Questions tagged [prophecy]
the communication of messages directly received from God, either in biblical or modern times.
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Since all the events in the Book of Revelation were already prophesied in the Old Testament, can we turn back time? [closed]
I believe that God's plan is related to the narrative of the figures who were planned after Jesus Christ. After the New Testament, the events of the Old Testament unfold. The Old and New Testaments ...
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On the Oba Prophecy Included in Yves Dupont's, "Catholic Prophecy"
On p. 115 of Catholic Prophecy by Yves Dupont, we find:
Oba Prophecy. "It will come when the Church authorities issue directives to promote a new cult, when priests are forbidden to celebrate in ...
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According to Pentecostal Protestantism, are the modern School of the Prophets in the same vein as the Old Testament "School of the Prophets:"?
Throughout the modern church world there exists Schools of the Prophets, many of which teach believers how to "prophesy" over individuals and congregations. For example:
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How do Christians determine which messianic prophecies are to be fulfilled by the 'Second Coming'?
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It has been a Christian belief that Jesus would return to Earth since the earliest days of the religion. The 1st century Pauline epistle to the Thessalonians says:
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Why should Daniel 9 be understood as Messianic?
The word meshiach just means anointed one. So what indication is there that Daniel 9 is about the Messiah? Further reading would be appreciated, thanks!
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Is 'Negative Prophecy' a reviewed, acknowledged teaching of any Christian tradition?
Recently, I heard a pastor in a meeting use the term "negative prophecy", who immediately started listing examples to justify it (like a 5-second conversation SysTheo summary). He said that &...
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Do any Christian groups today have esoteric teachings about the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Charles Taze Russel, the founder of the 19th century Bible Students movement that eventually become the Jehovah's Witnesses, taught extensively that the Great Pyramid of Giza had esoteric meaning ...
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Why is it that cessationalists especially target the gift of prophecy and tongues, and apostleship, vs other manifestations of the Spirit?
Why do cessationalists seem to especially target prophecy, tongues, and apostleship, as the manifestations of the Spirit that have ceased? Scripture states the manifestation of the Spirit comes in ...
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How can the antichrist be left alone, and fight with a great army at the same time?
Reading from the book of Daniel Chapter 11, there is a man mentioned near the end of the chapter that most agree is the anti-christ.
Daniel describes his eventual end as him being pressed by several ...
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Are there any clear Prophecies that Jewish Rabis cannot refute concerning Jesus as Messiah? [closed]
Are there any prophecies about Jesus that contradict (refute adequately) rabbinical Judaism? I read a book with all of the Old Testament prophecies, but the rabbis always seem to have some way of ...
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Astronomical Dating in Biblical Prophecy
Does anyone have any good resources on Astronomical dating of Biblical prophecy? I have been looking into how Daniel and John used Astronomical "signs" to date their prophecies and have made ...
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What Biblical prophecies were fulfilled in or by the LDS Kirtland Temple?
In the final session of the April 7, 2024 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson discussed the recent acquisition of the Kirtland Temple1 ...
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What are all the end times Bible passages you can think of?(only from the canonical books)
Until now I have found the following end times Bible passages:
Daniel 7,8,10,11,12
Joel 2:28-32
Matthew 24
Mark 13
Luke 21:5-36
2 Peter 3:1-13
1 Corinthians 15:12-58
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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To those who believe Isaiah 49 is Messianic and in the deity of Christ, how do you understand Isaiah 49:5?
There are many people who see Isaiah 49 as Messianc, mainly because it mentions the servant as being a light for the gentiles,
Isaiah 49:6(ESV)
he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my ...
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What is the Christian understanding of the vision of Obadiah? [closed]
How do Christians understand the vision of Obadiah? Is this an end time prophecy? If so who is Edom today? If they believe this was already fulfilled in the past and Edom no longer exists then why do ...
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When is Zechariah 14:16 happening, according to those that reject a literal millennium kingdom on Earth?
