Fulfilled Prophecy: A Potent Argument for the Inspiration of the Bible
Overview
The Bible alone, says Gaebelein, contains predictions, making it markedly different from the sacred books belonging to other religions, which make no such prophetic claims. Gaebelein finds it condemnable that the church neglects and even denies prophecy, and does little to encourage prophetic understanding. Gaebelein shows how divine revelation intersects with history in the form of prophecy—both predicted and fulfilled—and history bears testimony to the work of God. To deny the authenticity of prophecy effectively denies the tenability of its fulfillment, diminishing the importance of fulfilled prophecy—the return to Israel, the promised Messiah, the spread of the church, the second coming of Christ. Fulfilled Prophecy: A Potent Argument for the Inspiration of the Bible attempts to revisit central biblical prophecies and discern their fulfillment in the present era.
Top Highlights
“The eagle was the standard of the Roman armies; the Jews understood many oriental languages, but were ignorant of Latin” (Page 9)
“When Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans, all who did not die in the awful calamity were sent to the mines of Egypt, where the slaves were constantly kept at work without being permitted to rest or sleep till they succumbed. The whip of Egypt fell once more upon them and they suffered the most terrible agonies. Others were sold as slaves. According to Josephus, about 100,000 were made slaves so that the markets were glutted and the word fulfilled, ‘No man shall buy you.’” (Page 10)
“The Bible is the only book in the world which contains predictions. It is pre-eminently that, which no other book could be, and none other is, a book of prophecy. These predictions are declared to be the utterances of Jehovah; they show that the Bible is a supernatural book, the revelation of God.” (Pages 1–2)
“They have invented an unknown person, whom they call Deutero-Isaiah, i. e., a second Isaiah. They claim that he wrote chapters 40–66. With this they have not stopped. They speak now of a third Isaiah, a Trito-Isaiah, as they call him. With their supposed learning they claim to have discovered that some of the chapters of Isaiah were written in Babylon and others in Palestine.” (Page 8)
“The Pentateuch contains many of the prophecies concerning the future history of the Jews. One of the most remarkable chapters is the twenty-eighth chapter in Deuteronomy.” (Page 8)
It is my privilege to commend to the people of God… the volumes of Mr. A. C. Gaebelein…
—C. I. Scofield
[These are] works of wide research…
—Westminster
His writings will never lose their timeliness—a valuable addition to any library.
—United Evangelical Action
- Title: Fulfilled Prophecy: A Potent Argument for the Inspiration of the Bible
- Author: Arno Clemens Gaebelein
- Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
- Publication Date: 2009
- Pages: 32
Arno Gaebelein (1861–1945) is considered one of America’s truly great Bible teachers. His editorship of the unique Bible study magazine, Our Hope, and his authorship of scores of volumes gave him an international reputation.
He influenced many during his ministry over the last fifty years in many parts of the United States and Canada. A pioneer in the Bible conference movement, he was an original member of the editorial board that assisted Dr. C. I. Scofield in the preparation of the Scofield Reference Bible.
The Annotated Bible, published by Gaebelein, has been a standard reference work for most of a century. The Selected Words of A. C. Gaebelein includes thirteen valuable books and commentaries discuss the Bible’s relevance to world events.
