Conclusion of Prophecies That Have Come True

Isaiah 45:1: "This is what Jehovah says to his anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open before him  the double doors, so that the gates will not be shut."

The Persians entered the city through the massive two-leaved doors in the city wall, which had carelessly bee left open.  Had the Babylonians been aware of what Cyrus was planning, they could have shut all the gates that opened onto the river.  But as it as, the city was defenseless.

This remarkable prophecy is but one of dozens found in the Bible that unerringly came true.  Unlike the predictions of men, often attributed to their false gods, Bible prophecies originate with them the One who  proclaimed:  "From the beginning I foretell the outcome, and from long ago the things that have not yet been done." -Isaiah 46:10. 

Only the true God, whose name is Jehovah, can  make such a claim.  That name evidently means "He Causes to Become."  It points to his ability to know and shape future events in harmony with his will.  It assures us that he is certain to bring about all that he has promised.

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