April 16, 2025 • 20 mins
HOLY WEEK FOR CHRISTIANS:
With are the turmoil in the world I decided to do a deep dive into the case for Christianity, Is the claims of the bible true? or is it a myth or just a story. In this episode i use my investigative lens to look into the facts that two atheist found at different time's and place's, but for the same reason. These two men Josh McDowell and Lee Strobel set out to disprove the bible and the claims of Jesus that He was the son of God. In Josh's book, "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" and Lee's book "The Case for Christ" they both became convicted that the bible was true. These two men aren't push overs, Lee is an award wining Journalist and Jose a very successful attorney. In this episode I share a summary of what they found. Check it out and see what you think. Happy Easter.
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(00:05):
Hello, this is a PrivateInvestigator Experience podcast
and I'm your host, Phil.
I also look at world eventsthrough my investigative lens,
provide some facts for everyoneto make their own decisions
about.
Over the years, I've looked atterrorist attacks, stalker
(00:27):
issues around celebrities andother high net worth people,
political decisions that willaffect our way of life and
changes in laws that can affectour free speech.
My first effort in its endeavorwas back in the seventies when I
got involved in Israel andLebanon and started discovering
terrorism.
(00:48):
And my first book, hostileIntent was my case study on
finding the source of terrorism,written in an investigative
style.
It's got some things in it thatpeople think are fiction.
That didn't really happen, butthey did.
And so this is Holy.
And most people in the UnitedStates know what that is.
(01:10):
And even out around the worldChristians are the majority in
the US we're Christian nationformed on biblical principles,
and that's factual.
If anyone wants to go back andlook at the founding documents
and our founding fathers in whatthey wrote and what they said,
but I'm amazed at the number ofpeople who don't know anything
about God or.
(01:31):
Who professed to be atheists orwere agnostics.
And so this Holy week in theChristian religion is probably
the two things that are at thetop of the list is the birth of
Jesus.
And then Easter, which was thedeath of Jesus on the cross.
If it true, that Christiansclaim that Jesus is the son of
(01:56):
God.
He came to earth as a man toredeem sinful men kind.
Is that real or is it just amyth?
I decided to take a deep diveinvestigation to take a look at
this.
I wanna share some facts thatyou can consider for yourself if
these claims aren't true.
I'm gonna be looking at the liesof two individuals.
(02:17):
They were atheists.
Both of them started.
The first was a man by the nameof Josh McDowell, who wrote a
book called Evidence ThatDemands a Verdict.
This book was written many yearsago and he was an attorney.
(02:39):
He very skilled attorney whodecided that he was going to
disprove Christianity, though hetook his legal approaches, was
as if preparing a case forcourt, have all the facts enough
to beyond the reasonable doubt.
I'm gonna tell you about hisstory a little bit.
Josh is now a respectedChristian apologetics writer,
(03:01):
offering a thorough examinationof evidence for the faith.
Let me ask you this, what ifhistorical evidence supporting
Christianity is true?
What would you do?
Would you explore it if youdon't know anything about
Christianity?
(03:22):
And then I'm gonna look at asecond individual who was a
skeptical journalist named LeeStrobel.
Imagine hardened atheist, armedwith a notepad and a to disprove
Christianity.
He defined himself, persuaded bythe fact that is Lee Strobel's
(03:44):
story.
His was detailed in a book forChrist.
Turned medal doubter into abeliever.
And so let's unpack both ofthese lives and they're very
similar.
They were both in about a twoyear journey and they found out
some of the same facts as theywent along.
(04:06):
So I'm gonna pulling themtogether and just lay out a few
things here in, and first off,Strobel wasn't just journal.
He was an award winning legaleditor for the Chicago Tribune
newspaper.
He was trained to chase Blackand expose truth.
(04:28):
When his wife became aChristian, it sparked a
peripheral crisis for him.
He saw it as a challenge to hisAtheistic worldview.
Launched a two yearinvestigation interviewing top
scholar.
Determined to debunk theirfaith, but the evidence he found
(04:48):
flipped the script.
