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Creative Bible Study
TO AUTHENTICATE GOD'S MESSAGE:
Fulfilled prophecy proves that God's message is authentic (true). In Isaiah 41:21-23 God challenges the gods of the heathen nations to prove their power by foretelling future events. They could not do it because they were false gods:
Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and known the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods. (Isaiah 41:21-23)
TO CONFIRM GOD'S MESSENGER:
Prophecy confirms the true messengers of God:
The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him. (Jeremiah 28:9)
TO INSTRUCT BELIEVERS:
Believers are to receive instruction from prophecy and take heed (pay attention) to it:
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place. . . (II Peter 1:19)
IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING PROPHECY
There are three main reasons why it is important to study Bible prophecy:
1. All Scripture is inspired of God and is profitable for study:
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. (II Timothy 3:16-17)