Questions tagged [prophecy]
the communication of messages directly received from God, either in biblical or modern times.
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Is murder allowed if God tells you to do it? [closed]
The Bible pretty clearly says not to murder (Exodus 20:13).
But if we examine Numbers 25 or 1Kings 18:40, we see God (or more accurately, his prophets) telling us to kill people. Indeed, entire ...
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What scripture is used to support a "Pre-Tribulation Rapture"?
CLARIFICATION: For those who believe there will be an event in the "end times" in which believers will be "taken up" to meet Jesus "in the clouds", and that there is yet ...
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Where was Jesus during the period from His death to resurruction? [duplicate]
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Did Jesus spend time in Hell between the crucifixion and resurrection?
Jesus died and was raised from death on the third day.
Where did Jesus go during the period from His ...
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Were the Jews expecting the Messiah to suffer at all?
When Jesus spoke about his future suffering it did not seem to register properly.
For example:
(Matthew 16:22)
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall ...
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If Jesus was Emmanuel why was he named Yeshua?
It was foretold that a virgin shall give birth and the new born will be named Emmanuel then why was Jesus named "Yeshua". (Isaiah 7:10) Please explain...
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Do any Christian congregations follow the example of 1 Cor 14:24-25 to win unbelievers for Christ?
In 1 Corinthians 14:24-25, Paul teaches an extraordinarily effective way to win souls for Christ, when an unbeliever or outsider steps for the first time into a Spirit-filled congregation:
24 But if ...
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What is the "abomination of desolation"? [closed]
"'Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand)'" (Matthew 24:15, NASB)
I don't ...
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Jesus predicts that some will not die until he comes in his kingdom, but did this occur? [closed]
Matthew 16:28
I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
Mark 9:1
And he said to them, "I tell you the truth, ...
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses interpret Jesus' words in Matthew 24:1–34, about the generation that would not pass away before great tribulation?
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that the last days started in 1914 because that was the year that the world changed from the start of WW1. The drastic changes from 1914 onward are the sign of the Lord's ...
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What is the Catholic Church's view of Anne Catherine Emmerich - can her visions and prophecies be trusted?
What is the Catholic Church's view of Anne Catherine Emmerich - can her visions and prophecies be trusted? Is she a true prophet by the biblical standard?
(This question has been prompted by the ...
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What are the different views regarding the order of events for end-times prophecy?
As an example for this question, Jack Chick has put together some stories on the end times, which are a compilation of prophecies in Daniel, Revelation, the gospels, and some other books. However, his ...
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Is there any Biblical Basis for 400 years of silence between Old and New Testament? [closed]
When I was researching about the deuterocanon (or the apocrypha, as most Protestants call them) I stumbled upon the notion that God was silent during a period of 400 years between the end of the Old ...
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Is there evidence that Isaiah 53 was viewed as a Messianic prophecy within Judaism, or is it an exclusively Christian interpretation?
The modern Jewish interpretation of the so-called suffering servant song of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is that it is a prophecy referring to the nation of Israel, not the Messiah. As such, it is sometimes ...
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Which year did Jesus die? What is the most commonly held view
Is there a commonly held year for Jesus' crucifixion? What is the basis? In particular I would like to see biblical-basis.
If not which Christian denominations teach a specific year for His ...
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Did the Romans not breaking Jesus' legs fulfill a prophecy?
I seem to remember that Jesus having already died and not needing his legs broken fulfilled an OT prophecy.
Where was this prophecy recorded and what did it say?
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Biblical Prophecy and Fulfillment [closed]
I often hear the argument that the veracity of Christ's claims in the gospels can be considered reliable based upon two things: miracles and fulfilled prophecy. This pre-supposes the validity of the ...
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What is the Biblical Basis for "Schools of Prophecy"?
1. Question - A Reference Request for a Biblical Basis :
Is there any Biblical Basis for "Schools of Prophecy" - where People are trained how to use the Gift of Prophecy they already have?
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What is the "city of seven hills" in St. Malachy's Popes Prophecy?
Reading through St. Malachy's Popes Prophecy, I couldn't understand a particular phrase:
Peter the Roman, who will nourish the sheep in many tribulations; when
they are finished, the city of ...
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What is the original explanation Christian Scholars gave for Jewish prophecies not being fulfilled?
What is the original explanation Christian Scholars gave for these Jewish prophecies not being fulfilled?
A. Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
B. Gather all Jews back to the Land of ...
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Are there any documented cases of prophecies, dreams or visions (Joel 2) in modern times (1900 - present) that are endorsed by a denomination?
In Acts 2, during the Sermon at Pentecost, Peter reminded his astonished Jewish audience about the well-known prophecy uttered by the prophet Joel:
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up ...
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What is the status of St Malachy's prophecy within Catholicism?
As might be well-known to some, and perhaps especially to Catholics, the name of Saint Malachy, a former Archbishop of Armagh, is often associated with the Prophecy of the Popes. Much of the recent ...
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Is the USA mentioned in the Bible?
I've dug up at least one reference that may be a candidate.
Jeremiah 6:21-23
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons ...
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Why do Pentecostals believe in a closed canon?
Pentecostals believe the gift of prophecy continues to the present day. From what I understand, most Christians believe the gift of prophecy is what enabled the writers of Scripture to write "inspired"...
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Reference for Comprehensive Prophecy Analysis in Scripture?
