What concrete prophecies were proven to have been fulfilled?

Jason Schmidt said:

In discussing the Bible with others, I have found that it would be awesome to be able to point out concrete prophecies that have been fulfilled. Not necessarily some hidden meaning verbiage that could have been taken several ways. Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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May I know the reason of your quest in searching fulfilled prophecies to discuss the Bible with others? I mean, the intention of obtaining those prophecies. Is it for evidence?

Jason Schmidt said:

It is for two reasons. #1 is frankly to help along my wife and I as reminders so we can put as many anchors as we can in knowing the Bible is real. #2 is to be able to bring them up whenever I am talking to non believers. What do you have for me?

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The biggest prophecy that’s in the Bible and it's been fulfilled in my life and the life of many is when Jesus says, “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27

After lots of reading, searching and praying I came to the understanding that the Bible is the story of a God who wants to have a relationship with His creation; that means He still speaks. I started learning how to hear His voice, how to discern it, how to deliver messages, words of knowledge and prophecies.

I remember when I started as a Christian I wanted to prove my aunt that God is real. The Lord asked me something along the lines of...do you want your aunt to know I am real for her to know Me or do you want your aunt to know I am real because that way she wont think you are crazy?

I so wanted her to stop thinking I was crazy because back then I was just a baby in the faith and was immature and talking about the Lord without knowing Him. I knew a lot about Him, but I didn’t know Him. I was repeating what I was told until I was in a class about hearing God and realized He was speaking to me, I didn’t know that was one way He spoke and I was like HE SPEAKS!

So, the best thing you can do is just learn to hear His voice and then just be a son. People will get attracted to you and ask you for advice, then you can tell them all about how God still speaks and how He wants to have a relationship with them as well. Or you’ll be walking next to someone and the Lord will give you a word of knowledge to that person that will bring life to them and a desire to seek more of your God.

I love the Bible, it is my guide, but I love having a relationship with God outside the Bible as well. He points to verses, He corrects me through the Bible, but most of my conversation or connections happen out of the blue. A daily manna; fresh word that makes me say, “oh, You are here! Hi!”.

Jason Schmidt said:

In discussing the Bible with others, I have found that it would be awesome to be able to point out concrete prophecies that have been fulfilled. Not necessarily some hidden meaning verbiage that could have been taken several ways. Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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Science uses "The scientific method" to prove science theory, to "prove" spirit / faith takes faith often times, perhaps one day they will be one in the same but until then those wanting to know about God should ask God to show them the way.

Jason Schmidt said:

In discussing the Bible with others, I have found that it would be awesome to be able to point out concrete prophecies that have been fulfilled. Not necessarily some hidden meaning verbiage that could have been taken several ways. Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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Uh Jesus?

Jason Schmidt said:

In discussing the Bible with others, I have found that it would be awesome to be able to point out concrete prophecies that have been fulfilled. Not necessarily some hidden meaning verbiage that could have been taken several ways. Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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Pertaining to the OT prophecies of Jesus coming in his first time - there are over 400 very specific prophecies that have been solidly proven to be fulfilled exactly as given - from his birth - his life lived- his death and his resurrection

There are over 100 prophecies that have been fulfilled after those prophecies - due to the extensive depth , breadth , and amount of text that needs be provided it is way too much time involved to post them and it would be suggested that you search online or read some books , in a forum you will get many different opinions depending on the doctrinal view a person follows - it would seem that if you are willing to believe what someone in a forum has to say , you would be willing to believe what you can find written in a book

Isaiah 66:8 speaks about the nation of Israel being born in that single day by the UN in 1948

Jason Schmidt said:

What do you have for me?

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Some advice.

How about praying to God day and night, thanking Him for everything He has done for you. And thanking the Lord Jesus Christ for coming into this world and dying for you. Praising his Holy name, day and night. And telling him that you love him. And asking him to forgive you of all you sins that you just did. And letting him know all of your needs and problems. And asking him to watch over you and care for you and them you love by name.

Once you get that down, then you can go over the nightstand or on the internet, open the bible and read it. God does not operate on a part-time basis. You have to be all in.

Jason Schmidt said:

In discussing the Bible with others, I have found that it would be awesome to be able to point out concrete prophecies that have been fulfilled. Not necessarily some hidden meaning verbiage that could have been taken several ways. Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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I will give you a concrete one. That is undeniable that it came to be fulfilled.

Mark 13:
1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Matthew 24:
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

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The destruction of the temple in the old testament...

Daniel 9:
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

From there, if you are talking to a non-Christian, you can jump off onto the Antichrist.
But you had better know what you are talking about. And suppose your high school algebra teacher tried to teach algebra without a blackboard.

