Did any prophecies in the bible prove true?

@MadCornishBiker Said

Well how about this lot?


Some Prophecies Applying to Jesus Christ

Isaiah 7:14 Born from a maiden, a virgin girl Mt 1:22, 23
Isaiah 9:7; 11:1-5, 10 Offspring of David son of Jesse Lu 1:32, 33; Ro 15:8, 12

Isaiah 40:3-5 In connection with his coming, announcement was made: “Clear up the way of Jehovah, you people!” Mt 3:1-3; Mr 1:1-4; Lu 3:3-6; Joh 1:23

Isaiah 61:1, 2 Anointed by Jehovah to tell good news to meek ones Lu 4:17-21

Isaiah 9:1, 2 Brought light to Galilee Mt 4:13-16

Isaiah 42:1-4 Made God’s justice clear; did not crush those who were like a bruised reed Mt 12:10-21

Isaiah 53:4, 5 Carried sicknesses of others; because of his wounds others were healed Mt 8:16, 17; 1Pe 2:24

Isaiah 53:1 Not believed in Joh 12:37, 38

Isaiah 53:12 Reckoned with lawless ones Lu 22:37

Isaiah 8:14, 15; 28:16 Rejected, stone of stumbling, but became foundation cornerstone 1Pe 2:6-8


Other Instances in Which Events Fulfilling Isaiah’s Prophecies Are Noted, but Where the Writer Makes No Reference to Isaiah

Isaiah 50:6 Was insulted, slapped, spit on Mt 26:67; Mr 14:65

Isaiah 53:7 Quiet and uncomplaining before accusers Mt 27:12-14; Ac 8:28, 32-35

Isaiah 53:9 Buried in a rich man’s grave Mt 27:57-60

Isaiah 53:8, 11 Sacrificial death, to open the way for many to a righteous standing with God Ro 4:25

Other Prophecies Fulfilled

A Few of the Many Events Prior to the First Century C.E. That Fulfilled Prophecies of Isaiah

Isaiah 1:26-30; 24:1-6; 39:6, 7 Jerusalem destroyed; exile to Babylon

Isaiah 43:14; Release from exile; Jerusalem restored;

Isaiah 44:26-28 Cyrus an instrument used by Jehovah to accomplish this

Isaiah 23:1, 8, 13, 14 Mainland city of Tyre destroyed by Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar

And that is just one prophetic book.

@chaski Said

I predict by way of this post (the words I now type) that on April 1, 2012 I will drink 2 cups of coffee and eat 1 egg. I almost never eat eggs, but I predict that on April 1, 2012 I shall have eaten 1 egg for breakfast.

Tomorrow I will check in on the post at, which time I might verify that my prediction today for April 1, 2012 is in fact true.

Now just in case you have any doubts about my ability to predict the future... I promise that I was thinking about this at some time before the writing of these sentences, and thus will have predicted the future of the past at some time in the past before the future.

@someone_else Said

Today is April 2.

@chaski Said

I realize that. Perhaps oddly I have a calendar on my computer. It helps me a lot.

That is irrelevant because I have written my prediction before now, looking backward... but really looking forward from the past, because I thought about it sometime in the past, before now.

I assure you that by tomorrow I will have had a 2 cups of coffee and 1 egg on April 1, 2012.

Thus proving my ability to predict the future.

@MadCornishBiker Said

Well how about this lot?


Some Prophecies Applying to Jesus Christ

Isaiah 7:14 Born from a maiden, a virgin girl Mt 1:22, 23
Isaiah 9:7; 11:1-5, 10 Offspring of David son of Jesse Lu 1:32, 33; Ro 15:8, 12

Isaiah 40:3-5 In connection with his coming, announcement was made: “Clear up the way of Jehovah, you people!” Mt 3:1-3; Mr 1:1-4; Lu 3:3-6; Joh 1:23

Isaiah 61:1, 2 Anointed by Jehovah to tell good news to meek ones Lu 4:17-21

Isaiah 9:1, 2 Brought light to Galilee Mt 4:13-16

Isaiah 42:1-4 Made God’s justice clear; did not crush those who were like a bruised reed Mt 12:10-21

