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Bible prophecy, or "biblical prophecy" is the belief that the exegesis and hermeneutics that relate to those scriptures containing various prophecies regarding global politics, natural disasters, the future of the nation of Israel, the coming of a Messiah and a Messianic Kingdom, and the ultimate destiny of humankind are true. Various passages are claimed by premillennialists writers to foretell future events, while amillennialist writers believe such passages to be only figuratively relevant in foretelling events. These passages are widely distributed throughout the Bible, but those most often cited are from Ezekiel, Daniel, and Revelation. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1993x1300, 432 KB) A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. ... 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Instances of claimed bible prophecy include the supposed prediction of events that have already happened as well predictions of future events. Some prophetic passages are depicted as direct statements from God while other statements are expressed as the privileged perspective of the biblical author considered to be a prophet. The Biblical prophets are usually considered to have received revelations from God, subsequently recording them in the relevant writings. Postdiction, post-shadowing, retroactive clairvoyance, and prediction after the fact are terms used by critics to refer to those who use hindsight to claim to have predicted a significant event such as a plane crash or natural disaster. ... The three so-called Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam have in common many beliefs about God. ... Authors of the Bible are listed by book of the Bible, comparing the writer according to Christian tradition with what current scholarship proposes. ... For other senses of this word, see Prophet (disambiguation). ...

Overview

In the books of Hebrew Bible prophets, one prophetic theme is that of God warning the Israelites to repent of their sins and idolatries, with the threat of punishment as a consequence or promises of rewards upon their return to faith. There are many actions attributed to the deity that are documented as happening to specific Biblical regions and peoples: blessings, ruinations, or amalgams of both. According to believers in bible prophecy, many of these prophecies are viewed as having been fulfilled within later passages. However, the possibility of midrash leaves open the question as to whether the predictions were not added at a later date to confer the appearance of prophecy on an (apparently) older passage. This article is about the term Hebrew Bible. For the Jewish scriptures see Tanakh. ... This article is about the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Look up Israelite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation). ... The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin Idolatry is a major sin in the Abrahamic religions regarding image. ... For other uses, see Faith (disambiguation). ... Look up blessing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Curse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Midrash (Hebrew: מדרש; plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to a method of exegesis of a Biblical text. ...

A second prophetic theme is the coming of a Messiah or Messianic Age. Most Christians believe that these Messianic prophecies are fulfilled by Jesus either through his life of through the Second Coming. Jews await the initial arrival of a Messiah of the Davidic line, or a Messianic age. In Judaism, the Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , ; the Anointed One) at first meant any person who was anointed with oil on rising to a certain position among the ancient Israelites, at first that of High priest, later that of King and also that of a prophet. ... Messianic Age is a theological term referring to a future time of peace and brotherhood on the earth, without crime, war and poverty. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... Messianic prophecies in the Jewish Tanach (also known as the Christian Old Testament) foretell the coming of the Messiah. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... For other uses, see Second Coming (disambiguation). ... Davidic line, (also House of David or Davidic Dynasty, sometimes referred to as Royal House of Israel), known in Hebrew as Malkhut Beit David (Monarchy of the House of David) refers to the tracing of royal lineage by kings and major leaders in Jewish history to the Biblical King David...

Some Evangelical Christians believe that the Messiah will not arrive until the era in which the Temple in Jerusalem is rebuilt for its third standing. One other major theme in the Christian perspective on bible prophecy concerns a period Christians refer to as the "End Times", or "Last Days". Some major themes in this regard include a world-wide ruler (the antichrist) and a battle between good and evil (alternatively God/Jesus and Satan) at the battle of Armageddon to be followed by the Messianic Age. Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ... The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, transliterated Bet HaMikdash and meaning literally The Holy House) was located on the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit) in the old city of Jerusalem. ... A drawing of Ezekiels Visionary Temple from the Book of Ezekiel 40-47 Since the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, religious Jews have prayed that God will allow for the rebuilding of a Third Temple. ... // In the three Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), the End Times are depicted as a time of tribulation that precede the predicted coming of a Messiah figure. ... In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or anti-Christ means a person, office, or group recognized as fulfilling the Biblical prophecies about one who will oppose Christ and substitute himself in Christs place. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ... For other uses, see Armageddon (disambiguation). ...

Claimed instances of biblical prophecy

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Genesis

• Cain says "...I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."^[1] God then proceeds to offer Cain protection "...Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over. Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him."^[2] Cain then impregnates his wife and she gave birth to a son named Enoch, while he built a city.^[3]
• In Genesis 6, God is quoted as saying "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years."^[4] The oldest recognized people to have lived are a 122 year old female and a 119 year old male.^[5]
• Noah prophesised that Hamites will be enslaved by Japhetithes.^[6] These passages were used by Abrahamic religions to justify enslavement of black African people who were believed to be descendants of Ham.^[6]
• God promises Abraham and his Jewish descendants the land of Canaan from the Nile to the Euphrates.^[7]Genesis 17:3-8 states,"The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God." They never owned all that land. According to Acts 7:5 and Hebrews 11:13, God's promises to Abraham were not realized during his lifetime.

