1. 2 Peter 1:19-20
And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
(NKJV)
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2. Bible Study Why the Bible is Believable
The Bible has a historical framework
Nehemiah 1:1-2; 2:1
Luke 3:1-2
Certain time, specific places, commonly known events
Lack of vagueness
Realistic
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3. Bible Study Why the Bible is Believable
The miraculous events of the Bible are recorded during the lifetime and verified by contemporary witnesses
Acts 26:22-27
Acts 2:1, 22-24, 37, 40-41
The people who first heard the claims could verify them
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4. John 10:37-38
If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”
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5. Bible Study Why the Bible is Believable
The Bible contains predictions and fulfillments separated by centuries
Acts 3:18-26
Psalm 22:1-21
How could such detailed descriptions be made hundreds of years before?
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6. Could they have been written after the fact?
David
Isaiah
1000 BC BC
Birth of Jesus
Death of Jesus
Could they have been written after the fact?
0-3 AD
30-33 AD

7. Septuagint
(Greek O.T.)
David
Isaiah
1000 BC BC
200 BC
The Old Testament Prophecies were documented, circulated, and even translated at least 200 years before Jesus
Birth of Jesus
Death of Jesus
0-3 AD
30-33 AD