Let's look at some evidence thathe found out.
The Bible's manuscript evidenceis unparalleled.
24,000 total New Testamentmanuscripts Latin and Coptic and
others.
They dwarf any other ancientworker.
(05:11):
The time gap between theoriginal writings and the
earliest copies are remarkably,it's a short timeframe.
The John Ryland's fragmentedrecord ad 1 25.
Is dated within about 35 yearsof the gospel of John's
composition.
(05:31):
Then we have the archeologicaldiscoveries such as the hitite
civilization.
It was once thought to be amyth, but it was confirmed in
the 19th century consistent withbiblical accounts over
skepticism.
Then we have the Dead seaScrolls.
These are dated between two 50BC and AD 68, and they include
(05:57):
nearly the entire Old Testamentwith the Isaiah Scroll showing
95% textual accuracy compared tocopies.
Then we have more findings thattell Dan Steele dated to the
19th century BC and this is theearliest extra biblical
(06:21):
reference to the house of David,king David and his historical
existence.
Even if you're aware the Biblehaven't been around
Christianity.
You heard of King David, whichwas a very famous man and leader
in Israel.
Then we had another story.
From the Bible.
The pool of this was mentionedin John nine seven, and this was
(06:42):
extubated in 2004 in Jerusalem,it matched a New Testament
description of its location andfunction.
It's not a myth anymore.
And then some people say theBible's been corrupted over
time.
Textural criticism, let's dothis, reveals 99.5% accuracy in
(07:05):
the New Testament manuscriptwith the variance, mostly minor,
like a spelling or a word order.
Definitely no core doctrine iseffective.
Let's dive into two key areasthat rock Strobel's skepticism,
the reliability of the NewTestament and the evidence for
(07:29):
Jesus' resurrection, and that iswhat's being celebrated on this
coming Sunday.
These aren't are just abstractideas.
They're the concrete pillarsthat support the Christian
faith.
I think by the end you'll seewhite Strobel couldn't walk away
(07:50):
from what he discovered and whyit just might matter to you.
Okay, so the reliability of theNew Testament, can we trust the
New Testament as a historicaldocument.
If its shaky the whole casecrumble.
If it holds up, everythingchanges.
(08:12):
Stroble asked this question andthe answers he got were game
changers.
The gospels were written withindecades of Jesus' life.
Mark was around 70 a d just 40years after Jesus' death.
Then we have James, the halfbrother of Jesus who wrote James
(08:34):
in AD 45.
And that's just a blink inhistorical terms.
But compare that to Alexanderthe Great's biography.
It was written 400 years afterhis death, and no one doubted
its core facts.
They take it as truth 400 yearslater.
(08:54):
Why then should we doubt theGospels Paul's letter like.
From, 55 AD included a creedabout Jesus's resurrection that
scholars were able to tracewithin two to five years of the
event.
And that's close.
(09:14):
This closeness meanseyewitnesses.
Were still around people whocould say, that's not how it
happened.
It didn't happen at all.
We know that didn't happen.
There wasn't anybody that stoodup because it happened to be
true In the manuscript evidence,we've got over 5,000 Greek
manuscripts of the NewTestament, blows every other
(09:37):
ancient text out of the water.
This mountain of copies, whichscholars compare them, he seemed
to gather the original with over99% accuracy.
It's mind blowing, right?
Most differences are tiny thingslike Jesus versus Jesus Christ,
or misspelled word.
(09:58):
Nothing that shakes the bigpicture.
contrast with other ancient workor gaps and guesses are common.
The New Testament preservationis unmatched.
Then we could look at morearcheological support.
Dig sites keep backing up TheNew Testament.
(10:21):
In 1961, the Pilate inscriptionswere found on rocks that proof
Pilate was real and that he wasliving in that timeframe.
The pool of Bethesda.
John five skeptics called itfake until archeologists found
it in Jerusalem, exactly whereJohn said it was.
(10:45):
Then the village where Jesusgrew up, Nazareth that existence
was questioned too, but digsuncovered that first century
village very real, just asdescribed.
