The Purpose of Prophecy
Prophecy is actually unique to the Bible for there are no such prophetic writings in the Qur'an, Hindu Vedas, and other famous religious texts. Nearly 30% of the Bible is dedicated to prophecy and unlike today's psychics or other so called prophets like Nostradamus, the prophecies in the Bible are clear, direct and verifiable. The fact that prophecy is unique to our Bible demonstrates it's purpose, which is to prove that the God of the Bible is the one true God. While we need faith to believe in God, it must not be a blind faith, for God has offered us proof of his existence and his power.
Isa 48:3 I foretold the former things long ago,
my mouth announced them and I made them known;
then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
4 For I knew how stubborn you were;
the sinews of your neck were iron,
your forehead was bronze.
5 Therefore I told you these things long ago;
before they happened I announced them to you
so that you could not say,
'My idols did them;
my wooden image and metal god ordained them.'
Isa 46:9 Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
10 I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.
Isa 42:8"I am the LORD; that is my name!
I will not give my glory to another
or my praise to idols.
9 See, the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce them to you."
In these passages, and others, we learn that God's ability to prophecy was how He proved Himself to us. No false god or idol could do such a thing, only the one true God could for tell the future in perfect detail with great accuracy. God reminded the Israelites of this fact in these passages.
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