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Nearly one third of the Bible has something to do with prophecy. It is obviously impractical to list every passage here, but we have included many of the key prophecies. Those that are found in articles from The Prophecy Puzzle are followed by cross-references to the article(s).
Matthew 16:2-3 - BLB - Jesus said that we are expected to study and understand prophecy. Article 3 - Understanding Prophecy
Matthew 16:18 - BLB - The Church was a mystery announced by Christ but not understood by the disciples until later. Article 59 - Objections to the Pre-Trib View
Matthew 16:27-28 - BLB- Jesus will return in glory with His angels.
Matthew chapters 24 and 25 - BLB - Jesus gave His great sermon about the future on the Mount of Olives. The lesson of this message is to "watch and be ready." for Christ's return. Article 53 - Any-Moment Expectation (See Rapture.); Article 104 - Outline of the Discourse
Matthew 24:1-8 - BLB- Jesus said that the period before the Tribulation would be like the beginning of a woman's labor. Article 105 - Beginning of Birth Pains
Matthew 24:5 - BLB- There will be many false Christs. Article 27 - False Christs
Matthew 24:6 - BLB- As we approach the end we will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Article 26 - Wars and Rumors of Wars
Matthew 24:7 - BLB- Earthquakes will increase toward the end. Article 29 - Earthquakes
Matthew 24:7 - BLB- Famines will be one of the signs preceding Christ's coming. Article 30 - Famine and Plagues
Matthew 24:8 - BLB- Compares our period of history to the "beginning of birth pains. Article 2- Why Study Prophecy?
Matthew 24:9-14 - BLB- Jesus described the events of the first half of the seven-year Tribulation period. Article 106 - The Tribulation
Matthew 24:9 - BLB- There will be persecution of believers. Article 28 - Persecution
Matthew 24:10 - BLB- Many will turn away from the faith. Article 24 - Apostasy ("Falling Away")
Matthew 24:11 - BLB- False Christs and false prophets will deceive many people. Article 27 - False Christs
Matthew 24:12 - BLB- There will be a rise of wickedness in the last days. Article 25 - Lawlessness
Matthew 24:15-18 - BLB- There will be a Temple during the Tribulation in order for the abomination of desolation (defilement of the Holy Place) to occur. Article 71 - Necessity for a Temple (See also Temple Rebuilt.)
Matthew 24:15-28 - BLB- The last half of the Tribulation period is described by Jesus as a time of intense agony. Article 107 - The Great Tribulation
Matthew 24:29-31 - BLB- After the Tribulation Jesus will return with power and glory. Article 108 - After the Tribulation
Matthew 24:32-35 - BLB- Jesus used the Parable of the Fig Tree to cause us to recognize the signs of the times. It is about the generation that will see the return of the Lord. Article 5 - The Last Days; Article 12 - The Final Empire; Article 20 - Israel Reborn; Article 109 - Parable of Fig Tree
Matthew 24:36 - BLB- No one knows the day nor the hour of Christ's return Article 53 - Any-Moment Expectation (See Rapture.)
Matthew 24:36, 42-44 - BLB- We can not know the date of Christ's return. Article 127 - Warnings
Matthew 24:36-51 - BLB- Jesus said that the days when He would return would be like the days of Noah. Article 110 - Days of Noah
Matthew 24:37 - BLB- The last days will be similar to the days of Noah. Article 33 - Overview of The New World Order
Matthew 25:1-46 - BLB- Jesus gave several parables to illustrate His message about the future. They included the Parable of the Virgins, the Parable of the Talents, and the Parable of the Sheep and Goats. Article 111 - Illustrative Parables (See Parable.)
Matthew 26:64 - BLB- The Lord will return on the clouds of heaven.
Mark 8:38 - BLB- Jesus will return with glory and with the angels.
