Jesus and Bible Prophecy

Can the end be known from the beginning?
Has that which is still to come already been revealed?


Do you know what is to come?

 

'About the time of the end, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the Prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition."
Sir Issac Newton 1642-1727

'All things are mortal, except the Jew. Other forces pass but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?'
Mark Twain 1835-1910

'Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.'
The LORD to the prophet Daniel ~530 B.C

Contents

Introduction - A challenge from the God of Prophecy!
The Past - 10 Prophecies of Jesus the Messiah
The Past, Present and Future - 10 Prophecies of the nation of Israel
The Present and Future - 10 Prophecies of the end of this age

A challenge from the God of Prophecy!

Is there anyway of knowing who the true God is?
Is there anyway of knowing whether the Bible is the word of God?
Can we know what is still to come for this world?

For God to be God, He must know all things. That's obvious. That includes everything that has happened, is happening, and most incredibly, what will happen in the future. The God of the Bible says this about Himself -

Isaiah 46:9-10 ' I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come . I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'

So not only does the God of the Bible know all things, but He has chosen to make known to us, through the Bible, what is still to come! In fact, even more than that, the God of the Bible CHALLENGES any so-called 'gods' to do the same!!!

Isaiah 41:21-23 “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King. “ Bring in your idols to tell us what is going to happen . Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come, tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. '

Yahweh, the God of the Bible issues this challenge because He knows that there are no other Gods. He alone is God, and therefore, it stands to reason, that He alone is the only one who could accurately and consistently declare the end from the beginning! In view of this, it should not surprise us to learn that there are no detailed prophecies in the Koran (Islam's holy book), the Hindu Vedas, the book of Mormon, or the sayings of Buddha. The reason being that it is impossible to consistently and accurately predict specific future events unless you are God! Yet nearly 30% of the entire Bible is devoted to prophecy of what is to come! So let's examine some of the different prophecies contained in the Bible. This will be split up into the following categories: prophecies of the Messiah, prophecies concerning Israel, and prophecies concerning the conditions in the last days.

10 Old Testament Prophecies Concerning The Messiah


No prophecy foretold the coming of Buddha, Confucius or Muhammad. Yet there are hundreds concerning Jesus Christ, the Messiah. All of these prophecies were fulfilled in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Please also remember that all of the Old Testament prophecies were spoken, and recorded, hundreds of years before Jesus came to earth.

Old Testament Prophecy New Testament Fulfillment Comment

1. The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem

(~700BC) Micah 5:2 'But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.'

Matt 2:1-6 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?..." When King Herod heard this he was disturbed... When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. In Bethlehem in Judea, they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' '

Here is a prophecy that stated that the coming king of Israel would come from Bethlehem. The ancient Jewish Rabbi's knew and recorded that this was a prophecy concerning the coming Messiah. This is evident from the text itself for the coming ruler is said to have origins from ancient times, or everlasting as other translations say. So did Jesus come from Bethlehem? Yes.

2. The Messiah would be preceded by a messenger

(~460 BC) Malachi 3:1 "Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the Lord of hosts.

Matt 3:1-2 'In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.'


John 1:21, 23 They asked him (John the Baptist), "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?"... John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' "

The Hebrew prophets foretold that the coming of the Messiah would be proceeded by a messenger that would prepare the way for Him. Did that occur with Jesus? We know it did for John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus, came first to preach repentance and turn the hearts of the people back to the Lord.

3. The Messiah would enter Jerusalem on a colt

(~ 520 BC) Zechariah 9:9 'Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy King comes to you... humble riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'

Luke 19:33-38 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" They replied, "The Lord needs it." They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along... the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"'

Here is another verse which the ancient Jewish Rabbis knew to be about the coming Messiah. It states that their King, the Messiah, would ride into Jerusalem humbly on the foal of a donkey. Did Jesus fulfill this prophecy? Yes!

4. The Messiah would be betrayed by a friend

(~1000 BC) Psalm 41:9 'Yes, my own friend in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me

John 13:18-22 I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture: 'He who shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me.' I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He... After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me."

Here was a prophecy that stated that the Messiah would be betrayed by a friend. Jesus quoted this very scripture before the betrayal even took place!

5. The Messiah would be valued at thirty pieces of silver

(~ 520 BC) Zechariah 11:12-13 'I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter.'

Matthew 26:14-15 Then one of the Twelve--the one called Judas Iscariot-- went to the chief priests and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.'

This is a remarkable prophecy for it is God who says 'Cast it to the potter that magnificent (sarcasm!) price at which they valued me...' How could man put a price on God? It doesn't make sense until God Himself, Jesus Christ, came to earth and was valued and betrayed for exactly 30 pieces of silver! This was the amount that Judas received for betraying Jesus.

