ApologeticsApologeticsSession 1 – Intro and Prophecies about Jesus

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“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect” - 1 Peter 3:15

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1- Intro / Prophecies about Jesus2- Prophecies about Israel / End Times3- Archeology Exodus4- Archeology Israel and other5- Science of the Bible – Creation6- Science of the Bible – Flood/Other7- Integrity of Bible Text/Bible Codes8- Other Religions and their beliefs

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“Defense”, Acts 17 – Paul ReasonedNot for arguing, defendingNot blind faithStrengthen your faith – “treasure things in

your heart” Luke 2:19

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Why Prophecy?Why Prophecy?

Let them (other gods) bring forth and declare to us what is going to take place; As for the former events, declare what they were, That we may consider them and know their outcome. Or announce to us what is coming; Declare the things that are going to come afterward, That we may know that you are gods;

-Isaiah 41:22-23 NASB

Now I tell you before it comes, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [He].

-John 13:19 NASB

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One of the first PropheciesOne of the first Prophecies

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Adam

Seth

Enosh

Kenan

Mahalalel

Jared

Enoch

Methusaleh

Lamech

Noah

Man

Appointed

His Death Shall Bring

Mortal

Sorrow

The Blessed God

Shall Come Down

Preaching

Despairing

Rest

is

but

the

NAME MEANING

The Prophecy of DanielThe Prophecy of Daniel

Daniel lived in BabylonWrote the book during the fifth century BC

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Daniel’s 70th WeekDaniel’s 70th Week(Daniel 9:25-26)“From the issuing of a decree to restore

and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat even in times of distress”

“Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut-off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary...”

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TimelineTimeline8

Decree to rebuild temple

Messiah is cut-off

69 “weeks”

Jerusalem Destroyed

7 weeks 62 weeks

Calculation...Calculation...

7 + 62 = 69 weeks69 X 7 = 483 Hebrew/lunar years483 X 360 = 173,880 days173,880 days / 365 = 476 Solar years

Note: Hebrews used 360 day yearsWeek/“seven” = period of 7 years

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When?When?

Neh 2:1-8  ”And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes…I said to the king, "If it please the king, and if your servant has found favor before you, send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it."

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When?When?11

TimelineTimeline12

Decree to rebuild temple

Messiah is cut-off

476 solar years

Jerusalem Destroyed

March 14, 445 BC April 7, 32 AD

476 solar years(no 0 AD)

(Nehemiah 2:1-8) (Luke 19:42-44)

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What happened on that day?What happened on that day?

The triumphal entry (aka Palm Sunday)“And when Jesus approached, He saw the city

(Jerusalem) and wept over it, saying, ‘If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the days shall come upon you when your enemies will throw up a bank before you and surround you, and hem you in on every side, and level you to the ground and your children with you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

-Luke 19:42-44

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More about Jesus’s birthMore about Jesus’s birth

Who were the magi from the east?

Daniel 4:9 “master of the magicians”Daniel 5:11 “magicians, astrologers, etc”

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Other Prophecies...Other Prophecies...

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Prophecy Verse Fulfilled Born in Bethlehem Micah 5:2 Luke 2:4-7 Born of a Virgin Isaiah 7:14 Luke 1:26 Depised by own people Isaiah 53:3 John 1:11 Betrayed for 30 pieces silver

Zech 11:12 Matthew 26:15

Killed with criminals Isaiah 53:12 Matthew 15:27 Pierced Zech 12:10 John 20:27 Soldiers gamble for clothings

Psalm 22:17-18

Matthew 27:35

No bones broken Psalm 34:21 John 19:32 Buried with rich Isaiah 53:9 Matthew 27:57-60