These fines and many more.
We don't even have time to gointo show the gospel writers
knew their stuff.
They weren't making up or peopleStrobel went on and to talk to a
(11:09):
renowned expert, Dr.
Craig Bloomberg.
He was a New Testament expertwho'd studied this text for
years and decades.
Bloomberg said the gospels,check all the boxes for
reliability, early accounts,multiple sources and details
(11:30):
that match history.
He highlighted the embarrassingbit like Peter denying Jesus
three times after he wasarrested or the disciples to
argued over who's greatest whywould these unless they're true
Bloomberg's work on gospelauthorship and transmission gave
(11:56):
Strobel hard data.
But what about thecontradictions, skeptics asked.
Sure.
Now, one gospel says one angelat the tomb.
Another says two.
Think of it like this.
If you have two witnesses to acar accident each, see it from a
different angle, but the crashstill happened.
(12:17):
These variations showindependence, not collusion.
Fabricated stories would line upperfectly.
Bloomberg told Strobel minordiscrepancies are a hallmark of
authentic testimony, a flaw.
What about the evidence for theresurrection Objection.
(12:38):
They say the resurrection isimpossible.
Let's look at that.
If there is a transcendent Godthat exists, miracles are
possible and possible.
We have the empty tomb 500 pluswitnesses, The resurrection is
Christianity's make or breakmoment if it's real.
(13:00):
Jesus is who he said he was.
Game over for skepticism.
Strobel found three big cluesthat point to Yes.
Let's unpack them the emptytube.
All four gospels say the tubewas empty.
Was found by women, and in thattimeframe, women's word didn't
count for much.
(13:20):
It's a bold move if you'refaking it.
Jesus' enemies didn't deny it.
They said the disciple stole thebody, that an admission, that
the tomb empty.
That was in Matthew 28, 11through 15.
The location was publicknowledge.
Romans and Jewish readerscould've paraded a body if he
(13:43):
was still there.
They didn't because the tomb wasempty.
No, grave robbers don'tunwrapped, bodies, and the
disciples weren't exactly masterthieves.
Then we have thepost-resurrection appearances.
Over 500 people saw Jesus alive,there was Thomas who needed to
(14:08):
touch the wounds to believefrom, was a John 2024 to 29.
And then we have James, Jesus'brother.
He went from a skeptic to achurch leader after seeing him,
family is the hardest to.
Paul story, apostle Paul.
You might have heard of him whenyou're around the church or not.
(14:30):
He was a Christian hatingPharisee, who met Jesus on the
road to Damascus and became aapostle of Jesus.
And this was a casual changebecause the Apostle Paul was
running all over thecountryside.
Arresting, putting in prison andkilling Christians.
(14:52):
So this was a radical change forhim.
These weren't hallucinations.
Jesus ate fish, he talked, hungout.
Over 500 people don'thallucinate the same thing at
the same time.
Then we have post crucifixion.
The disciples were a messhiding.
(15:15):
Scared, hopeless.
Then suddenly they're preachingto crowds and facing death.
Peter went from denying Jesus todying for him crucified upside
down.
James was beheaded Liars don'tdie for a con.
They had no riches or fame togain just persecution.
(15:40):
Their courage, Grievesconviction, the shift happened
fast.
Within weeks, they'reproclaiming the resurrection in
Jerusalem where it could havebeen disproved at fault.
The disciple stole the body.
Nope.
They were too scared and thetomb had Roman guards who would
die if they failed.
(16:00):
Then what about the swo theory?
Jesus just fainted.
Roman executioners were proscrucifixion kills and the spear
thrust to aside confirmed that19 four, even if Jesus.
(16:22):
Beaten half dead guy does away atwo ton stone and inspire a
movement.
Every alternate theory fallsapart under scrutiny.
Strobel couldn't find one thatheld water Let's look at to the
Old Testament, Micah five two.
(16:42):
This specifies Bethlehem as amessiah.
Fulfilled precisely in Jesus'sper Matthew two one.