Mark 13:6 - BLB- There will be many false Christs. Article 27 - False Christs
Mark 13:7 - BLB- As we approach the end we will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Article 26 - Wars and Rumors of Wars
Mark 13:8 - BLB- Earthquakes will increase toward the end. Article 29 - Earthquakes
Mark 13:8 - BLB- Famines will be one of the signs preceding Christ's coming. Article 30 - Famine and Plagues
Mark 13:9,11-13 - BLB- There will be persecution of believers. Article 28 - Persecution
Mark 13: 21-23 - BLB- False Christs and false prophets will deceive many people. Article 27 - False Christs
Mark 13:33-37 - BLB- We need to watch because we do not know when the Lord will return.
Luke 1:32-33 - BLB- Jesus will reign for ever.
Luke 9:36 - BLB- Jesus will return with glory and with the angels.
Luke 12:35-40 - BLB- Be ready for the return of the Lord.
Luke 17:22-37 - BLB- The coming of the Lord will be like the days of Noah. Be ready.
Luke 21:8 - BLB- There will be many false Christs. Article 27 - False Christs
Luke 19:11-27 - BLB- The Parable of the Talents illustrates that the kingdom of God will appear when people do not expect it.
Luke 21:11 - BLB- Earthquakes will increase toward the end. Article 29 - Earthquakes
Luke 21:11 - BLB- Famines and pestilences will precede Christ's coming. Article 30 - Famine and Plagues
Luke 21:11 - BLB- There will be fearful events and great signs from heaven during the last days. Article 31 - Terrors in the Heavens
Luke 21:12-19 - BLB- There will be persecution of believers. Article 28 - Persecution
Luke 21:28 - BLB- Our redemption is drawing near when we see these things taking place. Article 2- Why Study Prophecy?
Luke 21:36 - BLB- It is right to desire to escape the coming tribulations. Article 55 - Deliverance from Wrath
John 5:25-29 - BLB- The dead will hear Jesus's voice and will come forth: for rewards or for judgment.
John 14:3 - BLB- Jesus went to prepare us a place, and He is coming back for us.
Acts 1:7 - BLB- We can not know the date when Jesus will set up His Kingdom. Article 127 - Warnings
Acts 1:9-11 - BLB- Jesus ascended from the Mount of Olives and will return there.
Acts 2:17-21 - BLB- The Day of Pentecost was a partial fulfillment of Joel 2:28-32.
Romans 8:18-23 - BLB- During the Millennium the curse will be removed.
Romans 11:17-24 - BLB- Israel will be "grafted back in" to God's plan. Article 23 - Regathering of Israel; Article 54 - Absence of the Church; Article 63 - Time of the War
1 Corinthians 3:10-15 - BLB- Believers will face the Bema Seat Judgment where whatever was sincerely done for Christ will be the basis of rewards. These rewards will prove our love to Him. Article 85 The Resurrections (See Resurrection).
1 Corinthians 6:2-3 - BLB- Christians will judge angels.
1 Corinthians 15:23 - BLB- Those who are believers will participate in the first resurrection. Article 85 - The Resurrections (See Resurrection).
1 Corinthians 15:40-44, 51-54 - BLB- Believers will have glorified bodies like Christ's. Article 87 - The Heavenly Jerusalem
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 - BLB- Christians will be changed in an instant at the last trumpet. Article 59 - Objections to the Pre-Trib View
2 Corinthians 5:1-7 - BLB- We will receive a glorified body: a "building from God."
2 Corinthians 5:8-11 - BLB- Since we expect Christ to come for us at any time. It should also cause us to be diligent in winning other people to Christ while we still have the time to do so. Article 2- Why Study Prophecy?
Ephesians 3:1-11 - BLB- The Church is a mystery, largely revealed through the Apostle Paul. Article 59 - Objections to the Pre-Trib View
Philippians 3:9-11 - BLB- We expect to be resurrected from the dead.
Colossians 2:16-17 - BLB- Holy days are a shadow of things to come. Article 123 - Feasts of Israel
Colossians 2:19-20 - BLB- Those we have won to the Lord will be our crown of glorying when Jesus comes back.
