1. God is perfect and His Word is perfect, so prophecy can be trusted.

2. God’s Word is perfect and many Bible prophecies have already been fulfilled, so His Word can be trusted. There are 1,817 individual prophecies in 8,352 verses. That would be 27% of all Scripture! There are over 300 Messianic prophecies with 60 about His birth and 26 about His death!

3. Jesus affirmed the reliability of prophecy.

4. God’s Word confirms Jesus as God’s Son and the fulfillment of prophecy! (All throughout the Psalms these words were confirmed.)

1. God’s Son will be King forever.

2. God's Son will come from David's line.

3. The Temple will be destroyed but God's Son will return.

4. Jesus would be born in Bethlehem.

5. Jesus would be born of a virgin.

6. Jesus would be crucified for our sins.

7. Jesus' death would bring grief to all.

1. When we look at prophecy, we know there is a Divine Intelligence at work! No one else could verify truth as God has!

2. God’s Word is historically accurate. Archeology points to this truth.

3. God’s Word is geographically accurate. Archeology points to this truth.

4. God’s Word is scientifically accurate. This truth continues to become evident.

1. I must use His Word as my source for salvation.

2. I must use His Word as a guide for my life.

3. I must use His Word as an absolute for right and wrong.

4. I must use His Word for my conduct in relationships.

5. I must use His Word for my hope for the future.

Josh McDowell relayed the statistical probability of one person fulfilling the Messianic prophecies as per the research of Peter Stoner, Professor Emeritus of Science at Westmont College. He calculated the probability of one man fulfilling just eight of the three hundred plus Messianic prophecies. “He conservatively estimated that the chance of one man fulfilling all eight prophecies was one in 10^17.” To illustrate how large the number 10^17 is (a figure with 17 zeros), Stoner gave this illustration; “Suppose that we take 10^17 silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas. They will cover all of the state two feet deep. Now mark one of these silver dollars and stir the whole mass thoroughly, all over the state. Blindfold a man and tell him that he can travel as far as he wishes, but he must pick up one silver dollar and say that this is the right one. What chance would he have of getting the right one?” In Jesus, not just eight but over three hundred were fulfilled!