And despite Bethlehem obscurity,it proved to be true Another
example is Isaiah 53.
This was 700 years or 700 BCbefore Jesus'.
(17:09):
A suffering servant forhumanities sins and this easily
matched Jesus's crucifixion.
700 years later, John 1934, over300 Messianic prophecies aligned
with Jesus, including Psalm's22, 16 to 18.
(17:33):
The Pierce hands and.
Divided garments, which was doneby the soldiers before Jesus was
put on the cross.
This was written centuriesbefore crucifixion was even
invented.
The Dead Sea Scrolls dated preJesus time.
They contained all theseprophecies in the great Isaiah
(17:57):
Scroll with the whole book ofIsaiah on it ruled out.
And then what about amathematician?
Peter Stoner calculated the oddsof one's person fulfilling just
eight specific prophecies, as inone to power was 17.
(18:19):
A and this is like finding asingle marked silver dollar in a
two foot deep pile coveringTexas.
That's a pretty big chance.
I think that's probably morethan one than 300 million to win
the lottery.
Strobel's Bowl's digging showedthe New Testament stands up to
(18:41):
scrutiny early, preserved andarcheologically solid.
The resurrection evidence emptyto eyewitnesses.
These two skeptics.
McDowell and Strobel intobelievers.
(19:01):
This isn't blind faith.
These are two really smart men.
It's a case built on fact strongenough to sway, a hard nose
journalists and a professionalattorney.
You curious to call action, takea look.
Evidence.
(19:22):
By McDowell or Strobel's thecase for Christ.
Check it out.
Someone who who knows aboutthis, don't just nod and move
on, dig in, ask questions, testit yourself.
The evidence won't run away.
Skeptic.
(19:44):
And look where it got them ifJesus rose, he's more than a
teacher.
He's the son of God.
That's a truth worth wrestlingwith.
What would it mean for you ifit's real?
That's the question.
McDowell and Strobel couldn'tShake, and neither should we.
(20:07):
This evidence built the strongcase for Christianity.
I encourage you to investigateit for yourself and see where it
leads.
Please leave any comments orquestions or thoughts, ideas you
have on this, on any of theplatforms, so you can email me
at plittlepi777@gmail.com whatdo you think about the evidence?
(20:32):
If you like this, please shareit, subscribe and have other
people check it out.
I pray that you will feel God'slove and experience God in a
deeper way this Easter season.
Thank you.
May God bless you, your family,and may God bless America.
Hello, this is a PrivateInvestigator Experience podcast
and I'm your host, Phil.
I also look at world eventsthrough my investigative lens,
provide some facts for everyoneto make their own decisions
about.
Over the years, I've looked atterrorist attacks, stalker
(00:27):
issues around celebrities andother high net worth people,
political decisions that willaffect our way of life and
changes in laws that can affectour free speech.
My first effort in its endeavorwas back in the seventies when I
got involved in Israel andLebanon and started discovering
terrorism.
(00:48):
And my first book, hostileIntent was my case study on
finding the source of terrorism,written in an investigative
style.
It's got some things in it thatpeople think are fiction.
That didn't really happen, butthey did.
And so this is Holy.
And most people in the UnitedStates know what that is.
(01:10):
And even out around the worldChristians are the majority in
the US we're Christian nationformed on biblical principles,
and that's factual.
If anyone wants to go back andlook at the founding documents
and our founding fathers in whatthey wrote and what they said,
but I'm amazed at the number ofpeople who don't know anything
about God or.
(01:31):
Who professed to be atheists orwere agnostics.
And so this Holy week in theChristian religion is probably
the two things that are at thetop of the list is the birth of
Jesus.
And then Easter, which was thedeath of Jesus on the cross.
If it true, that Christiansclaim that Jesus is the son of
(01:56):
God.
He came to earth as a man toredeem sinful men kind.
Is that real or is it just amyth?
I decided to take a deep diveinvestigation to take a look at
this.
I wanna share some facts thatyou can consider for yourself if
these claims aren't true.
I'm gonna be looking at the liesof two individuals.
