What does the Bible say about predictions of the future?
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The Bible teaches that God alone knows and governs the future, revealing what His people need through His trustworthy Word rather than encouraging speculation or false prophecy. Scripture says prophecy came as holy men spoke from God, carried along by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21), and all Scripture equips believers for faithful living (2 Timothy 3:16). God’s promises center on Christ, beginning with the promised offspring who would crush the serpent (Genesis 3:15) and culminating in Christ’s promised return (Revelation 22:7). Believers may rest in God’s good purposes (Jeremiah 29:11), learn from Scripture’s recorded hope (Romans 15:4), and live soberly before judgment (Hebrews 9:27).
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- 2 Peter 1:20-21
[20] knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation. [21] For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
- Revelation 22:7
"Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."
- Acts 20:30
Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
- 2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
- Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
- Romans 15:4
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- Genesis 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
- Hebrews 9:27
Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,
- 2 Timothy 3:16
Every writing inspired by God is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction which is in righteousness,
- Revelation 1:1
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
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