Prophecy in the Bible
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This article is one in a series of studies on prophecies, particularly those of William Branham - you are currently on the article that is in bold:
- What is a Prophet?
- The Prophecies of William Branham
- A Challenge Regarding William Branham's prophecies
- Prophecies about Jesus
- Other Biblical Prophecies
There are many prophecies in the Bible, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Listed below are a sample of Biblical prophecies:
| Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy (Revelation 1:3a) |
Old Testament Prophecies
| Prophet | About | Prophecy |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | Marriage | And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (Genesis 2:24) |
| Noah | Rainbow | And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: And I will remember my covenant, which [is] between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. (Genesis 9:15) |
| Abraham | The Land of Israel | And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. (Genesis 12:7) |
| Isaac | Inheritance | And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; (Genesis 26:4) |
| Jacob | Kings | And God said unto him, I [am] God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; (Genesis 35:11) |
| Joseph | Famine | Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; (Genesis 41:29-30) |
| Moses | Judgement | And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, (Exodus 11:4,5a) |
| Joshua | Miracles | And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you. (Joshua 3:5) |
| Job | Resurrection | And [though] after my skin [worms] destroy this [body], yet in my flesh shall I see God: (Job 19:26) |
| Samuel | Death of Saul | Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow [shalt] thou and thy sons [be] with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. (I Samuel 28:19) |
| Ahijah | Israel vs. Judah | And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: (I Kings 11:31) |
| Elijah | Fire from heaven | Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that [was] in the trench. (I Kings 18:38) |
| Elisha | Clean water at Jericho | And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. (II Kings 2:21) |
| Micaiah | Destruction of Israel | And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. (I Kings 22:17) |
| Isaiah | Moved the Sun | And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. (II Kings 20:11) |
| Jeremiah | Restoration of Israel | For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. (Jeremiah 32:15) |
| Nahum | Cars and headlights | The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. (Nahum 2:4) |
| Zechariah | Nuclear destruction | And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. (Zechariah 14:12) |
| Malachi | Elijah the Prophet | Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: (Malachi 4:5) |
Prophecy about the end-times
| Scripture | Text |
|---|---|
| Isaiah 2:2 | And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountain, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. |
| Daniel 2:28 | But there is a God in heaven that revealth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;........ |
| Daniel 2:44 | And in the last days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. |
| Daniel 12: 4 | But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. |
| Daniel 12:9 | And he said , Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. |
| Micah 4:1 | But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. |
| Matthew 24:37-38 | But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, |
| Luke 21:11 | Then said he [Jesus] unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. |
| Mark 13:22 | For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect. |
| Acts 2:17 | And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:...... |
| Acts 2:21 | And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. |
| II Timothy 3:1-5 | This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. |
| II Peter 3:3 | Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. |
| Revelation 3:17 | Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: |