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The Bible contains hundreds of fulfilled prophecies. Here is a list of some of the biblical prophecies that have been fulfilled historically.
The Bible contains literally hundreds of prophecies that have been fulfilled. Dozens have been fulfilled just regarding the Messiah, Jesus Christ, including the place of His birth (Micah 5:2), the timing of His public appearance (Daniel 9:25), His betrayal for the price of a slave, with that money then used to buy a plot of land (Zechariah 11:12-13), and His death by scourging and crucifixion (Psalm 22:16-17).
What are some of the hundreds of other biblical prophecies that have been fulfilled historically?
• Israel would suffer enslavement in Egypt, but be freed and established in their homeland, the Promised Land (Genesis 15:13-16).
• The kingdom of Israel would be split into the separate kingdoms of Israel and Judah as a result of Solomon's sins (1 Kings 11:29-37).
• The people of Israel would be defeated and exiled in national captivity because of their sins (Deuteronomy 28:25, Deuteronomy 28:36-37, Deuteronomy 28:47-52).
• Nineveh, capital city of the Assyrian Empire, would be captured and destroyed (Nahum 3:1-19).
• The ancient Egyptians would lose their national superpower status and never again rule over other nations (Ezekiel 29:15).
• The nation of Judah would be defeated and exiled to Babylon for its sins (Jeremiah 25:11-13).
• The Jews exiled to Babylon would be allowed to return to Jerusalem after 70 years (Jeremiah 25:11-12).
• The ruler who would allow the Jewish exiles to return and rebuild Jerusalem and the temple would be named Cyrus-known to history as Cyrus the Great (Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1-6, Isaiah 45:13).
• The Babylonian Empire would fall to the Medes (Daniel 5:25-31).
• The Babylonian Empire would be followed by the Medo-Persian Empire, the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great, and the Roman Empire (Daniel 2:31-40; Daniel 7:15-17, Daniel 7:19; Daniel 8:20-22).
• Jerusalem and its temple would be destroyed not long after Jesus Christ's earthly ministry was completed (Matthew 23:37-39, Matthew 24:1-2).
• Most of the original apostles would be persecuted and martyred (Matthew 23:34; John 15:20; Luke 11:49).
• God's Church would faithfully carry on its commission of proclaiming the gospel to the nations and teaching those whom God calls all that He has commanded (Matthew 24:14; Matthew 28:19-20).
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