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Feb 28, 2023 · Scholars have concluded that Jesus fulfilled anywhere from 300 to 570 Old Testament prophecies. Many of these are woven into the fabric of psalms of worship. Others are part of more immediate prophecies regarding coming judgment on evil nations.
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Jan 12, 2022 · According to the Deuteronomistic Historian, Ahab “did more to provoke the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, than had all the kings of Israel before him” (1 Kings 16:33). Elijah comes on the scene out of the blue and announces that there will now be a drought. And there is a drought. It soon becomes clear why this has happened.
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- The Prophecies of Babylon, Nineveh, Tyre and Edom. Let's take a look at a few Bible prophecies that were fulfilled about 2500 years ago when the ancient kingdoms and cities of Babylon, Nineveh, Tyre and Edom were destroyed.
- Babylon Will Rule Over Judah for 70 Years. You can read the first such prophecy in Jeremiah 25:11-12. This prophecy was written sometime from 626 to about 586 BC and was not fulfilled until about 609 BC to 539 BC (approximately 50 years later, depending on your calculation)
- Babylon's Gates Will Open for Cyrus. If you read Isaiah 45:1 (written perhaps between 701 and 681 BC), you will find a prophecy that was ultimately fulfilled hundreds of years later in 539 BC.
- Babylon's Kingdom Will Be Permanently Overthrown. In Isaiah 13:19 (written between 701 and 681 BC) there exists yet another prophecy that was not fulfilled until 539 BC.
Jan 26, 2017 · When many people think about prophecy, they think about predictions about the future. For modern Christians, this usually means predictions about how the world will end. But this wasn’t what the prophets in the Old Testament thought—or how they were heard. Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart write:
Jan 4, 2022 · The “seventy sevens” prophecy in Daniel chapter 9 predicted the precise date that Jesus, the Messiah, would be “cut off.” Isaiah 50:6 accurately describes the beating that Jesus endured. Zechariah 12:10 predicts the “piercing” of the Messiah, which occurred after Jesus died on the cross.
There are two primary ways in which Old Testament prophets confirmed their predictions: first, God indicated his higher determination with words; second, he showed his intentions with signs. Let's look first at verbal confirmations God offered to his people.
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Nov 2, 2022 · Numerous books in the Old Testament contain prophecy—some include short statements about the future, and others feature entire prophetic visions. In the New Testament, almost every book contains some prophecy, with Revelation being wholly devoted to a prophetic vision.
