Out of 735 Bible prophecies how many got fulfilled?

Answer 1

First of all, not everyone will agree that there are exactly 735 prophecies in The Bible. Estimates can vary between none, a conservative figure, and more than a thousand. And more can be added every day. The process of creating a prophecy is simple and is described by Burton L. Mack in Who Wrote the New Testament. He says there is a trick that seems to come naturally when studying the Bible. One can ask any question of the Bible and get some kind of answer. If the first answer does not appear to be helpful, one can look for another answer to the same question, until the right answer appears. With a little ingenuity, one can set up the comparison again with other emphases and make the answer come out right, whether it is a prophecy you seek, or any other answer.

Usually those who use this technique have a prophecy fulfilment already in mind. All they are looking for is an Old Testament passage that they can use to demonstrate prefigurement or prophecy of that event. At a superficial level, we can say that these prophecies were indeed fulfilled, even if a literal reading of the text, in context, shows no possible connection between the supposed prophecy and the event.

Genuine fulfilment of actual prophecies remain hard, if not impossible, to establish.