What all resources/expositions/writings have been published as a comprehensive analysis of prophecy in Scripture? Any resources about prophecy in all of Scripture, its fulfillment, extrabiblical ...
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Have the Jehovah's Witnesses predicted the end of the world?
I have heard somewhere that at various times in the past, the Jehovah's Witnesses (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society) have predicted when the end of the world would be and perhaps when Jesus would ...
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What is the significance of changing the names of Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah? [closed]
I would briefly reconstruct from Genesis, the circumstances leading to this change in names.
In the very beginning of His conversation with Abram, God says to Abram:
Gen: 12:2 (NET)
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Do any Christians purport to make testable predictions that any unbeliever can verify in their lifetime?
Do denominations within Christianity make concrete, testable predictions that any unbeliever should be able to verify by themselves, personally, experientially, in their lifetime, provided that ...
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In Scripture - Was Prophecy That was Spoken in Good Faith, ever Corrected?
1. Question - A Reference Request:
Is there any occasion in scripture where someone prophesied to another and made an honest mistake, or were later corrected?
Note: This is apart from any ...
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses respond to the charge that they are false prophets (because their end-of-the-world predictions didn't come true)?
Jehovah's Witnesses seem to identify themselves as prophets:
(Watchtower, Apr. 1, 1972, p. 197).
"So, does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers
and to declare things to ...
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How have Calvinist theologians dealt with statements about God repenting?
There are a number of OT passages that seem to show God changing his mind.1 Perhaps most well-known is his approach to Nineveh in the book of Jonah (summarized in 3:10). An example from Jeremiah also ...
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What is the Biblical definition of "prophecy"?
In common parlance, prophecy is often considered to be "predicting the future." For some, it conjures up images of telephone psychics and the like. Others might envision a crystal ball. It generally ...
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What is the biblical basis for modern-day prophets? [duplicate]
I've been seeing people lately who have claimed to be recipients of divine revelation from God (if not in that exact language) and that we all need to heed their warnings or -insert consequence here-. ...
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Virgin Mary in Old Testament?
Are there any Old Testament passages that could be or have been taken to refer to Virgin Mary?
If so, what is it they are taken to be saying or prophesying about her?
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The Fig Tree of Matthew 24 and prophecy
The subject of question concerns the Fig Tree of Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. I understand very well that statistically it has not been fruitful to speculate on exact timings for prophetic events ...
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How do Full Preterists interpret 2 Peter 3:9-13?
As I understand, Full Preterism holds that all end time prophesies were fulfilled at the destruction of Jerusalem. 2 Peter chapter 3 appears to provide an end time prophesy wherein the heavens, down ...
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Original Sin as described in The Poem of the Man-God
How do the teachings of the Catholic Church regarding the nature of Original Sin conflict with the (alleged) private revelations of Maria Valtorta, as documented in her book The Poem of the Man-God?
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses justify their interpretation of Daniel chapter 4 given the specificity of the text?
Pages 215-218 of the Jehovah's Witness book "What Does the Bible Really Teach?" contains a section entitled 1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy. In that section Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the ...
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Is there any manuscript or historical evidence to support the final 13 verses of Genesis 50 that appear in the Joseph Smith Translation?
The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible is unique in its listing of 13 verses at the end of the last chapter of Genesis--chapter 50. These verses specifically name Moses, who would be born 400 ...
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How did Matthew conclude that Isaiah 7:14 refers to Jesus?
The verse reads: "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Matthew quotes it in Matthew 1:23, with it's ...
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What prophecy was about Timothy?
Paul refers to a prophecy about Timothy
1 Tim 1:18-19 ESV Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight ...
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Why is the term Immanuel/Emmanuel considered to be a title rather than a proper name?
In Isaiah 7:14, the prophet foretells that a virgin will give birth to a son and call him Immanuel, which means "God with us".
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin ...
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How can the "Son of Man" passages of Matthew 24 be interpreted as a fulfilled prophecy?
Matthew 24 contains a prophecy spoken by Jesus. In verse 34, He says, "Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place." (ESV)
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What kind of Elijah did the Jews expect?
In Malachi 4:5 we find:
See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.
From this verse and possibly also because Elijah had been, like Enoch, ...
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How was the 70 weeks of Daniel understood over the ages?
What were the beliefs regarding the total fulfillment/non total fulfillment of Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy before the Scoffield bible era?
I am especially interested in those who believed there was ...
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Is there a consensus among Christian scholars or apologists as to which Biblical prophecies have been fulfilled?
Questions such as Biblical Prophecy and Fulfillment and Which prophecies have definitely been fulfilled? have already been asked in the past, but they have been closed due to their wording that ...
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What term is used to mean a prophetic message has a present and future application?
I am looking for the term that describes prophecy as both present and future in meaning.
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According to Seventh Day Advent theology when does the 2300 evenings and mornings in Daniel 8:13-14 begin?
Daniel 8:13-14 NIV
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the ...
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What is the meaning of the Psalm 37:29? [closed]
What does Psalm 37:29 mean when it said "The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.” Does this mean an earthly paradise that God has promised to restore?
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What reason did a group of Christians have that the world would end on Oct 7, 2015?
A vocal minority of Christians claimed that the world would end Oct. 7, 2015. What was the basis for their belief? What passages or reasoning were they using to support this claim?
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Jesus' completed messianic prophecies [closed]
When we look for the messianic prophecies that Jesus completed, should we only look at the Old Testament? What would be the basis for using the prophecies which were in books written after his death?
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