Isaiah 53:4, 5 Carried sicknesses of others; because of his wounds others were healed Mt 8:16, 17; 1Pe 2:24

Isaiah 53:1 Not believed in Joh 12:37, 38

Isaiah 53:12 Reckoned with lawless ones Lu 22:37

Isaiah 8:14, 15; 28:16 Rejected, stone of stumbling, but became foundation cornerstone 1Pe 2:6-8


Other Instances in Which Events Fulfilling Isaiah’s Prophecies Are Noted, but Where the Writer Makes No Reference to Isaiah

Isaiah 50:6 Was insulted, slapped, spit on Mt 26:67; Mr 14:65

Isaiah 53:7 Quiet and uncomplaining before accusers Mt 27:12-14; Ac 8:28, 32-35

Isaiah 53:9 Buried in a rich man’s grave Mt 27:57-60

Isaiah 53:8, 11 Sacrificial death, to open the way for many to a righteous standing with God Ro 4:25

Other Prophecies Fulfilled

A Few of the Many Events Prior to the First Century C.E. That Fulfilled Prophecies of Isaiah

Isaiah 1:26-30; 24:1-6; 39:6, 7 Jerusalem destroyed; exile to Babylon

Isaiah 43:14; Release from exile; Jerusalem restored;

Isaiah 44:26-28 Cyrus an instrument used by Jehovah to accomplish this

Isaiah 23:1, 8, 13, 14 Mainland city of Tyre destroyed by Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar

And that is just one prophetic book.

@someone_else Said

the books were written well before anything happened.

@futilevoice Said

You still don't get it do you?
Anyone can make a prediction about something that has already happened, write it down, and then say we knew this was going to happen hundreds of years ago.

@chaski Said

Actually that is not completely true.

Some of the things that MCB and others claim that the bible predicted in that OT, actually predate any written account of the bible by hundreds of years. How do we know this? The approximate date of the ancient copies of the bible (most of which are incomplete).

When we get to complete copies... the time difference is even greater.

As to the prophesies of Jesus... Taking the virgin birth as an example: a) typical pagan mythological motif, b) not proven by any stretch of the imagination, c) actually something that was incorporated into christianity at a later day... as in it was not part of the original christian teaching and came (most likely) with the council of Nicea an the Emperor Contantine's initiative to consolidate the teaching of christianity into one canon...

@chaski Said


As to the prophesies of Jesus... Taking the virgin birth as an example: a) typical pagan mythological motif, b) not proven by any stretch of the imagination, c) actually something that was incorporated into christianity at a later day... as in it was not part of the original christian teaching and came (most likely) with the council of Nicea an the Emperor Contantine's initiative to consolidate the teaching of christianity into one canon...

@chaski Said

Actually that is not completely true.

Some of the things that MCB and others claim that the bible predicted in that OT, actually predate any written account of the bible by hundreds of years. How do we know this? The approximate date of the ancient copies of the bible (most of which are incomplete).

When we get to complete copies... the time difference is even greater.

As to the prophesies of Jesus... Taking the virgin birth as an example: a) typical pagan mythological motif, b) not proven by any stretch of the imagination, c) actually something that was incorporated into christianity at a later day... as in it was not part of the original christian teaching and came (most likely) with the council of Nicea an the Emperor Contantine's initiative to consolidate the teaching of christianity into one canon...

@MadCornishBiker Said

No, it's you that doesn't get it. The dead sea scrolls prove these prophecies were written before their fulfilment.

What's up? you scared to find out that you actually may be responsible to a higher power?

I can't think of any other reason you would deny the truth of something proven without even bothering to check it out for yourself.

If you were interested in truth you would at least check them out.

@someone_else Said

I'm not completely sure what you're talking about here. What I'm saying is that the Jews in the story of Jesus were already familiar with the prophecies. They taught from Old Testament scripture. I'll accept that they may not have been aware of all of them, but usually those are not the prophetic ones.