Does Bible Prophecy Matter?
The biblical record of prophecy is long and astoundingly accurate. No human seer could have accurately predicted the remarkable rise and fall of kingdoms, leaders and peoples that we find in the Bible. “For I am God,” He declares, “and there is no other; I am God and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand . . .'” (Isaiah 46:9-10). God alone has the power to foretell the future—and then bring it to pass. But why does God reveal the future? One crucial reason is so we can see the need to change. God reveals the future so each of us, individually, can personally repent—change our way of living and begin living as He tells us to—and avoid suffering God’s judgment on the world as these prophetic events unfold. He tells us what is coming to motivate us to make the changes we need to make in our lives, both personally and nationally. God’s pleadings with ancient Israel and Judah are reve
