What is your favorite prophecy in the Bible?

Question

and then explain why it must have been done by God's will and could not have been done by man's will.

If you write a compelling reason why it could not have been influenced by man, and had to be done directly by God's will then I will research it further.

Answer 1

Isaiah 53 otherwise known as the 5th Gospel. Because it describes the Crucifixion in such detail it is like Isaiah was there.

Answer 2

As a Christian, I am inspired by reading the Old Testament prophecies which Christians believe, describe the Messiah, our Jesus Christ. These are prophecies written over 500 years ago *before* the coming of Jesus Christ.

Bible quotes from the NIV translation.
Isaiah 53:
1 Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

3 He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.

6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.

8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was stricken.

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

11 After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.

Other passages include Psalms 2 and Psalms 110.

I cannot explain why it must have been done by God's will... I can only say, we do not hold the keys of absolute truth. But if it was God's will, well... God has kept the promises that he says he will do, I believe.

Answer 3

Revelation 20
7 He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Answer 4

When the dragon shows up.

Dragons are cool.

Answer 5

I have this for you http://www.alislam.org/library/articles/prophecies.html


http://www.islamawareness.net/Prophecies/


http://www.islamawareness.net/Prophecies/hidden.html
Real prophecies..

Answer 6

The part where the world ends...YEAH!!!!!.......uhh cause we all die?

Answer 7

There are many but read one is the most interesting, read it:

Daniel Explains the King's Dream:
1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign. Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him.
2 Then the king gave the command to call the magician, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
3 And the king said to them, "I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to know the dream."
4 Then the Chaldeans spoke the king in Aramaic, "O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation."
5 The king answered and tell to the Chaldeans, "My decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made an ash heap.
6 "However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor, therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.
7 They answered again and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will give its interpretation."
8 The king answered and said, "I know for certain that you would gain time, because you see that my decision is firm.
9 "If you do not make known dream to me, there is only one decree for you! For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can give me its interpretation."
10 The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, "There is not a man on earth who can tell the king's matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologers, or Chaldeans.
11 "It is difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with the flesh."
12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, And gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.
14 Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who has gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon;
15 he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, "Why is the decree from the king so urgent?" Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.
16 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation.
17 The Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions.
18 that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companion might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and said:
"Blessed be name of God for ever and ever, for wisdom and might are His.
21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.
23 "I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of You, for You have made known to us the king's demand.
24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation."
25 The Arioch quickly brought the Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, "I have found a man of the captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation."
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?"
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king.
28 "But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the later days. Your dream, and vision of your head upon your bed, were these:
29 "As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.
30 "But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.
31 "You, O king, were watching, and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.
32 "This image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,
33 :its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
34 "You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
35 "Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff like the summer threshing floors; the wind carried away them so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
36 "This is the dream, Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.
37 "You, O! king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength and glory.
38 "and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hands, and has made you ruler over them all – you are this head of gold.
39 "But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
40 "And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others.
41 "Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly a potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.
42 "And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
43 "As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
44 "And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
45 "Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces of the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold – the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure."
46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him.
47 The king answered Daniel, and said, "Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret."
48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. (Bible: Daniel, 2: 1-49)

The first kingdom, no doubt, means Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom. Second kingdom was Medean kingdom, who, succeeded after killing son of Nebuchadnezzar (named Balthazar). And there kingdom was weak as compared to Chaldean (Nebuchadnezzar was from this tribe). Third kingdom was for Kekhasro (Kianis - Parisian Tribe). He invaded Babylonian in 536 BC. There kingdom was very strong and they having their hold over all the word. Fourth kingdom was Alexander's kingdom; who conquered Parisian Empire in 330 BC. He was very strong and his strength could be compared with iron. But he made parts of the empire and distributed it to many kings. Then Parisian empire remained weak until Sasanite came. It remained between weak and strong during different times. And in the period of Nosherwan Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) was born. His kingdom and religion spread in east and west sides and all the Parisian kingdom was destroyed for ever and became part of Muslim culture. This will remain for ever. And as per prophesies of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) there will come a little weakness before the coming of Mehdi (May God be pleased with him) and Advent (second coming of Jesus Christ) but it will be restored to more higher level after them. We see some symbols of that period. Detailed discussion on this topic will be taken in next chapter.