(02:17):
They were atheists.
Both of them started.
The first was a man by the nameof Josh McDowell, who wrote a
book called Evidence ThatDemands a Verdict.
This book was written many yearsago and he was an attorney.
(02:39):
He very skilled attorney whodecided that he was going to
disprove Christianity, though hetook his legal approaches, was
as if preparing a case forcourt, have all the facts enough
to beyond the reasonable doubt.
I'm gonna tell you about hisstory a little bit.
Josh is now a respectedChristian apologetics writer,
(03:01):
offering a thorough examinationof evidence for the faith.
Let me ask you this, what ifhistorical evidence supporting
Christianity is true?
What would you do?
Would you explore it if youdon't know anything about
Christianity?
(03:22):
And then I'm gonna look at asecond individual who was a
skeptical journalist named LeeStrobel.
Imagine hardened atheist, armedwith a notepad and a to disprove
Christianity.
He defined himself, persuaded bythe fact that is Lee Strobel's
(03:44):
story.
His was detailed in a book forChrist.
Turned medal doubter into abeliever.
And so let's unpack both ofthese lives and they're very
similar.
They were both in about a twoyear journey and they found out
some of the same facts as theywent along.
(04:06):
So I'm gonna pulling themtogether and just lay out a few
things here in, and first off,Strobel wasn't just journal.
He was an award winning legaleditor for the Chicago Tribune
newspaper.
He was trained to chase Blackand expose truth.
(04:28):
When his wife became aChristian, it sparked a
peripheral crisis for him.
He saw it as a challenge to hisAtheistic worldview.
Launched a two yearinvestigation interviewing top
scholar.
Determined to debunk theirfaith, but the evidence he found
(04:48):
flipped the script.
Let's look at some evidence thathe found out.
The Bible's manuscript evidenceis unparalleled.
24,000 total New Testamentmanuscripts Latin and Coptic and
others.
They dwarf any other ancientworker.
(05:11):
The time gap between theoriginal writings and the
earliest copies are remarkably,it's a short timeframe.
The John Ryland's fragmentedrecord ad 1 25.
Is dated within about 35 yearsof the gospel of John's
composition.
(05:31):
Then we have the archeologicaldiscoveries such as the hitite
civilization.
It was once thought to be amyth, but it was confirmed in
the 19th century consistent withbiblical accounts over
skepticism.
Then we have the Dead seaScrolls.
These are dated between two 50BC and AD 68, and they include
(05:57):
nearly the entire Old Testamentwith the Isaiah Scroll showing
95% textual accuracy compared tocopies.
Then we have more findings thattell Dan Steele dated to the
19th century BC and this is theearliest extra biblical
(06:21):
reference to the house of David,king David and his historical
existence.
Even if you're aware the Biblehaven't been around
Christianity.
You heard of King David, whichwas a very famous man and leader
in Israel.
Then we had another story.
From the Bible.
The pool of this was mentionedin John nine seven, and this was
(06:42):
extubated in 2004 in Jerusalem,it matched a New Testament
description of its location andfunction.
It's not a myth anymore.
And then some people say theBible's been corrupted over
time.
Textural criticism, let's dothis, reveals 99.5% accuracy in
(07:05):
the New Testament manuscriptwith the variance, mostly minor,
like a spelling or a word order.
Definitely no core doctrine iseffective.
Let's dive into two key areasthat rock Strobel's skepticism,
the reliability of the NewTestament and the evidence for
(07:29):
Jesus' resurrection, and that iswhat's being celebrated on this
coming Sunday.
These aren't are just abstractideas.
They're the concrete pillarsthat support the Christian
faith.
I think by the end you'll seewhite Strobel couldn't walk away
(07:50):
from what he discovered and whyit just might matter to you.
Okay, so the reliability of theNew Testament, can we trust the
New Testament as a historicaldocument.
If its shaky the whole casecrumble.
If it holds up, everythingchanges.
(08:12):
Stroble asked this question andthe answers he got were game
changers.
The gospels were written withindecades of Jesus' life.
