Now, for a moment, move back to Isaiah 45:1.
One of the Most Astounding Biblical Prophecies—A person is named in v. 1 as Cyrus.
Cyrus is an identifiable person in history, mentioned also in II Chronicles 36, Ezra 1-4, and Daniel 1-10. Cyrus ruled Persia from 559 to 530 BC. There is nothing extraordinary so far, except when you look back at when Isaiah wrote this chapter.
For the biblical facts, look at Isaiah 6. When did Isaiah start writing? “The year that King Uzziah died”. When was that? 739BC. That date happens to be exactly 200 years BEFORE Cyrus was the King that Ezra & Daniel are writing about.
Let me give you a modern equivalent to help that event sink in. Russia recently elected a man named Vladimir Putin to be the next President of Russia. On March 18, 2024, Putin won the presidential elections of Russia. That is just a fact of history.
But, for a well-known and recognized servant of God to have publically predicted that momentous event in writing 200 years ago would be astounding.
Three very well-known and godly men lived 200 years ago. Most of us in this place have heard of one or more. They are pioneer missionaries to India William Carey, American missionary Adoniram Judson, and famed orphanage founder and man of faith George Muller of Bristol, England. So, all three of those servants of God were alive 200 years ago.
What you are reading in Isaiah 45 about Cyrus being in power would be the historical equivalent of one of those three missionaries writing, publishing, and distributing the world over–that a man by the name of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin would become the President of Russia, in the future.
Only God would know such a thing. Only God could know who will rule on Earth and when. Only God’s Word has historical facts prophetically revealed hundreds and even thousands of years before they happen.
In God’s Word, we hold history written in advance, called Biblical Prophecy.
From WOL2023 – Isaiah-12 – Prophecy Is God’s Signature Across His World (231116PM)
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