Bible prophecy references to places relevant to the history of the Baha‘i Faith.
3 MAJOR CATEGORIES OF SUCH PROPHECIES:
1) The coming of the Promised One from the East to Israel
Ezekiel 43: 2 "And behold,
the Glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the East."Ezekiel 43:
4 "And the Glory of the Lord came into the house by way of the gate whose prospect is East."Matthew 24:27 "For as the lightening cometh out of the East. . . so shall the coming of the Son of Man be."
Micah 7:7, 12: "I will wait for the God of my salvation. . . In that day also he shall come to thee even from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain."
2) those referring
to ancient ElamDaniel 8:2: "Elam shall be given as a place of vision in the latter days." Jeremiah 49:38: "And I will set my throne in Elam, saith the Lord."
3) those related to three contiguous areas in Northern Israel.
Isaiah 2: 2-3 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it.. . for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."
Micah 4:1. "In the last days it shall come to pass. that the mountain of the house of the
Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and people shall flow unto it."
Isaiah 35. 2 "... the excellency of Cannel and Sharon, they shall see the Glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God."
Prophecies Related to Time
From the Torah
1. Moses’ prophecy of the seven times, referring to 1844 A.D.,
found in Leviticus 26:18, 23, 24, 28.
2. Daniel’s vision of the 2300 days, referring to 1844 A.D.,
found in Daniel 8:14.
3. Daniel’s vision of three and a half times, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Daniel 7:25.
4. Daniel’s vision of three and a half times, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Daniel 12:7.
5. Daniel’s vision pointing to the completion of the scattering of
the holy people, fulfilled by the Edict of Toleration, referring to 1844 A.D.,
found in Daniel 12:7.
From the New Testament
6. Christ’s confirmation of the 2300 days, referring to 1844,
found in Matthew 24:15.
7. Christ’s words on the termination of the times of the Gentiles, fulfilled by
the Edict of Toleration, referring to 1844 A.D.,
found in Luke 2 1:24.
8. John’s vision of the 42 months, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Revelation 11:2.
9. John’s vision of 1260 days, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Revelation 11:3.
10. John’s vision of three days and a half, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Revelation 11:9.
11. John’s vision of three days and a half, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Revelation 11:11.
12. John’s vision of 1260 days, referring to i260 A.H.,
found in Revelation 12:6.
13. John’s vision of three and a half times, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Revelation 12:14.
14. John’s vision of 42 months, referring to 1260 A.H.,
found in Revelation 13:5.
15. John’s vision of the four angels bound at the Euphrates, referring to 1844 A.D., found in Revelation 9:14-15.
16. Peter’s prediction of the length of the Last Day, referring to 1260 A.H., found in II Peter 3:8.