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Evidences of the Bible And Frequently Asked Questions

Evidences of the Bible And Frequently Asked Questions. Fred Williams B.S. Electrical Engineering. 1 Peter 3:14-15. Defending the Bible Frequently Asked Questions.

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Evidences of the Bible And Frequently Asked Questions

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  1. Evidences of the Bible And Frequently Asked Questions Fred WilliamsB.S. Electrical Engineering 1 Peter 3:14-15

  2. Defending the Bible Frequently Asked Questions "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear. 1 Peter 3:14-15

  3. Evidences of the Bible • Accuracy of Prophecy • Advanced Medical Knowledge • Advanced Scientific Knowledge • Textual Integrity • Historical Accuracy • Archeology

  4. Accuracy Of Prophecy Isaiah 41:23 – Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods.Isaiah 48:5 – “Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say, 'My idols did them; my wooden image and metal god ordained them” • 2000 fulfilled prophecies in the Old Testament • 333 prophecies concerning Messiah

  5. Other Religious Prophesies Joseph Smith (Mormonism) - “My unborn child shall be called David, and will be Church President and King over Israel.” Prophecy of the Fifth Karmapa, DeshinShekpa (Buddhist scripture): “At that time happiness, like beholding the sun, in this Tibet will occur, I think”

  6. Fred’s prophecy • Many nations will fight against New York City • Iran will attack the mainland portion of New York City • The debris from the buildings in New York City will be thrown in the water • New York City will be made flat like the top of a rock • Fishermen will spread their nets over the heap that was once New York City • New York City will never be re-built • New York City's glory will never be restored • I will be considered a lunatic

  7. Ezekiel’s prophecy Many nations will fight against Tyre Ezekiel 26:3 - thus says the Lord GOD,' Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. Attackers/conquerors, from Encyclopedia Britannica – Nebuchadnezzar (573BC), Alexander the Great (332BC), Seleucids (200BC), Romans (64BC), Crusaders (1124AD), Muslim Arabs (1291AD)

  8. Ezekiel’s prophecy Nebuchadnezzar will attack the mainland portion of Tyre Ezekiel 26:7-8 I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon… He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword; Encyclopedia Britannica – After a 13 year siege (585-573 BC) by Nebuchadrezzar II, Tyre made terms and acknowledged Babylonian suzerainty.

  9. Ezekiel’s prophecy The debris from the buildings will be thrown in the water Ezekiel 26:12 They will…throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water. Encyclopedia Britanicca – Alexander the Great… completely destroyed the mainland portion of the town and used its rubble to build an immense causeway (some 2,600 feet long and 600–900 feet wide) to gain access to the island section.

  10. Ezekiel’s prophecy Tyre will be made a bare rock Fishermen will spread their nets over the site Ezekiel 26:14 And I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets. ...[Tyre] never regained the place she had previously held in the world. The larger part of the site of the once great city is now bare as the top of a rock - a place where the fishermen that still frequent the spot spread their nets to dry. - Philip Myers, General History for Colleges and High Schools, 1889, pg 55

  11. Ezekiel’s prophecy Tyre will not be re-built Tyre will never retain its former glory Ezekiel 26:14 - you shall never be rebuilt, for I the LORD have spoken,' says the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 26:20-21 "I shall bring terrors on you, and you will be no more; though you will be sought, you will never be found again” Encyclopedia Britannica – Captured and destroyed by the Muslim Mamluks in 1291, the town never recovered its former importance.

  12. The Port of TyreVirtualTourist Hard to believe, but it is from this tranquil fishing port that Phoenician Tyre ruled the Mediterranean Sea around 950 BC. At the time, Tyre was still an island, but since Alexander the Great's conquest in 332 BC, the island has been a peninsula connected to the mainland. Nowadays, the port hosts nothing but small wooden fishing boats, and the area around it is a pleasant place for a stroll and a meal.