Jason Schmidt said:

Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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Daniel chapter 9 gives the timeline of the arrival of the promised Messiah, who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34.
When combined with "the suffering servant" of Isaiah chapter 53 it proves that the baby born in a manger the the Messiah promised throughout the Hebrew scriptures.
It is also one of the keys to taking the Gospel to modern Jews.


Daniel Chapter 9: Dr. Kelly Varner

See the fulfillment in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and Acts of the Apostles 10:38.
The whole New Testament is about the fulfillment of the New Covenant found in Hebrews 12:18-24.

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Douggg said:

I will give you a concrete one. That is undeniable that it came to be fulfilled.

Mark 13:
1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Matthew 24:
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

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The destruction of the temple in the old testament...

Daniel 9:
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

From there, if you are talking to a non-Christian, you can jump off onto the Antichrist.
But you had better know what you are talking about.

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This is unfulfilled. The proof is in the following verses.
Mark 13
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

Matt 24
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

As for Daniels prophecy.....the people of the prince that shall come............shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. This will not occur until the end times.

Choose Wisely said:

This is unfulfilled. The proof is in the following verses.
Mark 13
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

Matt 24
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

As for Daniels prophecy.....the people of the prince that shall come............shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. This will not occur until the end times.

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What? The second temple was destroyed. This is undeniable. 100% verifiable fact. The other parts of Mark 13 and Matthew 24 are still unfulfilled, but no-one (except the preterists) are claiming those have been.

The prince who shall come is end times, agreed. And unfulfilled. But the city and sanctuary (temple) by the Romans were destroyed in the first century.

CW, do you understand the objective of the thread? The opening poster asked for something in the bible in the way of prophecy that he can go to a non-Christian, and point to - and say this verifies that the Bible is true.

Jason Schmidt said:

In discussing the Bible with others, I have found that it would be awesome to be able to point out concrete prophecies that have been fulfilled. Not necessarily some hidden meaning verbiage that could have been taken several ways. Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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I have another one for you, Jason. Jesus said the Jews would be lead away captives into the nations.

Luke 21:
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

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That prophecy was fulfilled and matter of historical record, easily confirmed.

Jason Schmidt said:

In discussing the Bible with others, I have found that it would be awesome to be able to point out concrete prophecies that have been fulfilled. Not necessarily some hidden meaning verbiage that could have been taken several ways. Can anyone tell me some of the biggest/best ones and whereabouts they are referenced / then fulfilled?

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www.accordingtothescriptures.org/prophecy/353prophecies.html

Aprart from that some you could see in your lifetime like Isaiah 17:1

ewq1938 said:

There are many more in this chapter but I wanted to cite a single verse:

Psa 22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

And here is the fulfillment:

Mat_27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Mar_15:24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
Luk_23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Joh_19:24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

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This is a beautiful example of the Hebrew/Jewish literary tradition of Haggadic Midrash. In this style of writing every effort was made to incorporate and interpret new events in terms of events that were already in scripture. In doing so historical accuracy was not nearly as important as meaning. This was what Matthew was speaking of when he wrote that the scribe "…brings out …new treasures as well as old" (Matt 13:52). An example will illustrate this. In Exodus 14 we read that Moses parted the waters of the Reed Sea to lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt. In Joshua 3, we read that Joshua parted the waters of the Jordan River to lead the Hebrew people into the promised land. Did this event actually happen exactly as described? I suspect not. Certainly the river was crossed but the "parting of the waters" has it's most important meaning as a literary device linking Joshua to Moses. God's plan was being carried forward. This midrash of the parting of waters was used again in the Old Testament in 2 Kings 2 when the waters of the Jordan were parted by both the prophet Elijah and the prophet Elisha. This midrash is carried into the New Testament in Mark 1 when at the baptism of Jesus the heavens were parted to permit the descent of the Holy Spirit and God's words of benediction. The meaning is obvious…Jesus becomes the new Moses leading his people from an old life to a new. But Jesus is also portrayed as greater than Moses. For Moses, God only parted waters, but for Jesus, the very heavens were parted. When read for meaning, the historical accuracy of the event assumes little importance. It is when we of the twenty-first century read these stories without knowing their literary background that the mistake is made of assuming that the stories are historically true exactly as written.

JackRT said:

An example will illustrate this. In Exodus 14 we read that Moses parted the waters of the Reed Sea to lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt. In Joshua 3, we read that Joshua parted the waters of the Jordan River to lead the Hebrew people into the promised land. Did this event actually happen exactly as described? I suspect not.

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Is the God who raised Christ from the dead capable of physically parting a body of water, so that people could walk through it on dry land?

I suspect so.

The "Reed Sea" theory does not place Mount Sinai in Arabia, as we find Paul stating in Galatians 4:25.

Mose's Father-in-law was a priest of Midian.
Old maps show "Midian" being on the west side of what is now Saudi Arabia.

Gal 4:25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

The oldest Menorah symbol ever found, is carved into a rock at the site in Arabia.


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