Prophecy

235 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

86 sections

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names) of Apostasy
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Amos
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Cessation of
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Elijah
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Exemplified in Pantomime
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Ezekiel
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): False Teachers
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Haggai
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Inspired
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Isaiah
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Jeremiah
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Jonah
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Proof of God's Foreknowledge
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Publicly Proclaimed
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Sure Fulfillment of
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Tribulations of the Righteous
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Written in Books
(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Zechariah
A Gift of Christ
A Gift of the Holy Spirit
Blessedness of Reading, Hearing, and Keeping
Came not by the Will of Man
Christ the Great Subject of
Despise Not
Fulfilled Respecting Christ
Gift of, Promised
Gift of, Sometimes Possessed by Unconverted Men
Give Heed To
Given from the Beginning
God Accomplishes
God Gives, Through Christ
God is the Author of
Guilt of Pretending to the Gift of
How Tested
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Cannibalism Among the People of Israel
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Captivity of the Jews Predicted and Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Concerning John the Baptist (As the Forerunner of the Messiah)
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Concerning the Rebuilding of Jericho
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Conquests of Jeroboam
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Death of the Prophet of Judah
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Ben-Hadad's Army
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Sennacherib's Army, and his Death
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Extinction of Baasha's House
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Extinction of Jeroboam's House
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Four Generations of Jehu's Descendants to Sit Upon the Throne of Israel
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Jezebel's Tragic Death
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Judas Iscariot's Self-Destruction Predicted
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Judas' Self-Destruction Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Rachel Weeping for Her Children
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Spiritual Blindness of the Jewish Leaders Predicted
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: That Blindness Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: That Purpose Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Betrayal of Jesus by Judas Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot Predicted
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Birth and Zeal of Josiah
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Captivity of the Southern Kingdom (Judah)
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of a Man Who Refused to Strike a Prophet
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of Ahab
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of Ahaziah
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of the Samaritan Lord
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Deliverance of Jeremiah Predicted and Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Destruction of the Ship Predicted and Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Drought, Foretold by Elijah
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The End of the Famine in Samaria
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Invasion of Judah by the Chaldeans Fulfilled
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Invasion of the Southern Kingdom by the Chaldeans Predicted
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Mission of Jesus Predicted
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Predicted
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Outpouring of the Spirit Fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Striking of Syria by Joash
Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Transporting of Elijah to the Heavens
Old Testament Messianic Passages Quoted in the New Testament
Punishment For: Adding To, or Taking From
Punishment For: Not Giving Ear To
Punishment For: Pretending to the Gift of
Receive in Faith
They Who Uttered: Filled with the Holy Spirit
They Who Uttered: Moved by the Holy Spirit
They Who Uttered: Ordained by God
They Who Uttered: Raised up by God
They Who Uttered: Sent by Christ
They Who Uttered: Sent by God
They Who Uttered: Spoke by the Holy Spirit
They Who Uttered: Spoke in the Name of the Lord
They Who Uttered: Spoke with Authority
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(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names) of Apostasy

1 John 2:18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
Jude 17–18 But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ …

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Amos

Amos 7:14–15 “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. …

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Cessation of

Lamentations 2:9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Elijah

1 Kings 17:8 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
1 Kings 21:17 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
1 Kings 21:28 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Exemplified in Pantomime

Ezekiel 4:1 “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 5:1–4 “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair. …
Acts 21:11 Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Ezekiel

Ezekiel 3:16 At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 6:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 7:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 11:14 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 12:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 12:8 And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 12:17 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 12:21 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 13:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 14:12 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 15:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 16:1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 17:1 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 17:11 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 18:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 20:45 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 21:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 21:8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 21:18 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 22:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 22:17 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 22:23 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 23:1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 24:1 In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 24:15 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 24:20 So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Ezekiel 25:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 26:1 In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 27:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 28:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 28:11 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 28:20 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 29:1 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 29:17 In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 30:1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 30:20 In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 31:1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 32:1 In the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 32:17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 33:1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 33:23 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 34:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 35:1 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 36:16 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 37:15 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 38:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): False Teachers

2 Peter 2:1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 Peter 3:1 Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Haggai

