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The Bible is the only book known to man that has dared to prophecy of events that will occur hundreds or even thousands of years in the future.
Bible scholars have found that one-third of the Bible is prophecy, the foretelling of events that will come to pass in a future time.
Fulfilled prophecies are proof beyond a doubt of the Living God who knows all things from the beginning to the end. There are hundreds and hundreds of fulfilled prophecies in the Bible, fulfilled in accordance with God's time table. Every prophecy of the Bible that should have been fulfilled to this date has been fulfilled.
There are hundreds of fulfilled prophecies about people mentioned in the Bible. It is impossible to pursue this particular area of prophecy to any great degree due to the time and space constraints of this web site.
However, let us consider the central character of the Bible, Jesus Christ.
There are over 100 prophecies in the Old Testament relating to the birth, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. I will list just a few here, these are beautiful scriptures to share with non-believers and those of the Jewish faith who still wait for the Messiah.
There are many prophecies concerning the triumphant return of Jesus Christ, His millennial reign, and His eternal Kingdom.
You can be 100% sure that if all the prophecies relating to Jesus Christ at His first coming were fulfilled, then all the prophecies concerning His second coming will be fulfilled.
Moses prophesied that because of spiritual apostasy Israel would be scattered into all nations, not just Assyria or Babylon, (Deut. 28). Moses likewise prohesied that in the end of the age Israel would be joined again together out of all the nations, (Deut. 30).
After Moses, prophet after prophet all the way to Jesus Christ foretold the dispersion (diaspora) of Israel into all the world, and then their return.
The following prophecies concerning Israel have all been fulfilled in this generation.
In the days of Peleg, at the time of the building of the Tower of Babel,Genesis 10:25 God divided the land mass of the earth into continents and islands. In Acts 17:24-27 God purposed to disperse mankind into islands and continents to establish nations. As the nations grew into empires, God said that the empires would fall and be broken up again into separate nations until His own King of Kings would reign supreme. The second chapter of Daniel gives us the prophetic course of empires and nations from the image of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
- Babylon, the head of gold, would fall to Medo-Persia. Fulfilled in 538 B.C.
- Medo-Persia would fall to Greece. Fulfilled in 333 B.C.
- Greece would be divided into four empires: Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Asia.Fulfilled in 320 B.C.
- The four part division of Greece would be absorbed by Rome, the iron empire, and the last world empire.Fulfilled approximately around 165 B.C.
- The Roman Empire would split and break into pieces. Fulfilled in A.D. 500
- The pieces of the Roman Empire would continue to rule the world until the end of the age: the Spanish, French, British, German, Portuguese, Belgium, and Italian empires, etc.
- The separate pieces (chunks)[empires] would bruise, or war, between themselves Daniel 2:40. English-Spanish war; French and English wars; Napoleonic wars; World War I and II, etc.
- In the latter part of the age, the chunks [empires] would be broken into smaller pieces.Daniel 2:41Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin forced Winston Churchill to agree to a break up of the Roman colonial system. The number of nations in 1945 of 70 rose to approximately 200 by the year 2000.
- A combination of European nations within the original Roman Empire would form a revived Roman Empire to bring forth the Antichrist. This is now is the stages of final completion with the European Union.
To list all of the prophecies of the 66 books of the Bible would require a considerable amount of time and space. In order to capture the meaning of the prophetic Word for today, I have listed some that relate to a contemporary eschatological setting.
Along with these we could add the development of weapons of mass destruction; space travel, increase of deceivers and lying wonders; depreciation of nationalism; and a "back-to-Babel" world government (New World order).
When we consider that over 90% of all the prophecies in the Bible have been fulfilled exactly as foretold, the less than 10% that apply to the future will also be fulfilled exactly as foretold. We shall now consider thirteen of the most important unfulfilled prophecies.
Again due to time and space constraints these prophecies we will presented in less detail. It is up to you to take this information and continue to study on your own.
2 Timothy 2:15
Middle East Peace Treaty
We are told by Zechariah and other prophets that Jerusalem will be a matter of great controversy to all nations in the last days.
The only peace Israel has ever known was in the days of Solomon, and since it became a nation in 1948 there has been no peace, even though there have been more than 50 peace treaties or agreements negotiated and signed, some of which were the Wye River Memorandum and the Sharem El-Sheik Agreement of October 2000.
As written in Daniel 9:27, the Antichrist will confirm or guarantee a peace agreement or treaty between Israel and its enemies. However, there will be no peace. In fact, this false peace treaty initiates the Great Tribulation period. From current news reports, this treaty could be signed by the Antichrist at any time.