Mark was around 70 a d just 40years after Jesus' death.
Then we have James, the halfbrother of Jesus who wrote James
(08:34):
in AD 45.
And that's just a blink inhistorical terms.
But compare that to Alexanderthe Great's biography.
It was written 400 years afterhis death, and no one doubted
its core facts.
They take it as truth 400 yearslater.
(08:54):
Why then should we doubt theGospels Paul's letter like.
From, 55 AD included a creedabout Jesus's resurrection that
scholars were able to tracewithin two to five years of the
event.
And that's close.
(09:14):
This closeness meanseyewitnesses.
Were still around people whocould say, that's not how it
happened.
It didn't happen at all.
We know that didn't happen.
There wasn't anybody that stoodup because it happened to be
true In the manuscript evidence,we've got over 5,000 Greek
manuscripts of the NewTestament, blows every other
(09:37):
ancient text out of the water.
This mountain of copies, whichscholars compare them, he seemed
to gather the original with over99% accuracy.
It's mind blowing, right?
Most differences are tiny thingslike Jesus versus Jesus Christ,
or misspelled word.
(09:58):
Nothing that shakes the bigpicture.
contrast with other ancient workor gaps and guesses are common.
The New Testament preservationis unmatched.
Then we could look at morearcheological support.
Dig sites keep backing up TheNew Testament.
(10:21):
In 1961, the Pilate inscriptionswere found on rocks that proof
Pilate was real and that he wasliving in that timeframe.
The pool of Bethesda.
John five skeptics called itfake until archeologists found
it in Jerusalem, exactly whereJohn said it was.
(10:45):
Then the village where Jesusgrew up, Nazareth that existence
was questioned too, but digsuncovered that first century
village very real, just asdescribed.
These fines and many more.
We don't even have time to gointo show the gospel writers
knew their stuff.
They weren't making up or peopleStrobel went on and to talk to a
(11:09):
renowned expert, Dr.
Craig Bloomberg.
He was a New Testament expertwho'd studied this text for
years and decades.
Bloomberg said the gospels,check all the boxes for
reliability, early accounts,multiple sources and details
(11:30):
that match history.
He highlighted the embarrassingbit like Peter denying Jesus
three times after he wasarrested or the disciples to
argued over who's greatest whywould these unless they're true
Bloomberg's work on gospelauthorship and transmission gave
(11:56):
Strobel hard data.
But what about thecontradictions, skeptics asked.
Sure.
Now, one gospel says one angelat the tomb.
Another says two.
Think of it like this.
If you have two witnesses to acar accident each, see it from a
different angle, but the crashstill happened.
(12:17):
These variations showindependence, not collusion.
Fabricated stories would line upperfectly.
Bloomberg told Strobel minordiscrepancies are a hallmark of
authentic testimony, a flaw.
What about the evidence for theresurrection Objection.
(12:38):
They say the resurrection isimpossible.
Let's look at that.
If there is a transcendent Godthat exists, miracles are
possible and possible.
We have the empty tomb 500 pluswitnesses, The resurrection is
Christianity's make or breakmoment if it's real.
(13:00):
Jesus is who he said he was.
Game over for skepticism.
Strobel found three big cluesthat point to Yes.
Let's unpack them the emptytube.
All four gospels say the tubewas empty.
Was found by women, and in thattimeframe, women's word didn't
count for much.
(13:20):
It's a bold move if you'refaking it.
Jesus' enemies didn't deny it.
They said the disciple stole thebody, that an admission, that
the tomb empty.
That was in Matthew 28, 11through 15.
The location was publicknowledge.
Romans and Jewish readerscould've paraded a body if he
(13:43):
was still there.
They didn't because the tomb wasempty.
No, grave robbers don'tunwrapped, bodies, and the
disciples weren't exactly masterthieves.
Then we have thepost-resurrection appearances.
Over 500 people saw Jesus alive,there was Thomas who needed to
(14:08):
touch the wounds to believefrom, was a John 2024 to 29.
And then we have James, Jesus'brother.