And it would better to study about the prophet Daniel (peace be upon him) and his relation with Mohammad (peace be upon him) and Islam at this stage:

Ibn Abi Al-Dunya narrated the following, based on a chain of citations. Nebuchadnezzar captured two lions and threw them into a pit. He then brought Daniel (peace be upon him) and threw him at them; yet they did not pounce at him; rather, he remained as Allah wished. When then he desired food and drink, Allah revealed to Jeremiah (peace be upon him), who was in Sham (Palestine/Syria): "Prepare food and drink for Daniel." He said: "0 Lord I am in Jerusalem while Daniel is in Babylon (Iraq)." Allah revealed to him: "Do what I have commanded you to do, and I shall send you one who will carry you and what you have prepared." Jeremiah (peace be upon him) did so and Allah sent him something that would carry him until he arrived at the brink of the pit.

Then Daniel asked: "Who is this?" He answered: "I am Jeremiah." He asked: "What brought you?" He answered: "Your Lord sent me to you." He said: "And so my Lord has remembered me?" He said: "Yes." Daniel said: "Praise be to Allah Who has never forgotten me! And Praise be to Allah Who never forgets those who appeal to Him! And Praise be to Him Who compensates good with good, rewards patience with safety, dispels harm after distress, assures us when we are overwhelmed, and is our hope when skill fails us."

Yunus Ibn Bakeer reported that Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq reported that Abu Khalid Ibn Dinar reported that Abul Aalia said: "When Tastar was invaded, we found, in the treasure house of Al-Harmazan, a bed on which lay a dead man, with a holy scripture at his bedside. We took the scripture to Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). He called Ka'b and he translated it into Arabic, and I was the first Arab to read it. I read it as I read the Quran." Here, I (i.e. Khalid Ibn Dinar) said to Abul Aalia: "What was in it?" He said: "Life history, annals, songs, speech, and what is to come." I asked: "And what did you do with the man?" He said: "We dug in the river bank thirteen separate graves. At nightfall we buried him and leveled all the graves in order to mislead people for they would tamper with him." I asked: "And what did they want from him?" He said: "When the sky was cloudless for them, they went out with his bed, and it rained." I asked: "Who did you think the man was?" He said: "A man called Daniel." I asked: "And for how long had he been dead when you found him?" He said: 'Three hundred years." I asked: "Did not anything change on him?" He said: "No, except for the hairs of his face (beard and mustache); the skin of the prophets is not harmed by the earth, nor devoured by hyenas."

Yet the truth is more likely that he was Daniel (peace be upon him), because he had been taken by the King of Persia and remained imprisoned, as already mentioned. And three hundred years is just record available with that person. It was narrated with a correct citation that his nose was one span (nine inches)long. Anas Ibn Malik, have similarly mentioned length of his nose, on which basis he is thought to be an ancient prophet (peace be upon him). Almighty Allah knows best.

Abu Bakr Ibn Abu Dunya wrote in the book Ahkam-alQubur (The Rules of Graves), based on a long chain of citation, that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Daniel prayed to his Lord, Great and Majestic for the nation of Muhammad (peace be upon him) to bury him." And he (i.e. Muhammad, peace be upon him) said: "Whoever discovers Daniel give him tidings of Paradise." The man who discovered him (his corpse) was called Harqus. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent to Abu Musa saying: "Bury him; and send to Harqus, for the Prophet (peace be upon him) has given him promise of Paradise."

Thn Abu Dunya reported from Abu Bilal that Abu Musa found with Daniel (peace be upon him) a holy script and a container in which were dirhams, his ring and ointment. He wrote to 'Umar, who replied: "Send the scripture to us, send some of the ointment, tell the Muslims who are with you to use it, share the dirhams among them, and leave the ring for you.

Abu Dunya related without citation that when Abu Musa was told that he was Daniel (peace be upon him), he stayed with him, embraced him, and kissed him. Then he wrote to 'Umar that he found with him nearly ten thousand dirhams. It used to be that people came to borrow from it, and if they did not return it, they became sick. 'Umar ordered his burial in a grave to be kept secret and the money to be sent to the treasury, with the box and the ring a gift to him (Abu Musa).

It is related of Abu Musa that he told four of the captives to dam (punished for un-lawful murderers) to dig a grave in the middle, where he buried him. Then he beheaded the four captives in order for the secret to be kept from all except him. Just because; if people will know about him; they would come to worship his grave. And Islam abhors, even thinking of worship anyone except God.

Ibn Abu Dunya also reported, by a chain of citations, that a ring was seen on the hand of Ibn Abu Barda Ibn Abu Musa. The gem was carved with two lions with a man between them, whom they were licking. Abu Barda said: 'This is the ring of that man whom the people of this town say is Daniel. Abu Musa took it the day he was buried. The king in Daniel's time killed most of the men of Israel and remaining he made his captives, except that they threw Daniel in the lions' den, and the lion and lioness began to lick him and did not harm him. Abu Musa said: 'And so Daniel carved his image and the image of the two lions into the gem of his ring, for him not to forget Allah's blessing upon him in this."