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Joshua and Judges

• God promises that he will drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites,^[8] not because of Israel's righteousness but because of the wickedness of the mentioned nations,^[9] but the Israelites fail to do so.^[10]
• Joshua tells Manasseh that he will be able to drive out the Canaanites,^[11] but Manasseh did not. ^[12]

The Davidic dynasty

• "David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.",^[13] but the Davidic line's rule seems to have ended with Zedekiah. God also says that Solomon's kingdom will last forever,^[14] but the kingdom was destroyed about 400 years after Solomon's death. The placement of Jehoiachin, however, in a position of authority during Babylonian exile at the end of 2 Kings seems to indicate the survival of the Davidic kingship on some level.^[15] He was even called king under exile in several Babylonian food-rationing lists.^[16]

Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin, Joachin, and Coniah) was king of Judah. ...

2 Kings

• Jeremiah prophesies that Jehoiakim will have no successor to the throne.^[17] His son Jehoiachin succeeded him at the age of eighteen^[18] reigned three months before being taken captive along with his mother, wives, servants, princes, and officers.^[19]
• God tells Zedekiah that he will die in peace and be buried with his fathers.^[20] His eyes were put out before he was taken to Babylon and remained a prisoner there until death.^[21]
• God promises Josiah that he would be "buried in peace" and then goes on to describe him not seeing all the disaster to come on Judah.^[22] Josiah was later killed in battle with the Egyptians.^[23]

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Isaiah

For more details on this topic, see Isaiah 7:14.

• God told Isaiah to tell Ahaz, the King of Judah, not to be concerned about Rezin (the king of Syria) or Pekah (the king of Israel).

According to 2 Chr.28:5-6 "God delivered him [Ahaz] into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter." This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ... Remaliah is a figure in the Bible. ...

• Babylonian palaces will be taken over by wild animals.^[25]
• Damascus will be completely destroyed and no longer be inhabited.^[26] Damascus has never been completely destroyed and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities.
• The river of Ancient Egypt (identified as the Nile in RSV) shall dry up.^[27]. There is no historical evidence that the this has ever happened.^{[citation needed]}
• "The land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt."^[28] Ancient Judah never invaded Egypt and was never a military threat to Egypt.
• A prediction is made that there shall be five cities in Ancient Egypt that speak the Canaanite language.^[29] There's no historical evidence that this has ever happened.^{[citation needed]}
• These verses predict that there will be an alliance between Egypt, Israel, and Assyria, but there has never been any such alliance.^[30]
• God says he is going to punish Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians for what they have done to his people. As part of the punishment, God will destroy the land of the Babylonians and will make it perpetual desolations. However, Babylon is still standing today.^[31]

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Deutero-Isaiah

See also: Book_of_Isaiah#Authorship

'Second Isaiah' or 'Deutero-Isaiah' is the name of the chapters 40-55 of the Book of Isaiah, which are believed to have been added to the words of the pre-exilic Isaiah. The unknown second prophet predicts the coming of Cyrus^[32], who will liberate the Jews from their Babylonian Exile and will bring them to the Promised Land.^[33] The second Isaiah, 40-55, comes from the late exilic period which dates to about 540-539 BC^[34]. Biblical scholars believe that the reference to Cyrus is a vaticinium ex eventu or "prophecy from the event".^{[citation needed]} This article is about the Book of Isaiah. ... This article is about the Book of Isaiah. ... Isaiah the Prophet in Hebrew Scriptures was depicted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. ... The name Cyrus (or Kourosh in Persian) may refer to: [[Cyrus I of Anshan]], King of Persia around 650 BC [[Cyrus II of Persia | Cyrus the Great]], King of Persia 559 BC - 529 BC — See also Cyrus in the Judeo-Christian tradition Cyrus the Younger, brother to the Persian king... Vaticinium ex eventu (Prophecy from the event) is a technical theological or historiographical term referring to a prophecy written after the author already had information about the events he was foretelling. The text is written so as to appear that the prophecy had taken place before the event. ...

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah prophesies that "...all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the Lord.".^[35]
• Jeremiah predicts that Hazor will be desolated.^[36]
• Jeremiah 29:10 predicted that the Babylonian captivity would end when the "70 years" ended. It lasted 60 years if counting from the deportation of the elite (597-537 BCE) and 49 years (586-537 BCE) if counting from the exile of the majority of Judah.^[37]
• Jeremiah prophesised that Babylon would be destroyed at the end of the seventy years.^[38] Babylon fell to the Persians under Cyrus in 537 BCE, 59 or 49 years after the Babylonian exile depending on how you count. According to Daniel 5:31, it was the currently unidentified "Darius the Mede" who captured Babylon.
• Jeremiah prophesies that Babylon will never again be inhabited.^[39] It was reconstructed in 1985 by Saddam Hussein. An article published in April 2006 states that UN officials and Iraqi leaders have big plans for restoring Babylon, making it a gem of a new Iraq as a cultural center complete with shopping malls, hotels, and perhaps a theme park: "One day millions of people will visit Babylon."^[40][41]
• Jeremiah 33:18 prophesised that "the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn cereal offerings, and to make sacrifices for ever", but the destruction of temple in 70 CE brought an end to the Jewish sacrificial system.^[42]
• Jeremiah 9:11 states "I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there."

