Topic Question: Why are prophecies commonly referred to as, “Sworn Verdicts”?
Principally, Isaiah 14:24 answers the question of why prophecies are said to be, "sworn verdicts"
Isaiah 14:24 says,
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.
Additionally, the following scriptures also support the above statement:
1. Isaiah 14:26-27:
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back.
2. Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
3. Hebrews 6:13-18:
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.
4. Habakkuk 2:1-3
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
5. 1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
6. Isaiah 44:26
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof.
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Principally, Isaiah 14:24 answers the question of why prophecies are said to be, "sworn verdicts"
Isaiah 14:24 says,
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.
[Contributions: @_chukiiee (Pointed nose ^.^), @yomi4luv (YOMI), @Dejoebam (Jehoshua), @paparazzy02 (ABAYOMI VICTOR), @beeetlebee (Ejura), @bukola_favour (Bukola Osasona)]
Additionally, the following scriptures also support the above statement:
1. Isaiah 14:26-27:
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back.
[Contributions: @paparazzy02 (ABAYOMI VICTOR)]
2. Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
[Contributions: @beckyA2Z (Becky Benwari)]
3. Hebrews 6:13-18:
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.
[Contributions: @paparazzy02 (ABAYOMI VICTOR), @ZinnyLife (Ozioma)]
4. Habakkuk 2:1-3
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
[Contributions: @ZinnyLife (Ozioma)]
5. 1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
[Contributions: @ZinnyLife (Ozioma)]
6. Isaiah 44:26
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof.
[Contributions: @ZinnyLife (Ozioma)]
[Note that: we are re-warding your correct answers with a Twitter follow-back @WinnersChapelNL so that you are required to provide your Twitter name as part of your comments/answers, that is, if you are interested in such a follow-back. @WinnersChapelNL is rewarding the first 10 correct answers/comments/contributors on Twitter on this topic. Please use the comment section on this page for your answers, comments and or contributions]
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