What happens after death?
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this
the judgment (Hebrews 9:27)
Are you a good person by God’s standards?
The 10 commandments-have you broken any?- (Exodus Ch 20) Examples:
Have you ever told a lie at least once –(9th command Don’t bear false witness)
stolen anything–(8th Don’t Steal), looked at anyone with lust-7th
(Don’t commit adultery), used God’s name in vain-3rd…?
Guilty? You are guilty of sin and you are a sinner. Innocent? If you say you have no sin, you lie to yourself and call God a liar , see (1st John 1:8,10)
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (Romans 3:23)
Are you innocent or guilty before God on the day of Judgement?
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
(1st Corinthians 6 : 9-10)
the cowardly, the unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
(Revelation 21:8)
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? (Mark 8:36)
Why did God send his only Son to die?
One man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned (Romans 5:12)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.(Romans 6:23)
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
so Christ was offered once to bear[paid for] the sins of many.(Hebrews 9:27)
What must you do to be saved?
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved,” (Acts 16:31)
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. -(Romans 10:9)
Behold, nowis the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (2 Corinthians 6:2)
Religion VS Jesus
Many religions honour and exalt Jesus of Nazareth in some form; Islam believes he’s a great prophet. Some Hindus teach he’s an incarnation of some of their deities. Buddhists believe he’s enlightened. Many religions believe in doing many types of good works as a way to get yourself into Heaven, Nirvana, Paradise, etc.
But what does Jesus say?
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)
The Kingdom of God
Scriptural Evidence:
Hundreds of years Before Christ, prophecies regarding the Messiah, The Lord Jesus Christ and historical evidence for the New Testament
Old Testament Prophesies:
Psalms Ch22,16:v10,34:v20,49:v15,69:v21,110,Isaiah 53,Isaiah 7:14, 9:6,7,Micah 5:2 ,Zechariah 9:9,11:v12-13,12:v10,13:v7-9, 2 Samuel 7:14,Daniel CH9:25-26, Proverbs 30:4-5 …(Translated in Greek: Septuagint ~280BC, Ancient Dead Sea Scrolls ~300BC-70AD)
– Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (Prophet Isaiah ~500-700BC) (Matthew 1:18-23,Luke 1:26-32 ~1BC – Isaiah 9:6 – For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Prophet Isaiah ~700-500BC)
-Psalms 22:16-18 – The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. (King David ~1000BC)(Fulfilled in Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, Luke 23:34,
John 19:24 ~30-33AD Crucifixion of the Lord Jesus found in these 4 chapters)
-Isaiah 53: 3 …He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken. 9 And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. 11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities….(Prophet Isaiah~700-500BC)
New Testament – Eye Witnesses of Jesus Christ – Life of Jesus Christ and fulfilment of these prophecies :
Gospel of: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Gospel of John. Acts, Letters of Apostle Paul(Recognized by most secular historians written ~50AD), the rest of the scriptures.
Ancient & historical manuscripts 5800 Greek, 10000 Latin, 9300 others , 1stCentury manuscripts-Rylands Papyrus ~100AD, Magdalen Papyrus (37-70AD Dr Thiede), Oxyrhynichus Papyri, Chester Beatty Papyri. etc
Non Biblical / Secular Historical Records:
- Annals by Cornelius Tacitus Year 14-68 AD – “Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus,”
- THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS By Flavius Josephus Year ~37AD – 100 AD , See Book 18 CH3 – Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles.He was the Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.