Everyone who is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to bow down to the King, the LORD of hosts, and to celebrate the feast of Booths. 17 Should any of the ...
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How will unity of the faith be brought about?
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ
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According to Ellen White, will all nations become Christians?
I'm from Brazil (we speak Portuguese language) and with help of translating tools I've translated the following paragraphs to ask my question. The question is related to Ellen White prophecies.
The ...
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The Way of the Cross as a Prophecy of the History of the Catholic Church and a Prefigurement of the Fortunes of the Holy See?
In Fr. F. W. Faber's The Precious Blood, he makes the statement on p. 279 that:
Moreover, the Way of the Cross is a great Mystery of prophecy and figure. It is a prophecy of the history of the Church;...
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On the quantity defecting in the Great Apostasy?
On p. 230 of Fr. F. W. Faber's The Precious Blood, we find the words:
In the days of Antichrist, when two-thirds even of the faithful shall fall away from the Church.
Now, "a revolt" is ...
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Are prophetic revelations that come to mind during prayer distractions?
Are prophetic revelations (e.g., "I am Who am." to Moses or private revelations) that involuntary come to mind when praying distractions to prayer?
St. Thomas writes (Summa Theologica II-II ...
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How do Catholics respond to the Roman Catholic Church being referred to as the sea beast?
I have watched a dozen of YouTube videos on the identity of the Sea Beast mentioned in the book of Revelation. Almost all these channels conclude that the sea beast is a religious institution that ...
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The issue in the prophecy of 1914
I was reading this Wikipedia article and I reached this part:
Jehovah's Witnesses assert that Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 607 BC and completely uninhabited for exactly seventy years....
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Will Jesus sit on David's Throne
Gabriel told Mary that her son would someday sit on the Throne of David, which of course, did not exist at that time. Christ now sits on His Father's Throne. When will Jesus sit on David's Throne? ...
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What insights can be derived from the Protoevangelium regarding God's plan of Salvation, specifically in relation to the concept of election?
The Protoevangelium, which can be found in Genesis 3:15, holds significant value in Christian theology as it serves as God's initial proclamation and a prophetic utterance. The concept of Redemption ...
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Which are the OT prophesies referred to in the Nicene Creed in relation to Jesus' Resurrection?
St Paul writes in 1 Cor 15:4 that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. We recite the verse in the Nicene Creed also. Now, we see Jesus mentioning his death and ...
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Was Jn 19:12-13 intended to be a prophecy on the Day of Judgement?
We read in Jn 19:12-13 (NRSVCE):
From then on Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are no friend of the emperor. Everyone who claims to be a king sets ...
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Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich's Prophecy on the Two Popes
I would like to know the source (a book, I presume) that speaks about Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich's "Prophecy of the two popes.''
Every online site that I recall, which speaks about it, has ...
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Was St. John referring to schismatic bishops in describing the Antichrist in 1 John 2:18-19? [duplicate]
18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but ...
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Does Hosea 6:2 place the Second Coming of the Christ at 3000 AD? [closed]
In Bible prophecy, a single day literally stands for one thousand years. In the book of Hosea chapter 6 verse 2 then it says that:
After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us ...
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Is the resurrection of Col 3:1 the millennium?
The two verses bear many of the same referents. If this were the case then many of what I refer to as "delusions" regarding the end times can be shown to be without merit.
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Did Swedenborg see himself as a prophet?
The Wikipedia article on Emanuel Swedenborg mentions his revelations, but doesn't use the term "prophet" even once. Did Swedenborg not see himself as a prophet? What is a prophet, according ...
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What is the foundational support for interpreting prophecies as having dual fulfillments?
There are a handful of prophecies that Christians consider as having "dual fulfillments" - one at the time, and one in the future. Matthew 24, Isaiah 7:14, etc. are examples.
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Did the oil fail to come out 1 Samuel 16?