6. The Messiah's betrayal money would be thrown into the temple

(~ 520 BC) Zechariah 11:12-13 'I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter.'

Matthew 27:5-7 'So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money." So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners.'

The second part of this prophecy is interesting as well. It states that the 30 pieces of silver that the Lord was valued at would be thrown into the house of the Lord, to the potter. This was fulfilled in the betrayal of Jesus through the actions of Judas as recorded:

7. The Messiah would be wounded and crushed - for our peace!

(~700 BC) Isaiah 53:5 'But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed..'

Matt 27:26 'Then they released Barabbas unto them and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified

This is just one verse from the famous and amazing Messianic chapter, Isaiah 53. It gives the reason why the Messiah would be wounded and crushed - He was crushed for our iniquities, this great prophecy states, and by His wounds and death, we can be granted peace with God.

8. The Messiah would be crucified! They would pierce His hands and feet

(~1000 BC) Psalms 22:14-16 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet

Luke 23:33 'And when they came to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.'

John 19:36-37 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."

Psalm 22, where this prophecy is found, was written by King David about 1000 BC and begins with the very words that Jesus spoke from the cross. It describes the act of crucifixion in detail. What makes this remarkable is that crucifixion was not practiced by the Jews (stoning was their form of capital punishment) and didn't exist at the time when this Psalm was written. The Encyclopedia Britannica states that the earliest use of crucifixion was in 519 BC when "Darius I, king of Persia, crucified 3,000 political opponents in Babylon". Yet crucifixion is described in detail 500 years before this in Psalm 22 and 1000 years before the Messiah died in this manner!

9. They would cast lots for the Messiah's clothing

(~ 1000 BC) Psalm 22:18 'They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.'

Matt 27:35 'And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.'

Among the many prophecies from Psalm 22, this verse also tells us that the Messiah's clothing would be divided among those watching and specifically that they would cast lots for it. This was fulfilled just as described above 1000 years before it came to pass

10. The Messiah would rise from the dead!

(~1000 BC) Psalms 16:9-11 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Acts 2:29-32 'Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet... and seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.'

This is a prophecy that states that the Messiah would not be abandoned in the grave and nor would His body see decay. The bodies of all that die decay in the ground. But not the Messiah. He would not be left in the grave but would see the path and newness of life! He would be raised!

Statisticians have calculated that for all of the above prophecies to be fulfilled in one person it is a combined probability of One chance in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000! And this is limiting ourselves to just these 10 prophecies! Jesus claimed to be the fulfillment of the Old Testament Messianic prophecies, and now we have seen that His life and death did accurately fulfill these prophecies made hundreds of years before.

For further information, see Messiah Revealed .

10 Prophecies Concerning The Nation of Israel

By far, the greatest number of prophecies in the Bible concern the nation of Israel. In fact, many have said that if you want to know what time it is on God's clock, then look at the nation of Israel, for she shall be the center of attention in the fulfillment of Bible prophecies in these last days. Today we live in an age when the entire focus of the world is upon a tiny strip of land in the Middle East called Israel. So lets have a look at what Bible prophecy says about this nation.

Bible Prophecy Comment

1. Disobedience would lead to the nation of Israel being scattered amongst all nations.

Deuteronomy 28:64 'Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other.'

See also Lev 26:33, Jer 9:16, Ezek 12:15. In all, 6 different books of the Bible predict the scattering of Israel amongst all the nations of the earth. History records this being fulfilled in 70 AD when Jerusalem was destroyed by the Roman Empire and the remaining Jews were scattered amongst the nations.

2. No rest for their souls while in exile amongst the nations

Deuteronomy 28:65-66 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart. You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life.

For nearly 2000 years following the destruction in 70AD, the 'wandering Jew' has lived without a homeland, subject to the strongest racial prejudice and torment suffered by any people group. From the day they were scattered to the day Hitler devised his 'final solution to the Jewish problem', this prophecy spoken by Moses has sadly been fulfilled.

3. God himself would restore the Jews to the land of Israel from all the nations

Jeremiah 16:14-16 However, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when men will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’ but they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’ For I will restore them to the land I gave their forefathers.'

In all, 13 books of the Bible speak of the nation of Israel being restored in their land from the nations in which they were scattered. This prophecy became history in 1948 when the United Nations granted a homeland to the Jewish people and the nation of Israel was reborn! See also Jer 3:14, 31:8-9, Isa 60:8-9, Deut 30:3, Amos 9:15.

4. The desolate land of Israel would again blossom and be fruitful in the last days.

Zechariah 7:14 'I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations, where they were strangers. The land was left so desolate behind them that no one could come or go.'
Isaiah 27:6 In the days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill the world with fruit.

History records that while the Jewish people were exiled amongst many nations, the land of Israel was a barren desert. See also Lev 26:33, Ezek 15:8, Jer 9:12-13, 23:10, 44:22, Isa 32:13. But of how it buds today! Not only has God bought the Jewish people back into their land like He said He would in the last days, but He has also blessed the land so that they now export flowers and fruit around the world! Satellite photos show the green pastures of the nation of Israel, in sharp contrast with the surrounding desert lands of the Arab nations. See also Isa 35:1, Ezek 36:35.

5. God Himself would defend Israel and cause Israel to be mighty in battle

Zechariah 12:8 On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD going before them.'

Taken in context, this verse speaks about God defending Israel in a battle to come in the last days. Have we not seen this miraculously occur several times since Israel became a nation again in 1948? They have been greatly outnumbered in key Arab-Israeli wars in 1948, 1967, and 1973. Yet Israel exists! God has seen to that!

6. In the last days, Jerusalem would be a burden to the entire world

Zechariah 12:2-3 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about ... And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces.'

Turn on your TV and watch the news. What nation and what city would you most likely expect to see? Israel and Jerusalem! Today, Jerusalem is a burden that causes trembling for all the nations just as God foretold. What makes this prophecy even more remarkable is that when the prophet Zechariah spoke these words around 520BC, Jerusalem lay in ruins. But God said it would become the focus of the world's attention! Today, Israel has 0.01% of the worlds population, yet 33% of the United Nations resolutions have been passed concerning her!

7. In the end, all nations shall come against Israel

Zechariah 14:2 I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped.'

Apart from the USA, Israel has few allies. In a recent conference on racism in South Africa, the Israeli and United States delegates were forced to walk out as the other participating nations vented their anger towards Israel and tried to declare it a racist state. One day, the Bible predicts, she will have no allies, and all nations shall be gathered against her. The TV news will show you that we are on the road towards that battle. But if the odds seem a little uneven, please read the next prophecy that the Bible predicts...

8. God Himself, Jesus Christ, will return and fight for Israel against the attacking nations

Zechariah 14:3-4 Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.

You may have heard of this battle to come. It's called the battle of Armageddon because of the location where the nations assemble themselves before attacking. The book of Revelation puts it like this... Revelation 16:14-16 They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty... Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Revelation also prophecies the return of Jesus Christ on this day saying... Revelation 19:11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.

9. The nation of Israel will finally recognize that Jesus was their Messiah, whom they crucified!

Zechariah 12:9-10 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem. And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.'

What a day that will be! Even though the Bible predicted that the Messiah would die, and have His feet and hands pierced, the nation of Israel has, for the last 2000 years, hardened their heart and not believed that Jesus was their Messiah. At the time of the end, they will again look to the one whom they pierced and oh how great the mourning and sadness will be on that day for what they did! Yet Jesus will pour out His grace upon Israel!

10. God will judge the nations depending upon their treatment of the Jewish people

Joel 1:1-2 In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.

Today we live in an age where we hear all the time about a 'Middle-East peace process'. It essentially comes down to 'Israel give up more of your land and we won't send as many suicide bombers into your cities...' It seems everyone wants a slice of Jerusalem for themselves. For this, and the world's repeated and continual abysmal treatment of the Jewish people, the judgment of God will come.

These prophecies are not vague like Nostradamus or modern day 'so-called' psychics. They are detailed and specific in their application. Time and space does not permit us to go into the many other prophecies concerning the nation of Israel. Yet such things as a false peace, the rebuilding of the third Jewish temple, and a coming great persecution of the Jewish people under a world leader have all been prophesied. It will all take place because God has said it.

10 Prophecies & Signs Concerning The End Of The Age

While the key sign of the end times is the rebirth of Israel, as mentioned above, there are many important signs to look out for to recognize the end of the age. Several of these are repeated consistently by Jesus Himself, and writers of the New Testament.

Bible Prophecy Comment

1. An increase in disasters, plagues and wars

Matt 24:3-7 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered: '...You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.'

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. That our generation has seen a marked increase in famines and earthquakes has been thoroughly documented. The word 'nation' in this passage can also be translated 'ethnic group'. Again, even within nations there has been a great increase in the unrest between races. In Luke 21:11 it also speaks of 'pestilences in various places'. The Bible calls all these things that will come upon the earth as 'birth pains'. Like a natural birth, they incdicate that something, or rather someone, is coming and increase until they arrive!

