Yesterday we covered prophesies fulfilled by Jesus, which were made in the Old Testament hundreds of years before He came. The answers from ChatGPT may surprise you. 

My first Question:

If every prophecy within scripture has thus far come true as predicted what does that say regarding the source of the predictions?

Answer:

If every prophecy in scripture had indeed come true exactly as predicted, that would strongly suggest the source of those predictions is:

1. Beyond ordinary human foresight – since consistently accurate, specific, and long-term predictions would exceed what chance, guesswork, or ordinary reasoning could achieve.

2. Possibly supernatural or transcendent – the most common conclusion within the religious framework is that the source is divine, omniscient, or otherwise outside time and human limitations.

3. Authoritatively reliable – if the record is flawless, it implies the speaker or author possesses perfect knowledge about the future, which would make their testimony highly trustworthy on other matters as well.

From a philosophical standpoint, such accuracy would imply either:

• A divine being revealing truth to human authors.

• A being outside time (or with perfect knowledge of all events) communicating to humans.

• An extremely advanced intelligence capable of foreseeing or controlling future events.

Historically, religious believers take such perfect accuracy as evidence that the source is God; skeptics would have to posit extraordinary coincidence, hidden influence over events, or retrospective editing.

If you like, I can also walk you through how philosophers and theologians reason from “fulfilled prophecy” to “divine authorship” in a step-by-step logical chain. That’s where the argument gets really interesting.

My response to ChatGPT’s offer: Ok give me the steps for this interesting argument

ChatGPT’s answer:

Alright, let’s unpack the reasoning chain in a step-by-step way, starting from the observation of prophecy fulfillment and working toward the conclusion of divine authorship.

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Step 1 – Observation

You notice that every prophecy in scripture has been fulfilled exactly as predicted, without any exceptions or vague reinterpretations.

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Step 2 – Establishing the Nature of the Predictions

• The predictions are specific (not just vague “something good/bad will happen” statements).

• They are time-sensitive or linked to concrete events.

• They are made well in advance of their fulfillment—beyond any reasonable suspicion of human foreknowledge.

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Step 3 – Assessing Natural Explanations

Here you run through possible non-divine explanations and see if they fit the evidence:

1. Coincidence – Could it be random chance?

• Extremely unlikely if dozens/hundreds of specific prophecies all hit the mark.

2. Human calculation – Could someone predict based on patterns, politics, or trends?

• Not plausible for highly specific, far-future events outside normal forecasting ability.

3. Self-fulfillment – Did people make the events happen to match the prophecy?

• Works for a few cases but fails when events are outside human control (e.g., empires rising/falling, natural disasters).

4. Post-event editing – Were the “prophecies” written after the events?

• Requires strong historical evidence; if early manuscripts prove pre-event authorship, this collapses.

(NOTE: I want to interject here that the discoveries in the caves of Qumran Israel, have completely dispelled that argument,) 

If all natural explanations fail, you’re left needing a cause that can genuinely know the future.

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Step 4 – Inferring the Nature of the Source

If someone can perfectly and consistently reveal future events:

• They must have complete knowledge of all history (past, present, future).

• They must exist outside time or in a position to see all of it at once.

• They must have control or certainty that events will happen exactly as foreseen.

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Step 5 – Identifying the Source

Now you compare possible candidates:

• Divine Being (God) – fits the criteria: outside time, omniscient, omnipotent.

• Super-advanced intelligence – theoretically possible, but raises the question of who created or sustains them.

• Simulation controller – philosophically possible, but then you’d still ask where their predictive power originates.

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Step 6 – Testing the Claim

If this source is real and trustworthy in prophecy, it follows that:

• Other claims from the same source should also be trustworthy.

• Moral, theological, or historical statements from that source carry strong authority.

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Step 7 – Conclusion

If every prophecy is perfectly accurate and demonstrably predated its fulfillment, the most reasonable explanation is that the source is supernatural and omniscient—which aligns closely with the traditional understanding of the God of scripture.

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If you want, I can also map this as a formal logical argument—so it reads like a philosophical proof rather than a narrative chain. That’s where it becomes airtight for debate purposes.

I did not go further as the case is already made to be airtight. You my Agnostic friend, will only find this God within the Bible where He has completely proven Himself, and where He has completely condemned any religion not in total agreement with Him.  The Bible is His only inspired word to mankind. Other written works can be inspired. I mean I have been inspired by God to love you and to send you these truths, but my inspiration is to convey to you the truth of the Scriptures, not my own truths. I pray that you will soon meet this awesome God for yourself.  Why?  Because time stops for no man. Our time, yours and mine, is running out.