2 Peter 1:19-20 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; (NKJV) Bible Study DRAW NEAR TO GOD
Bible Study Why the Bible is Believable The Bible has a historical framework Nehemiah 1:1-2; 2:1 Luke 3:1-2 Certain time, specific places, commonly known events Lack of vagueness Realistic Bible Study DRAW NEAR TO GOD
Bible Study Why the Bible is Believable The miraculous events of the Bible are recorded during the lifetime and verified by contemporary witnesses Acts 26:22-27 Acts 2:1, 22-24, 37, 40-41 The people who first heard the claims could verify them Bible Study DRAW NEAR TO GOD
John 10:37-38 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” Bible Study DRAW NEAR TO GOD
Bible Study Why the Bible is Believable The Bible contains predictions and fulfillments separated by centuries Acts 3:18-26 Psalm 22:1-21 How could such detailed descriptions be made hundreds of years before? Bible Study DRAW NEAR TO GOD
Could they have been written after the fact? David Isaiah 1000 BC 740-701 BC Birth of Jesus Death of Jesus Could they have been written after the fact? 0-3 AD 30-33 AD
Septuagint (Greek O.T.) David Isaiah 1000 BC 740-701 BC 200 BC The Old Testament Prophecies were documented, circulated, and even translated at least 200 years before Jesus Birth of Jesus Death of Jesus 0-3 AD 30-33 AD