A Prayer for the President & US.A: Part 1 - Every Reason to Believe
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Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.
Why are we warned not to despise prophecy?
Why are we encouraged to test prophecy?
“And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.
NATURE
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Conditions for life on Earth - and for any other planet:
Must revolve around a stable star (sun) - not too hot or to cold.
Must be perfectly distanced from that stable sun.
Must have a moon to prevent extreme climate shifts.
Must have a magnetic field to protect from solar radiation.
Must have plate tectonics to regulate carbon-silicate cycle.
Must have a shield, like Jupiter, providing protection from asteroids.
Must have a suitable atmosphere with right Oxygen and Nitrogen balance.
Right balance of water and land to create diverse ecosystems.
The odds of traveling into space and randomly finding a planet with these factors is 1 in 200 million.
SCRIPTURE
The New Testament, as a record of ancient history, is between 10 to 100 times more reliable than the recorded works of Homer, Plato, and Julius Caesar.
[Daniel 2 Metallic Man]
ARCHAEOLOGY
The odds that any archeological find would severely undermine the
Bible’s record of history are 1 in 1,000 while the odds of
archaeology strengthening biblical history are 1 in 3.
“Thus says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:
JESUS CHRIST - SON OF GOD, SON OF MAN
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
300 to 400 Old Testament Messianic prophecies find their fulfillment in one person - Jesus of Nazareth.
[Peter Stoner Slide - 1 in a quadrillion]
{Texas Silver Dollar Slide]
The odds of one person fulfilling 48 Old Testament Messianic prophecies are 1 to the 10 15th power.
Two beasts of Revelation 13
Amalgamated 1st Beast
Daniel 7 Beasts
Comparison of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And…”
“Fourth Beast is a Kingdom Slide”
Comparison of Daniel two and seven.
Ishtar Gate Slide
Comparison of Daniel two and seven.
“You are the head of gold” slide
Jeremiah, Ezekiel texts about lion and eagle
Comparison with Iron legs and Iron Teeth of fourth kingdom.
feet of iron and clay and ten horns slide
little horn slide
little horn uprooting three horns
little horn makes war with God slide
Homework : Use your bulletin insert and identify what nation is the Little Horn of Daniel 7 - which is also the identify of the first beast of Revelation 13.
The odds of one nation fulfilling all 10 identifying marks of the Little Horn in Daniel 7 are 1 in 166,667.
