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“WE HAVE THE PROPHETIC WORD MADE MORE SURE,
WHICH YOU DO WELL TO HEED AS A LIGHT THAT SHINES IN A DARK PLACE...

NO PROPHECY OF SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION.
FOR PROPHECY NEVER CAME BY THE WILL OF MAN,

BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPOKE AS THEY WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.”
2 Pet. 1:19-21

There exists a mathematical principle called "the Law of Compound Probability." This mathematical law can be
used to calculate the odds that are against a happenstance fulfillment of prophetic predictions. By this method,
we are able to rule out completely factors of coincidence, chance, or even human manipulation in the fulfillment
of biblical prophecy. When compounded by a specific set of conditions, requirements, or qualifications,
the probability of one individual who could precisely fulfill only eight of the three hundred prophecies relating
to Christ places the odds at 1 in 10 (18th power). For us non-mathematical geniuses, that is the same as
1 followed by 18 zeros.

(1,000,000,000,000,000,000)

To help understand even that 269 THOUSAND
enormous figure, SQUARE MILES
it is equivalent to covering the
entire state of Texas 2 feet
deep in silver dollars,
specially marking one of them,
and instructing a blindfolded
man to pick the right silver
dollar on the first try.

That kind of illustration
I can understand!
Let us remember that we
are only dealing with eight
of the three-hundred
prophecies pertaining to
the life of Christ.

The more details you add to a prophetic event, the more complex it becomes to fulfill it. For instance let us say
that you predict that the Denver Broncos football team will beat the Cleveland Browns. Your odds are 50-50 to
be right. However let us add that the score will be 24 to 21. Your odds have just sky-rocketed because of this
specific detail. Let us add the fact that a field-goal won the game. Odds again sky-rocket beyond
comprehension. Let us add that the winning field goal was in overtime. Odds sky-rocket again. Let us predict
that a bad call by the ref cost Cleveland a touch-down. Up go the odds again! Let us say that bad call took
place during the overtime period. The odds sky-rocket again. Let us predict that a big fight took place on the
field over that bad call. The odds increase dramatically! Let us predict that one of the players for Cleveland was
so seriously injured that he was lost for the season. Up go the odds again.

Now we have the scenario of a detailed “prophecy” whose odds are

(1,000,000,000,000,000,000) to 1 against fulfillment