Haggai 2:1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
Haggai 2:10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,
Haggai 2:20 For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Inspired

Isaiah 28:22 So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
Luke 1:70 as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Isaiah

Isaiah 2:1 This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
Isaiah 8:5 And the LORD spoke to me further:
Isaiah 13:1 This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
Isaiah 14:28 In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
Isaiah 38:4 And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Jeremiah 7:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 11:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Jeremiah 13:8 Then the word of the LORD came to me:
Jeremiah 16:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Jeremiah 18:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Jeremiah 25:1–2 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. …
Jeremiah 26:1 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
Jeremiah 27:1 At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
Jeremiah 29:30 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 30:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Jeremiah 30:4 These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.
Jeremiah 32:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
Jeremiah 32:6 Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Jeremiah 32:26 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 33:1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
Jeremiah 33:19 And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 33:23 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 34:12 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 35:12 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 36:1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Jeremiah 37:6 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:
Jeremiah 40:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.
Jeremiah 43:8 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
Jeremiah 44:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt— in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis— and in the land of Pathros:
Jeremiah 46:1 This is the word of the LORD about the nations— the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
Jeremiah 49:34 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.
Jeremiah 50:1 This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Jonah

Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Proof of God's Foreknowledge

Isaiah 43:9 All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Publicly Proclaimed

Jeremiah 11:6 Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Sure Fulfillment of

Ezekiel 12:22–25 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’? …
Ezekiel 12:28 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Matthew 5:18 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Acts 13:27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Acts 13:29 When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Tribulations of the Righteous

Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Written in Books

Jeremiah 45:1 This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
Jeremiah 51:60 Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon — all these words that had been written concerning Babylon.

(Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Zechariah

Zechariah 1:7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.
Zechariah 4:8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Zechariah 6:9 The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
Zechariah 7:1 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
Zechariah 7:4 Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
Zechariah 7:8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
Zechariah 8:1 Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:
Zechariah 8:18 Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,

A Gift of Christ

Ephesians 4:11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Revelation 11:3 And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

A Gift of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.

Blessedness of Reading, Hearing, and Keeping

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
Revelation 22:7 “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”

Came not by the Will of Man

2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Christ the Great Subject of

Acts 3:22–24 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. …
Acts 10:43 All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
1 Peter 1:10–11 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, …

Despise Not

1 Thessalonians 5:20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt,

Fulfilled Respecting Christ

Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

Gift of, Promised

Joel 2:28 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Acts 2:16–17 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: …

Gift of, Sometimes Possessed by Unconverted Men

Numbers 24:2–9 When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, …
1 Samuel 19:20 he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
1 Samuel 19:23 So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
John 11:49–51 But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! …
1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Give Heed To

2 Peter 1:19 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Given from the Beginning

Luke 1:70 as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,

God Accomplishes

Isaiah 44:26 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
Acts 3:18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

God Gives, Through Christ

Revelation 1:1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

God is the Author of

Isaiah 44:7 Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
Isaiah 45:21 Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

Guilt of Pretending to the Gift of

Jeremiah 14:14 “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Jeremiah 23:13–14 “Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. …
Ezekiel 13:2–3 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD! …

How Tested

Deuteronomy 13:1–3 If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, …
Deuteronomy 18:22 When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Cannibalism Among the People of Israel

Leviticus 26:29 You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.
Deuteronomy 28:53 Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you.
2 Kings 6:28–29 Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’ …
Jeremiah 19:9 I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’
Lamentations 4:10 The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Captivity of the Jews Predicted and Fulfilled

Jeremiah 25:11–12 And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. …
Jeremiah 29:10 For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
Jeremiah 29:14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent …
Jeremiah 32:3–5 For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. …
Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
2 Kings 25:1–8 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. …
Ezra 1:1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Concerning John the Baptist (As the Forerunner of the Messiah)

Matthew 3:3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Concerning the Rebuilding of Jericho

Joshua 6:26 At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
1 Kings 16:34 In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Conquests of Jeroboam

2 Kings 14:25–28 This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Death of the Prophet of Judah

1 Kings 13:21–22 and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you, …
1 Kings 13:24–30 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Ben-Hadad's Army

1 Kings 20:13–30 Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’” …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Sennacherib's Army, and his Death

