How to Know the Bible is True

We know without a doubt that the Bible is true, because it’s prophecies are true. Bible prophecies are exact predictions of future events, and they have a very slim chance of occurring by coincidence. No other predictors, such as Nostradamus, were ever as exact in their predictions as Bible prophecy. Even in archeology and historical records, we see the exact details of the Bible confirmed.

Discoveries such as the Tel Dan Stele (900-850 BC), the Meesha Stele (846 BC), the Nabonidus Cylinder (550 BC) and the Caiaphas Ossuary establish the veracity of the Bible. No archeological find has ever invalidated the Bible. In fact, proper research of Biblical references constantly leads to startling archeological discoveries. Even people, formerly considered as fictional, are proven to have lived just like the Bible stated.

The Bible is full of prophetic utterances recorded for all posterity. Daniel foresaw the exact lineage of the four empires from Babylon to Medo-Persia to Greece to Rome. He predicted the spectacular rise of the Greek conqueror Alexander the Great to power, as well as the final division of his Greek empire by four of his surviving generals (Daniel 7:6, 8:5-8, 11:2-4).

Ezekiel’s prophesied about the destruction of the Phoenician city Tyre (Ezekiel 26). Isaiah predicted the coming reign of the Persian King Cyrus — two hundred years before his birth (Isaiah 44:28). God even prophesied to Isaiah that He would predict distant future events and bring them to pass Himself (Isaiah 41:21-23, 48:3-5). The exactness of the multitude of ancient texts also prove the veracity of the Bible.


Jesus fulfilled over three hundred Bible prophecies with unerring accuracy (Isaiah 11:1-Matthew 2:6; Genesis 35:19, 48:7; Ruth 4:11; 1 Samuel 23:23; Exodus 18:25; Psalm 90:2-John 1:1). Consider His life (Isaiah 7:14-Matthew 1:18; Micah 5:2-Matthew 2:1; Isaiah 35:5–6-Matthew 11:5), His death (Isaiah 50:6-Mark 14:65; Isaiah 53:12- Mark 14:65; Isaiah 53:9-Matthew 27:57–60), His resurrection (Psalm 16:10-Mark 16:6), His ascension into heaven (Psalm 68:18; Mark 16:19) and His exaltation at God’s right hand (Psalm 110:1; 1 Peter 3:22).


In the end times in which we live, the news consistently reports another fulfilled Biblical prophecy (1 Thessalonians 5:1-9:1). Record-breaking weather, world events such as the new nation of Israel, the revised Roman Empire in the European Union and the World Council of Churches, along with mounting Israeli-Arab hostilities and the coalition between Russia and the Middle East fulfill a major portion of end time prophecies (2 Timothy 3:3-17; Ezekiel 35-39).


Are you ready to meet King Jesus face-to-face? The Bible is true. Jesus is coming again. Be on your guard so that you many not be deceived by the error of lawless people, but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom we owe all glory and honor (2 Peter 3:17-18).


Prayer:
Father God, I pray that You will open the eyes of the understanding of everyone who reads this post, so that they can see and comprehend the wonderful love You have for all of mankind. You did not just speak the world into existence (Genesis 1:1) and then leave us to function on our own (Colossians 1:17; Psalm 18:35, 20:6, 138:7; Isaiah 41:10, 48:13). You are constantly involved in the lives of anyone who will give You the time in their day (Proverbs 3:5-6). Draw us ever closer to Your heart.


Thought for the Day:
Fulfilled Prophecy proves that the Bible is true.

 

 

 

Sources:

Dr. Nelson Glueck, Rivers in the Desert [New York, Grove, 1960], p. 31).
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God's Foreknowledge

Read: Psalm 139:15-16

“Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.” – Psalm 119:73

God created each and every one of us with a purpose in mind. He wants to bless us and shower us with His love as we perform His will for our life. Jeremiah gives us a great picture of this truth. Before God formed him in his mother’s womb, God set him apart and appointed him as His prophet to the nations (Jeremiah 1:5).

Paul made this same statement. He realized that God set him apart from birth and called him by His grace. God was pleased to reveal Jesus to Paul, so that Paul would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. No human being revealed this to Paul. God called Paul Himself (Galatians 1:15-16). God is not hindered by time, because He lives in eternity. He created life and He sees the past, present and future all at once without the restrictions of time. God knows the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10).

Jesus existed before anything was created. He actually created everything – the visible and invisible things, as well as all the dominions and rulers and authorities. They were created through Him and for Him, and He holds everything together (Colossians 1:16-17). God chose us in Christ according to His foreknowledge, saved us by the blood of Jesus and sanctified us through the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives (1 Peter 1:2, 20; Ephesians 1:4).

 

God knew before the foundation of the world who would believe in Him. Therefore, He predestined all Believers to become conformed to Christ’s image (Romans 8:29). Jesus was the firstborn, and we are co-heirs with Him and adopted into God’s family (John 3:16; Romans 8:17).

Those whom God predestined because of His foreknowledge, He also saved; and those He saved, He also sanctifies them throughout their lifetime; and those He sanctified, He will also glorify their body when they joined Him in heaven (Romans 8:30, Romans 11:2). By God’s set purpose and foreknowledge, He handed Jesus over to wicked men, who put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross (Acts 2:23). This was part of God’s plan before He even created the universe; because He knew mankind would need a Savior (Revelation 13:8; Acts 2:3).

Jesus also had foreknowledge of His death. He knew from the beginning of time and creation which of His apostles would believe in Him for salvation and who would betray him (John 6:64; 13:11). When Judas led the soldiers into the garden, Jesus willingly gave Himself over to them (John 18:4). He readily gave up His life, because Jesus came to seek the lost, to pay our sin debt and to save us for eternity (Luke 19:10).

The Lord keeps His promises to us. He is patient with us, calling us over and over again, because He does not want anyone to perish in eternal damnation, but for everyone to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). God also came to give us abundant life on this earth, as well as in the next life with Him (John 10:10).

Prayer:

Father God, You are like the wind. We cannot see the wind. It blows wherever it pleases. We hear its sound, but we cannot see where it comes from or where it is going; just its affects as it passes by (John 3:8). We are amazed at how You formed us in our mother’s womb. Your ways are far above our understanding. You are the Maker of all things (Ecclesiastes 11:5). We find comfort in Your foreknowledge and we thank You for including us in Christ’s Body

Thought for the Day:

God did not design mankind with a predisposition for belief or unbelief, but He had a foreknowledge of our choices (1 Peter 1:2; Acts 2:23; Romans 8:29).