Heard one preacher teaching on 1 Samuel 16 that when the prophet came to annoint another king in the house of Jesse he actually tried to pour oil on David's brothers but it would not come out until he ...
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Can we exalt ourselves above God?
Daniel 11:36 KJV
[36] And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and ...
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Who is the last prophet in Catholicism?
Who is the last person regarded as a true prophet in Catholicism? What was his time frame when he was declared prophet by the Catholic church?
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Did Christian prophets Bob Jones and Paul Cain have the power to see the future?
According to this post it claims that Bob Jones predicted the 1985 Kansas City Royals win and how they won. It says
“I heard it! I heard it out loud. I heard it in my dream. I heard the
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Is Isaiah telling about the antichrist?
It is clear that Isaiah told about the Jesus, the Messiah, in verses Like Isaiah 9:6. But it seems to me that Isaiah made statements about a false prophet in 9:15: ...the prophets who teach lies are ...
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Did St. Augustine believe that Ezekiel 44:1-2 is a prophecy of Mary's perpetual virginity?
According to Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, Ezekiel 44:1-2
And he brought me back to the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary, which looked towards the east: and it was shut. And the ...
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In what way is Jesus like Moses?
In Deuteronomy 18:16-18 God said to Moses that he will raise up a prophet like unto Moses from his own people or from among their brethern, Christians believe that that this verse is speaking about ...
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Blessed Solanus Casey---Prophecy Regarding Disappearance of Large Portions of the United States Due to Flooding?
Some number of years ago, I recall having seen (I am sure it was on television and I believe it was in the 1990s) a documentary (I would like to say it was a show called "Unsolved Mysteries,"...
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On Prophecies Related to the Time-Table of the Messiah's Coming
According to the following excerpt from the "Called to the Faith" sermon of St. John Vianney,
The theologians [at Jerusalem] told them [the Wise men] the prophecies announced that
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Does the prophet Haggai imply that Zerubbabel could be the Messiah? (Haggai 2)
The final words of the Book of Haggai are:
The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth
day of the month, “Speak to Zerub′babel, governor of Judah, saying, I
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What according to Catholic scholars, was the reason behind Nathaniel's prejudice against Nazareth?
We read in Jn 1:43 -46 of the impulsive reaction of Nathaniel who is told of Jesus :
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me"...Philip found ...
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Are the numbers in the Book of Revelation symbolic?
There are some strange numbers in Revelation. For example:
The seven Spirits of God (Rev 4:5);
Exactly 12,000 are sealed from each of the 12 tribes of Jerusalem (Rev 7:4).
The blood flows out of the ...
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Based on post-2000 scholarly research, how do Christians defend that it was Jesus himself who prophesied the first Jewish-Roman war?
It's a common assertion by liberal Bible scholars that rather than Jesus himself who prophesied the destruction of the temple in AD 70 along with the ensuing wars and sufferings, it was the Gospel ...
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Proof of the Messiah’s Role?
I am struggling with Judaism and Christianity on the role of the Messiah.
I have been taught that the Messiah is not some divine figure, but a righteous leader who will castigate nations for their ...
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According to Protestant New Testament Scholars, can one argue for the inspiration & unity of scripture without using a “theological” claim or method?
Q: According to Protestant New Testament Scholars, can one argue for the inspiration & unity of scripture without using a “theological” claim or method?
Suppose I were to argue for the unity & ...
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Are experiences of revelatory “impressions of the Holy Spirit” reported by Charles Spurgeon common among cessationists?
According to https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/should-you-earnestly-desire-to-prophesy:
Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) once described a remarkable experience he had while preaching:
He suddenly ...
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How do continuationists respond to Justin Peters' challenge to modern charismatic prophets?
Who is Justin Peters
From https://justinpeters.org/:
Justin Peters Ministries is a worldwide expository preaching and teaching ministry. We focus on teaching the sufficiency of God's word and ...
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