Which Old Testament prophecies align with the events described in Matthew 24:7? Matthew 24:7 Restated “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.” Wars among Nations Foretold • Isaiah 19:2 – “I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian… city against city, kingdom against kingdom.” • Ezekiel 38:21 – “I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains… every man’s sword will be against his brother.” • Daniel 11:40 – “At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm against him…” • Zechariah 14:13 – “On that day a great panic from the LORD will be among them; so each will seize the hand of another, and they will attack one another.” • 2 Chronicles 15:6 (pattern already seen) – “Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God had troubled them with every kind of distress.” Famines Foretold • Leviticus 26:26 – “When I cut off your supply of bread… you will eat but not be satisfied.” • Deuteronomy 32:24 – “They will be wasted from hunger, devoured by plague and bitter destruction.” • Jeremiah 14:12 – “I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague.” • Ezekiel 5:16 – “When I cut off your supply of bread and send famine against you…” • Ezekiel 14:13 – “I… send famine upon it and wipe out its people and animals.” • Joel 1:10-12 – “The fields are ruined; the land mourns… the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the oil fails.” • Amos 8:11 – “I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread… but of hearing the words of the LORD.” Earthquakes Foretold • Isaiah 24:18-20 – “The foundations of the earth shake… the earth reels like a drunkard.” • Haggai 2:6 – “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.” • Haggai 2:21 – “I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.” • Ezekiel 38:19-20 – “On that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel… every wall will fall to the ground.” • Joel 2:10 – “Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble.” • Joel 3:16 – “Heaven and earth will tremble.” • Zechariah 14:4-5 – “The Mount of Olives will be split in two… you will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah.” A Composite Warning in the Prophets Ezekiel 14:21 gathers the same themes Jesus lists: “How much worse when I send against Jerusalem My four dreadful judgments—sword and famine and wild beasts and plague…” The “sword” encompasses war, famine is explicit, and earthquakes often accompany plague and other calamities in prophetic passages, forming a unified pattern. Key Takeaways • Matthew 24:7 echoes established prophetic patterns rather than introducing new concepts. • Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Joel, Haggai, and Zechariah all depict the same end-time turmoil: international conflict, severe scarcity, and dramatic geological upheaval. • Jesus’ words affirm and converge the entire prophetic witness, showing continuity between Old and New Testament revelation. |
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