There are literally hundreds of excellent websites that address this question and many truth tests are available. Let's just consider one such test here, specifically, the Bible's very own test for veracity. By its own standard the Bible says that if any single prophecy does not come true its prophet was not God-appointed and should be ignored (Deuteronomy 18:21-22). This standard of 100 percent accuracy leaves little room for error! Of the 2,500 prophecies recorded in the Bible around 80% have been fulfilled to the letter so far. The probability of this happening by chance and without error has been conservatively estimated as less than 1 in 102000. (That's a 1 with 2,000 zeros after it.) To put this number in perspective, the probability that the second law of thermodynamics will be reversed in a given situation (e.g., you start your car engine and it freezes instead of warming up), is only 1 in 1080.

Where did these figures come from? For the maths on prophecy fulfillment, plus some Biblical truth tests, visit the excellent Reasons to Believe website by visiting www.reasons.org

To give you an example of the specific nature of Biblical prophecies, consider the examples below of prophecies concerning Jesus Christ...

Prophecy Prediction & Fulfillment

• Isa. 7:14 Virgin-born... Luke 1:26-53
• Micah 5:2 ... in Bethlehem Matt. 2:1
• Hos 11.1 Flight into Egypt... Mt 2:14
• Je 31:15 ... to escape the massacre of the infants Mt 2:16
• Gen 49:10 Of the tribe of Judah Luke 3:33
• Isa. 7:14 Called Immanuel Matt. 1:23
• Isa. 9:1-2 Ministry in Galilee Matt. 4:12-16
• Zech. 9:9 Triumphal entry into Jerusalem Matt. 21:1-11
• Ps. 41:9 Betrayed by a friend... Matt. 26:20-25
• Zec 11:12 ... for 30 pieces of silver... Matt. 26:15
• Zec 11:13 ... & the money used to buy a potter's field Matt. 27:6,7
• Is 53:3 Rejected by Jews John 1:11
• Ps. 35:11 Falsely accused... Matt. 26:59-68
• Isa. 53:7 ... yet silent before accusers Matt. 27:12-14
• Isa 50:6 Smitten and spat upon Mark 14:65
• Is 53:4,5 Suffered vicariously (for you & me) Mt 8:16,17
• Isa. 53:12 Crucified with robbers Matt. 27:38
• Ps. 22:16 Hands and feet pierced... John 20:25
• Ps. 34:20 ... but bones not broken John 19:33
• Ps. 22:18 Lots cast for clothes John 19:23-24
• Ps. 22:15 Thirsted on the cross... John 19:28
• Ps 69:21 ... and given vinegar to drink John 19:29
• Ps 22.1 "My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Matt. 27.46
• Isa. 53:9 Buried in tomb of rich Matt. 27:57-61
• Ps 16:10 His resurrection Matt. 28:9
• Ps 68:18 His ascension Lu 24:50,51

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