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Bible Prophecy Explorer · V1.9.36

David’s house established forever

2 Samuel 7:16 presents the claim: David’s house established forever. The supplied fulfilment references are Luke 3:31; Revelation 22:16.

Bible version
Scripture links use this translation.

Fulfilment / Prophetic Classification

Claim Type
Covenant / promise
Relationship Type
OT → NT fulfilment
Prophetic Horizon
Multiple horizons
Fulfilment Status
Multiple fulfilments / horizons
Recorded fulfilment / correspondence Scripture

Research status

Status
Qualified
Confidence
Medium
Data source
Ron Graff & Lambert Dolphin 374V5
Research provenance
Cross Checked

Walvoord - Every Prophecy of the Bible

Source commentary from John F. Walvoord, recorded as interpretation-specific research. It enriches the Explorer record without replacing its existing Scripture-based classification.

Interpretation

Walvoord treats the Davidic promise of an enduring house and throne as ultimately belonging to Christ and expects its literal fulfilment in the future millennial kingdom.

Fulfilment View

Future

New Testament Connection

Luke 3:23-38 and Matthew 1:2-16 are discussed in relation to Christ’s legal and genealogical claim to David’s throne.

Explorer Impact

Aligned - additional detail

Horizon
Millennial / Kingdom
Reference
PDF p. 46, 75, 86, 281
Match
Reference found in text
Quality
High
Qualification
Qualified
Open source resource

Research sources & provenance (2)

Sources are recorded to show where a claim came from and to distinguish source authority from the Explorer's own editorial judgment. A source rating is not a claim of infallibility, and a respected Christian source may still contain interpretation-specific conclusions.

John F. Walvoord - Every Prophecy of the BibleA
John F. Walvoord · p. PDF p. 46, 75, 86, 281
Interprets · Accepted
See the Walvoord Research section for the concise source commentary and page locator.
Ron Graff & Lambert Dolphin - Connecting the DotsB
Ron Graff; Lambert Dolphin
Supports · Accepted

John F. Walvoord - Every Prophecy of the Bible

Accessed: 2026-09-01 · Reviewed: 2026-09-09
Open source resource

Ron Graff & Lambert Dolphin - Connecting the Dots

Provenance
The 374-record Master Review dataset is associated with this research work as its principal bibliographic provenance.

Methodology / framework
Used as a secondary research framework for identifying and classifying biblical prophecy claims. Scripture references and editorial classifications remain part of the Explorer review process.

Boundaries / limitations
This source is supporting research, not an infallibility claim. Individual interpretations and fulfilment classifications remain subject to independent Scripture-based review.

Accessed: 2026-09-01 · Reviewed: 2026-09-09
Open source resource
Source colour key: A established / strong research value · B useful secondary source · C exploratory / verify · X excluded.

Viz.Bible research context (3)

These are exact Scripture-reference context matches from the retained Viz.Bible dataset. They are research context only and are not automatically treated as fulfilment relationships.

Events
Reign of David
2Sam.7.16 · 1054 BC
People
David
Luke.3.31, Rev.22.16 · 1085 BC
Jesus Christ
Rev.22.16 · 4 BC

Source Scripture → Fulfilment Scripture (2)

Source ScriptureRelationshipFulfilment ScriptureStatus
2 Samuel 7:16Thematic ConceptualLuke 3:31Review
2 Samuel 7:16Thematic ConceptualRevelation 22:16Review
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