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Bible Prophecy Explorer · V2.2.0

They stood afar off and watched

Psalms 88:8 presents the claim: They stood afar off and watched. The supplied fulfilment references are Luke 23:49.

They stood afar off and watched Source: Psalms 88:8. Fulfilment/reference: Luke 23:49.

Bible version
Scripture links use this translation.

Fulfilment / Prophetic Classification

Outcome / Event
the NT reference(s) are the supplied fulfilment/correspondence for this claim; the interpretive linkage should be assessed.
Claim Type
Direct prophecy
Relationship Type
OT → NT fulfilment
Prophetic Horizon
Messianic / First Coming
Fulfilment Status
Fulfilled
Recorded fulfilment / correspondence Scripture

Research status

Status
Approved
Confidence
Medium
Data source
Bundled Prophecy Dataset
Research provenance
Single
Research source status
Proposed
Source credibility
B - Useful Secondary Source

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 discusses Psalms 45:6 in the cited section as part of the prophetic/messianic theme represented by this claim; the specific application should be retained as a source note rather than treated as an editorial conclusion.

Fulfilment View

Fulfilled in Christ / historical fulfilment

New Testament Connection

New Testament fulfilment/connection is discussed where Walvoord makes the connection; Explorer fulfilment references retained separately: HEB-01-08

Explorer Impact

Aligned - source-level detail added; no Explorer classification change.

Horizon
Primarily fulfilled / Messianic horizon
Reference
PDF p. 75, 295
Match
Reference found in text
Quality
High
Qualification
Under Review

Research sources & provenance (0)

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.

Ron Graff & Lambert Dolphin - Connecting the Dots

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
Crucifixion and Burial
luke.23.49 · AD 30-04-04
Holy Week
luke.23.49 · AD 30-03-31
Places
Galilee
luke.23.49
region

Source Scripture → Fulfilment Scripture (1)

Source ScriptureRelationshipFulfilment ScriptureStatus
Psalms 88:8Thematic ConceptualLuke 23:49Review
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