Any prophecy that actually came true, and for which there is evidence that would stand up in a court case?
2006-10-12 14:08:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Parepidimus: where is Gog? Why isn't Gog fighting with "Israel"? And if this proves "prophesy" then the stick of Ephraim must also prove the MORMONS are the true church if you hold the whole chapter to the same standards! Are you a Mormon? Why not?
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/ezek/37.html
2006-10-12 14:22:57 · update #1
Not really. There are many that are claimed to be true. They end up either being one of three things:
1) Stuff made up to fit an old prophecy
2) Vague imagery that could be interpretted many different ways
3) Generic prophecies that are likely to come true eventually
2006-10-12 14:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The Decree of Cyrus
In about 700 BC, Isaiah names Cyrus as the king who will allow the Israelites to return to Jerusalem and rebuild its Temple. At the time of this prophecy, there was no king named Cyrus and the Temple in Jerusalem was totally built and in full operation.
In 586 BC, more than 100 years later, the Babylonian King "Nebuchadnezzar" sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the temple. The Jews living in Jerusalem were either killed or taken captive to Babylon. In about 539 BC, the Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Persians. Shortly thereafter, a Persian king named Cyrus issued a formal decree that the Jews could return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple. This decree is confirmed by secular archaeology in the form of a stone cylinder that details many events of Cyrus' reign, including the decree to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.
Remarkably, Isaiah predicted that a man named Cyrus, who would not be born for about a hundred years, would give a decree to rebuild a city and a temple, which were still standing and fully active at the time.
2006-10-12 21:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by Pearly Gator 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sure. Courts rule every day based upon eye witness accounts. We have innumerable amounts of these from credible sources.
Prophecies that eye witnesses stated were fulfilled are.
Num 9:12
Num 24:8
Deut 21:23
Psa 17:15
Psa 22:15
Psa 22:16
Psa 22:18
There are bunches more but I think I made my point. Why do eye witness accounts put people in prison for years but their not good enough for people to believe in Christ? Go figure.
2006-10-12 21:23:24 · answer #3 · answered by yagman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most prophecies that do come true are actually occurrences created from the inspiration of the prophecy itself. Anything else is either an educated guess or a coincidence or a lie.
2006-10-12 21:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
yeah, when Israel regained its statehood in 1948 after the jews were in 2000 years of exile, Ezekiel chapter 37-38 (the bible contains 8000 prophecies, stop in your disbelief and believe!!)
2006-10-12 21:12:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Lots wife was told not to look back at the City or she would be turned into a pillar of salt .She looked and turned into a pillar of salt.all prophecy's came true.
Laws of God and laws of man sound the same but are colored
very differently.
2006-10-12 21:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine814 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The establishment of present day Israel.
2006-10-12 21:14:12 · answer #7 · answered by parepidemos_00 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can twist virtually any "prophecy" to be fulfilled if you interpert it in certain ways. This is why Nostradamus still has a following...
2006-10-12 21:15:53 · answer #8 · answered by John S 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Only a fool and egotist limits his understanding to what he can see.
2006-10-12 21:11:04 · answer #9 · answered by interficio_pravus 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
With enough mental gymanstics, yes. In the real world, no.
2006-10-12 21:10:27 · answer #10 · answered by Miss_Ann_Throap 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