In John,
This expectation finds its
fulfillment in Jesus.
John's language of lifting up and glorification
marks Jesus' death, resurrection, and exaltation
as climactic events through
which God lifts up and glorifies Jesus,
The true Temple.
1. Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.
15. Thereupon the people would have made him king;
16. but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;
26. reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly
hearers of his word;
32. declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.
66. Many disciples depart from him.
68. Peter confesses him.
70. Judas is a devil.
A double fulfillment or dual fulfillment
of a
Bible prophecy
Is the circumstance in which the Prophecy has
Both a short-term and long-term
Fulfillment
A prophecy is made, and the first fulfillment
comes to pass relatively soon thereafter.
Later, there is a second fulfillment to the prophecy,
and that second fulfillment
is usually fuller and more literal.
There can be distinguishing between various classes of double reference,
such as those in which there are long gaps between
the fulfillments of different parts of one prophecy,
or a real fulfillment followed by a later typological fufillment,
or a real fulfillment preceded by a (perhaps unseen) partial fulfillment.
Born by seed of a woman under the
Jewish Law, betrayed by Judas, from tribe of Levi
Matt 17
Incarnation, face of Christ vision of Glory, Sealed for redemption, sanctified, embodiment, night prophecies, visions of Glory Revealed
Jesus made several prophecies during lent, leading up to Easter,
that fulfill again at Pentecost, after the resurrection and ascension,
including cleaning of the temple courts and money changers,
and cursing the barren Fig Tree.
So, there is a “near” fulfillment and a “far” fulfillment.
A prophecy having a dual fulfillment helps to
unify Scripture and emphasizes God’s masterful control of events.
There are several examples
of prophecies with a double fulfillment.
At the time of Pentecost, the falling of the
Tower of Babel is the reverse of Mt. Sinai, as the birth of
Moses is the prefigure of Christs second coming.
The miracles of Jesus turning water into wine is
both the first and last miracles,
starting in the garden of Eden,
John’s visions, the woman of revelation,
the assumption of Mary, prodigal son, with the miracles and Cana,
and ends with the last supper, and Lots wife in Sodom
The great white throne judgement of Christ occurs twice,
with the abomination of desolation occurring twice,
the revealing of false prophets and unholy Trinity,
the antichrist setting up stage in
the middle of the tribulation period and David carrying the Ark.
Jesus curses the temple and fig tree, and has a triumphal
entry into Jerusalem and Occurrence of Biblical Feasts
Daniels prophecy is fulfilled throughout the 70th week and
with the
fall of the Roman Empire and antichrist.
The Word went out to the Jew first, was trampled by and fulfilled
with the gentiles, and returned to Jerusalem with
Mount Zion.
Peters three denials; walking on water, Keys to the kingdom,
and the crucifixion, arrest, trial, betrayal, resurrection and ascension
Jesus Kicked out of the Temple. .
Jesus Calms the Storm
The law, prophets, writing and psalms are fulfilled
throughout
the scriptures, biblical characters, and apostles,
primarily Mary, Peter, Paul, Timothy,
the book of Matthew, Judas, Esther, David and Moses.
The storyline of the seed of David, the stump and shoot of Jesse,
Joseph and Mary, their baptism, and
birth of messiah fulfilled the second coming
The second Coming is like the days of Noah, and the later rains.
The humble are exalted and the exalted are humbled,
everything is reversed.
the Kingdom of the world become sinners in the garden,
eve and Adam.
The suffering servant, Christ, is exalted through
the
immaculate conception of Virgin Mary
to
Kingship and the right hand of God.
The order from Creation in Genesis to Christ fulfilling
the law, prophets and writings
through revelation fulfilled all of the prophecies, and requirements.
The first Eve becomes Crowned in glory of the Assumption
through sacrificial servant Submissiveness to the
will of God,
the rulers of this world fall to the garden in the sin of disbelief,
rejection and voidness of the Holy Spirit, pride, greed and self ambition.
They fail to see, know, or follow
the
one True God, persisting in
idolatry.
During Jesus ministry on earth, he fulfills varies miracles and
prophecies written in the scriptures, also beginning and ending with
“the day of the lord”
Joel’s Holy Spirit Prophecy
The prophet Joel, speaking of the day of the Lord, said,
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out
my Spirit in those days” (Joel 2:28–29).
The first fulfillment of this prophecy is when
Peter stood up on the day of
Pentecost and spoke the same words to those gathered in Jerusalem
(Acts 2:14–18).
Indeed,
miraculous manifestations of God’s power through
the Holy Spirit happened on that day
(Acts 2:1–13).
This prophecy is later fulfilled at
Christ's second coming, at Pentecost 2023.
The prophecy goes on to speak of
“blood and fire and billows of smoke” (Joel 2:30),
astronomical signs (verse 31), and
the gathering of all nations for judgment
(Joel 3:1–2).
