THE EVIDENCE–BIBLICAL PROPHECY IS ABSOLUTELY TRUSTWORTHY
GROUNDING THE NEXT GENERATION IN THE BOOK THEY CAN TRUST!
We have completed our six weeks of teaching courses here along the Pacific Rim and are rejoicing in response to this course on Bibliology. We covered the seven reasons God’s Word can be trusted. Please pray for the many lives that have been deeply impacted.
What is the simplest and yet most profound evidence the Bible offers? Fulfilled Biblical prophecy. What an irrefutable verification reserved for the Judeo-Christian Scriptures alone. Prophecy is the missing element in all other sacred scriptures of the world’s religions. It is not to be found in them; by contrast, prophecy comprises about one-third of the Scriptures!
When we refer to prophecy, we mean detailed, specific descriptions of future events.
• Not a few, hundreds.
• Not close calls, fulfilled to the letter.
• Not historical accounts as they unfolded, but prophesies written centuries before they took place.
Because of God’s undeniable verification of history, may I impress upon your heart that the book you hold is unlike any other in the Universe? And with that truth deeply upon our hearts, in the days ahead, shouldn’t we treat it differently, read it diligently, wait before it expectantly, and learn to live triumphantly from it?
Last week, we learned about the PROPHECIES OF JESUS CHRIST. The Scriptures contain more than 300 specific prophecies about our Lord Jesus Christ.
But this week, let’s look at FIVE EVENTS GOD DIRECTED AND FORETOLD THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE WORLD!
God writes history in advance. To get a frame of reference, imagine that in 1700, somewhere in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, an unknown religious writer wrote about a future ruler. This Ruler was to
• would come to power in Europe
• would take control of a land called Germany [in 1700, it was called Prussia]
• would be named Adolph Hitler
• would conquer the continent
• and would be defeated by the Allied Forces
Now, notice the year was 1700, and there were no
• Allied Forces, America was a Colony of Britain
• There was barely a Germany
• and Hitler was not to be born for 200 years!
Now, turn to Isaiah 41 to see why this description is so important. This is another demonstration of God’s power as shown through His Word.
Isaiah 41:21 "Present your case," says the LORD. "Bring forth your strong [reasons,"] says the King of Jacob. (NKJV)
Now look at Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." (NKJV)
God has staked His very character on the perfection and permanence of His Word! Look at His character revealed in v. 12-31. So God declared that:
1. Because Idols are foolish Isaiah 40:18 To whom will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? (NKJV)
2. Because God is eternal and powerful, Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but our God’s word stands forever." (NKJV)
3. Let me show you My power, Isaiah 41:21-23 "Present your case," says the LORD. "Bring forth your strong [reasons,"] says the King of Jacob. 22 "Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; Let them show the former things, what they [were,] That we may consider them, And know the latter end of them; Or declare to us things to come. 23 Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you [are] gods; Yes, do good or do evil, that we may be dismayed and see [it] together. (NKJV)
Declaring the future with precise details is a testament to God and His divine power. Now, let’s examine some of those precise details about the future He has written down for us.
BYT-07 – The Evidence Of Biblical Prophecy (960623AM)
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