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Daniel

For more details on this topic, see Statue vision, The writing on the wall, Daniel's Vision of Chapter 7, Daniel's Vision of Chapter 8, Abomination of Desolation, Prophecy of Seventy Weeks.

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Ezekiel

• Ezekiel prophesies that Tyre will be completely destroyed by Nebuchadrezzar and will never be built again, but it wasn't destroyed, as evidenced by the visits to Tyre by Jesus^[43] and Paul^[44].^[45]
• Ezekiel prophesized that Egypt would be uninhabited by humans or animals for forty years after being destroyed by Nebuchadrezzar, but Egyptologists dispute this ever occurred.^[46]
• The rivers of Ancient Egypt (identified as the Nile in NIV, NASB, and RSV) shall dry up.^[47] There is no historical evidence that this has ever happened.^{[citation needed]}

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Amos

• Amos prophesies that when Israel is restored they will possess the remnant of Edom.^[48]

Obadiah

• Obadiah prophesies that Israel will destroy the house of Esau in the day of the Lord.^[49]

Jonah

• Jonah prophesies that in forty days Nineveh shall be overthrown, but Nineveh was spared for turning from their evil ways.^[50]

Zechariah

• The river of Ancient Egypt (identified as the Nile in NIV, NASB, and RSV) shall dry up.^[51] There is no historical evidence that this has ever happened.^{[citation needed]}
• Zechariah prophesies a day when "...Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch."^[52]

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Haggai

• "In a little while God will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land."^[53]

Malachi

• Malachi prophesies that God will send Elijah before "the great and dreadful day of the LORD" in which the world will be consumed by fire.^[54] The gospel of Mark claims that John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecy given in Malachi.^[55] Yet John the Baptist flatly denied that he was Elijah in John 1:21 and the earth was not literally consumed by fire after John's appearance.

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Gospels

For more details on this topic, see Abomination of Desolation, Olivet Discourse, Second Coming.

• Jesus prophesies in Matthew 10:5-7:

• Jesus prophesies in Matthew 10:23:

• Jesus prophesised in Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."^[56] Jesus spent only one day and two nights in the grave. According to Mark 15:42-46, Jesus was buried in Friday night and according to Matthew 28:1-6 and John 20:1, Jesus' tomb was found empty on Sunday dawn. Christian explanations to the discrepancy are found in advocating a non literal 3 days and 3 nights Friday crucifixion^[57] and in advocating a literal 3 days and 3 nights Wednesday crucifixion^[58].
• Jesus prophesies in Matthew 16:27-28:

• He also prophesies to Caiaphas:

• Jesus prophesies in Matthew 26:34 and John 13:38 that the cock shall not crow till' Peter hast denied him three times. The cock crowed after the first denial as well as after the third denial.^[61]
• The author of Matthew in Matthew 27:9 quotes from Zechariah 11:12 and 13 in relation to buying a field for 30 pieces of silver, but attributes it to Jeremiah. Jeremiah is desribed as buying a field in Jeremiah 32:6-9 for seventeen shekels of silver.
• Matthew 2:23 refers to a prophecy being fulfilled by Jesus living in Nazareth which is not found in the Old Testament.
• The author of Mark quotes from both Malachi 3:1 and Isaiah 40:3 but attributes only to Isaiah.^[62]

The transformation, by Antiochus Epiphanes, of the sacred Temple at Jerusalem into a heathen one, during the time of the Tobiads. ... The Olivet discourse or Little Apocalypse is a passage found in the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew (24), Mark (13) and Luke (21), occurring just before the narrative of Jesuss passion beginning with the Anointing of Jesus. ... For other uses, see Second Coming (disambiguation). ... Yhosef Bar Kayafa (Hebrew יְהוֹסֵף בַּר קַיָּפָא, ), also known as Caiaphas (Greek Καϊάφας) in the New Testament, was the Jewish high priest to whom Jesus was taken after his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane, and who played a part in Jesus trial before the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate. ... Hebrew (Natzrat or Natzeret) Arabic الناصرة (an-Nāṣira) Government City District North Population 64,800[1] Metropolitan Area: 185,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 14 200 dunams (14. ...