2. A rise in false religious leaders, deception and those claiming to be Christ.

Matt 24:4-5 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

Again, our generation has seen a flood of guru's and so-called Christ's invade our culture as the west has opened itself up to Hinduism in the form of the New Age.

3. A falling away from the true faith in Jesus Christ.

Matt 24:10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other.
2 Thes 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the day of the Lord - God's judgment upon the earth) will not come unless the apostasy (a falling away from the faith) comes first.

It is sad to see, but our generation has seen a great move away from Biblical Christianity, in favour of ecumenicalism and unity with all faiths. This is setting the scene for the one world religion which will occur in the last days and is a direct result of the deception prophesied about and mentioned above.

4. An explosion in knowledge and travel.

Daniel 12:4 But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.'
Isaiah 27:6 In the days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill the world with fruit.

This increase in knowledge is occurring now at an exponential rate. This is due to the internet and the sharing of all knowledge. We now play God with the very genes and DNA that make us human. Surely Jesus will have to return soon, for where will this lead if left in the hands of a fallen creation?

5. General signs concerning the condition of the human heart.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power.'

The Bible says that in the last days humanity will love themselves, money, and pleasure... but not God! - In our age, self-esteem and loving yourself is in... boasting and pride is promoted! Family life is breaking down as people are becoming more disobedient towards parents, unthankful, unloving, and unforgiving. Jesus also said that the days of His second coming will be like the days of Noah (Matt 24:37 - known for it's immense wickedness) and the days of Lot (Luke 17:28-30 - known for its sexual sins of homoexuality)

6. God's people will be persecuted, hated and killed.

Matt 24:9 Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

A recent report on persecution stated that more Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in all previous centuries combined... and the 21st century has started of worse still! Another recent report researched 33 countries and reported that 75% of all religious persecution is against Christians! Unfortunately it will only increase.

7. The emergence of a world leader

Revelation 13:3-8 The whole world was astonished and followed the beast (the Antichrist, who will rule the world)... and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?" And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.

Listen to the world leaders today as they speak of global government and a 'New World Order'. All around the nations stager from one crisis to the next. Many world dictates already come from the UN. Soon the nations will cry for a single leader that can get us out of this mess. Even non-Christians can see that we are heading for a one world government. This is what the Bible predicted nearly 2000 years ago. This government will be given into the hands of the most wicked man this world has ever known. The Bible tells us that this coming world leader will come out of a 10 king (or kingdom) stage. (Dan 7:24, Rev 17:12-13)

8. The coming third Jewish temple

Mat 24:15-16 "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION... standing in the holy place... then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
2Th 2:3-4 ...the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

The Bible declares that the Antichrist will put himself in a rebuilt Jewish temple in the last days and declare himself to be God. Both Jesus and Paul taught this. So there must be a rebuilt temple in the last days. The temple doesn't exist yet but the Jewish Temple Institute has been preparing everything that they need for years to rebuild the temple and are ready to go. There is currently the problem of the Muslim 'Dome of the Rock' on the temple site but the Bible prophecy of this rebuilt Jewish temple will come about.


9. A global financial system and the mark of the beast!

Revelation 13:16,17 He (the antichrist) also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.

What was an absurd impossibility 2000 years ago, is rapidly becoming reality today. Does anyone really doubt that this is where we are going with today's technology? We already place microchips in our cats and dogs to give them a unique identifier. People are openly speaking of plans, such as ID2020, to give everyone a global ID. If we are to have a one world government, then what better way to control the people than to control all finance and trade? It is a clear sign of the age in which we live that we now have the technology to control finance in this way.

10. A mocking of Jesus' return and the signs of His coming

2 Peter 3:3-4 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”

The last sign could well be the saddest. The Apostle Peter tells us that despite the signs that are clearly seen, people will scoff and mock at the thought that the end of the age and the return of Jesus are coming. They prefer just to believe that everything will carry on as it always has. I trust and hope that you, having read the key Bible prophecies listed on this page, take these things seriously and are not among those that mock.

We started by showing the challenge that the God of the Bible issues for all other 'gods' - that is, to accurately predict the things which will take place in the future. And they can't! No other religion would dare to base it's validity on the basis of repeated and accurate predictions. Yet the Bible is full of prophecy from the first book to the last! If you are looking for proof of God or the Bible, here it is! All the prophecies that I have mentioned above have either already taken place, or are heading in that direction in our age.

 

It can only be explained by this - that the God of the Bible is the true God and He has given enough evidence for those who truly want to find the truth!

Is that you?