Prophecy Fulfillment

Famous quotes containing the words prophecy and/or fulfillment:

    “His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Genesis, 16:12.

    The prophecy spoken to Hagar, the hand-maiden of Abraham, of their unborn son Ishmael. He was banished into the desert, and is traditionally considered the father of the Arab nation.

    “Let us pray that the great historic tragedy of our time may not have been enacted without instructing our whole beloved country through terror and pity; and may fulfillment verify in the end those expectations which kindle the bards of Progress and Humanity.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)