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Knowing The Bible Is The Word Of God

If the Bible is the Word of God, we would expect it to be I shall not examine all of these in this essay.

"Prophecy" in the Bible:
Let us look at some of the statements the Bible makes about the future. Such statements are called prophecy. Fully one sixth of the Bible is made up of statements about events which had not occurred when the statements were made.

Predicting the Future:
We humans like to know what lies in our future. Prediction of the future saves millions of dollars and millions of lives. Such predictions have limitations however. Using the latest satellite and computer technology, we can only predict the weather about 4 days in advance. Using the very best economic models can only give a rough idea of what things will be like in 12 months time. I doubt that even the most canny political commentator could say what the world will be like in even a decade or two. Certainly the last decade was full of surprises!

The work of man, or the Work of God?:
The Bible, however, often makes statements about events centuries in advance. We would expect that if the Bible were the work of men, it would be ridiculously inaccurate. However, if it were the work of God, we would expect the opposite to be the case. Note also that the statements the Bible makes are not vague. Most are quite specific.

A Small Sample:
We examine some of the prophecies the Bible makes

This Page is Under Construction. I will complete the "Statements about Nations" and the "Statements about the Messiah" sections shortly (I hope). Apologies for the delay!