The Bible - Exploring the Basics ??

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The Bible - Exploring the Basics??????

• Its history as a book?????????
• Is it really Gods Word???????????
• What is its basic message???????????

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The Bible - Some Basic Facts????????
The Bible consists of 66 individual books???66??

• The Old Testament??
• This section contains 39 Books????39??
• It was written mainly in Hebrew?????????
• It was completed over 250 years before the birth
  of Jesus???????250????

• The New Testament??
• This section contains 27 Books????27??
• It was written mainly in Greek????????
• It was completed in the lifetime of the followers
  of Jesus???????????

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How did we get our English Bible???????????????
In the 1500s and 1600s language students from
Oxford and Cambridge translated the Bible into
English from the original language in which it
was written - some lost their lives for doing
this ?16,17??????????????????????????????????
Hebrew ????
Greek??
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Dating the Old Testament??????

• The Dead Sea Scrolls????
• These were found in caves in Qumran in 1947
• 1947??????????
• The Scrolls are dated around 100 BC
• ????????????100?

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Dating the Old Testament??????

• The Greek Septuagint ?????
• A Translation of the Hebrew Bible made before
  200BC
• ???????????????BC200???
• The Oldest Manuscript ?????
• A Greek Translation of the Old Testament -
  Deuteronomy 251-3 2617-19 200 BC
• ??????????????251-32617-19 BC200?

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Dating the New Testament??????
This manuscript section of Johns Gospel is dated
around 200 AD. ?????????????AD200
The oldest known manuscript of the New Testament
- dated the early 100s AD - it contains a
section of Johns Gospel ????????????????????????
????????
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An Historical Fact ????
Old Testament??
New Testament??
A gap of at least lt 250 gt Years ???? ?? lt 250 gt ?
The inescapable conclusion - Any predictions made
about Jesus Christ were made at least 250 years
before they came to pass ??????? ????????????????
???250??????
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Where and When was the Bible Written????????????
?

• The Bible was written over a period of 1600
  years????1600?????
• It was written by many different men from various
  walks of life ?????????????????
• It was written both in Israel and other countries
  in the Middle East????????????????????

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How was the Bible Written??????????

• The Bible claims God caused it to be
  written??????????????
• No prophecy of the scripture is of any private
  interpretation.?????,??????????,??????????
• For the prophecy came not in old time by the
  will of man but holy men of God spake moved by
  the Holy Spirit.?????????????,???????????????
• 2 Peter 120-21
• ???? 120-21

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Why was the Bible Written?????????

• All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
  and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
  correction, for instruction in righteousness?????
  ????,(?????????)???,??,????,?????,??????
• That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
  furnished unto all good works.?????????,?????????
  
• 2 Timothy 316-17
• ?????316-17

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Is the Bible really Gods Word????????????

• Let us ???-
• logically and honestly?????
• test the claim ??????-
• Is there a God??????
• Is the Bible the Word of God???????????

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Gods Claim????

• I am God, and there is none else
• ?????,????,???,???????.
• I am God, and there is none like me.
• ???,???????
• The claim - He is the only God
• ???--??????
• Declaring the end from the beginning??????????,???
  ????,??????,?????
• and from ancient times the things that are not
  yet done, saying,?????????,?,
• My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my
  pleasure.???????,??????,?????
• Isaiah 469-10
  ??? 469-10
• The claim - He can tell the future
• ?????????
• And make it happen !
• 
  ?????????? !

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The Test - Bible Prophecy??????

• Remember ???-
• The Old Testament was written over 250 years
  before the New Testament??????250????
• God claims to be able to tell the future and it
  will come to pass as He says
• ???????????????
• Therefore we can look at prophecies in the Old
  Testament and see if they were accurately
  fulfilled in the New Testament times
• ??,????????????????????????
• This is a logical test
• ???????????

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Psalm 22 A Remarkable Prophecy???22??????

