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Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1. Text: II Pet. 1:19-21. Intro/Bible Authenticity. What the Bible says about its own authenticity: I Thess. 2:13: Word of God, not man; All scripture inspired by God (II Tim. 3:16-17).

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Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

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  1. Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1 Text: II Pet. 1:19-21

  2. Intro/Bible Authenticity What the Bible says about its own authenticity: • I Thess. 2:13: Word of God, not man; All scripture inspired by God (II Tim. 3:16-17). • II Pet. 1:19-21: Holy men spoke as moved by the Holy Spirit (I Cor. 2:12; Eph. 3:3-6) Bible’s claim of man’s liberty with its texts: • Gal. 1:8-10:Not to preach what not preached by apostles • Jude 1:3:Complete, once for all handed down • Rev. 22:18-19:Man is not to take away or to add to this book I Thess. 2:13 I Thess. 2:13 13. For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe. Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  3. Unity and Consistency of the Bible Three books claim direct revelation from God: • The Bible • The Koran • The Book of Mormon Koran & Book of Mormon have in common: • Both authored by one man • Written all at once at a certain time period Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  4. Unity and Consistency of the Bible The Bible: • 66 books written over a period of approx. 1500 years • 40 different writers • Writers lived in different countries, at different time periods, under different circumstances, in different languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek) and came from different backgrounds One Theme: • Redemption! • Its doctrines concerning God, man, sin, and salvation are consistent throughout! How could such consistency be accounted for if God not its author? Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  5. Prophecy II Pet. 1:19-21 19. So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20. But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, 21. forno prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. • The emphasis on prophecy • Acts 2:16-21: Peter quoted Joel 2:28-32 as an explanation of the unusual events on Day of Pentecost. • Acts 2:25-31: He quoted David’s prophecy (Ps. 16:8-11) as being fulfilled in Christ. • Acts 3:18: He quoted prophets concerning the suffering of Christ. • Acts 3:22-23: He quoted Moses (Deut. 18:15, 18). • Acts 10:43: The prophets bear witness to the forgiveness found in Christ. • I Pet. 1:10-12: The prophets spoke of the sufferings and glory that would be Christ’s. Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  6. Prophecy • Prophecy is important because it shows the divine nature of God, to show He is an all-powerful, omnipotent being! • A False prophet has to be wrong just once! (Deut. 18:22) • Harold Camping foretold end of the world – May 21, 2011; Oct. 21, 2011 • Probability of prophecy being fulfilled by chance: • Cressy’s Law of Probability: Man Does Not Stand Alone • Chances of succession of one white marble out of 99 black marbles (bag of 100 total): • Once: 1/100; Twice: 1/10,000; Three times: 1/1,000,000 • If 50 prophecies were made concerning Christ, the Law of Probability says that the chances of all of them being fulfilled are 25,001,100 to 1. • There are at least 332 prophecies concerning Christ fulfilled! Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  7. Prophecy • Just counting three with odds of 1/1,000,000: • Prophecy concerning Christ’s birth place (Micah 5:2): • Mt. 2:1, 5-6; Lk. 2:15: The fulfillment proclaimed! (1/1,000,000) • Prophecy concerning Christ’s suffering (Ps. 22; Is. 53; Mt. 16:21): • Lk. 24:45-48: The fulfillment proclaimed! (1/1,000,000) • Prophecies concerning His resurrection from the dead (Ps. 16:8-11; Mt. 12:40; Mt. 16:21): • Acts 2:29-36; 13:27-31: The fulfillment proclaimed! (1/1,000,000) Many more prophecies fulfilled, including those that do not concern Christ! The amount of prophecies fulfilled proclaims God’s power and defies man’s Law of Probability! Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  8. Prophecy and Fulfillment: Jews Jews: Captivity & Exile • Deut. 28:15-20: Curses to come if disobedient • Vs. 36:Prophecy of a king • Vss. 36-41:Prophecy of their captivity and dispersion • 586 BC: Nebuchadnezzar breached the walls of Jerusalem (Jer. 52) • The city was destroyed and burned • Those that remained alive were taken into captivity to Babylon Deliverance: • Is. 44:28; Is. 45:1-7:Cyrus called 100+ yrs. before his birth! • II Chr. 36:22-23: 1st year of Cyrus, he sent the Jews home! • 539 BC: Cyrus released the Jewsto go rebuild the Temple! (Ezra 1) Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  9. Prophecy and Fulfillment: Nineveh Nineveh: • Nahum 2:13; Zeph. 2:13-15: • Nahum: about 663 BC • Zephaniah: around 625 BC • 612 BC: Nebuchadnezzar utterly destroyed Nineveh • Assyria dropped from the pages of history forever • AD 1850’s: Sir Henry Layard excavated Nineveh (So large, it is estimated that it will never fully be excavated!) • Site was burned, looted, or destroyed • Deserted except for gazelles, jackals, and hyenas • Just as was predicted Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  10. Prophecy and Fulfillment: Babylon Babylon: • Is 13:19-22: “…never be inhabited or lived in…” • 331 BC: Alexander the Great destroyed it • Vowed to rebuilt it to its former glory • Died before he could! • Saddam Hussein excavated it and vowed to restore it to its former glory • Deposed before he could! Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  11. Prophecy and Fulfillment: Tyre Tyre: • Ezek. 26:3-4, 7-8,12-14: Destruction predicted (592–588 BC) • Tyre made up of two cities: • A mainland city • An island fortress 3.5 miles from the harbor • Mainland city was mostly commercial • The two cities often fought amongst themselves • Mainland city sacked many times but never the island fortress Many nations involved in fulfilling prophecy: • 585-572 BC: Nebuchadnezzar besieged mainland for 13 years. • 332 BC: Alexander the Great destroyed Tyre after 7 month siege. Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  12. Prophecy and Fulfillment: Tyre Many nations involved in fulfilling prophecy: • 332 BC: Alexander the Great destroyed Tyre after 7 month siege • Sacked mainland and used its debris to create a causeway • Causeway stretched 3.5 miles long & was 200 ft. wide Ships kept archers at bay Siege Engines on Causeway • 37-4 BC: Herod I rebuilt temple on mainland city and it became a small Roman colony. Ships kept archers at bay • 1291: Muslims destroyed city Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  13. Prophecy and Fulfillment Jews Nineveh Babylon Tyre Peter’s point in II Pet. 2 is “God means what He says” and we can see that in prophecy fulfilled! Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  14. Conclusion • Studying the prophecies and their fulfillment give us hope • because God keeps His promises: • The authority is binding (Mt. 28:18; Jn. 12:48) • The promises are sure (II Pet. 1:2-4) • Knowing He means what He says, there will be a • Judgment Day of blessings and curses: • Mt. 25:30-40: Eternal life for the righteous. • II Thess. 1:7-9: Eternal punishment for the unrighteous: those that do not know God or have not obeyed the gospel. • Knowing the things He says will come to pass, be • prepared for when that Great Day comes: • The dead will be raised (Jn. 5:28-29) • The heavens and earth will be destroyed (II Pet. 3:10-12) • All men will be judged (Mt. 25:31-46; II Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:12) • Eternity will be a reality – Punishment & Reward (Mt. 25:46) Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  15. Conclusion That is why it is so important to be “established in the truth!” (II Pet. 1:12) II Pet. 1:12 12. Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been established in the truthwhich is present with you. Are you ready for that day to come? Let us strengthen our faith and resolve, knowing we have been “established in the truth!” Evidences That Strengthen Our Faith Pt. 1

  16. “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” Hear The Gospel (Jn. 5:24; Rom. 10:17) Believe In Christ (Jn. 3:16-18; Jn. 8:24) Repent Of Sins (Lk. 13:35; Acts 2:38) Confess Christ (Mt. 10:32; Rom. 10:10) Be Baptized (Mk. 16:16; Acts 22:16) Remain Faithful (Jn. 8:31; Rev. 2:10) For The Erring Child: Repent (Acts 8:22), Confess (I Jn. 1:9), Pray (Acts 8:22)

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