Colossians 3:4 - BLB- Believers evidently return with Christ when He comes to reign. Article 58 - Our Return With Christ
Colossians 4:5 - BLB- Since the Lord is coming soon, we should redeem the time.
1 Thessalonians 3:13 - BLB- Believers evidently return with Christ when He comes to reign. Article 58 - Our Return With Christ
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - BLB- At the Rapture believers who are physically dead (said to be "asleep" in Christ), are raised, then living believers are also transformed and taken up to be with Christ. Article 52 - Meaning of Rapture; Article 85 The Resurrections (See Resurrection).
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 - BLB- The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Article 53 - Any-Moment Expectation (See Rapture.)
1 Thessalonians 5:3 - BLB- When people are saying, at last there is "peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come. Article 63 - Time of the War
1 Thessalonians 5:3 - BLB- When people will say, Peace and safety, sudden destruction may be near. Article 33 - Overview of The New World Order
1 Thessalonians 5:9 - BLB- God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation. Article 55 - Deliverance from Wrath
2 Thessalonians 2:1-11 - BLB- We can not know who Antichrist is until he is revealed, after the Restrainer (The Holy Spirit) is no longer holding back sin. Article 80 - Six Hundred Sixty-Six (666)
2 Thessalonians 2:1-8 - BLB- We can not know who Antichrist will be until the Holy Spirit, the Restrainer, has been taken away, presumably by the Rapture. Article 24 - Apostasy ("Falling Away"); Article 56 - The Restrainer; Article 127 - Warnings
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 - BLB- The coming global government will be a humanistic and totalitarian regime controlled by the Devil. Article 129 - Creation and Prophecy
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 - BLB- There will be a Temple during the Tribulation in order for the abomination of desolation (defilement of the Holy Place) to occur. Article 71 - Necessity for a Temple (See also Temple Rebuilt.)
2 Thessalonians 2:3-8 - BLB- The absent church also accounts for the rise in lawlessness during The Tribulation period. Article 54 - Absence of the Church
2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 - BLB- Antichrist will not be revealed until the last days, and at that time evil will increase because he will no longer be held back. Article 25 - Lawlessness
2 Thessalonians 2:8-11 - BLB- Antichrist will have the power to display counterfeit signs and wonders. Article 31 - Terrors in the Heavens
1 Timothy 4:1 - BLB- In the last days some will follow deceiving spirits. Article 27 False Christs In Revelation 17:8-14 - Antichrist is called the beast who comes out of the Abyss. Article 82 - The Bottomless Pit (Abyss)
1 Timothy 4:1-3 - BLB- In the later times there will be a great apostasy. Article 24 - Apostasy ("Falling Away")
2 Timothy 4:3 - BLB- The time will come when men will not endure sound doctrine but will pick teachers who will tell them what they want to hear.
2 Timothy 2:12 - BLB- We will reign with Christ. (See Reigning with Christ.)
2 Timothy 3:1-4 - BLB- Terrible times are coming in the last days. Article 25 - Lawlessness
2 Timothy 3:1-8, 13 - BLB- Apostate people of the last days are described. Article 24 - Apostasy ("Falling Away")
2 Timothy 4:1 - BLB- Jesus will judge the living and the dead.
Titus 2:13 - BLB- The coming of Christ is our "blessed hope."
Hebrews 9:28 - BLB- Christ shall appear a second time.
Hebrews 10:25 - BLB- We need to exhort each other all the more as we see the day of Christ's return drawing near.
Hebrews 12:26-27 - BLB- The Lord will create a new heaven and earth.
James 5:7-8 - BLB- Be patient. The coming of the Lord is at hand.
1 Peter 1:7 - BLB- We should have purified faith to present at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:7 - BLB- The end of all things is at hand.
1 Peter 5:4 - BLB- The chief Shepherd will come and give the crown of glory.
2 Peter 1:21 - BLB- Men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. We can be sure that the Bible itself is God's revelation to man since no human writer could be 100% accurate. Article 2- Why Study Prophecy?