1 & 2 Thessalonians

• Paul the apostle prophesised about the Second Coming "...we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."^[63]
• Paul prophesies in 1 Thessalonians 5:2-11:

• In 2 Thes. 2:3-4, Paul prophesised that the Man of sin would sit in the Temple in Jerusalem declaring himself as God. This has not happened as the temple was destroyed in 70 CE. Christians speculate that Paul was referring to the Third Temple that is yet to be built.

In Christian eschatology, the Man of Sin, or Man of Lawlessness in some translations, is a person who, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:3, will be revealed before the Day of the Lord. ... The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, transliterated Bet HaMikdash and meaning literally The Holy House) was located on the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit) in the old city of Jerusalem. ... A drawing of Ezekiels Visionary Temple from the Book of Ezekiel 40-47 Since the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, religious Jews have prayed that God will allow for the rebuilding of a Third Temple. ...

Romans

• Paul prophesies in Romans 13:11-12

Jude

• Epistle of Jude quotes a prophecy from the pseudepigraphal Book of Enoch.^[64]

The brief Epistle of Jude is a book in the Christian New Testament canon. ... Pseudepigrapha (from the Greek words pseudos = lie and epigrapho = write) is a text or a number of texts whose claimed authorship or authenticity is incorrect. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Revelation

• see Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Two Witnesses, Woman of the Apocalypse, The Beast, Whore of Babylon, Millennialism
• Jesus told the Seven churches of Asia in the first century that he will come soon.^[65]

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Messianic prophecies in Judaism

Main article: Jewish messianism

Scriptural requirements concerning the Messiah, what he will do, and what will be done during his reign. Jewish sources show that the Messiah will fulfill the prophecies outright. Jewish scholars state there is no concept of a second coming in the Hebrew Bible.^[66] In Jewish messianism and eschatology, the Messiah (Hebrew: משיח; Mashiah, Mashiach, or Moshiach, anointed [one]) is a term traditionally referring to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who will be anointed (the meaning of the Hebrew word משיח) with holy anointing oil and inducted to rule the Jewish people during... For other uses, see Second Coming (disambiguation). ...

• The Sanhedrin will be re-established^[67][68]
• Once he is King, leaders of other nations will look to him for guidance.^[69][68]
• The whole world will worship the One God of Israel^[70][68][71]
• Jews will return to full Torah observance and practice it.^[68]
• He will be descended from King David^[72] via Solomon^[73][74]
• The Moshiach will be a man of this world, an observant Jew with "fear of God"^[75][68]
• Evil and tyranny will not be able to stand before his leadership^[76][68]
• Knowledge of God will fill the world^[77][68]
• He will include and attract people from all cultures and nations^[78][68]
• All Israelites will be returned to their homeland^[79][68]
• Death will be swallowed up forever^[80][68]
• There will be no more hunger or illness, and death will cease^[81][68]
• All of the dead will rise again. According to the Zohar, the resurrection will take place forty years after the arrival of Moshiach^[82][68]
• The Jewish people will experience eternal joy and gladness^[83][68]
• He will be a messenger of peace^[84][68]
• Nations will end up recognizing the wrongs they did to Israel^[85][68]
• The peoples of the world will turn to the Jews for spiritual guidance^[86][68]
• The ruined cities of Israel will be restored^[87][68]
• Weapons of war will be destroyed^[88][68]
• The Temple will be rebuilt^[89] resuming many of the suspended 613 mitzvot.^[68]
• He will rebuild the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.^{[90][74][71][74]}
• He will bring world peace.^[91][74][71]
• He will influence the entire world to acknowledge and serve one God.^[92][74]
• He will then perfect the entire world to serve God together^[93][68] He will give you all the worthy desires of your heart^[94][68]
• He will take the barren land and make it abundant and fruitful^[95][68]

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Claimed prophecies about Jesus

Jewish scholars maintain that these passages are not messianic prophecies and are based on mistranslations/misunderstanding of the Hebrew texts.

