'''Biblical prophecy''' is a doctrine of foreknowledge and predictions in the Bible. Seventeen of the books of the Old Testament are the writings of prophets, from [[Isaiah]] to [[Malachi]], who are considered the Men of [[God]]. Women of God are also mentioned in the Bible such as [[Deborah]]. These prophets spoke to the children of Israel, usually concerning rewards and punishment dependent on following the [[Bible|word of God]].
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'''Biblical [[prophecy]]''' is a doctrine of foreknowledge and predictions in the Bible. Seventeen of the books of the Old Testament are the writings of prophets, from [[Isaiah]] to [[Malachi]], who are considered the Men of [[God]]. Women of God are also mentioned in the Bible such as [[Deborah]]. These prophets spoke to the children of Israel, usually concerning rewards and punishment dependent on following the [[Bible|word of God]].
==The arrival of Jesus==
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==End time prophecy==
==End time prophecy==
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The [[Book of Revelation]], in addition to various passages in New Testament, warns of prerequisites and calamity that will culminate in the [[Second Coming]]. Much biblical scholarship is devoted to determining the exact meanings of such prophecies, allusive and cloaked in metaphors, to correlate past events and predict future world events, particularly apocalyptic happenings.
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The [[Book of Revelation]], in addition to various passages in New Testament, warns of prerequisites and calamity that will culminate in the [[Second Coming]]. Much biblical scholarship is devoted to determining the exact meanings of such prophecies, [[Allusion|allusive]] and cloaked in [[metaphor]]s, to correlate past events and predict future world events, particularly apocalyptic happenings.