2 Peter 2:6-9 - BLB- The Lord knows how to deliver the godly. Article 55 - Deliverance from Wrath
2 Peter 3:3-10 - BLB- In the last days mockers will come. The heavens and earth will be burned up. One day is with the Lord as a thousand years. The day of the Lord will come as a thief.
2 Peter 3:11 - BLB- Perhaps the best reasons for studying prophecy is the effect it should have on us. For those of us who have already accepted Christ as Savior, it should cause us to live a pure life. Article 2- Why Study Prophecy?
2 Peter 3:7-13 - BLB- The earth will suffer a judgment by fire and there will be a new heaven and a new earth. Article 88 - New Heaven and Earth
1 John 2:18 - BLB- Antichrist is coming
1 John 2:28 - BLB- Abide in Christ so you will not be ashamed when He comes back.
1 John 3:2 - BLB- We shall be like Him. We shall see Him as He is.
Jude 6 - BLB- Evil angels have been kept in everlasting bonds unto the judgment of the great day. (See Abyss.)
Jude 18 - BLB- In the last time there will be mockers.
Revelation 1:1-8 - BLB- The Book of The Revelation was a vision given to the Apostle John. Article 90 - Introduction to Revelation
Revelation 1:3 - BLB- Revelation promises a blessing to those who read or even hear it. Article 3 - Understanding Prophecy
Revelation 1:9-18 - BLB- The glorious person of Jesus Christ is revealed. Article 91 - Jesus in Glory
Revelation 1:19-3:22 - BLB- The presence of Jesus Christ in this age is revealed through messages to the seven churches of Asia. Article 92 - Message to Seven Churches
Revelation 2:12-13 - BLB- The message to the church at Pergamum describes the period of history when the church became "married" to the world. Article 14 - Satan's Throne at Pergamum
Revelation 2:13 - BLB- "Satan's Throne from Pergamum may have been taken to a museum in Berlin. Article 17 - The Berlin Connection
Revelation 2:18-29 - BLB- The Church of Thyatira was in danger of going into the Great Tribulation. Article 59 - Objections to the Pre-Trib View
Revelation 3:7-13 - BLB- The Philadelphia church is the missionary church. Article 24 - Apostasy ("Falling Away")
Revelation 3:10 - BLB- The missionary church of Philadelphia will be kept from the "hour of testing." Article 55 - Deliverance from Wrath
Revelation 3:14-22 - BLB- "The Church at Laodicea" is the apostate church of the last days. Article 24 - Apostasy ("Falling Away")
Revelation 3:20 - BLB- Jesus stands at the door of our hearts waiting to be asked to enter. Article 131 - Your New Beginning
Revelation chapters 4 through 22 - The church is evidently missing during the Tribulation. Article 54 - Absence of the Church
Revelation 4:1-5:14 - BLB- Before the beginning of the Tribulation, The Revelation views the glory of majesty of God in Heaven. Article 93 - The Scene in Heaven
Revelation chapter 6 - BLB- The Tribulation will begin with the opening of the first four seals: Article 63 - Time of the War
Revelation 6:1-8:1 - BLB- The opening of the Seven Seals gives an overview of the Tribulation period. Article 94 - The Seven Seals
Revelation 6:3-4 - BLB- The war of the Second Seal is probably the same as the one described in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. Article 63 - Time of the War
Revelation 6:9-11 - BLB- The Fifth Seal is a description of many of the martyrs of the Tribulation period. Article 78 - Martyrdom (See Martyrs.)
Revelation 6:12 - BLB- There will be a great earthquake at the end. Article 29 - Earthquakes
Revelation 6:12-17 - BLB- The Sixth Seal introduces the Battle of Armageddon. It will be accompanied by a Great Earthquake.