• Deuteronomy 18:18
• Isaiah 7:14 - Matthew 1:22-23 states "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" — which means, "God with us". However the Jewish translation of that passage reads "Behold, the young woman is with child and will bear a son and she will call his name Immanuel."^[74] Isaiah chapter 7 speaks of a prophecy made to the Jewish King Ahaz to allay his fears of two invading kings (those of Damascus and of Samaria) who were preparing to invade Jerusalem, about 600 years before Jesus’ birth. Isaiah 7:16: "For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken."
• Isaiah 53 - According to the Bible commentator Rashi, the suffering servant described in Isaiah chapter 53 is actually the Jewish people; sometimes Isaiah mentions groups of people as if they were one person.
• Isaiah 9:1
• Daniel 9:24-27 - King James Version puts a definite article before "Messiah the Prince".^[96] The original Hebrew text does not read "the Messiah the Prince," but, having no article, it is to be rendered "a mashiach, a prince". The word mashiach["anointed one," "messiah"] is nowhere used in the Jewish Scriptures as a proper name, but as a title of authority of a king or a high priest. Therefore, a correct rendering of the original Hebrew should be: "an anointed one, a prince." ^[97]
• Hosea 11:1 - Matthew 2:14 states, "So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'Out of Egypt I called my son.'" However, that passage reads, "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son."
• Psalm 22:16 - The NIV renders this verse as "they have pierced my hands and feet". The Septuagint and Syriac manuscripts along with some Hebrew manuscripts would render it as "like the lion, my hands and feet".^{[98][unreliable source?]}
• Psalm 16:10
• Psalm 34:20
• Psalm 69:21
• Isaiah 9:6 - The verse reads: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." A more accurate translation of that phrase would be "A wonderful counselor is the mighty God, the everlasting father ..." Like the name "Immanuel," this name describes God, not the person who carries the name. The two letter word "is", is usually not stated in Hebrew. Rather,"is" is understood. For example, the words "hakelev" (the dog) and "gadol" (big), when joined into a sentence "hakelev gadol" means "the dog is big," even though no Hebrew word in that sentence represents the word "is." ^[99]
• Psalm 110:1 - Matthew 22:44 states "The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet." Although Hebrew has no capital letters, the Hebrew translation of that passage reads "The Lord said to my lord" indicating that it is not speaking of God.^[100]
• Micah 5:2 - Matthew 2:6 quotes this prophesy as fullfillment of the prophesy: "But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel." The verse in the Old Testament reads "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." It describes the clan of Bethlehem , who was the son of Caleb's second wife, Ephrathah.^[101]
• Zechariah 9:9 - Matthew reads as if Zechariah meant there were two animals: a donkey, and a colt, instead of just a donkey that was a young colt^[102]. Matthew 21:1-5

. The Hebrew translation of that passage reads: This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ... Isaiah 53, taken from the Book of Isaiah, is the last of the four Songs of the Suffering Servant, and tells the story of The Suffering Servant. The passage is famous for its interpretation by many Christians to be prophesy of the coming of Jesus, being written over 700 years... A 16th-century depiction of Rashi Note: For the astrological concept, see Rashi - the signs. ... The Prophecy of Seventy Septets (or literally seventy times seven) appears in the angel Gabriels reply to Daniel, beginning with verse 22 and ending with verse 27 in the ninth chapter of the Book of Daniel (Scherman, Rb. ... The concept of the messiah in Judaism is briefly discussed in the Jewish eschatology entry. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Septuagint: A column of uncial text from 1 Esdras in the Codex Vaticanus, the basis of Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brentons Greek edition and English translation. ... The Peshitta is the standard version of the Bible in the Syriac language. ... Link title Immanuel is also a town in Israel, near Ariel. ... The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον, Kata Maththaion or Kata Matthaion) is a synoptic gospel in the New Testament, one of four canonical gospels. ... The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning God has remembered. ...

The Mark, Luke, and John states Jesus sent his disciples after only one animal.^[103] The Gospel of Mark, anonymous[1] but traditionally ascribed to Mark the Evangelist, is a synoptic gospel of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ... For other uses, see Gospel of John (disambiguation). ...

• Jeremiah 31:15 - Matthew 2:17-18 gives the killing of innocents by Herod as the fullfilment of a prophecy spoken of in Jeremiah:

In Jeremiah 31:15, the phrase "because her children are no more" refers to the captivity of Rachel's children in Babylon. The subsequent verses describe their return to Israel.^[104] For other uses, see Babylonian captivity (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Babylon (disambiguation). ...

• II Samuel 7:14 - Hebrews 1:5 quotes this verse as, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.". However, the verse doesn’t end with the phrase quoted in the New Testament, but continues: "When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men." This cannot possibly fit the Christian Bible’s view of a sinless Jesus.^[105] The Old Testament verse is referring to Solomon.^[106][74]

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Claimed prophecies about Muhammad

These passages have been interpreted by Islamic scholars as prophetic references to Muhammad. However, Christian apologists dispute these claims^[107] Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ...

• Genesis 21:13,18 - God promises to make Ishmael a great nation. Ishmael is said to be the ancestor of Arab people according to Jewish and Islamic traditions, and great grandfather of Mohammad^[108][109]
• Deuteronomy 18:18 and 33:1-2 - God promises to raise a prophet who would be among the brethren of the Jews and like unto Moses. Muslim scholars interpret "brethren" as a reference to Ishmaelites, the ancestors of Muhammad. Ishmael is the half brother of Isaac, the father of the Jews.^[109]. Moreover, Muslims think that Jesus was not like Moses in several aspects of his life, unlike Muhammad^[110]
• Habakkuk 3:3 - Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina.^[109]
• Song of Solomon 5:9-16 - name of Muhammad prophesied^[111]
• Isaiah 21:13-17 - Arabia is the land of the promised one ^[109][111]
• John 14:16, 15:26, 16:7 and John 18:36 - "Paraclete" or comforter. John 14:26 identifies it as the Holy Ghost.^[109]
• John 16:12-14 - Comforter was to bring complete teachings^[111]
• Matthew 21:42-44 - The rejected stone according to Islamic understanding of these passages is the nation of Ishmael's descendants which was victorious against all super-powers of its time. "The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."^[109]
• Acts 3:20-22 - Muhammad to come before the second advent of Jesus^[111]

Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness, by Karel Dujardin Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Standard Tiberian ; Arabic: إسماعيل, Ismāīl) was Abrahams eldest son, born by his wifes handmaiden Hagar. ... According to Quranic tradition Ibrahim had two wives Sarah and Hajira. ... Sacrifice of Isaac, a detail from the sarcophagus of the Roman consul Junius Bassus, ca. ... Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula is a mainly desert peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia and an important part of the greater Middle East. ... The Holy Spirit, from the Christian viewpoint, while related to Gods will, is not Gods will personified. ... For other uses, see Second Coming (disambiguation). ...

Literalism vs. skepticism

Biblical prophecy is believed to be literally true by a number of conservative Christians. Some Christian prophecy interpreters uphold this principle of the literal view by providing detailed analysis of how prophecies were fulfilled accurately to the day. These interperative issues are related to the more general idea of how passages should be read or interpreted - a concept known as Biblical hermeneutics. Biblical literalism is the supposed adherence to the explicit and literal sense of the Bible. ... Biblical Hermeneutics, part of the broader hermeneutical question, relates to the problem of how one is to understand Holy Scripture. ...

A separate issue concerns the source of the prophetic verse. Those who hold to the doctrine of Biblical inspiration assert that the god of the Bible spoke through the Biblical prophets in order to provide moral teaching, guidance, comfort, warning, or to foretell important events. They typically maintain that the Bible has detailed prophecies which have foretold the future, and see this as a verification of biblical inspiration. In this view it is usually maintained that no Bible prophecy has ever failed, or ever will. Bible prophecy is an area which is often discussed in regard to Christian apologetics. Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology concerned with the divine origin of the Bible and what the Bible teaches about itself. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Christian apologetics is the...

Traditional Jewish readings of the Bible do not generally reflect the same attention to the details of prophecies as predictors as occurs in Christian hermeneutics. It is one of the Jewish principles of faith articulated by Maimonides, the great Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages, that Moses was the greatest of the prophets and only Moses experienced direct revelation,^[112] and most concern with Moses' revelation involves law and ethical teaching rather than predictive prophecy. In accord with the explanation taught in Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Jews generally believe that the prophets repeatedly used metaphors and analogies and that except for Moses, their words are not to be taken literally. Nonetheless, it is one of the Jewish principles of faith that the words of the prophets are true. Accordingly traditional Judaism generally believes in the efficacy of Biblical prophecy in the main if not in every detail; including that some foretold events have already occurred, and some are yet to occur.^{[citation needed]} There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that were formulated by medieval rabbinic authorities. ... Commonly used image indicating one artists conception of Maimonidess appearance Maimonides (March 30, 1135 or 1138–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain, Morocco and Egypt during the Middle Ages. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... Template:Jews and Jewdaism Template:The Holy Book Named TorRah The Torah () is the most valuable Holy Doctrine within Judaism,(and for muslims) revered as the first relenting Word of Ulllah, traditionally thought to have been revealed to Blessed Moosah, An Apostle of Ulllah. ... The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew:מורה נבוכים, translit. ...

According to the Talmud, prophecy ceased in Israel following the rebuilding of the Second Temple; the prophets who participated in its rebuilding are regarded as the last. Nonetheless, the codes of Jewish law explain how to identify a prophet. Maimonides held that a prophet can be identified if his or her predictions come true. Some Orthodox Jews believe that a future prophet, perhaps a returned Elijah, will identify the future Messiah, the correct location of the Holy of Holies, and other matters essential for the restoration of Jewish worship. The Talmud (Hebrew: ) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history. ... Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה ; alternate transliterations include Halocho and Halacha), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions. ... Commonly used image indicating one artists conception of Maimonidess appearance Maimonides (March 30, 1135 or 1138–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain, Morocco and Egypt during the Middle Ages. ... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... Elijah, 1638, by José de Ribera This article is about the prophet in the Hebrew Bible. ... In Judaism, the Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , ; the Anointed One) at first meant any person who was anointed with oil on rising to a certain position among the ancient Israelites, at first that of High priest, later that of King and also that of a prophet. ... A Holy of Holies is the most sacred place within a sacred building. ...

Many academic scholars and historians who read the Bible today maintain that it contains no accurate predictions of any past or future events. They claim that in some cases, transcribers of the scriptures may have inserted prophecies or attributed work that was written much later to earlier authors. In other cases, they say it is the readers of the Bible who are creating what they see as "prophecy". This common tendency is known as postdiction--retroactive clairvoyance, or prediction after the fact. In the last century this view has been accepted by some more liberal theologians. Postdiction, post-shadowing, retroactive clairvoyance, and prediction after the fact are terms used by critics to refer to those who use hindsight to claim to have predicted a significant event such as a plane crash or natural disaster. ... Liberal theology is a branch of religious thinking which emerged in the late 18th and early 19th century, in the wake of The Enlightenment. ...

