6• Lesson Two

The Bible is strictly forbidden while writings and teachings of other religions are freely discussed and studied. The Bible has been challenged for centuries regarding it’s historical accuracy. Yet one by one the findings of archaeology and historians have defeated these challenges.

The Bible is now considered an important source book by many secular historians and archaeologists. Some important milestones in these areas have been the discovery of artifacts and tablets proving that the Hittite empire existed and the finding of an ancient level to the city of Jericho which matches in detail the story of its defeat at the hands of the Joshua-led Israelites.

C. The Bible has one aspect, however, that no other book on Earth has. It has a solid, 100% accurate record of fulfilled prophecy. It is in this area that the Bible gains irrefutable credibility. Perhaps the most exciting thing about its prophecies is that many are being fulfilled in our lifetime and many, many more are indicated for the very near future. These will be dealt with in a later lesson. Here is a tiny sampling of the Bible’s already fulfilled prophecies.

1. First advent Messianic prophecies: