Back to Basics

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Back to Basics
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IF God wrote a book, What would it be like?
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The Sureness of the Word

• The Bible Claims Inspiration For Itself
• Every Word of Scripture is like the Voice of God
  Speaking to us
• 2 Timothy 316,17
• inspiration of God God-breathed
• The literal WORDS of God
• 2 Peter 220,21

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The Sureness of the Word

• The Bible Claims Inspiration For Itself
• It is the Word of God
• 1 Corinthians 213 1437
• Matthew 518,19
• John 857-59
• e?µ? eimi Jesus claims eternity.. Equal to the
  Father what is ascribed to the Father is
  attributed to Him (Isaiah 4310 LXX).

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O.T. Claims to be Word of God

• Hosea 11 Word of the Lord
• Amos 13 Thus says the Lord
• Malachi 11 the word of the Lord to Israel
• Inspired men in the O.T. declared what they said
  was From God-
• 2 Samuel 232 Spirit of the Lord spoke by me
• Jeremiah 19 Lord put forth His hand touched
  my mouth

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New Testament Writers Claimed Same Inspiration
from God in Their Writings

• 1 Corinthians 1437 things I write to you are
  the commandments of the Lord.
• John 1613 the Spirit of truth He will guide
  you into all truth..

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Prophetic Fulfillment Compelling Testimony to
Inspiration of the Bible

• Deuteronomy 1818-22 when a prophet speaks in
  the name of the Lord, if the thing does not
  happen or come to pass, that is the thing which
  the Lord has not spoken
• IF predictions of future events are not
  fulfilled, cannot be from God!

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Few Examples of fulfilled Prophecies-

• Destruction of Tyre
• Ezekiel prophesied that
• Nebuchadnezzar would destroy it
• Many nations rise against it
• Would be made a bare rock
• Fishermen would spread nets over the site
• Would never be rebuilt never found again
  (Ezekiel 263-21)

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Few Examples of fulfilled Prophecies-

• Destruction of Tyre
• Possible Ezekiel could have guessed about
  Nebuchadnezzar Defeating Tyre
• BUT it is out of the realm of possibility for
  Ezekiel to have guessed successfully about the
  complete destruction of Tyre by Alexander the
  Great!
• Every Prophecy about Tyre came True!

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Few Examples of fulfilled Prophecies-

• Cities of Nineveh Babylon
• Nahum 18,10 26 310-13 Isaiah 13 Jeremiah
  1423
• Nineveh predicted to fall quickly Babylon
  completely destroyed
• Not One Thing Failed that was Prophesied!
• Today, the once proud cities of Nineveh and
  Babylon stand desolate, all according to the word
  of God

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Few Examples of fulfilled Prophecies-

• Dating for Beginning of the Gospel Age
• Daniel Chapter 2
• Four World Empires Babylon, Persia, Greek
  Roman
• God to set up everlasting kingdom during FOURTH
  Empire (Daniel 244)
• Kingdom would begin at Jerusalem would include
  Jews and Gentiles (Isaiah 21ff)

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Few Examples of fulfilled Prophecies-

• Prophesies concerning Ministry of Christ
• Jesus born in Bethlehem Micah 52 Matthew 21
  - HE WAS!
• Herod would kill the children Jeremiah 3115
  Matthew 216 HE DID!
• To be preceded by a Messenger Isaiah 403
  Malachi 31 Matthew 31,2 - John the Baptist!

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Few Examples of fulfilled Prophecies-

• Prophesies concerning Ministry of Christ
• Isaiah Chapter 53 details suffering, vicarious
  death of the Messiah.
• Some 60 Prophecies in the O.T. fulfilled in
  Jesus!
• Considering only EIGHT (8) of them, the chances
  of accidental fulfillment of ALL OF THEM would
  be
• 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000 (15 Zeros!)

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Greatest Proof of Inspiration the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ

• Universal agreement among believers critics
  concerning some facts about Jesus
• There was a man named Jesus
• He was a great teacher to whom miracles were
  attributed
• Was taken in Jerusalem, tried executed
• On Sunday following, body gone!

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Greatest Proof of Inspiration the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ

• Bible predicted the Resurrection of the Messiah-
• Psalm 1610 not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will
  you allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
• Isaiah 5310 make His soul an offering for sin,
  He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days

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What Possible Reason for the Empty Tomb?

• Disciples stolen body?
• Cannot be true!
• Tomb securely guarded
• How could men who all scattered into hiding in
  fear so quickly summon the courage to face Roman
  soldiers?
• Why DIE, some horribly, for what they knew to be
  a LIE?

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What Possible Reason for the Empty Tomb?

• Enemies taken the body?
• WHY?
• In their interest to keep Jesus in the tomb
  that is why they asked for a guard on the tomb.
• Why Didnt they produce the body of Jesus on
  Pentecost to show that it was all just a lie?

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What Possible Reason for the Empty Tomb?

• Faking death or be revived after placed in tomb?
• How could a man who suffered the horrible things
  before the cross, nailed hands feet do this?
• Was declared dead after having His side heart
  pierced, how could He have enough energy to
  revive move a huge burial stone out of the way
  escape?

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What Possible Reason for the Empty Tomb?

• Could it be that the disciples came to the wrong
  tomb Jesus was still in the grave?
• Roman soldiers were at the genuine tomb of Jesus
  since he had been placed there. They verified
  the real one was empty!
• WHY didnt the enemies of Jesus declare this fact
  later?

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What Possible Reason for the Empty Tomb?

• Only One Possible Explanation!
• Jesus was Raised From The Dead!
• He came forth to ascend back to the Father
• He validated message of the Bible from beginning
  to end
• It was all about a coming Messiah Who was going
  to die for the sins of mankind!
• Up from the grave He arose!

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Gods Word Stands Sure Certain!

• It IS the Word of God!

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What Will You Do With That Word?

• John 1248 He who rejects Me, and does not
  receive My words, has that which judges him the
  word that I have spoken will judge him in the
  last day.