What is prophecy after the event? Aren't all bible prophecies just that?

Answer 1

Nope.

What about the prophecies in Revelation? Some of those have yet to be fulfilled.
And in Daniel and Isaiah. Not all Bible prophecy has been fulfilled yet.

There are still a few left.

Answer 2

Depends on which Bible prophecies. If you're talking about Old Testament prophecies that have to do with Jesus, then no, the prophecies came before.

Go to this link and read some of the dates that the Dead Sea Scrolls have been dated at.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls#Date_and_contents

One of those scrolls is the scroll of the book Isaiah of the Old Testament. The book of Isaiah contains many prophecies about Jesus. Scientifically we've proven that the book of Isaiah was written before Jesus lived, and through Roman historical records, we know that Jesus existed at the traditional time. So either the guys who wrote the prophecies got lucky, or they knew what they were talkin' about.

Here's a link with info about the prophecies Jesus fulfilled:

http://www.bprc.org/topics/fulfill.html#header_3

Answer 3

Most biblical prophecy was written after the fact. Given what we know about the actual time that the bible was written, this should be fairly obvious.

The few that were written prior to events are so vague, that with a lot of imagination, one can apply them to almost any event.

For the record, the book of Revelation is not a book of prophecy; rather it was a coded message pertaining to Nero.

Answer 4

When "prophecy" comes to pass, its then "History."

Not all bible prophecies have come to pass yet. We still have the "one World beast system"(Rev 13) run by Anti-Christ playing his role as Jesus. The millennium (Rev 20) to go threw, then the eternity. There is lots of things that have not come in yet.

Answer 5

Even if one accepts the most liberal methods of dating, the Old Testament (along with its messianic prophecies) was still written long before Jesus' birth.

Answer 6

No. The birth of Christ was prophesied almost 500 years before it happened and there are many more prophecies that have not yet been fulfilled.

Answer 7

Yes, but Christians won't admit it. Two prime examples are Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem on a donkey and his being born of a virgin. Showmanship and hype. All the prophesy claims are flawed, flimsy and unsubstantiated. Lot of denial among the people blinded by faith.

Answer 8

When was Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem? It was foretold by Daniel in 9:24-26. When was Daniel written-567 years before? Check that out.

Answer 9

Yes, but today's christians have no clue about that. They don't even look up Jesus' quotation of scripture to see if it's true. Jesus misquotes scripture often, but it really isn't Jesus who does this, it's the people who wrote about Jesus 40 years later who 'think' jesus said this, or maybe that. They're only human. Humans are prone to mistakes.