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Belshazzar – Discoveries Prove Bible True and Critics Wrong!

February 20, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream.”—Daniel 7:1 NIV

“In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, had a vision.”—Daniel 8:1 NIV

“King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them.”—Daniel 5:1 NIV

“Nebuchadnezzar his father”—Daniel 5:2 NAB

“His predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar”—Daniel 5:2 NLT

Nabonidus Chronicle mentioning Belshazzar — Cyrus of Persia reveals his exceedingly low estimation of the character of Belshazzar in the Nabonidus Chronicle

Until the 1870’s, Daniel (and works dependent on it) was the only source of information about Belshazzar. Critics, therefore, claimed that Daniel’s references to Belshazzar were fiction, and the author of Daniel was a fraud. At that time, all other extant sources said Nabonidus was the last king of Babylon. Critics were silenced when archival texts began to be discovered in Babylon, beginning with the Nabonidus Chronicle, which was written shortly after Babylon’s capture by the Medes and Persians in 539 BCE. Today, Belshazzar is well-authenticated as a historic personage through archaeological discoveries and studies. In fact, at least 37 archival texts have been discovered naming Belshazzar, proving he was a real person, and revealing his position to be exactly what the Bible says it to be, ruler of Babylon during his father’s extended absence, in the final years of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. read more

THE FALL OF BABYLON AND THE HISTORIAN HERODOTUS

February 19, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus recorded history that confirms the Bible’s predictions of the fall of Babylon.

“Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken”—Jeremiah 51:9 NIV

“A drought will strike her water supply, causing it to dry up”—Jeremiah 50:38 NLT

“Her mightiest warriors no longer fight. They stay in their barracks, their courage gone . . . The news is passed from one runner to the next as the messengers hurry to tell the king that his city has been captured. All the escape routes are blocked. The marshes have been set aflame, and the army is in a panic”—Jeremiah 51:29-32 NLT read more

Who Is The One Mediator Between Humans and God?

February 15, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 2 comments

Jesus the Mediator — Jesus is the Mediator between God and man. Yet Trinitarians claim Jesus is God.

The Bible says there is only ‘one mediator between humans and God.’ Who, or what, is that?

“This, then is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven . . . ‘”— Matthew 6:9 NIV.

“No one comes to the Father except through me”—John 14:6

“There is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus”—1 Timothy 2:5 NIV

While they all give ‘lip service’ (Mark 7:6-13) to the principles that the scriptures above express, Christian denominations have differing views on the exactly how the mediatorial relationship between them and God operates. So, yes, they all “say” that Jesus is the mediator, but in actual practice things are not exactly the way the Bible says they should be. For example, Catholics teach that Christians must go through their priesthood and their hierarchy, including their Pope, to have a relationship with God. Others teach that one can only have a relationship with God through their particular denomination, organization, or church. Some have even thought, or taught that a relationship with God was only possible through one particular pastor. Trinitarians often simply ignore this vital relationship. Let’s make clear what the scriptures say about this: read more

PROPHETIC ACCURACY! DANIEL – ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES

February 6, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Antiochos Epiphanes IV — Antiochos IV Epiphanes

Actions of this Syrian King, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, are foretold over 350 years in advance by Daniel’s God Yahweh, revealing them to his prophet for recording in Daniel 8:9-12, 23-25; Daniel 11:21-39. These visions are so extremely accurate in prophetic detail that critics, doubters and unbelievers claim that it is impossible that Daniel could have recorded them “in the first year of Darius the Mede”, which was in 537-536 BCE (Daniel 11:1 NIV), or “in the third year of Belshazzar” (Daniel 8:1 NIV), which was about 551 BCE. read more

Science & Bible Agree: Expanding Universe Had Early Beginning

February 6, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 42 comments

In the last 100 years, science has discovered that the universe is expanding. However, the men who wrote the Bible spoke of this concept when it was written about 2,500–3,500 years ago. But many people believe the Bible and science contradict one another, primarily because of the unscriptural assertions of “Young-Earth Creationism” (the earth and the universe were created in six 24-hour days about 6,000). Is this really so? Let’s examine some basic scientific concepts about the universe, and see how they compare to what the Bible says. read more

