THE WORD OF GOD - FULFILLED PROPHECY
A wealthy man told me, " I only believe in three things: the American Constitution, the dollar, and myself." I mentioned to him the instability of the Constitution and the dollar and said, "Sir, you believe in yourself. What happens when you die?"
He told me he'd reincarnate and come back to live as another being. "Let me ask you a question," I said.
"Okay, ask away. "
"Sir, on what do you base that? Where are the facts? How do you know you're right?"
Looking me square in the eye, he asked, "How do you know you are right?"
"I base what I believe on the Bible, God's Word," I said. Of course, right away the conversation went to questions like "What makes you think the Bible is the Word of God?" and "Why is the Bible more reliable than any other book?"
The Old Testament is filled with dozens of prophecies about Jesus Christ that were written hundreds of years before Christ was born. What's the chance they would come true?
Let's look at only eight of those prophecies. What are the odds that they would come true exactly as the prophets said?
Let's pile 50-cent pieces six feet high over the whole planet Earth. We'll put a black dot on one of them. Now let's blindfold you and take you up in a helicopter and fly around. When you give the word, we'll drop you out. When you land, you'll have one chance to pick up that marked 50-cent piece.
You say, "No way! Not a chance! Never in a lifetime." That's my point. But hear me! Not only did eight of the prophecies concerning Jesus come true. All the prophecies did! John 17:17b says, "Thy word is truth." Believe me, we can trust God's Word.
Assignment: Written 700 years before Christ, the Book of Isaiah is full of prophecies concerning Jesus. Read Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12. You'll find several prophecies concerning Christ, all of which were fulfilled.
-Craig M. Scott-
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