2 Kings 19:6–7 who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. …
2 Kings 19:20–37 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Extinction of Baasha's House

1 Kings 16:2–3 “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins. …
1 Kings 16:9–13 However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Extinction of Jeroboam's House

1 Kings 14:5–17 But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.” …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Four Generations of Jehu's Descendants to Sit Upon the Throne of Israel

2 Kings 10:30 Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
2 Kings 15:12 So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Jezebel's Tragic Death

1 Kings 21:23 And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
2 Kings 9:10 And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
2 Kings 9:33–37 “Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Judas Iscariot's Self-Destruction Predicted

Psalm 69:25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
Acts 1:16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Acts 1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Judas' Self-Destruction Fulfilled

Matthew 27:5 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Acts 1:16–20 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Rachel Weeping for Her Children

Jeremiah 31:15 This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Matthew 2:17–18 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Spiritual Blindness of the Jewish Leaders Predicted

Isaiah 6:9 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: That Blindness Fulfilled

Mark 7:6–7 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. …
Acts 28:25–27 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: That Purpose Fulfilled

Ephesians 4:8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
Ephesians 4:10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Betrayal of Jesus by Judas Fulfilled

John 13:18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
John 18:1–9 After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot Predicted

Psalm 41:9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Birth and Zeal of Josiah

1 Kings 13:2 And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who …
2 Kings 23:1–20 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Captivity of the Southern Kingdom (Judah)

2 Kings 20:17–18 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. …
2 Kings 24:10–16 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. …
2 Kings 25:11–21 Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of a Man Who Refused to Strike a Prophet

1 Kings 20:35–36 Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of Ahab

1 Kings 20:42 And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
1 Kings 21:18–24 “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it. …
1 Kings 22:31–38 Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.” …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of Ahaziah

2 Kings 1:3–17 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of the Samaritan Lord

2 Kings 7:2 But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
2 Kings 7:19–20 And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!” …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Deliverance of Jeremiah Predicted and Fulfilled

Jeremiah 39:15–18 And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him: …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Destruction of the Ship Predicted and Fulfilled

Acts 27:10 “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
Acts 27:18–44 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Drought, Foretold by Elijah

1 Kings 17:14 for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The End of the Famine in Samaria

2 Kings 7:1–18 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Invasion of Judah by the Chaldeans Fulfilled

2 Kings 25:1 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
2 Chronicles 36:17–21 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Invasion of the Southern Kingdom by the Chaldeans Predicted

Habakkuk 1:6–11 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans — that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Mission of Jesus Predicted

Psalm 68:18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Predicted

Joel 2:28–29 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Outpouring of the Spirit Fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost

Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Striking of Syria by Joash

2 Kings 13:16–25 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. …

Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Transporting of Elijah to the Heavens

2 Kings 2:3–11 Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.” …

Old Testament Messianic Passages Quoted in the New Testament

Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 18:18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Genesis 22:18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Acts 3:25 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Galatians 3:8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

Punishment For: Adding To, or Taking From

Revelation 22:18–19 I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. …

Punishment For: Not Giving Ear To

Nehemiah 9:30 You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.

Punishment For: Pretending to the Gift of

Deuteronomy 18:20 But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”
Jeremiah 14:15 Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
Jeremiah 23:15 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”

Receive in Faith

2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in …
Luke 24:25 Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

They Who Uttered: Filled with the Holy Spirit

Luke 1:67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

They Who Uttered: Moved by the Holy Spirit

2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

They Who Uttered: Ordained by God

1 Samuel 3:20 So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

They Who Uttered: Raised up by God

Amos 2:11 I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.

They Who Uttered: Sent by Christ

Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

They Who Uttered: Sent by God

2 Chronicles 36:15 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.
Jeremiah 7:25 From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.

They Who Uttered: Spoke by the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Acts 11:28 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. ( This happened under Claudius.)
Acts 28:25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

They Who Uttered: Spoke in the Name of the Lord

2 Chronicles 33:18 As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh, along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
James 5:10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

They Who Uttered: Spoke with Authority

1 Kings 17:1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”

Written by an Amanuensis

Jeremiah 45:1 This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: