Jesus of Nazareth Defying the Science of Probability

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Jesus of Nazareth,
defying the Science of
Probability !
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3. Who is this Jesus of Nazareth?
Jesus, not just a distant historical character but
someone who is alive today, looking for a personal
relationship with you.
Jesus, not just a voice to hear but a person to get to
know.
Jesus, not somebody to be afraid of but someone to be a
friend of.
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4. Galatians 4:4-5
“but when the fullness of the time was come, God
sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the
law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we
might receive the adoption of sons.”
AKJV
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5. Matthew 27:35
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The vice of gambling
was not unknown to
Christ.

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9. What’s the probability of winning the
“The odds of winning the first prize RSA Lotto
jackpot are one in 13,983,816.”
1 chance in thirteen-million nine-hundred-and-
eighty-three-thousand-eight-hundred-and-sixteen!
www.smartluck.com/free-lottery-tips/rsa649.htm
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10. What’s the probability of winning the
If the odds of winning the first prize RSA Lotto
jackpot once are one in 13,983,816 then what
about x2 or x3 or x8 times?
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11. What’s the probability of accurately predicting the following?
1. That one man would be born into a particular family a
thousand years from now.
2. The city he would be born into.
3. The year he would be baptised.
4. The mode of transport he would use on a particular day in
the future.
5. That he would be betrayed by a friend.
6. The he sum (of cash) would be betrayed for.
7. Where he would die.
8. How he would meet his death.
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12. Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled sixty-one prophecies.
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Adapted from Josh McDowell, The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, chapter 8
(Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999)

13. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
Therefore the Lord himself shall
give you a sign; Behold, a virgin
shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name
Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14 AKJV
753 B.C
Fulfilment
But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the
Lord appeared unto him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, thou son
of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife: for that which
is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost.
Matthew 1:20

14. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord, that I will raise unto David
a righteous Branch, and a King
shall reign and prosper, and shall
execute judgment and justice in
the earth.
Jeremiah 23:5 AKJV
Prophesied in 600 B.C.
Jesus would be a descendent of
King David
Fulfilment
And Jesus himself began to be
about thirty years of age, being
(as was supposed) the son of
Joseph, which was the son of
Heli…which was the son of
Melea, which was the son of
Menan, which was the son of
Mattatha, which was the son of
Nathan, which was the son of
David,
Luke 3:23, 31 AKJV

15. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
And the Lord said unto me, Cast it
unto the potter: a goodly price
that I was prised at of them. And I
took the thirty pieces of silver, and
cast them to the potter in the
house of the Lord.
Zechariah 11:13 AKJV
487 B.C.
Fulfilment
and said unto them, What will ye
give me, and I will deliver him unto
you? And they covenanted with him
for thirty pieces of silver.
Matthew 26:15 AKJV
30 A.D.

16. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
For dogs have compassed me:
the assembly of the wicked have
inclosed me:
they pierced my hands and my
feet.
Psalm 22:16 AKJV
1000 B.C.
Fulfilment
And when they were come to the
place, which is called Calvary,
there they crucified him, and the
malefactors, one on the right hand,
and the other on the left
Luke 23:33 AKJV
30 A.D.

17. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
They part my garments among
them, and cast lots upon my
vesture
Psalm 22:18 AKJV
1000 B.C.
Fulfilment
And they crucified him, and parted
his garments, casting lots: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, They parted my
garments among them, and upon
my vesture did they cast lots.
Matthew 27:35 AKJV
30 A.D.

18. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of
Zion; shout, O daughter of
Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he is just, and
having salvation; lowly, and
riding upon an ass, and upon a
colt the foal of an ass
Zechariah 9:9 AKJV
500 B.C.
Fulfilment
and brought the ass, and the colt,
and put on them their clothes, and
they set him thereon.
Matthew 21:7 AKJV
30 A.D.

19. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
Behold, I will send my messenger,
and he shall prepare the way
before me: and the Lord, whom ye
seek, shall suddenly come to his
temple, even the messenger of the
covenant, whom ye delight in:
behold, he shall come, saith the
Lord of hosts.
Malachi 3:1 AKJV
500 B.C.
Fulfilment
John answered them, saying, I
baptize with water: but there
standeth one among you, whom ye
know not;
John 1:26 AKJV
27 A.D.

20. Let us examine just eight of these prophecies.
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Prophecy
The Lord thy God will raise up
unto thee a Prophet from the
midst of thee, of thy brethren, like
unto me; unto him ye shall
hearken;
Deuteronomy 18:15 AKJV
1260 B.C.
Fulfilment
Many of the people therefore, when
they heard this saying, said, Of a
truth this is the Prophet.
John 1:26 AKJV
27 A.D.

21. So, what then are the odds of fulfilling 8?
“Professor of mathematics Peter Stoner gave 600
students a math probability problem that would
determine the odds for one person fulfilling eight
specific prophecies.
First the students calculated the odds of one person
fulfilling all the conditions of one specific prophecy,
such as being betrayed by a friend for 30 pieces of
silver.
Then the students did their best to estimate the odds
for all of the eight prophecies combined”
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http://y-jesus.com/what-are-the-odds/

22. So, what then are the odds of fulfilling 8?
“The students calculated that the odds
against one person fulfilling all eight
prophecies are astronomical-
one in ten to the 21st power.
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http://y-jesus.com/what-are-the-odds/

23. So, what then are the odds of fulfilling 8?
“To illustrate that number, Stoner gave the
following example:
“First, blanket the entire Earth land mass
with silver dollars 120 feet high (36,5m).
Second, specially mark one of those dollars
and randomly bury it.
Third, ask a person to travel the Earth and
select the marked dollar, while blindfolded,
from the trillions of other dollars.”¹
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http://y-jesus.com/what-are-the-odds/
www.theunitconverter.com/feet-to-meters-conversion/120-feet-to-meters.html

24. So, what then are the odds of fulfilling 61?
The eight prophecies reviewed about the
Messiah were written by men from different
times and places between about 500 and 1,000
years before Jesus was born. Thus there was
no opportunity for collusion among them.
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http://y-jesus.com/what-are-the-odds/

25. So, what then are the odds of fulfilling 61?
Bible scholars tell us that nearly 300
references to 61 specific prophecies of the
Messiah were fulfilled by Jesus Christ.
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http://y-jesus.com/what-are-the-odds/

26. So, what then are the odds of fulfilling 61?
One mathematician’s estimate of those
impossible odds is
“one chance in a trillion, trillion, trillion,
trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion,
trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion.”
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http://y-jesus.com/what-are-the-odds/

27. Jesus of Nazareth is coming again.
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is
with me, to give every man according as his work
shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they
that do his commandments, that they may have
right to the tree of life, and may enter in through
the gates into the city.
Revelation 22: 12 -14 KJV
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28. Jesus of Nazareth is inviting us.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any
man hear my voice, and open the door, I will
come in to him, and will sup with him, and he
with me.
Revelation 3: 20 KJV
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29. Jesus of Nazareth is inviting us.
While it is said, To day if ye will hear his
voice, harden not your hearts, as in the
provocation.
Hebrews 3: 15 KJV
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30. Will we accept the invitation of Jesus of Nazareth?
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32. Jesus of Nazareth, the Host and the Meal!
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