God’s enemies will experience
“the great and dreadful day of the Lord”
(Joel 2:31; cf. Revelation 16:14–16).
Isaiah’s Virgin Birth Prophecy
In Isaiah 7 the Aramites and Israelites were seeking to conquer Jerusalem,
and King Ahaz of Judah was fearful.
The prophet Isaiah approaches King Ahaz and
declares
that Aram and Israel would not be successful in their conquest
(Isaiah 7:7–9).
The Lord offers Ahaz the opportunity to receive a sign (verse 10),
but Ahaz refuses to put God to the test (verse 11).
God responds by giving the sign Ahaz should look for:
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son . . .
but before the
boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,
the land of the two kings you dread
will be laid waste”
(Isaiah 7:14).
So, Isaiah referred to a woman—a virgin when
the prophecy was made—who would
become pregnant
and bear a son; a few years after that,
Israel and Aram would be destroyed.
That was the “near” fulfillment.
In the New Testament, the apostle Matthew connects
the virgin birth of Jesus
(Matthew 1:23)
with the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14.
Jesus’ virgin birth is the “far” fulfillment—fuller and more complete.
Isaiah 7:14 is therefore a “double-fulfillment prophecy.”
It refers to the situation King Ahaz was facing but also to
the Messiah who would is the ultimate deliverer,
fulfilled at his second coming, the first fruit feasts-of 2023.
Samuel’s Prophecy to David
The prophet Samuel had a prophecy for King David
that details a promise directly from God concerning
David’s son:
“The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you;
When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors,
I will raise up your offspring to succeed you,
your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.
He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and
I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Samuel 7:11–13).
David’s son Solomon would become king and ultimately
build the temple,
thus partially fulfilling this prophecy.
All of this was intrigal in the process of building the
Arc of the Covenant
The complete fulfillment,
however, is found in Christ,
the
Son of David.
At the annunciation, the angel Gabriel said about
Jesus,
“The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever;
his kingdom will never end” (Luke 1:32–33).
Right now,
Jesus is building His church,
a “house” for God’s name, on the Rock of Peter
(Matthew 16:18).
He will become the eternal king on David’s throne and
establish the Holy City, the new Jerusalem
(Revelation 21:2).
Solomon was the partial fulfillment of Samuel’s words, but
Jesus is “greater than Solomon”
and the more thorough fulfillment
(Matthew 12:42).
Christ is ascended into the rapture at the assumption and Holy Anointing
in the beginning,
while the two witnesses prophecies and
build the ark of the covenant to completion.
Christ is in the heavenly realms at the
Head, right hand of god,
fulfilling his mission on earth to fulfill Matt 5:17, the apple tree.
Jesus begins as a
suffering servant,
redeems Israel as a Shepard,
and is
enthroned as King of Glory
Jesus’ Second Coming Prophecy
While Jesus was teaching His disciples about the end times, they asked Him,
“When will these things happen?
And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
(Luke 21:7).
Jesus answers with a long discourse, which includes this warning:
“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies,
you will know that its desolation is near.
Lots wife turning into a pillar of salt occurs right at
coming of son of man
a reoccurrence of the garden of Eden
representing sin, judgement and righteousness
through the work of Christ in accordance
of his will.
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city”
(Luke 21:20–21).
Some Bible scholars believe that this prophecy was completely
fulfilled in AD 70 when the Romans leveled
Jerusalem.
However, Jesus goes on to give additional details about this time.
He says,
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.
On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity
at the
roaring and tossing of the sea.
People will faint from terror,
apprehensive of what is coming on the world,
for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
At that time
they will see the Son of Man coming
“in a cloud”
(Cloud, web of deception, Apple, routing, Data entry, AI Confusion,)
Online is The new town square in the 21st Century
with
Power and Great Glory”
(Luke 21:25–27).
Ezekiel’s Gog and Magog Prophecy
Another prophecy with a dual fulfillment is Ezekiel’s prophecy
of the battle of Gog and Magog.
Ezekiel 38—39 predicts that Gog of the land of Magog
will lead a great
army that attacks the land of Israel, which
is “peaceful and unsuspecting” at the time
(Ezekiel 38:11).
Magog will not win, because God will intervene to preserve Israel
(Ezekiel 38:19–22).
Gog and Magog are mentioned again in Revelation 20:7–8
in reference to a different battle.
In Revelation, history will repeat itself in a final,
end-times attack on the nation of Israel
(Revelation 20:8–9).
The result of this battle is that all Israel’s enemies are destroyed,
and Satan finds his place in The lake of Fire
(Revelation 20:10).
Conclusion
The dual fulfillment of Bible prophecy is one more reason to
Praise the Lord who says, “
I make known
the end from the beginning, from ancient times,
what is still to come. I say,
‘My purpose will stand,
and
I will do all that I please’”
(Isaiah 46:10).
“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his.
He changes times and seasons;
he deposes kings and raises up others.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning”
(Daniel 2:20–21).