What is a Bible Prophecy?

Answer 1

Prophecy is all about letting the faithful of God know in advance, what God is going to do, that they might prepare for it.

"Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near." (Rev.1:3 NIV)

Answer2: Especially remarkable are the scores of Bible prophecies regarding Jesus Christ. Professor J. P. Free observed: "The chances of all of these prophecies being fulfilled in one man are so overwhelmingly remote that it is strikingly demonstrated that they could in no wise be the shrewd guesses of mere men."

The fulfilling of many of these prophecies was completely beyond the control of Jesus. He could not, for instance, have arranged to be born of the tribe of Judah, or as a descendant of David. (Genesis 49:10; Isaiah 9:6, 7; 11:1, 10; Matthew 1:2-16) Nor could he have maneuvered the events that led to his being born in Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2; Luke 2:1-7) Nor would he have arranged to be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12; Matthew 26:15); that his enemies spit on him (Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67); that he be reviled while hanging from the executional stake (Psalm 22:7, 8; Matthew 27:39-43); that he be pierced, but not a bone in his body be broken (Zechariah 12:10; Psalm 34:20; John 19:33-37); and that soldiers cast lots for his garments (Psalm 22:18; Matthew 27:35). These are merely a few of the many prophecies fulfilled in the man Jesus.

There is a book that has accurately predicted the future. History has verified its exactness. It has never been proved wrong. This book is The Bible.

The Prophecy

"'O you who are residing in the retreats of the crag, . . . Although you build your nest high up just like an eagle, down from there I shall bring you,' is the utterance of Jehovah. 'And Edom must become an object of astonishment . . . no man will dwell there.'"-Jer. 49:16-18.

Its Fulfillment

What is the condition of ancient Edom today? "Around us were the desolation of ages; the dwellings and edifices of the ancient city [Petra, the former capital city, carved out of the mountain crag] crumbled and strewed in the dust."-Edward Robinson, in "Biblical Researches in Palestine."

Answer 2

A Bible prophecy is when GOD 'spoke' to men and told them what will happen in the near or distant future.

- Brad Watson

Answer: Prophecies are foretelling of future events that will take place. Almighty God can see the future in detail and he knows what the future holds. Many events or prophecies that were foretold have already come true and some remain to be fulfilled.

Answer 3

A prophecy is a prediction of what will happen in the future.