Apologetics

Messianic Prophecies (more topics and links on apologetics to be added soon)

 

IN HONOR OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL - SEE HOW SPRING 1948 IS IN EZEKIEL 4

1948 Birth of Israel date In Ezekiel 4  –  Here is more amazing Bible precision that will speak to anyone, as they see that the May 1948 re-establishment of Israel was predicted to the exact month and year in Ezekiel 4 during 593 BC.

THE 3-MINUTE APOLOGETICS GAME CHANGER:

In today’s world more than ever, students need to be able to validate that the Bible is divinely inspired.  An effective way is to follow the lead of Jesus, Paul, Peter and others.

Learn how in 3-minutes of conversation, you can often create a thoughtful response from a non-believer or seeker.

Check out Luke 24. It’s interesting to note that the first two teachings Jesus delivered after the resurrection were to explain all the prophecies predicting his life,  and that Paul always used this as his opening remarks to bring credibility to the Messiah and Word.  I’ve found that if students have 2 or 3 fulfilled prophecies they can cite, then ask their friend: “How do you suppose that happened?”, the conversation suddenly takes a much more productive turn.    (This works for business people and educators too.) The probability of just a few prophecies coming true is 1 in the millions.   Also note that Matthew conveniently lays out many of these prophesies for us.

If Jesus made this a priority TWICE, just after his resurrection, shouldn’t we make this a part of our vocabulary?    Paul, Peter, John, Apollos, Priscilla and Aquilla all used this.   It’s not complicated, and only takes a few references to memorize and understand.

Here are some sample words you can memorize as a conversation starter:

“Did you know that all the details of Jesus life and death were written many hundreds of years before He was born written in over 200 instances by various authors and books in the Old Testament?   These include his family lineage, where he would be born, where he would preach, and the exact day He would enter Jerusalem in his final week, predicted 555 years in advance.  I can show you where to check this out.  If this is true, how is that possible?  Would it take a God outside of time to orchestrate this?  This message was “Truth 101″ in the early church, and has touched many in this century.  How would you explain this?”

Then show them this link of fulfilled prophecies.

 

Evidence AmazonDuring the 70’s Jesus Movement when I came to Christ, this was a key factor for me and many others to begin taking the Bible seriously, and in most cases delivered by Josh McDowell’s Evidence that Demands a Verdict.  A huge number of believers, including myself, can trace their conversions back to Chapter 9 of this book that discusses the above Messianic Prophecies, which caused us to seriously read the Bible, which led us to Christ.   There are many, many excellent scholarly books of course, but God significantly honored his work, and especially making popular the simple, straight-forward Luke 24 “Jesus apologetic approach”.  It’s time to again make this simple truth a mainstay of public conversation, and a part of every believer’s repertoire.

I’ve been doing a straw poll among students and found that even if they have been through long courses of apologetics training (and forgotten 90% of it) they are unable to insert a few of these key facts into a conversation with non-believers.   This can turn a long and  unproductive apologetics conversation into something based on easily provable facts:  What was written?  What was the result?   Also working with the Word itself, adds in the extra spiritual power that the Word carries.  This then opens the door for more in-depth apologetics discussion or prayer.  See some excellent authors at the end of this page.

Please pass this link along to anyone you know so that within a few years, the Fox News and other commentators say “Sure…Everyone already knows this!”

I propose a challenge:   Let’s work together to get every Christian high school and college student in your city to be able to cite just 3 of these prophecies, and their significance.  They should then be challenged to try this out on a few of their non-Christian friends, and come back to school or youth group and share their experience.    We can use this website, or the new “Luke 24 Project” Facebook page below.

Click the Bible below to select your 3 prophesies:

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Click the Bible Image for a summary of the Messianic Prophecies.  The first page will be enough for most to have under their belt.   It’s not complicated!

1948 Birth of Israel date In Ezekiel 4  –  Here is more amazing Bible precision that will speak to anyone, as they see that the May 1948 re-establishment of Israel was predicted to the exact month and year in Ezekial 4 during 593 BC.

facebook logo large downloadYou can LIKE the brand new Luke 24 Project Facebook page, and help spread the word.

More will be added to this page shortly.

We believe that this truth can once again be common knowledge in the next few years, and help change our nation, high schools, and colleges if you help spread the word.   Please share the link for this page with everyone and LIKE the Facebook Page.   See also Resources at www.BelieversCollegePrep.com.

To discuss further, contact:

jdecker@CollegeAssistancePlus.com 315-480-1232.

At Amazon:

Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell - Contains a good section on Messianic Prophecies

The Late Great Planet Earth - Hal Lindsey

OTHER APOLOGETICS RESOURCES:

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