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In thinking over the "fulfillment" of certain prophecies in AD 70, it struck me that this is really the only prophecy (other than the Second Coming) that isn't fulfilled in Scripture.

Even the general prophecies about gospel proclamation and evil abounding are partially fulfilled in Acts, as we see things spinning into motion.

So, other than the AD 70 prophecy (assuming you believe that's the fulfillment, which I'm beginning to doubt) and the Second Coming, are there any prophecies in the Old Testament (or the New?) that (regardless of their fulfillment status) are not fulfilled in Scripture?

To clarify, I'm not looking for extra-biblical support for prophecies; rather, I'm looking for prophecies which are only fulfilled outside Scripture and whose fulfillment is never mentioned in the Bible.

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One problem with fulfilment outside scripture is that we have to be objective about when the scripture was written. The events vividly foreseen in Mark 13 were prophecies fulfilled in 70 CE if Mark was written before 70 CE. But the scholarly consensus is now that Mark was actually written approximately 70 CE. –  Dick Harfield Apr 10 at 6:28

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In Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream. Daniel interprets the dream, even though Nebuchadnezzar first insists that Daniel tell him the details of what he saw. He responds:



The interpretation is then clearly identified as those kingdoms which will rise up after Babylon - and historically speaking, these can be very closely ascribed to the Medeo-Persian, Macedonian, and Roman empires. Indeed, the prophecy is so good that many scholars refuse to date Daniel to the time of Nebuchadnezzar because of it. Within the Protestant canon, there is no mention of Alexander the Great, nor of the rise of Rome.

The point of this vision, and the prophecy as a whole, however, is NOT the statue. Indeed, so much ink has been spilt over exactly what the kingdoms represent, etc... - but notice that the point of the dream isn't the statue. It is the rock, not hewn by humans, that destroys all the Kingdoms of the world.

What is this rock? Well, I think its pretty clear that upon that rock, Jesus built his kingdom, and the Gates of Hell will not prevail against it. Rome, even divided into East and West, and later into many kingdoms, was clearly succeeded, not by an earthly kingdom, but an ecclesiastical one. It was not made by human hands. And while we may have witnessed its birth in Acts 2, its full flower was clearly not understood until well after the canon was closed. John the Revelator may have understood that the church would be triumphant - but it certainly wasn't going to be in his lifetime.

Want a prophecy that isn't attested to by Scripture alone? Look no further than the church, my friend.

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There's also Daniel 8 that is largely about Alexander the Great. That one's really good too. –  El'endia Starman May 1 '12 at 2:13
good example! It's still not 100% like the AD 70 example, but it's 99% there. I think you could make a similar point with AD 70 that, just as the point of the dream isn't the statue but the rock, the point of the AD 70 prophecies wasn't the date or the building being destroyed, it was who is doing the destroying. +1, thank you. –  Thomas Shields May 1 '12 at 2:17

I believe all of the prophecies in the bible were fulfilled in the generation of Jesus' disciples through the destruction of Jerusalem and Jerusalem temple in 70 AD.




So no prophecies are fulfilled outside of the scriptures.

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So the Second Coming and the Day of Judgement already happened, then? –  the dark wanderer Jun 14 at 7:09

There was fulfilled one in 1967

Bible passage: Zechariah 8:7-8 Written: between 520 and 518 BC Fulfilled: 1967, etc.


Here is Zechariah 8:7-8


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