Are there ‘conditions’ set upon prophecy, in order for the word to come to pass, or to happen according to what is stated within it?

Below are a few examples of conditions.

“In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what The LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die you will not recover.
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to The LORD, “Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Then the word of The LORD came to Isaiah: “Go and tell Hezekiah, “This is what The LORD, the god of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.” Isaiah 38:1-6.

Hezekiah was added fifteen years to his life because he came to The LORD in sincerity of heart, and sought The LORD with all of his heart.

The first word that Isaiah gave to him was conditional upon Hezekiah’s heart condition before The LORD.

What about Jonah 1:1-2?

“The word of The LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” Jonah 1:1-2.

“Then the word of The LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” Jonah 3:1-2.

“By the decree of the king and his nobles: do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.
Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.” Jonah 3:7-9.

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction He had threatened. (Jonah 3:10)

Are there examples of prophecies where they are not conditional?

We need to look and see.

I do know that when personal words are addressed to individuals, and say such things as,

“Child, you will be a woman of wisdom, and many people will seek you out, and come to you, because of your great learning, and willingness to help them.”

Obviously, this person would need to continue in prayer, reading The Bible, and stay in close communion with The LORD. If they stopped doing these things, then they wouldn’t be a person of wisdom.

Time becomes an issue also, I believe.

Some Prophetic Words are conditional upon a time element. Perhaps someone is told that they will enter the mission field, and leave the U.S.

Maybe there needs to be a time frame, for these things to occur, and there may be other factors at work hear also.

What of the many prophecies of Christ dying on a Cross, and being mocked, and his garments being given away as stated in Isaiah?

“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and The LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:2c-6.

This isn’t all of the chapter, but we get the basic message here.

This being prophesied about 700 years before the birth of Christ. He needed to die on a Cross for this to happen, He needed to carry out the Plan that God had laid out for Him to do in His Ministry, and the Plans which led up to His Death on a Cross.

The prophecies of Christ were not ‘conditional’, because He was obedient to the Father, and fulfilled the law and the prophets. (Matthew 3:15, 4:14, 5:17,18)

Were these things going to happen, irregardless of what could or might have happened?

I can’t answer that. This was God’s Plan for mankind, and a provision for us in eternal life, and forgiveness of sins.

There are many Prophetic Messages lately which speak of “the coming Judgement” upon this Nation, and upon our world.

God has been warning us again and again, and has stayed His Hand for the time being.

However, I believe, as many others do, that Judgement is beginning, and soon will come. Perhaps, in some ways, it has already begun.

May we be found in ‘safe habitations.’ We can still prevent this from happening to us as a Nation, and a people.

“If My People, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My Face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14.

And, I would further say, that if we as a people would do these things, then God would not do the things He has prophesied that He would do upon our Nation.

Then the prophetic word becomes ‘conditional‘ upon us, turning from our sins, and going in another direction.

If we continue in our present course, then the inevitable becomes true, and The Word comes to pass as prophesied.

 

Selah,
~ Stephen Hanson

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Stephen Hanson of In His Truth Ministries came to The LORD is a special way in 1975 and has prophesied regularly since. In these end-time birthing pangs we are reminded that judgment must first begin with the household of God. Will we be prepared and ready?

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