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Can You Believe
Bible Prophecy?
by Noel Hornor and Roger Foster
If you aren't sure whether the Bible
should be trusted as the inspired Word of God, you belong to a significant majority.
Surveys of Americans, Europeans and others repeatedly confirm that few know what
the Bible says.
The majority of those questioned could not even recall the names of the four Gospels
(Matthew, Mark, Luke and John).
Most people are familiar with some stories from the Bible but have limited knowledge
and understanding of its content. Many who say they do not believe the Bible reject
it without even reading it.
Our educational systems lock out the Bible. Even religious leaders vigorously disagree
on which and how much of its teachings apply to whom. Those who take the time to
study it are in the distinct minority. It is little wonder biblical illiteracy is
so widespread.
The Importance of Prophecy
The Bible claims that it was inspired by God. It even quotes Him saying, "I am
God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning,
and from ancient times things that are not yet done . . ." (Isaiah 46:9-10,
emphasis added throughout).
How credible is the Bible's claim that it can foretell the future, that it contains
the very words of God predicting events long before they come to pass? Can we find
reliable evidence to back up this statement?
On a more personal level, what evidence would make that claim believable to you?
Are you prepared to accept the reliability of the Bible if its claims can be documented
and verified? If the Bible indeed predicts the future--and if God Himself will bring
to pass what the Bible foretells--what are the implications for us of that demonstration
of God's inspiration and power?
Believe it or not, it is prophecy, the most-scoffed-at part of Scripture, that is
one of the elements of the Bible easiest to check for accuracy. Many biblical prophecies
have already come to pass. By comparing the Bible's predictions with what actually
happened, we can test the Bible's reliability. We can discover for ourselves whether
it should be regarded as the inspired Word of God.
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