deut 18:21-22 (You
may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken
by the LORD?" If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does
not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken.
That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him. ).
The Bible is full of prophecy. Prophecy about things that happened
in the past and prophecies about thinks to come in the future. Without
prophecy, we would have no way of knowing if the Bible was fact or fiction.
If there were no prophecies, anybody could have written the Bible and claimed
it came from God without requiring proof. REAL prophecy tells us
that the events in the Bible were predicted long before the events took
place giving the Bible and prophets credibility. So you see, In order
to claim that the Bible is accurate we must evaluate the prophets in the
Bible and decide if they were correct in their predictions or if the entire
Bible is just a bunch of stories or myths. Please consider the following;
Prophecies concerning Jerusalem
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To be destroyed by the Babylonians (Isa 3:8; Jer 11:9; 26:18; Micah 3:12).
Fulfillment: testimony of history.
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The Temple vessels to be carried to Babylon and later returned to Jerusalem
(Jer 28:3). Fulfillment: 2 Kings 25:14,15; 2 Chronicles 36:18; Ezra
1:7-11; Daniel 5:1-4.
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To be rebuilt by the Jews after spending seventy years in Babylonian captivity
(Isa 44:28; Jer 25:11,12; 29:10). Fulfillment: Ezra 1:1-4; testimony of
history.
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To have its streets and walls rebuilt during a period of trouble (Dan 9:25).
Fulfillment: Ezra 4,5; Nehemiah 2-6.
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The walls to be rebuilt 483 years prior to the crucifixion of Christ (Dan
9:26). Fulfillment: testimony of history. From March 14, 445
B.C. (date of rebuilding of walls) until April 6 (crucifixion of Christ)
equals 483 years, or 173,880 days.
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To be destroyed by the Romans (Lk 19:41-44). Fulfillment: testimony
of history.
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The Temple of Herod also to be burned at this time (Mt 24:1,2). Fulfillment:
testimony of history. Accomplished by Titus in 70 A.D.
Prophecies concerning individuals
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Nebuchadnezzar to win over Egyptians at Carchemish (Jer 46). Fulfillment:
testimony of history.
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Nebuchadnezzar to invade Egypt (Jer 43:9-13; 46:26; Ezek 29:19,20).
Fulfillment: testimony of history.
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Nebuchadnezzar to be reduced to an animal for his pride (Dan 4:19-27).
Fulfillment: Dan 4:28-37.
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Cyrus to allow the Jews to go back and rebuild Jerusalem (Isa 44:28).
Fulfillment: Ezra 1:1,2.
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Alexander the Great to conquer Greece and establish a world empire (Dan
2:32,39; 7:6; 8:5-8, 21; 11:3). Fulfillment: testimony of history.
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Alexander to die suddenly and his kingdom to be divided into four parts
(Dan 8:8, 22; 11:4). Fulfillment: testimony of history.
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Antiochus Epiphanes to persecute the Jews and profane their Temple (Dan
8:11, 25). Fulfillment: testimony of history.
Prophecies concerning Israel
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This nation to exist forever (Jer 31:35-37). Fulfillment: testimony
of history.
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The northern kingdom to be carried away into Assyrian captivity (1 Kings
14:15,16; Hosea 1:5; 10:1,6). Fulfillment: 2 Kings 24:10, 14.
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The Temple to be destroyed (1 Kings 9:7; 2 Chronicles 7:20,21; Jer 7:14).
Fulfillment: 2 Kings 25:9; testimony of history.
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The length of the Babylonian captivity would be seventy years (Jer 25:11;
29:10). Fulfillment: Dan 9:2
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Israel to then return to the land (Jer 29:10). Fulfillment:
Ezra 1.
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The Temple vessels once carried into Babylon to be brought back to the
land (2 Kings 25:14,15; Jer 28:3; Dan 5:1-4). Fulfillment:
Ezra 1:7-11.
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Israel eventually to be scattered among the nations of the world (Lev 26:33;
Deut 4:27,28;28:25, 64-67; Hosea 9:17). Fulfillment:
testimony of history.
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Israel to loan to many nations, but borrow from none (Deut 28:12).
Fulfillment: testimony of history.
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Israel to be persecuted (Deut 28:65-67). Fulfillment:
testimony of history.
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Israel nevertheless to retain her identity (Lev 26:44; Jer 46:28).
Fulfillment: testimony of history.
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Israel to reject her messiah (Isa 53:1-9). Fulfillment: Luke
23:13-25.
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Israel to return to Palestine in the latter days prior to the Second Coming
of Christ (Deut 30:3; Ezek 36:24; 37:1-14). Fulfillment: Historical
testimony (since 1948).
This is a short list of primarily old testament prophecies and I did not
list future prophecies in this document since there is no way to verify
them. There are certainly allot more than this but I wanted to give
a summary of the most popular prophecies.
As you can see, the prophecies in the Bible are highly accurate
and the prophets mentioned in the Bible have never been recorded as being
wrong. If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself.
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