Prophecy | Apocalyptic Language Used | Fulfilled |
| Isaiah against Babylon in 730 BC (Isaiah 13:1) | - The day of the Lord is near (v.6) - Hands fall limp, man's hearts melt, terror (v.7) - Stars of heaven and constellations will not flash forth their light, sun dark when it rises, moon not shed light (v.10) - Heavens shake, earth tremble (v.13) | Cyrus the Persian takes Babylon in 539 BC. |
| Isaiah against Moab in 730 BC (Isaiah 51:1) | - Green grass withers away (v.6) - Waters full of Blood (v.8) | Sargon II of Assyria takes Moab in 715 BC |
| Isaiah against Egypt in 730 BC (Isaiah 19:1) | - Lord riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt, the idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence (v.1) - River Dried Up (vs.5-6) | Esarhaddan of Assyria takes Egypt in 671 BC (Isaiah 20:1-4) |
| Isaiah against Edom in 730 BC (Isaiah 34:4-5) | - Mountains melted (v.3) - All host of heaven (stars) will wear away, Sky rolled up like a scroll, all their hosts will wither (v.4) | Nabeans conquer Edom and take the city of Petra in the 6th Century B.C. |
| Jeremiah against Jerusalem in 620 BC (Jeremiah 4:5) | - Sound of trumpet, alarm of war (v.5,19) - He shall come up like Clouds (v.13) - Heavens with no light (v.23) - Mountains tremble (v.24) - Heavens made black (v.28) - A people is coming from the north, a great nation: Babylon (6:1,22) | Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon takes Jerusalem in 586 BC (2 Kings 24:10, Daniel 1:1) |
| Jeremiah against Babylon in 620 BC (Jeremiah 51:1) | - Men as Locusts (v.14) - Sea and springs made dry (v.36) | Cyrus the Persian takes Babylon in 539 BC. |
| Ezekiel against Egypt in 590 BC (Ezekiel 30:3-4, Ezekiel 32:7-8) | - The day of the Lord is near (v.3) - It will be a day of clouds (v.3) - Rivers made dry (v.12) - Day darkened (v.18) - Waters flow with blood (v.6) - Light put out (v.7) - Heavens covered, stars darkened, cover sun with cloud, moon not give light, shining lights in the heavens will be dark, darkness on the land (vs.7-8) | Cambyses of Persia conquers Egypt in 525 B.C. |
| Joel concerning the Day of Pentecost in 830 BC (Joel 2:28-32) | - Great and awesome day of the Lord (v.31) - Blood, fire, columns of smoke, sun into darkness, moon into blood (vs.30-31) | The Holy Spirit “conquers” the Church on the Day of Pentecost in 30 AD (Acts 2:16-21) |
| Amos against Israel in 755 BC (Amos 5:1 & Amos 8:9) | - Day of the lord (5:18-20) - It will be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it (5:18-20) - Sun go down at noon (8:9) - Earth dark in broad daylight (8:9) | Sargon II of Assyria takes Israel in 722 BC (2 Kings 17:6) |
| Nahum against Nineveh (Capitol of Assyria) in 650 BC (Nahum 1:1) | - Clouds (v.3) - Sea and rivers made dry (v.4) - Mountains Quake, Hills Melt (v.5) - Flood and Darkness (v.8) | Nineveh destroyed by the Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC |
| Zephaniah against Jerusalem in 630 BC (Zephaniah 1:7-16) | - Near is the great day of the Lord, near and coming very quickly (v.7,14) - A day of wrath, trouble, distress, destruction, desolation, darkness, gloom, clouds, thick darkness (v.15) - A day of trumpet and battle cry (v.16) | Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon takes Jerusalem in 586 BC (2 Kings 24:10, Daniel 1:1) |
| Jesus against Jerusalem in 30 AD (Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21) | - Sun darkened, moon turned to blood, stars fall from sky, (v.29) - Sign of son coming on clouds (v.30) - Roaring of sea & waves, men fainting from fear, heavens shaken (Luke 21:25) | Titus and the Romans destroy Jerusalem in 70 AD |
For More Information, See:
Biblical Apocalyptics by Milton S. Terry
Biblical Hermeneutics by Milton S. Terry
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