Questions not answered well Questions not answered well will not go away.will not go away.

“How can I be sure the Bible really is God’s Word?”

EVIDENCES FOR BELIEVINGEVIDENCES FOR BELIEVINGTHE BIBLE IS GOD’S WORDTHE BIBLE IS GOD’S WORD

LOOKING FOR THE LOOKING FOR THE FINGERPRINTS OF GODFINGERPRINTS OF GOD

Man cannot predict future events with 100% accuracy, but God can!

Deuteronomy 18:20-22Isaiah 41:22-23

If the Bible predicts events beyond the lives of the writers, and those events come to pass with

100% accuracyWhat should we conclude about the Bible?

Prophecies Concerning IsraelProphecies Concerning Israel

• Deuteronomy 28 (1520 – 1400 BC)

– A “king,” and Saul came 300 years later

– Jerusalem

• Josiah (1 Kings 13:2)

• Cyrus (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1)

Prophecies of the NationsProphecies of the Nations

TYRE (Ezekiel 26:3-21)TYRE (Ezekiel 26:3-21)

1.Nebuchadnezzar would attack the city (vs.7-11)

2. The city would be destroyed (vs.8-12)

3.Rocks would be scraped into the sea (v.4)

4. Many nations will fight against Tyre (v.3)

5. A bare rock, fishermen will spread their nets there (vs.5,14)

Petra and Edom Petra and Edom (Isaiah 34; Jeremiah 49; Ezekiel 25 (Isaiah 34; Jeremiah 49; Ezekiel 25

and 35)and 35)

NinevehNineveh(Nahum 1, 2 and 3)(Nahum 1, 2 and 3)

BabylonBabylon(Isaiah 13 and 14; Jeremiah 51)(Isaiah 13 and 14; Jeremiah 51)

JerusalemJerusalem(Jeremiah 31)(Jeremiah 31)

SamariaSamaria(Hosea 13; Micah 1)(Hosea 13; Micah 1)

Thebes –MemphisThebes –Memphis(Ezekiel 30)(Ezekiel 30)

MORE!

MORE!

Messianic PropheciesMessianic Prophecies

333 prophecies, 500 to 1,000 years before the 333 prophecies, 500 to 1,000 years before the birth of Jesus . . . and all perfectly fulfilled!birth of Jesus . . . and all perfectly fulfilled!

• Time of birthTime of birth• VirginVirgin• BethlehemBethlehem• 30 pieces of silver30 pieces of silver• Isaiah 53Isaiah 53

THE ODDS OF JUST 8 PROPHECIES BEING ACCIDENTLY FULFILLED:

1 in 10 17

“Suppose we take 1017 silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas. They will cover all of the state 2 feet deep. Now mark one of these silver dollars and stir the whole mass thoroughly, all over the state. Blindfold a man and tell him that he can travel as far as he wishes, but he must pick up one silver dollar and say that this is the right one. What chance would he have of getting the right one?” Peter Stoner, Science Speaks. pp. 106-107