THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINS, many amazing facts, which without knowledge of GOD' s truth, do sound much like a fairy tale, right?
I mean, our Creator building a man, Adam from dirt, and then taking a circle {the actual Hebrew word] rib and making Eve! Or creating something I.E. the Universe from nothing just by speaking all things into existence. Why there's even sticks turned into snakes and a speaking donkey, and let's not forget the parting of the waters, in the Reid Sea, and the Jordan river while at flood stage, nor raising of the dead!
Yet as difficult as this may seem to be for those who are without faith, just remember that within it's covers are 100' s of prophecies and all but those woes of the "Time of the End," as spoken of in Matthew 24, Mark 13 Luke 21 and Daniel and Revelation, [both should be studied as one, as Revelation without Daniel can not be fully understood] . Therefore we are waiting only on the final foretelling about the time of the end, as ALL others have come to pass, on time and as written! [can man-men do this?]
In point of fact the Book of Daniel is the greatest History book even penned, and 95% of it, was yet future when written, by Daniel!
Plus know these facts:
1. The Bible written by 40 humans, most who knew not the others.
2 The 40 included two Ladies, Ester and Ruth, a culture not unlike the Islamic treatments to women, today.
3. Written on Three Continents, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
4. Written in three different languages, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
5 By men who were kings, sheep herders, 1 tax collector, 1 physician and fishermen
6. Written over a time frame of 1,500 years, but began by Moses, as the Holy Spirit led them all.
7. No Prophecy is by Private Human interpretation.
8 It is good for corrections, and guidance, in fact it was a School reader for many years in America' s youth.
9. Can YOU only imagine life . . . IF all lived within the Ten Commandments?
10. YET. . .there is no contradiction within it, if one so thinks, check one's understanding.
11. It IS the ONLY book, in existence, that proves itself within itself, that is in use by all.
You, dear reader, must admit, that all of the above, makes the Holy Bible a book apart! Plus it IS the only source, humanity has, wherein we can read and learn about our beginnings, and the end of our time, IF we reject its wisdom!
A CENTRAL BIBLE THOUGHT.
What Chapter is right in the front of the MIDDLE chapter? Psalm 117. The shortest chapter
What Chapter is right past the MIDDLE chapter? Psalm 119 The longest chapter.
What Chapter, IS the MIDDLE? Psalm 118. The Middle chapter
There's 594 chapters in front of 118, and 594 after it.
594 + 594 = 1188 and Psalm 118:8 says:
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."
Dwight L. Moody: "Sin will keep you from the Bible, or the Bible will keep you from sin."
England' s King Henry VIII once received a award and Title "Defender of the Faith" from the Pope. Upon hearing this, the court Jester bellowed, "Ho! HO! Good Harry, let you and me defend one another; but take my word for it, let faith alone defend itself!"
FOR THE SELF-PROCLAIMED NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANS
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 10% OF ALL JESUS SPOKE IS EITHER A DIRECT OR INDIRECT QUOTE FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT!
The Word Bible" comes to us from the Greek word Biblia, meaning books.
WHAT does the Bible say about itself?
2 Timothy 3:16. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
See, there's more than one 3:16 that has a great impact.
John 17:17. "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
To be Sanctified, is to be set apart for a Holy Purpose, Eternal life!
2 Timothy 3:16. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
Question: Who thinks that a power able to create life, and sustain it. . . can not, or will not protect HIS WORD?
John 1:1-3,14. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Does this not proclaim Christ as the WORD? So who but the Father and Christ, are the true AUTHORS? Who else is there that is able to see future events at the beginning?
WHAT IS THE GREATEST EVIDENCE OF THE BIB LE' s INSPIRATION?
2 Corinthians 5:17. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Millions of people have experienced changed lives when they CHOOSE to follow Jesus and obey Scripture, because of love for Christ.
The alcoholic becomes sober, the immoral, pure, the addicted, set free; the profane, reverent, the fearful, courageous; and the rude, kind. These wonderful transformations constitute the most heartwarming evidence of the Bible's power, via the Holy Spirit's workings within us, to change and inspire us..
1 Corinthians 6:19. "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
For it is this reason that we can be set free from all types of addictions, that in truth imprison our fellow humans.
Amazing Fact:
An atheist was visiting and island whose native peoples were once fierce cannibals. When he spotted and old man reading a Bible, he ridiculed the elderly man for reading a book full of "myths and fables". The native just smiled at him and said, "MY friend, be grateful we do believe in this book. Otherwise, we would be serving you for our dinner." The Bible does change hearts in people.
DO BIBLE PROPHECIES CONFIRM THE INSPIRATION OF SCRIPTURE?
Isaiah 42:8-9."I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them "
- The Bible foretold that after Babylon's destruction it would never again be inhabited..Isaiah 13:19-20. "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there." Plus Jeremiah 51:37. But when former Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein's grand goal to rebuild the city, he failed and lost both power and life, remember, Dessert Storm?
- Daniel 9 precisely foretold the year of Christ' s baptism and death on the Cross 3.5 yrs or 1/2 week later. {clue prophetic time = 1 day =1 year, thus one week is 7 years.}
- God foretold that, after being dispersed throughout the Gentile world, the Jews would someday repossess Israel. Luke 21:24 . "And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." {That was in 1948! Four wars, each time outnumbered many times to one, yet victorious each time, only by GOD' s hand is this possible!}
The failure and collapse of atheistic communism in the old U.S.S.R. has spotlighted the Bible. Built on a foundation of Marxism] s first tenet, evolution, is also losing its credibility. The more science advances, the more this theory crumbles under the weight of truth. Just one example among thousands, the Molecular Biologists have now shown that even a single cell of life, is busier and more complex that New York's city' s vast transportation system at rush hour-- the accidental origin of life is a mathematical impossibility and thus an absurdity!
Why does the Bible have such a universal appeal?
Because it says:
Psalms 119:105. " Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
John 15:11. "These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full."
John 14:3. "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
1 John 4:8. "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." {Question why all this hate on earth?]
Because it answers three questions all have asked at some time:
1. "Where do I come from"? God created us in HIS image,. We DID NOT come accidentally from some primordial ooze! Galatians 3:26. "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
Now You know why HE sent His Son to show us His character and to die for our sins, and with this defeated Satan and "Purchased" all of us from Satan's powers, by His life's blood! John 3:16.
2. "What am I doing here"? To learn to trust [faith] and love GOD via Christ, and to love our fellow man. Romans 8:29. "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."
Note: please do not let the word predestinate throw you, it only means chosen, for He has chosen each of His children, yet we have the gift of a free-will to chose or reject Him! However please know, that because GOD is life, without Him we perish in the end via the Lake of Fire Revelation 20:14-15. "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." + Rev. 19:20; 20:10.
3. "Where am I going"? Sorry only two possible locations, the ones who have outright rejected Christ, will suffer the second death, for they ARE NOT written in the Book of Life. The rest shall be............Revelation 20:12. "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
John 14:1-3. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
Summery: So it IS our choice, to chose either life or death, and BOTH shall be eternal! I hope and pray all will chose live and follow the example Jesus has given us.
Want/Need more? Visit your local Seventh day Adventist Church any Saturday?Sabbath @ (:15 AM. You just may be very glad you did!
OR go to: www.bibleuniverse.com a Bible Multimedia website
Thank You for your time
NEXT: "Did a Loving GOD make a Devil?"
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