Antiochus IV Epiphanes–Accurately Foretold by Daniel

February 5, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Antiochus IV Epiphanes ruled the Seleucid (Syrian) kingdom from 175 to 164 BCE, and was foretold by Daniel, prophet of Yahweh. Epiphanes means “manifest,” and the name indicates that he claimed to be the earthly manifestation of Zeus. Antiochus attempted to unify his empire by imposing Hellenistic culture upon all its inhabitants. This policy brought him into sharp conﬂict with the Jews of the region later known as Palestine. Most Biblical scholars believe Antiochus to have been the “small” horn in Daniel 8:9 and the “contemptible person” of 11:21. His relations with the Jews are recorded in 1 and 2 Maccabees (Apocryphal books) and are prophetically depicted in Daniel 8:9-14,23,25 and 11:21-34. “Then from one of the prominent horns came a small horn whose power grew. very great. It extended toward the south and the east and toward the glorious land of Israel” (Daniel 8:9 NLT). He was infamous for establishing pagan worship in the Jerusalem temple. read more

HOW SHOULD WE VIEW IMMIGRANTS?

February 2, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

We live in a world today where xenophobia (fear of strangers) has taken hold. Many people have a negative view of immigrants. But if we want to follow Bible principles, how should we view immigrants?

“Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith” (Romans 4:11 NLT). Did you know that “a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner” (Genesis 12:10 NLT)? How would God view someone who would refuse to help, or even attempt to deport Abram? The Mosaic Law included this principle: “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE FOREIGNERS, because you were foreigners in Egypt” (Exodus 23:9 NLT). The entire nation of Israel lived in Egypt as foreigners for many years, and was not treated well during the final years. Instructive for us is: “Yahweh then said, ‘I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt’” (Exodus 4:7 NJB). Yahweh sees all. Did you know that young Jesus and his parents lived for a while as refugees in Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15)? read more

How Can Jesus Be God If He Is the Mediator?

January 26, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 2 comments

“There is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all”—1 Timothy 2:5,6 NIV

“Mediator. One who represents God to humans and humans to God–and who removes all alienation between them by offering himself as a ransom for ‘all'”—NIV Study Bible footnote on 1 Timothy 2:5

The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the mediator BETWEEN God and mankind.

“GOD-MAN” MEDIATOR CLAIMS

Trinitarians claim that Jesus is God, and their “God-man” also. How do they explain this apparent contradiction? read more

“Modern Humans Left Africa Much Earlier”?

January 26, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 1 comment

A new article on BBC News entitled “Modern humans left Africa much earlier” was published on January 25, 2018. The story can be read here.

Image from BBC article — *Israel Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv Uni*

Anthropological evolution is being revised again! Due to recent discoveries, “We have to rewrite the whole story of human evolution,” the article quotes researchers as admitting. If they only used the Bible as their guide, they wouldn’t have to keep constantly revising their story. They would know that the human race did not originate and spread abroad from Africa, but from the Tower of Babel area, which is located in what is northern Iraq today. “In that way (confusing their languages, Genesis 11:1-7), the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city. That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.” (Genesis 11:8,9 NLT) read more

Who is the Rock the Church is Built On?

January 25, 2018 BibleAuthenticity Comments 2 comments

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Jesus personally appointed Peter as the leader of the church, and the pope is Peter’s successor to that position. At the root of this doctrine is the claim that Jesus appointed Peter as leader when he called him a “rock.” But is this really what the Bible teaches?

Jesus Referred to Peter as a “Rock”

In Matthew 16, Jesus was speaking in front of a rather large cliff face near Caesarea Philippi. There is no doubt that this is historical, that is, it actually took place.

“You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church”—Matthew 16:18 NAB read more

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