• V1 - The words of Jesus on the cross??????????
• My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
  me????,???,???????
• V7-8 - The actions and words of the Jews?????????
• They that see me laugh me to scorn they shake
  the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he
  would deliver him let him deliver
  him.????????????????,?,?????????,???????????????
  ?,???????
• V16 - The crucifixion foretold???????
• They pierced my hands and my feet.
  ???????,????
• V18 - The action of the Roman soldiers
  foretold?????????
• They part my garments among them, and cast lots
  upon my vesture.???????,????????

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Psalm 22 Minutely Fulfilled???22? ???????

• Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, My God,
  my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Matthew 2746
  ???????,???,???,???????????2746

• And they crucified him.??????????? Matthew
  2735 ???? 2735

• They that passed by reviled him, wagging their
  heads saying He trusted in God let him deliver
  him now. ???????,???,????????,?????,??????
• Matthew 2739-43 ???? 2739-43

• They parted his garments, casting
  lots.????????? Matthew 2735 ???? 2735

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The Amazing Prophecies of Zechariah?????????

• He foretold ????-
• Jesus would ride into Jerusalem on an ass and the
  people would rejoice ??????????,?????(99)
• Jesus would be sold for 30 pieces of silver - the
  money would be cast down in the Temple and then
  used to buy the potters field?????30???????????,
  ?????? (1113)
• Jesus would be crucified????????? (1210 136)
• The disciples would flee when Jesus was
  captured??????????? (137)
• Jesus would rise from the dead???????? (1210
  136)

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Zechariahs Prophecies Minutely
Fulfilled??????????????

• Jesus rode into Jerusalem on an ass. Matthew
  217-10??????????????217-10

• Judas sold the Lord for 30 pieces of silver -
  cast it down in the Temple and it was used to buy
  the potters field. Matthew 273-7
  ??????30?????????,????????????????273-7

• Jesus was crucified and after he rose showed the
  wounds in his hands to the disciples John
  2025-27 ???????,????????????????????2025-27

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The accuracy of Bible prophecy leaves no room
for doubt ??????????????-

• God does exist?????

• The Bible is Gods inspired word
• ???????????

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Daniels Prophecies ??????
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Daniels Message for Us?????????

• The God of heaven shall set up a kingdom, which
  shall never be destroyed and the kingdom shall
  not be left to other people, but it shall break
  in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it
  shall stand for ever. Daniel 244?????????,?????
  ????,????,???????,??????????,??????????? 244
• The saints of the most High shall possess the
  kingdom for ever. Daniel 718
• ??,??????,??????,??????? ??? 718
• Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth
  shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some
  to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 122
• ??????,??????????????,???????????
• ??? 122

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Jesus Gives a Parable about the
Kingdom??????????

• Jesus spake a parable,
• ??????????,
• because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and
  ??????????,???
• because they thought that the kingdom of God
  should immediately appear.????????????
• A certain nobleman went into a far country to
  receive for himself a kingdom, and to
  return.?????????,??????
• And he called his ten servants, and delivered
  them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till
  I come
• ??????????,????????,??????????????,??????,??????
• But his citizens hated him, and sent a message
  after him, saying, We will not have this man to
  reign over us.
• ????????,????????,??????????????
• Luke 1911-27
• ????1911-27

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The Nobleman Returns????

• It came to pass, that when he was returned,
  having received the kingdom, then he commanded
  these servants to be called unto him (v15)
  ??????,????????????,?????????????(15?)

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The Lords Prayer ?????

• Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
  name.
• Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as
  it is in heaven.
• ??????,????,???????,????????????????,?????????,?
  ??????
• Matthew 69-10
• ???? 69-10

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Summary? ?

• Prophecy proves that there is a God and that the
  Bible is the Word of God ???????????,???????????
• Bible Prophecy tells us that Jesus Christ will
  return and the Kingdom of God will be set up on
  earth
• ??????????????,????????
• The Challenge - Will you spend time now to find
  out how you can be prepared to meet Christ as a
  faithful servant when he returns?
• ???-?????????????????????????????????

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