  13. The Jewish Nation Deut 28:64 - "Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other” Noted Christian author David Hunt: “The fulfillment of hundreds of specific prophecies in the ancient and modern history of the Jewish people is God's great sign to mankind--a sign that no one can mistake or deny...Jewish history stands as a universal visible monument to God's existence” Ezekiel 11:16-18 “Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone." ' "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel." '

  14. Messianic Prophecies (Psalms 22:7-8) • All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: 'He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him • But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed • Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. • They have pierced my hands and my feet. • Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. • They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. • For the Gentiles shall seek him. (Isaiah 53:5) (Psalms 41:9) (Psalms 22:16) (Isaiah 53:12) (Zechariah 12:10) (Isaiah 11:10)

  15. Advanced Medical Knowledge • Sanitary practices: • Wash in running water (Numbers 19, 31, Leviticus 15) • Purify items through fire (Numbers 31) • Bury human waste outside of camp (Deut 23:12) • Burn animal waste (Leviticus 4:11-12) • Don’t eat animals that died of natural causes (Leviticus 7:24)

  16. Laws of quarantine (Leviticus 13, 14, 22, Numbers 19:20) Medic-Planet.com encyclopedia notes that “It was not until 1873 that leprosy could be shown to be infectious rather than hereditary.”

  17. Leviticus 13:51-52 If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is an active leprosy. It is unclean. He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague. • Bacteria Medic-Planet.com encyclopedia “[leprosy] can survive three weeks or longer outside the human body, such as in dust or on clothing”

  18. Circumcision and blood-clotting(Gen 17:12, Gen 21:14, Lev 12:3, Luke 2:21) • The First Antiseptic - Hyssop oil(Numbers 19:18, Psalm 51:7) • Dietary Guidelines(Genesis 1:29; Daniel 1:12-15)

  19. Advanced Scientific Knowledge “When the Bible touches on scientific subjects, it is entirely accurate.”- Dr. Donald DeYoung, Ph.D. (Physics)

  20. The earth and space "It is He who sits above the circle of the earth...(Isaiah 40:22)". “He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing (Job 26:7)".

  21. Vast number of stars in the universe ‘As the host of heaven (stars) cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David My servant’ (Jeremiah 33:22) "Therefore from one man, ...were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude-- innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore. (Hebrews 11:12)"

  22. Job 38:31 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades,

  23. Job 38:31 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?”

  24. The Laws of Thermodynamics “For the heavens will vanish away like smoke, the earth will grow old like a garment... (Isaiah 51:6)” “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; and they will all grow old like a garment; (Hebrews 1:10-11)”

  25. Wikipedia - Rain plays a role in the hydrologic cycle in which moisture from the oceans evaporates, condenses into drops, precipitates (falls) from the sky, and eventually returns to the ocean via rivers and streams to repeat the cycle again. • The Hydrologic Cycle

  26. The Hydrologic Cycle "All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; to the place from which the rivers come, there they return again (Ecclesiastes 1:7)". "For He draws up drops of water, which distill as rain from the mist, which the clouds drop down and pour abundantly on man. (Job 36:27-28)”

  27. Migrating Sea Turtles Have Magnetic Sense for LongitudeUS News & World Report, Feb 2011 "The most difficult part of open-sea navigation is determining longitude or east-west position. It took human navigators centuries to figure out how to determine longitude on their long-distance voyages" 

  28. “Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?” (Job 38:16) You have put all things under his feet…the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas. (Psalms 8:8) • Ocean Currents

  29. Man from dust Genesis 3:19 For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. Researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center confirmed that every element in man can be found in the soil, prompting one of the scientists to say “...the biblical scenario for the creation of life turns out to be not far off the mark” - Readers Digest, November 1982

  30. “Never make up your mind about any significant matter without first considering the evidence.” – Simon Greenleaf

  31. Textual Integrity WorkWhen WrittenEarliest CopyTime SpanNo. of copies Caesar (Gallic Wars) 100-44 B.C. A.D. 900 1000 yrs 10 Aristotle 384-322 B.C. A.D. 1100 1,400 yrs 49 Sophocles 496-406 B.C. A.D. 1000 1,400 yrs 193 Homer (Iliad) 900 B.C. 400 B.C. 500 yrs 643 New Testament A.D. 40-100 A.D. 125 25 yrs 24,000 “There is no body of ancient literature in the world which enjoys such a wealth of good textual attestation as the New Testament” - Scholar F.F. Bruce