He went from a skeptic to achurch leader after seeing him,
family is the hardest to.
Paul story, apostle Paul.
You might have heard of him whenyou're around the church or not.
(14:30):
He was a Christian hatingPharisee, who met Jesus on the
road to Damascus and became aapostle of Jesus.
And this was a casual changebecause the Apostle Paul was
running all over thecountryside.
Arresting, putting in prison andkilling Christians.
(14:52):
So this was a radical change forhim.
These weren't hallucinations.
Jesus ate fish, he talked, hungout.
Over 500 people don'thallucinate the same thing at
the same time.
Then we have post crucifixion.
The disciples were a messhiding.
(15:15):
Scared, hopeless.
Then suddenly they're preachingto crowds and facing death.
Peter went from denying Jesus todying for him crucified upside
down.
James was beheaded Liars don'tdie for a con.
They had no riches or fame togain just persecution.
(15:40):
Their courage, Grievesconviction, the shift happened
fast.
Within weeks, they'reproclaiming the resurrection in
Jerusalem where it could havebeen disproved at fault.
The disciple stole the body.
Nope.
They were too scared and thetomb had Roman guards who would
die if they failed.
(16:00):
Then what about the swo theory?
Jesus just fainted.
Roman executioners were proscrucifixion kills and the spear
thrust to aside confirmed that19 four, even if Jesus.
(16:22):
Beaten half dead guy does away atwo ton stone and inspire a
movement.
Every alternate theory fallsapart under scrutiny.
Strobel couldn't find one thatheld water Let's look at to the
Old Testament, Micah five two.
(16:42):
This specifies Bethlehem as amessiah.
Fulfilled precisely in Jesus'sper Matthew two one.
And despite Bethlehem obscurity,it proved to be true Another
example is Isaiah 53.
This was 700 years or 700 BCbefore Jesus'.
(17:09):
A suffering servant forhumanities sins and this easily
matched Jesus's crucifixion.
700 years later, John 1934, over300 Messianic prophecies aligned
with Jesus, including Psalm's22, 16 to 18.
(17:33):
The Pierce hands and.
Divided garments, which was doneby the soldiers before Jesus was
put on the cross.
This was written centuriesbefore crucifixion was even
invented.
The Dead Sea Scrolls dated preJesus time.
They contained all theseprophecies in the great Isaiah
(17:57):
Scroll with the whole book ofIsaiah on it ruled out.
And then what about amathematician?
Peter Stoner calculated the oddsof one's person fulfilling just
eight specific prophecies, as inone to power was 17.
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A and this is like finding asingle marked silver dollar in a
two foot deep pile coveringTexas.
That's a pretty big chance.
I think that's probably morethan one than 300 million to win
the lottery.
Strobel's Bowl's digging showedthe New Testament stands up to
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scrutiny early, preserved andarcheologically solid.
The resurrection evidence emptyto eyewitnesses.
These two skeptics.
McDowell and Strobel intobelievers.
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This isn't blind faith.
These are two really smart men.
It's a case built on fact strongenough to sway, a hard nose
journalists and a professionalattorney.
You curious to call action, takea look.
Evidence.
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By McDowell or Strobel's thecase for Christ.
Check it out.
Someone who who knows aboutthis, don't just nod and move
on, dig in, ask questions, testit yourself.
The evidence won't run away.
Skeptic.
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And look where it got them ifJesus rose, he's more than a
teacher.
He's the son of God.
That's a truth worth wrestlingwith.
What would it mean for you ifit's real?
That's the question.
McDowell and Strobel couldn'tShake, and neither should we.
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This evidence built the strongcase for Christianity.
I encourage you to investigateit for yourself and see where it
leads.
Please leave any comments orquestions or thoughts, ideas you
have on this, on any of theplatforms, so you can email me
at plittlepi777@gmail.com whatdo you think about the evidence?
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If you like this, please shareit, subscribe and have other
people check it out.
I pray that you will feel God'slove and experience God in a
deeper way this Easter season.
Thank you.
May God bless you, your family,and may God bless America.
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