Prophecy

Prophecy, in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events. The etymology of the word is ultimately Greek, from pro- "before" plus the root of phanai "speak", i. e. "speaking before" or "foretelling", but prophecy often implies the involvement of supernatural phenomena, whether it is communication with a deity, the reading of magical signs, or astrology. It is also used as a general term for the revelation of divine will.

See also

• Apocalypticism
• Bible code
• The Celestine Prophecy
• I Ching
• Oracle
• Akashic Records
• Nostradamus
• Prediction
• Prophet
• Self-fulfilling prophecy
• Timeline of unfulfilled Christian Prophecy
• Vaticinium ex eventu
• Summary of Christian eschatological differences