Does God exist: Evidence 6 - Prophetic evidence

There are several more evidences we can lay out to show, to a degree, the evidence we have of God's existence. Each of the previous five evidences, while not being exhaustive, gives a basis for which we can articulate some acknowledge of God's existence and can lay the foundation for further study. This last installment is no different. The only difference is the basis from which it begins its study.

The root of this evidence is found in the Scripture. The reason for it being last is because unless there is a fundamental acceptance that some proof can be had, the Bible itself will be rejected as evidence. Because we have given five layers of defense for God's existance, it is not hard to now accept the truth of the Bible. Why? The Bible is what tells us about God and therefore the best record we have to knowing and understanding God comes from the Bible. But one more evidence must be given. How do we know that God is true? We can see, from the Bible, statements and claims, made by God, and whether those statements came true. Why? If God did not exist, how did the individuals in the Bible tell of future events without seeing those events, or even being alive when they occur? For example, we have Daniel who prophecies of the future kingdoms that are to come after Babylon. Even those who disagree with Christianity, affirm the prophecies were amazingly accurate to the tune of 100%. Of course, they reject the notion that Daniel wrote this before they happened, but further evidence has now shown Daniel is older than originally assumed.

We can duplicate these same things with Isaiah, Ezekiel, Abraham, etc. Each one gave a prophecy of which they themselves would not witness in their lifetime. But going deeper, all of the prophecies that were given were done through the revealing of the future by God. If God did not exist, how were the prophecies so accurately given? Some may argue and say it was a lucky guess. How is that possible for prophecies that are 1500 years old be "guessed"? Some may say they were seers who were given messages. Ok. Where did those messages come from? And even if the messages did come from somewhere else, would that not allow the existence of a "spirit" realm? If that is the case, why accept those notions but then reject the possibility of God? There cannot be one without the other.

The very fact that prophecy has been given, sometimes hundreds, sometimes thousands of years before, and were fulfilled is a strong argument for a God who knows everything, past, present, and future. Of course, we would be wrong to ignore prophecies that have yet been fulfilled. To assume they will not is to ignore the record of what has been done. If the prophecies that have been fulfilled have been done at a rate of 100%, why doubt the ones that have not been fulfilled yet?

Again, this is not going to be exhaustive. For that, many have spent almost their whole lives studying, writing, and defending the truth and reality of God using these and many other arguments. If you are reading this, I would encourage anyone who doubts God's existence to consider the basic and simple evidences provided here. Then, using these points, study deeper.

If God exists, then what He says is true. If what He says is true, then the Bible is real. If the Bible is real, what it says about us and our eternity is also profound. Is it worth the risk of being wrong?