The Tribulation
In the chronological order of eschatology, the Tribulation is a seven-year period of war, pandemic plagues, earthquakes, astral catastrophes, and other judgments that will kill approximately three-fourths of the population of the world.
Daniel said of this period, ".... and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time ...." Daniel 12:1 Jesus said, "For there shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Matthew 24:22 The Tribulation period will end with the coming of Jesus Christ at Armageddon.
The Rapture
Unfulfilled prophecy number three is the Rapture. Rapture is an inclusive word used to describe the resurrection of Christians who have died in the past, along with the changing of Christians who are alive from mortal bodies to immortal bodies, all rising to meet Jesus Christ in the air, or the heavens.
This event occurs immediately after the Antichrist confirms the peace treaty and the Tribulation begins. Daniel 9:27 (see also 1 Thessalonians chapters 4 and 5) I believe there is prophetic evidence the church will not go through the Tribulation.
Antichrist's Appearance
Unfulfilled prophecy number four is the revealing of Antichrist's indentity. For the first half of the Tribulation, the Antichrist solidifies his leadership and advantage. He will be a great orator; Daniel 11:36 a political and commercial genius;
Daniel 11:41 Revelation 13:16-17 he may be homosexual; Daniel 11:37 and a clever liar and deceiver.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
At the middle of the Tribulation (after three and a half years), he gains political and economic control over all the world,
Revelation 13:7 Revelation 13:16-17 and then demands on penalty of death that everyone worship him as God. Revelation 13:8 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 The last half of the Tribulation, the Antichrist will be the most cruel dictator the world has ever known. Although Christians may never know who the Antichrist is, he is probably in the world today.
Abomination of Desolation
Unfulfilled prophecy number five is the Abomination of Desolation. The Abomination of Desolation is referenced many places in scripture, four times in the book of Daniel alone. The "abomination" is when the Antichrist stands in the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on worldwide television and declares himself to be God. Daniel 12:1 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Matthew 24:15
The "desolation" will be atomic wars which follow in which all grass will be burned up; one-third of the trees will be burned up; oceans and rivers will be contaminated; cities will be burned; and nations like Egypt will be so wasted and poisoned that no one can live in the country for forty years. Ezekiel 29:9-11 (see also Matthew 24; Luke 21
and Revelations 5-19)
Mark of the Beast
Prophecy number six that has not as yet been fulfilled is the mark of the beast. After the Antichrist becomes the dictator of the world and is worshipped as God, he will demand that every person be assigned a number and a mark (code). Only those who are assigned a number will be able to work, buy, or sell.
Only those who acknowledge Antichrist as God will get the mark, and an attempt will be made to kill everyone who does not have the mark. Revelation 13:16-17
Only in our day does the technology exist to employ and enforce the mark of the beast.
The Coming of Elijah
and the Two Witnesses
The seventh unfilled prophecy is the coming of Elijah. Elijah and Enoch are the only two men who have escaped physical death by being taken up to Heaven alive. According to the prophet Malachi, Elijah must come back to precede the Messiah when He comes in power and glory to bring in the Kingdom.
Malachi 4:4-6
Malachi mentioned Moses also in conjunction with the coming of Elijah, and both Moses and Elijah were with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration when He revealed to James, John, and Peter His glory when He would come again. According to Revelation 11, God will send two witnesses to bring judgments against the Antichrist. It appears that the two witnesses will be Moses and Elijah.
Israel's Hiding Place
Unfulfilled prophecy number eight is the flight of israel at the middle of the Tribulation to a place of safety. Jesus foretold that after the Antichrist commits the Abomination of Desolation, he will make a final attempt to kill every Jew. To escape, the Jews in Jerusalem must immediately run for the mountains.
Petra, a large cave city (Mt. Seir; Mt. Hor) is the only hiding place that fits the Biblical description of Israel's hiding place in the last half of the Tribulation. Petra is in ancient Edom, the city of Esau, the ancient home of modern Palestinians. "Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom? Wilt not thou, O God ...."
Psalm 60:1 Psalm 60:9-12 (see also Ezekiel 35)
The Battle of Armageddon
The ninth unfulfilled prophecy is the Battle of Armageddon. Revelation 16:16 The Battle of Armageddon will terminate the Tribulation period. This last battle will include armies from all nations. Millions of men will be involved, we can read in revelations 9:13-21 that the nations of the East will send an army of 200 million men.
