NO MAN can accurately foretell the future in detail. That is beyond human ability.
However, the Creator of the universe possesses all the necessary facts and can even control events. Thus he can be spoken of as the One who is “telling from the beginning the finale, and from long ago the things that have not been done.”—Isaiah 46:10; 41:22, 23.
The Bible contains hundreds of prophecies. Have they been accurately fulfilled until now? If so, it would be a telling indication of the Bible’s being “inspired of God.” (2 Timothy 3:16, 17)
And it would create confidence in further prophecies regarding events yet to come. (Re 18.1-5; 21.3-4)
One quite interesting prophecy written 1,944 years ago is recorded in 2 Tim 3.1-5 which reads:
3 But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here.
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal,
3 having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness,
4 betrayers, headstrong, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away.
6 For from these arise those men who slyly work their way into households and lead as their captives weak women loaded down with sins, led by various desires,
7 always learning and yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge of truth.
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The Bibe is inspired by God. It is 100% accurate in all the phropecies yet to take place.
In the end times, it talks about the mark of the beast which one cannot buy, sell or trade. Well the technology is here for such a mark and maybe brought on by homeland security, identity theft, reform to the economic system, healthcare reform or a combinationo these events which is happening now.
Israel was describe as being the home of the Jews and thriving with fruits during the endtimes. Well Israel is amoung the top world exporters of fruits and home of the Jews now. Things of which Israel was not before WW2.
Also during the endtimes it was phropesizd that there would be an increase in natural disasters. Natural disasters have been increasing in frequency during teh last decades. In 1970 there was 14000 earthquakes in 2007 there were 32000.
The Bible is inspired by God. When they choose which books (and there were many) should be in the Bible it was done at two different locations, by different people. Both groups choose the same exact books.
The Bible is definitely NOT the Word of God. If God really wanted to write a book Jesus would have done it Himself and there would be no questions about it. It would also be a very different book.
Real power lies in the hands of those who write history and create the mythos upon which a society is based. In Biblical times this was the priesthood. They and the scribes they trained were the only literate members of society. The easiest way to keep people (women and slaves) in their place is to say that God ordained it that way and then produce a book to prove it.
No matter how inspired the authors were or by what source, the information had to filter through their minds and personalities. The Bible was written by men immersed in an ancient patriarchal culture. They all had agendas, whether it was keeping the social order, unifying doctrine, eliminating heresy or gaining converts. After studying it for years I've concluded that it's a pretty transparent piece of propaganda.
What I do value in the Bible is the story of Christ's life and teachings. I think He knew how misinterpreted and manipulated words can become and therefore lived in a way that would allow us to follow in His footsteps regardless of what anyone wrote about Him.
The links below objectively detail the origins of the Bible (1 & 2)
as well as the inconsistencies and inaccuracies (3)
There are many prophecies that have been fulfilled from the Bible. The book of Daniel is full of them in the prophecies of all the kings of the north and south from the Bible day's to our day! If that's not a wake up call I don't know what would be. Daniel even points out a marriage that is way out of bounds, one rival kings offspring marring another kings offspring changing the new kings headship very unexpectedly and unpredictably!
Also, through the prophet Isaiah, who lived in the eighth century B.C.E., Jehovah foretold that the city of Babylon would be destroyed. (Isaiah 13:19; 14:22, 23) Details were given to show just how this would happen. Invading armies would dry up Babylon’s river and march into the city without a battle. That is not all. Isaiah’s prophecy even named the king who would conquer Babylon—Cyrus.—Isaiah 44:27–45:2.
Some 200 years later—on the night of October 5/6, 539 B.C.E.—an army encamped near Babylon. Who was its commander? A Persian king named Cyrus. The stage was thus set for the fulfillment of an amazing prophecy. But would the army of Cyrus invade Babylon without a battle, as foretold?
The Babylonians were holding a festival that night and felt secure behind their massive city walls. Meanwhile, Cyrus cleverly diverted the water of the river that flowed through the city. Soon the water was shallow enough for his men to cross the riverbed and approach the walls of the city. But how would Cyrus’ army get past Babylon’s walls? For some reason, on that night the doors to the city were carelessly left open!
Regarding Babylon, it was foretold: “She will never be inhabited, nor will she reside for generation after generation. And there the Arab will not pitch his tent, and no shepherds will let their flocks lie down there.” (Isaiah 13:20) This prophecy did more than predict a city’s fall. It showed that Babylon would be desolated permanently. You can see evidence of the fulfillment of these words. The uninhabited site of ancient Babylon—about 50 miles [80 km] south of Baghdad, Iraq—is proof that what Jehovah spoke through Isaiah has been fulfilled: “I will sweep her with the broom of annihilation.”—Isaiah 14:22, 23.
If you study the Bible you find the prophecies. You need to search out God and he will reveal himself to you.
Two things:
1. The Bible is inspired by God the same way a poem is inspired by a sunset.
2. I think you're confused about the nature of Biblical prophecy. They aren't predictions, they are warnings.
The bible is primarily a teaching aid for knowing the revelation of God about our salvation and not so much about prophecy. I would rather leave to God and His providence, the future of our world and particularly, my life, I do not need to have advance information of what is going to happen.
i think the bible is fractional inspired by god. the book cannot truely tell of what God truely is like towards the world, the bible is more like a book of teaching more then a biography
"NO MAN can accurately foretell the future in detail. That is beyond human ability. "
correct.
has the bible? no.
I think predicting next week will have 7 days is more impressive than that.
Is it really inspired by God?
--It may be inspired, but I'm not.
I ain't have nothin' ta do with that.