Aaron Erhardt

May 5, 2026

The Bible is a book of prophecy. Many of these prophecies were uttered hundreds of years before their fulfillment. For instance, it was prophesied that the Messiah would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14) in the town of Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). It was also prophesied that He would be preceded by a messenger (Isaiah 40:3), betrayed for thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13), pierced in the hands and feet (Psalm 22:16), numbered with the transgressors (Isaiah 53:12), buried in a rich man’s tomb (Isaiah 53:9), and resurrected from the dead (Psalm 16:10). All these prophecies, and countless others, came to pass! Could men make predications hundreds of years before their fulfillment with such stunning detail without making a mistake? The very thought is absurd. Yet Bible prophecies did just that.

1 Kings 13:2 says, “And the man cried against the alter by the word of the Lord and said, ‘O alter, alter, thus says the Lord: Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’” This detailed prophecy was fulfilled some 300 years later (2 Kings 23).

Jesus prophesied that the magnificent temple in Jerusalem would be destroyed during that generation. He boldly declared, “Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down” (vs. 2). As unbelievable as those words sounded at the time, they came to pass a few decades later when the Roman army invaded Jerusalem in A.D. 70.

While there are many ways to prove that the Bible is inspired, prophecy may be the best way to do so. Even critics must admit that these words were uttered long before the events took place. The question is, “What will you do with such undeniable evidence?”