  32. Bible vs Historians Comparison of 29 kings with archeological corroboration revealed the following: • The Bible precisely matched archeological artifacts in both the names and chronological order of the kings • Secular historian records seldom matched names precisely

  33. Bible vs Historians “That the Hebrew writers should have transliterated these names with such accuracy and conformity to philological principles is a wonderful proof of their thorough care and scholarship and of their access to the original sources. That the names should have been transmitted to us through so many copyings and so many centuries in so complete a state of preservation is a phenomenon unequaled in the history of literature.” - Dr. R.D. Wilson

  34. Luke, FIRST RANK HISTORIAN • Governors mentioned by Luke that many historians never believe existed were confirmed by the evidence excavated by Sir William Ramsay’s archeological team. • Without a single error, Luke was accurate in naming 32 countries, 54 cities, and 9 islands.

  35. Luke, FIRST RANK HISTORIAN I began with a mind unfavorable to it...but more recently I found myself brought into contact with the Book of Acts as an authority for the topography, antiquities, and society of Asia Minor. It was gradually borne upon me that in various details the narrative showed marvelous truth…Luke is a historian of the first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy...this author should be placed along with the very greatest historians. – Sir William Ramsey

  36. Archeology “It may be clearly stated categorically that no archeological discovery has ever controverted a single biblical reference. Scores of archeological findings have been made which confirm in clear outline or exact detail historical statements in the Bible.” – Nelson Glueck

  37. The Battle of Jericho Joshua 6:20-21 - So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

  38. Important Facts of History • Jesus lived • Jesus died by Crucifixion • Jesus was buried • The tomb was empty • The disciples believed in a literal risen Jesus • The disciples transformed from frightened doubters to bold proclaimers of the Gospel

  39. The Resurrection Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 1 Corinthians 15:12-14

  40. Frequently Asked QuestionsAndAnswering Objections 1 Peter 3:14-15

  41. Slavery and the Bible Facebook, March 13, 2012: “Consult the Bible, and you will discover that the creator of the universe clearly expects us to keep slaves. …The only real restraint God counsels on the subject of slavery is that we not beat our slaves so severely that we injure their eyes or their teeth (Exodus 21).  …while the abolitionists of the nineteenth century were morally right, they were on the losing side of a theological argument.”

  42. Slavery and the Bible • There are different types of “slavery” • Basic Servitude • Indentured Servitude • Vassalage • Chattel Slavery

  43. Basic Servitude, ANE "Freedom in the ancient Near East was a relative, not an absolute state, as the ambiguity of the term for "slave" in all the region's languages illustrates. "Slave" could be used to refer to a subordinate in the social ladder. Thus the subjects of a king were called his "slaves," even though they were free citizens. The king himself, if a vassal, was the "slave" of his emperor; kings, emperors, and commoners alike were "slaves" of the gods. Even a social inferior, when addressing a social superior, referred to himself out of politeness as "your slave.“ ” ‘A History of Ancient Near Eastern Law', vol 1 pg 40. A collaborative work of twenty-two scholars

  44. Basic Servitude, Bible Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon and other kings are regularly called slaves of Yahweh (Exod 32:13; Lev 25:55; 1 Sam 3:9; Ezra 9:11, etc.). All the subjects of Israel and Judah are called slaves of their kings, including even wives, sons, and brothers of the latter (1 Sam 17:8; 29:3; 2 Sam 19:5, etc.; cf. also Gen 27:37; 32:4). Ruth refers to herself as a slave girl of her relative Boaz (Ruth 3:9).

  45. Indentured Servitude, ANE A History of Ancient Near Eastern Law, vol 1 pg 585 - "Sales of wives, children, relatives, or oneself, due to financial duress, are a recurrent feature of the Nuzi socio-economic scene…Poverty was the cause of these agreements". (also see "Life in the Ancient Near East”, 3100-332 BCE, Daniel C. Snell, Yale:1997)

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