We had Campaigners tonight, and I must say that it was one of the most baffling things I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. For the most part, we talked about statistics, and the odds of say getting struck by lightning, or getting hit by a meteorite. There was one stat though, that pretty much erased all possible doubt that Jesus is really the son of God.
We talked about the prophecies. There were 48 prophecies that had to do with Jesus really. For example, being born of a virgin, being spit on at the crucifixion, and other things that had to do with his life. Well, Good ole Pete told us a statistic of someone doing just 8 of those prophecies. The chances that anyone in the world could do eight of those prophecies, is the equivalent to covering the whole state of Texas with silver dollars, 2 feet high, no ground possible to see. Doing that, then having one set apart, like painted or something to that effect. Blindfolding someone, telling them, to find it, and them finding it on their first try. 1 to 10 million billion is the specific stat.
That's just the chances that someone does 8 of them. Now imagine the chances of someone doing all 48. I don't have some cleverly witted analogy for this, but the real statistic of this is 1 in a trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion. 1 in a trillion twelve times over! That's pretty close to impossible. I can already tell you, the chances of me doing that, are the same as this next stat that my friend Michael so cleverly told everyone.
We were talking, and Michael just comes out with, "You know, all of this is just extra, because he was born of a virgin..." Now, modern day science technology notwithstanding, that's impossible. It's never going to happen. Remember, Jesus lived back when the closest thing they could have even fathomed to be a cell phone was the tin can attached to a string, if even that! Yes, people can now be impregnated with modern day science and still be virgins, but let's think about this. This was before Amelia Earhart, and the airplane trip. This was before Thomas Edison and the light bulb. This seems pretty crazy that someone that didn't have the technology that we do now could be born of a virgin, unless he was set apart like Jesus was.
It was even prophesied that Jesus was to be born of a virgin. Someone said that the Messiah was to be born of a virgin. I don't know about you guys, but considering even science can't pack an argument against this, I am more inclined to believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is the man who fulfilled the 1 in a trillion twelve times over. He was buried in a rich mans tomb. He did rise after three days, he was not recognized by His own disciples at first, he was born of a virgin AND of the lineage of King David ect...
This is so great, that I am not only icing my head later tonight because I am so overwhelmed by numbers that my head hurts, but I am now officially cross that line that keeps me from just rising up every single day and saying that I am a true follower of Christ. I have faith that God will keep me as safe as I need to be. I've already said I don't wanna pray for safety anymore, I just want God's will to be my works. Now that I have the numbers game on my side as well, there is nothing that will stand in my way. Jesus is a real person, He is the Son of God, and he is, as Pete said, "The fingerprint of God". No one else can claim that. When they say one in a trillion twelve times over, they mean one person, and one person only. No one else is the Son of God. No one can come to me saying they're the Messiah because I can counter them with the very thing that many people like to use against me. Numbers.
Needless to say, this Campaigners was the best one I've ever been to, as it has really reloaded my heart with God. I sat in awe of this statistic for most of Campaigners because it seems so unreal. Most people would use this statistic to say it's not possible, but there's the one. I should say the One that was and is and is to come.
Love you guys.
TJ
"1 in a trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion. Those are the chances that one might fulfill all 48 of the prophecies." - Pete Lustig
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