1. Happy Sabbath Archeological Evidence Archeological Evidence Historical Evidence Historical Evidence Prophetic Evidence Prophetic Evidence Personal Evidence Personal Evidence

2. Archeological Evidence OT Ebla Tablets -Abraham accurate Ebla Tablets -Abraham accurate Pentateuch and Egyptian phrasing Pentateuch and Egyptian phrasing Merneptah Stella – 13 century BC Israel Merneptah Stella – 13 century BC Israel Hittite capital Hittite capital Walls of Jericho Walls of Jericho Sargon as King of Assyria Sargon as King of Assyria Belshazzar Belshazzar

4. Archeological Evidence NT Many names and Places have been verified Many names and Places have been verified Lysanias the Tetrarch, Erastus, Gallio, Politarchs, Pool at Bethesda, Artemis, Lysanias the Tetrarch, Erastus, Gallio, Politarchs, Pool at Bethesda, Artemis, Egyptian papyrus corroborates Luke 1 Egyptian papyrus corroborates Luke 1 Ossuary for the Son of Caiaphas Ossuary for the Son of Caiaphas Sir William Ramsay “Luke is a historian of the first rank” Sir William Ramsay “Luke is a historian of the first rank”

6. Historical Evidence Josephus Josephus "About this time lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was the achiever of extraordinary deeds and was a teacher of those who accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. When he was indicted by the principal men among us and Pilate condemned him to be crucified, those who had come to love him originally did not cease to do so; for he appeared to them on the third day restored to life, as the prophets of the Deity had foretold these and countless other marvelous things about him, and the tribe of the Christians, so named after him, has not disappeared to this day." (Josephus—The Essential Works, P. L. Maier ed./trans.).

7. Historical Evidence Extra-Biblical historians writings of Christ Extra-Biblical historians writings of Christ Thallus, Julius Africanus Thallus, Julius Africanus Justin Martyr writing to Antoinus Pius Justin Martyr writing to Antoinus Pius Tertullian – census of Luke 1 Tertullian – census of Luke 1 Tacitus - "...Christus, from whom they got their name, had been executed by sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate when Tiberias was emperor; and the pernicious superstition was checked for a short time only to break out afresh, not only in Judea, the home of the plague, but in Rome itself,.. " Tacitus - "...Christus, from whom they got their name, had been executed by sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate when Tiberias was emperor; and the pernicious superstition was checked for a short time only to break out afresh, not only in Judea, the home of the plague, but in Rome itself,.. "

8. Cont. Pliny the Younger—Governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor, wrote the emperor in A.D. 112 about the sect of Christians, who were in "the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day, before it was light, when they sang an anthem to Christ as God." Pliny the Younger—Governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor, wrote the emperor in A.D. 112 about the sect of Christians, who were in "the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day, before it was light, when they sang an anthem to Christ as God." Suetonius—AD. 120. In his Life of Claudius: "As the Jews were making disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he expelled them from Rome." Suetonius—AD. 120. In his Life of Claudius: "As the Jews were making disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he expelled them from Rome."

11. Prophetic Evidence Tyre's fortresses would fail Tyre's fortresses would fail Bible prophecy: Amos 1:9-10 Prophecy written: About 750 BC Prophecy fulfilled: 333-332 BC Bible prophecy: Amos 1:9-10 Prophecy written: About 750 BC Prophecy fulfilled: 333-332 BC Tyre would be attacked by many nations Tyre would be attacked by many nations Bible prophecy: Ezekiel 26:3 Prophecy written: Between 587-586 BC Prophecy fulfilled: 573 BC, 332 BC, etc Bible prophecy: Ezekiel 26:3 Prophecy written: Between 587-586 BC Prophecy fulfilled: 573 BC, 332 BC, etc

12. Tyre cont. Tyre's stones, timber and soil would be cast into the sea Tyre's stones, timber and soil would be cast into the sea Bible prophecy: Ezekiel 26:12 Prophecy written: Between 587-586 BC Prophecy fulfilled: 333-332 BC Bible prophecy: Ezekiel 26:12 Prophecy written: Between 587-586 BC Prophecy fulfilled: 333-332 BC Phoenician Tyre would never be rebuilt Phoenician Tyre would never be rebuilt Bible prophecy: Ezekiel 26:14 Prophecy written: Between 587-586 BC Prophecy fulfilled: Since 332 BC Bible prophecy: Ezekiel 26:14 Prophecy written: Between 587-586 BC Prophecy fulfilled: Since 332 BC

13. Tyre

14. Fulfilled Prophecies Fulfilled Prophecies Image of Daniel 2 Image of Daniel 2 70 weeks of Daniel 9 70 weeks of Daniel 9 1260 days of Daniel 7, 12 & Rev. 12 1260 days of Daniel 7, 12 & Rev. 12 2300 days of Daniel 8 2300 days of Daniel 8 Over 300 prophecies fulfilled by Jesus Over 300 prophecies fulfilled by Jesus Papal, American fulfillments Papal, American fulfillments

15. Personal Evidence Why should we care? Why should we care? Rev 1:3 Rev 1:3 2 Peter 1:16-19 2 Peter 1:16-19 Rev 2:10 Rev 2:10 2 Peter 3:13 2 Peter 3:13 What is our personal Evidence? What is our personal Evidence? John 20:29 John 20:29

16. Sources http://www.faithfacts.org/search-for- truth/maps/archaeological-and-external- evidencehttp://carm.org/manuscript-evidence http://www.faithfacts.org/search-for- truth/maps/archaeological-and-external- evidencehttp://carm.org/manuscript-evidence http://www.faithfacts.org/search-for- truth/maps/archaeological-and-external- evidencehttp://carm.org/manuscript-evidence http://www.faithfacts.org/search-for- truth/maps/archaeological-and-external- evidencehttp://carm.org/manuscript-evidence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_manuscript http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_manuscript http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_manuscript http://100prophecies.org/ http://100prophecies.org/