The Bible is Gods Word 2 Tim 3:1617

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The Bible is Gods Word2 Tim 316-17

• Revelation
• Meaning of term
• Necessity
• Possible and Probable
• Can We Understand it?
• Can We Prove Anything By it?

God Infinite Omniscient
Inspired Bible

• Proofs of Inspiration
• Unity
• Fulfilled Prophecy
• Archaeological
• Accuracy
• Pre-scientific
• Style

Man Finite Limited
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Is It Likely That The Bible Would Present a
Consistent Message?

• Written over a 1,500 year span.
• Written by over 40 different authors.
• Written by men of diverse background (i.e.
  fishermen, statesmen, kings, herdsmen, etc.).
• Written in a wide variety of locations (i.e.
  prison, wilderness, palace, etc.).
• Written under various conditions (i.e. times of
  war, times of peace).

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Is It Likely That The Bible Would Present a
Consistent Message?

• Written on three continents Asia, Africa,
  Europe.
• Written in three languages Hebrew, Aramaic,
  Greek.
• Contains subject matter dealing with hundreds of
  the most controversial issues.
• In spite of all of its diversity, the Bible
  presents a consistent, unified message throughout.

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Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecy

• The fall of Babylon (Isa. 1319-22)
• The prophecy was given about 725 B.C.
• Babylon conquered the world about 626 B.C.
• Cyrus the Mede conquered Babylon in 539 B.C.
• The city disappeared completely after 10 B.C.

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Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecy

• What is Babylon like today?
• It is one of the most desolate places that I
  have ever visited (Werner Keller, The Bible As
  History, p. 299).
• A dead cityNot a column or an arch still stands
  to demonstrate the permanency of human work.
  Everything has crumbled into dust (Edward
  Chiera, letter written while excavating Babylon
  in 1927).