Revelation 7:1-9 - BLB- There will be 144000 sealed "servants of God": 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. Article 23 - Regathering of Israel
Revelation 8:2-11:19 - BLB- The sounding of the Seven Trumpets covers the second half of the Tribulation, known as the Great Tribulation. Article 95 - The Seven Trumpets
Revelation 9:1-11 - BLB- The Fifth Trumpet releases demonic creatures from the Abyss. Article 82 - The Bottomless Pit (Abyss)
Revelation 9:13-21 - BLB- The Sixth Trumpet is called the second woe. The third woe, in chapter 12, is Christ taking control of the kingdoms of the world and the coming judgments.
Revelation 11:7 - BLB- The Two Witnesses will be killed by beast who comes out of the Abyss. Article 82 - The Bottomless Pit (Abyss)
Revelation 11:13 - BLB- The Battle of Armageddon will be accompanied by a Great Earthquake. Article 81 - Battle of Armageddon
Revelation chapter 12 - BLB- Israel will be driven out of their land for the last three years of The Tribulation. Article 10 - The Dragon; Article 77 - Going Underground
Revelation 12:1-18 - BLB- Israel has a special role in history and in the future. During the Tribulation she will be driven into hiding. Article 96 - Israel and Dragon
Revelation 12:9 - BLB- The coming global government will be a humanistic and totalitarian regime controlled by the Devil. Article 129 - Creation and Prophecy
Revelation chapter 13 - BLB- The rise of Antichrist as economic dictator is described. He will be considered so wonderful that many of the people of the earth will voluntarily offer to worship him as a benevolent dictator. Article 11 - The Beast. (See Unholy Trinity.); Article 76 - Worship of the Beast
Revelation 13:1-18 - BLB- The reign of the Unholy Trinity during the Tribulation is explained. Article 97 - The Unholy Trinity
Revelation 13:5-7 - BLB-Antichrist will eventually lead the development of the emerging one-world government. Article 79 - Economic Dictatorship
Revelation 13:10 - BLB- Those who refuse the Mark of the Beast will be forced underground. If they are caught they will be put to death for treason. Article 76 - Worship of the Beast; Article 78 - Martyrdom (See Martyrs.)
Revelation 13:11-15 - BLB- A False Prophet will arise. He will most likely be the head of a one-world religion. Article 79 - Economic Dictatorship
Revelation 13:15-18 - BLB- The Mark of the Beast will be Antichrist's name or his number. It will be wise and proper for those living during that time to "calculate" his number. Article 80 - Six Hundred Sixty-Six (666)
Revelation 13:16-18 - BLB- Antichrist will have the technological power to literally control the right of individuals to buy and sell. Article 32 - Modern Technologies; Article 79 - Economic Dictatorship
Revelation 13:18 - BLB- Those who are living during the time of Antichrist should be able to calculate the number of the beast. Article 3 - Understanding Prophecy
Revelation 14:1-5 - BLB- During the Tribulation there will be 144,000 people sealed from the twelve tribes of Israel. This seal evidently protects them from harm. Article 98 - The 144000
Revelation 14:6-15:8 - BLB- There will be various reports from Heaven During The Tribulation. Article 99 - Reports and Judgments
Revelation 14:9-11 - BLB- No one who receives the Mark of the Beast will ever be able or willing to repent and become a true believer. Article 76 - Worship of the Beast
Revelation 14:14-20 - BLB- The Battle of Armageddon is called the great wine press of the wrath of God. Article 81 - Battle of Armageddon
Revelation chapters 16-18 - BLB- Antichrist will eventually lead the development of the emerging one-world government. Article 79 - Economic Dictatorship
Revelation 16:1-21 - BLB- Seven vials of God's wrath are poured out in rapid succession leading up to the Battle of Armageddon. Article 100 - The Seven Vials
Revelation 16:5 - BLB- Jesus said, "Behold, I come like a thief! Article 53 - Any-Moment Expectation (See Rapture.)
