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MAJOR REVISION: added sections "Jesus", "End Time", "Foreknowledge"; Removed claim of Elijah being the greatest.
'''Biblical prophecy''' is a general term for the [[prophet]]ic statements of the Men of [[God]] in the [[Bible]]. Seventeen of the books of the [[Old Testament]] are the writings of prophets, from [[Isaiah]] to [[Malachi]]. Other important biblical prophets are [[Elijah]] (considered the greatest of all) and his successor [[Elisha]]. There were also women of God like [[Deborah]]. These prophets spoke to the children of [[Israel]], usually concerning some [[sin]]ful or false way they had fallen into.
'''Biblical prophecy''' is 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]].
==Scientific Foreknowledge==
[[Bible scientific foreknowledge]] are scientific principles that exist in the Bible.
==The arrival of Jesus==
The life, death, and resurrection of [[Jesus]] are predicted by prophets throughout the Old Testament in such passages as:
*Isaiah 7:14 - Predicting his virgin birth.
*Micah 5:2 - Born in Bethlehem.
*Deuteronomy 18:15 - would be a Prophet.
*Isaiah 53:3 - Rejected by his own.
*Zechariah 12:10 – Pierced through hands, feet, and side.
*Psalm 16:10-11; 49:15 - Resurrected from the dead.
*Psalm 68:18 – Ascention to the right hand of God
==End time prophecy==
The [[Book of Revelation]], in addition to various passages in New Testament, warn 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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