“Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.”
The earliest known record of crucifixion comes from the Persian King Darius I (522–486 BCE). Yet this psalm was written by King David (1010–970 BCE). That means the details of Jesus crucifixion were prophesied 500 years before crucifixion was even “invented”, and 1000 years prior to Christ dying on the cross.
There are hundreds of completed prophecies in the Bible. Some are Messianic Prophecies about Jesus:
- death and resurrection - Gen 3,Dan 9:24
- born in Bethlehem – Micah 5:2
- born of a virgin – Isaiah 7:14
- His resurrection – Psalm 16:10
There are also confirmed Historical Prophecies, such as:
- The Fall of Babylon – Isaiah 13, Jeremiah 51 fulfilled 539 BC.
- The Destruction of Jerusalem – Luke 21:6 fulfilled AD 70.
- Scattering and regathering of Israel – Deuteronomy 30:3,
Ezekiel 37 fulfilled in 1948
There are literally hundreds of documented predictions like these that have been fulfilled. Couple that with the transformed lives we see from those who truly follow Christ, and it becomes evident that God does not require “blind faith”. In fact, some would argue it takes willful blindness not to believe.
Jesus said, "if you seek, you shall find”, so if you haven’t found it yet, you’re not looking hard enough. Some people don’t look hard enough on purpose… because if they find the true God, they can no longer claim to be Him.
And if there is no higher power than you, then you need some answers. Are you comfortable with the scenario that there was once nothing, and nothing happened to nothing until it exploded, creating everything, and then everything rearranged itself into self-replicating bits which then turned into dinosaurs? If that works for you then continue to follow yourself as your own god.
But if your heart doesn’t buy that, then seek truth and you will discover that you are not qualified to be God and there is overwhelming evidence that the position has already been filled by your eternal heavenly Father who loves you deeply.
“I maintained that God did not exist. I was also very angry with God for not existing.” - C. S. Lewis
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