Revelation 16:12-21 - BLB- The Battle of Armageddon is the second of three wars which must still be fought. Article 63 - Time of the War
Revelation 16:12-21 - BLB- The Battle of Armageddon is related to the Sixth and Seventh Vials, including the greatest of earthquakes. Article 81 Battle of Armageddon
Revelation 16:16 - BLB- The Battle of Armageddon will pit the kings of the nations against Christ. Article 81 Battle of Armageddon
Revelation 16:18-20 - BLB- At the end there will be such a great earthquake that every mountain will be flattened and every island will sink. Article 29 - Earthquakes
Revelation chapter 17 - BLB- The future of Babylon is foretold. Article 19 - Babylon in the Future
Revelation 17:1-19:6 - BLB- Spiritual Babylon will be destroyed at the end of the Tribulation. Article 101 - Judgment of Babylon
Revelation 17:8-14 - BLB- The seven heads and ten horns of the beasts in Revelation chapters 12 and 13 are explained. Article 10 - The Dragon
Revelation 17:14 - BLB- In the Battle of Armageddon, the opponents of Christ will wage war against the Lamb. Article 81 Battle of Armageddon
Revelation 18:1-24 - BLB- The Battle of Armageddon is the second of three wars which must still be fought. Article 63 - Time of the War
Revelation 19:7-21 - BLB- When Jesus Christ returns as King of Kings the Battle of Armageddon will be fought. Article 102 - Armageddon
Revelation 19:7-9 - BLB- The Marriage Supper of the Lamb evidently takes place before the return of Christ as King of Kings. Believers return with Him when He comes back to reign Article 57 - Timing of Events
Revelation 19:11-14 - BLB- Believers evidently return with Christ when He comes to reign. Article 58 - Our Return With Christ
Revelation 19:11-21 - BLB- Antichrist and kings of earth will be assembled to make war against Christ. Article 81 Battle of Armageddon
Revelation 19:16 - BLB- During the Millennium Jesus Christ will be King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Article 83 - The Millennium
Revelation 20:1-22:21 - BLB- There will be a thousand years of Christ's reign on earth during the Millennium, followed by a New Heaven and New Earth. Article 103 - New Beginnings
Revelation 20:1-7 - BLB- The Devil will be thrown into the Abyss for a "short time" (1000 years). See Last War. Article 82 - The Bottomless Pit (Abyss)
Revelation 20:1-4 - BLB- At the beginning of the Millennium, the martyrs of the Tribulation period join the ranks of this first resurrection. Article 85 The Resurrections (See Resurrection).
Revelation 20:4 - BLB- No one who receives the Mark of the Beast will ever be able or willing to repent and become a true believer. Article 76 - Worship of the Beast; Article 78 - Martyrdom (See Martyrs.)
Revelation 20:4 - BLB- Tribulation Martyrs will be raised from the dead before the Millennium. Article 83 - The Millennium
Revelation 20:6 - BLB- Believers evidently return with Christ when He comes to reign. Article 58 - Our Return With Christ
Revelation 20:7-10 - BLB- At the end of the Millennium, as amazing as it may seem, some will still disbelieve and rebel against the Lord. Satan will gather rebels for one last war against God. Article 83 - The Millennium; Article 84 - The Last War
Revelation 20:10-15 - BLB- The ungodly are raised to stand at their judgment. They will be condemned by their works. Article 85 The Resurrections (See Resurrection.) Article 86 - Great White Throne Judgment
Revelation 20:14-15 - BLB- Antichrist (the beast) and the False Prophet will be cast into the Lake of Fire at the end of the Battle of Armageddon. Article 84 - The Last War
Revelation chapters 21 and 22 - BLB- An incredible city, the Heavenly Jerusalem will descend from Heaven to the New Earth. Article 87 - The Heavenly Jerusalem
Revelation 21:1,3-5 - BLB- There will be a new heaven and a new earth. Article 88 - New Heaven and Earth
Revelation 21:22-23 - BLB- No Temple is needed after The Millennium In the Heavenly Jerusalem. Article 75 - The Millennial Temple (See End and New Beginning.)
Revelation 22:7, 12, 20 - BLB- Three times, Jesus said, "I am coming quickly." Article 53 - Any-Moment Expectation (See Rapture.)