Critics of Bible prophecy state that prophetic verses are largely vague, and are ambiguous enough to allow an excessive flexibility of interpretation. Others claim that there are prophecies which either were not, or could not be fulfilled within certain time frames which have already expired. The remaining prophecies which do appear to have been fulfilled are attributed to coincidence, or to being written after the fact. The establishment of facts related to events two millennia ago makes scientific proof of specific prophecies problematic.

Over the centuries there have been many proponents and detractors of Bible prophecy. For example, Professor Peter Stoner^[113] and Dr. Hawley O. Taylor believed the Bible prophecies were remarkable, sufficiently detailed and did not occur by mere chance. On the other hand, neo-Platonist philosopher Porphyry of Tyros argued for example that the eleventh chapter of Daniel was written around 165 B.C. rather than at the time of the Babylonian exile period of 6th century B.C. when the book was purported to have been written (a view now shared by many modern scholars: see Book of Daniel). Another example, would be that Arthur C. Custance maintained that the Ezekiel Tyre prophecy (Ezek. 26: 1-11; 29:17-20) was very remarkable.^[114] Crtics argue Tyre prophecy to have failed as Tyre still exists, contrary to the wording of the prophecy,^[115][116] and scholar Gustave Holscher maintained that certain passages of the book of Ezekiel were not written by a pre-Exilic prophet of Israel but were later added in the Persian period. Peter Stoner (June 16, 1888 – March 21, 1980)[1][2] was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College. ... (For other meanings of Porphyr, see Porphyry) Porphyry (c. ... For other uses, see Book of Daniel (disambiguation). ... The Triumphal Arch Tyre (Arabic , Phoenician , Hebrew Tzor, Tiberian Hebrew , Akkadian , Greek Týros) is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. ...

Christians who believe in the biblical inerrancy view or who have conservative theological views usually profess belief in bible prophecy as an article of faith. They also dispute the legitimacy of non-biblical prophets and psychics.^[117] Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Biblical... Edgar Cayce (1877 – 1945) was one of the best-known American psychics of the 20th century and made many highly publicized predictions. ...

Bible prophecy implications

Various ideas from Bible prophecy have gained notoriety even outside communities of believers.

End times

Main article: End times

Among many Christian religions, the prophecy that Jesus will return to Earth (second coming) is a major doctrine. Since 32 AD^{[citation needed]}, many specific timeframes for this prediction have been declared by individuals and groups, although many of these dates have expired without the occurrences predicted.^[118] An official statement of the Vatican, issued in 1993, asserted, "we are already in the last hour".^[119] // In the three Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), the End Times are depicted as a time of tribulation that precede the predicted coming of a Messiah figure. ... For other uses, see Second Coming (disambiguation). ...

Much later, in the nineteenth century, other groups, such as the Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, the Worldwide Church of God (Armstrongism) and some other religious movements have stated their own prophetic beliefs based upon their founders' beliefs and understanding of the biblical scriptures. Although there are many variations in perspective among religious believers, a few specific events which are commonly held by those of the dispensationalist school of thought have been attributed to the below Bible passages: The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), colloquially referred to as the Adventists, is an evangelical Protestant Christian denomination that grew out of the prophetic Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century. ... The Worldwide Church of God (WCG), formerly the Radio Church of God, is a Christian church currently based in Glendora, California, USA. Founded in 1933 by Herbert Armstrong as a radio ministry, the WCG under Armstrong had a significant, and often controversial, influence on 20th century religious broadcasting and publishing... Dispensationalism is a school of Bible interpretation that is associated with fundamentalist Christianity; the primary alternative within the evangelical community is covenant theology. ...

• The revival of Israel as a nation, (last generation before Christ): Parable of the fig tree, Matt.24:32, Mark 13:28, Luke 21:29

• A strong and united European state, or a United States of Europe, (revived Roman Empire): Daniel 2

• Various tribulation events, (signs of the end-times): Matt.24:4, Mark 13:5, Luke 21:5 All Bible Prophecy

Additionally, some popular conjectures on the progression of currently existing situations into prophecy fulfilment include: The United States of Europe (sometimes abbreviated U.S.E. or USE) is a name given to several similar speculative scenarios of the unification of Europe, as a single nation and a single federation of states, similar to the United States of America, both as projected by writers of speculative...

