That is a meaningless expression. Still again, we may note that, consistent with His own purposes, the Holy Spirit may give a prophecy multiple applications. In the New Testament, this statement is applied to Christ in several different senses. Thus, it was appropriate that the psalm be applied to the Lord's resurrection. Again, we absolutely must stress that the Holy Spirit, who inspired the original psalm, surely had all of these various thoughts in mind as is evidenced by His guidance of the New Testament writers as they employed His language.
Typology is an important form of prophecy.
The foregoing principles by no means exhaust the topic of Bible prophecy. They are, however, illustrative of the kinds of factors that need to be considered in pursuing this sort of study. Again, let us remind ourselves that prophecy is one of the crucial proofs for establishing the credibility of the Holy Scriptures. Let us therefore study this area of biblical information carefully and employ it properly in our defense of the faith. Comment on this article.