There are scores of prophecies in both the Old and New Testaments that describe the coming conflict. (See Zech. 14:2-3; Zeph. 3:8; Isa. 65; Rev. 19, etc.)
This battle will continue from Megiddo near modern Haifa to Bozrah (modern Beseira) in Jordan, a distance of 176 miles (1,600 furlongs). The evident purpose of this battle is to destroy Jerusalem and prevent the return of Jesus Christ. However, the entire army is destroyed by Jesus Christ and the armies of Heaven. The Antichrist and the False Prophet will be cast alive, without being judged, into the Lake of Fire.
THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST
The tenth unfulfilled prophecy is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "If I go away, I will come again." Angels on the Mt. of Olives at His ascension to Heaven said that He would come back to the Mt. of Olives. Acts 1:9-12
Zechariah said at that time the mountain would split, Zechariah 14:1-5 Ezekiel 44:1-3 and the Eastern Gate that had been shut would open.
At the Rapture, Jesus will not come to the Earth. At the Second Coming at the Battle of Armageddon, He will come down to earth, and every eye of every person who survives the tribulation, including the Jews, will see Him. Revelation 1:7 Matthew 24:27
During the Tribulation two thirds of the Jews in Israel will have been killed, but after the Battle of Armageddon, Jesus will go to Bozrah north of Petra, and lead the remnant back to Israel. (see Isaiah 65)
Then Jesus will establish His Throne upon Mt. Zion in Jerusalem and Judge (rule) the nations with a "rod of iron." Revelation 2:27 Matthew 25:31-32 Revelation 12:5 Revelation 19:15
The Millennium
The eleventh unfulfilled prophecy concerns the Millennium. Six times in Revelation 20 the thousand year reign of Jesus Christ on Earth over the nations is mentioned. This will be the seventh millennium since Adam. During the thousand year reign, all nations will destroy their armaments and there will be no wars.
Isaiah 2:4 Leaders of the nations will be required to go to Jerusalem and worship the Lord and learn of His laws. If any go not up as commanded that nation will be judged.
Matthew 25:31-32 Revelation 12:5 Zechariah 15:16-21
Solar changes in the Tribulation will revert Earth's ecology back to the pre-flood time and people during the Millennium will live to be hundreds of years old. Isaiah 65:25
The devil will be bound and God's curse upon the Earth for sin will be removed, and the ground will once again yeild everything that man will need. Ezekiel 34:27
Isaiah 65:25 Romans 8:18-23
The law will be enforced and criminals swiftly executed. Isaiah 65:20
The Millennium ends with another rebellion of the nations, the earth, and everything in it will be burned up. 2 Peter 3:10 Revelations 20:9-11
The Great White Throne Judgment
We now come to the twelveth unfulfilled prophecy, the Great White Throne Judgment of Revelations 20:11. The chronology of resurrection for those who inherit eternal life is given in 1 Corinthians 15:23: ".... Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming." However, Paul preceded this revelation with a qualifying phrase: "But every man in his own order."
The resurrection of the "saved" is: Jesus Christ .... all members of the church of the dispensation of grace .... Old Testament saints .... martyrs of the Tribulation period. "This is the first resurrection" Revelations 20:5
The saved of the Millennium will live to be almost 1,000 years old (no man has yet lived to be a 1,000 in the flesh), then they will go into the New Heaven and New Earth without experiencing death. All the unsaved dead of the ages will be raised to be judged.
All those raised at the Great White Throne Judgment without Jesus will go into the eternal Lake of Fire because their names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Revelations 20:5 Matthew 25:41
The New Heaven and New Earth
We come now to the final, unfulfilled major prophecy of the Bible, a New heaven and a New Earth. Revelations 21:1
Neither the heavens nor the earth are clean in God's sight. Isaiah 34:4 Job 15:15-16
Revelations 6:14
At the beginning of the eighth millennium, God who created the first heavens and the first earth with the Words of His mouth will create new heavens and a new earth where the redeemed, who had chosen Him because they wanted to, not because they had to, will love and worship Him forever.
John, in Revelation 21-22, describes in earthly language the New heavens and the New Earth where the redeemed will live forever. (see also Eph. 1:1-14)
But no language is sufficient to describe, or our minds visualize, the unfathomable beauty and glory of God's new creation.
"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come ..."(Rev. 22:17)
Everyone reading this can come to the New Heaven and New Earth by receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. 
Jesus said, " .... I go to prepare a place for you .... that where I am, there ye may be also." (John 14:2-3)
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