• Implantable microchip identification^{[citation needed]} -> Mark of the beast, Rev.13:16

• Role of the EU in Middle East peace^{[citation needed]} -> Antichrist & peace treaty, Dan.9:27,11:21, Rev.13

• The new Sanhedrin, plans for new Temple (Many end-time passages require Temple to exist)^{[citation needed]}

• War in Iraq -> Jeremiah 50:1-3 - Concerning Babylon: A nation from the north will capture "her" (It is important to note that Iraq has been conquered several times by Ottoman Turks, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, and the British.)

For other uses, see Number of the Beast (disambiguation). ... In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or anti-Christ means a person, office, or group recognized as fulfilling the Biblical prophecies about one who will oppose Christ and substitute himself in Christs place. ...

Bible Code

Main article: Bible Code

In the 1990s, a new way to prophetically interpret the Bible was instigated. Proposed by Eliyahu Rips, it was said that words and short phrases were hidden in the Hebrew Bible as skip-letter sequences (every 30th letter, for example). The mathematical probability for several coded words which are related to occur within the same area of the Bible was calculated by Rips to be enormously greater than chance, though mathematicians with formal training in statistical analysis place this figure at 1:2. A comprehensive explanation of how this phenomenon can occur naturally was later published in 1999 by Brendan McKay et al., although the Bible code continues to be explored and debated.^[120] Bible codes, originally known as Torah codes, are information patterns said to exist in encrypted or coded form in the text of the Bible, or, more specifically, in the Hebrew Torah, the first five books of Old Testament. ... Eliyahu Rips is an Israeli mathematician known for his research in algebra and the controversial Bible codes. ...

Classifications

Bible prophecy can be broken down into several groups of related prophecies sharing a central theme. Some prophecies can share multiple themes, and may occur in more than one list. As with many other Biblical topics, viewpoints often divide along Christian and Jewish denominational lines. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

• General — Bible Prophecies that deal with various places and people.
• Eschatology — The prophecies concerning the last things.
• Christian eschatology — Christian viewpoint of final events.
• Jewish eschatology - Jewish viewpoint of future events
• Millennialism — Belief in a thousand year reign of Christ on earth
• Israelology — Prophecies concerning Israel, the nation, the people and the man.
• Messianic — The prophecies concerning the Messiah.

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See also

• Unfulfilled religious prophecies
• False prophet
• Messianic prophecy
• Messianic prophecies of Jesus
• Christian apologetics
• Christian eschatology
• Dispensationalism
• Christian Zionism
• Christian theology
• Covenantalism
• Prophecy of Jesus
• Jewish messiah
• Summary of Christian eschatological differences
• Rapture
• List of Biblical prophets
• Gathering of Israel
• New World Order (conspiracy)
• Second Coming
• New Covenant

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References

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Sources

• D. Witztum, E. Rips and Y. Rosenberg, "Equidistant letter sequences in the Book of Genesis", Statistical Science, 9 (1994) 429-438

• B. McKay, D. Bar-Natan, M. Bar-Hillel, G. Kalai, "Solving the Bible Code Puzzle", Statistical Science, 9 (1999) 150-173

• Jeffrey, Grant R., Armageddon:Appointment With Destiny, Bantam (1988)

Bibliography

• N. Geisler, "Nostradamus", www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/theological-dictionary/TD1001W4.htm
• Custance, Arthur, "Prophetic Fulfillments That Are Irrefutable: Or, A Tale of Two Cities"
• Stoner, Peter, Science Speaks, Chapter 2: Prophetic Accuracy, Chicago, Moody Press, 1963 (online version available)
• Pratt, Richard L. Jr. "Historical Contingencies and Biblical Predictions" - An essay on the importance of conditionality in Bible prophecy
• Taylor, Hawley O., "Mathematics and Prophecy," Modern Science and Christian Faith, Wheaton,: Van Kampen, 1948, pp.175-183.
• Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia, (Prophecy, p.1410, Book of Ezekiel, p.580), Moody Bible Press, Chicago, 1986
• Nabion-- the House of the Prophets of Modern Israel (online) at nabion.org 2006
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• The latest in Bible Prophecy interpretation (http://www.bibleprophecyrevealed.us)

Biblical references to the Last Days

• Isaiah 2:2-3 The Old Testament prophet Isaiah prophesied that in the Last Days the Kingdom of God would be established in Jerusalem, as chief among the nations.
• Hosea 3:4-5 The Old Testament prophet Hosea indicated that in the Last Days Israel would return to their land and seek the Lord their God.
• Acts 2:17-20 The Apostle Peter said that in the Last Days, God would pour out His spirit on all people and show signs in the heaven and on the earth before the coming great and dreadful Day of the Lord.
• 2 Timothy 3:1-5 The Apostle Paul wrote that there would be terrible times in the Last Days. People would have a form of godliness but denying its power.
• Hebrews 1:2 The author of Hebrews wrote that the world was already in the Last Days.
• James 5:3-5 James wrote that people would hoard wealth in the Last Days to their destruction.
• 2 Peter 3:3-4 The Apostle Peter indicated that in the Last Days even religious people would dismiss the idea of Christ's return.