Lee Strobel
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What are the odds that any human being throughout history could fulfill 48 of these prophecies? And they calculated it was one chance in a trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion. That's equal to the number of atoms. It's like one atom in a trillion, trillion, billion universes.
What are the odds that any human being throughout history could fulfill 48 of these prophecies? And they calculated it was one chance in a trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion. That's equal to the number of atoms. It's like one atom in a trillion, trillion, billion universes.
I mean, this is an astronomical—it's not 12 trillion. It's 12 trillions, you know, the odds of any human being fulfilling these— Yeah, I talked to one physicist. I said, when you get the numbers that big, what are the odds it can actually happen? He said, oh, we scientists have a term for that. I said, what is it? He said, ain't going to happen. It ain't going to happen. And yet it did.
I mean, this is an astronomical—it's not 12 trillion. It's 12 trillions, you know, the odds of any human being fulfilling these— Yeah, I talked to one physicist. I said, when you get the numbers that big, what are the odds it can actually happen? He said, oh, we scientists have a term for that. I said, what is it? He said, ain't going to happen. It ain't going to happen. And yet it did.
I mean, this is an astronomical—it's not 12 trillion. It's 12 trillions, you know, the odds of any human being fulfilling these— Yeah, I talked to one physicist. I said, when you get the numbers that big, what are the odds it can actually happen? He said, oh, we scientists have a term for that. I said, what is it? He said, ain't going to happen. It ain't going to happen. And yet it did.
And it only happened in Jesus. He's the only one. And as you pointed out earlier, quite accurately, that because of the timeframe, if Jesus isn't the Messiah, there will never be one. Can't be. Can't be. Because he had to come before the temple was destroyed. The temple was destroyed in the 70s.
And it only happened in Jesus. He's the only one. And as you pointed out earlier, quite accurately, that because of the timeframe, if Jesus isn't the Messiah, there will never be one. Can't be. Can't be. Because he had to come before the temple was destroyed. The temple was destroyed in the 70s.
And it only happened in Jesus. He's the only one. And as you pointed out earlier, quite accurately, that because of the timeframe, if Jesus isn't the Messiah, there will never be one. Can't be. Can't be. Because he had to come before the temple was destroyed. The temple was destroyed in the 70s.
That's right.
That's right.
That's right.
Wow. So it's him or nothing.
Wow. So it's him or nothing.
Wow. So it's him or nothing.
It's interesting, too, that when you look at the Koran, which I read when I was doing my investigation, you know, trying to check out all the possible options and so forth, when you get to Surah 4, verse 156, 157, most people interpret it as saying Jesus was not crucified. and therefore couldn't have been resurrected. So... I thought they thought he was crucified, but he survived it.
It's interesting, too, that when you look at the Koran, which I read when I was doing my investigation, you know, trying to check out all the possible options and so forth, when you get to Surah 4, verse 156, 157, most people interpret it as saying Jesus was not crucified. and therefore couldn't have been resurrected. So... I thought they thought he was crucified, but he survived it.
It's interesting, too, that when you look at the Koran, which I read when I was doing my investigation, you know, trying to check out all the possible options and so forth, when you get to Surah 4, verse 156, 157, most people interpret it as saying Jesus was not crucified. and therefore couldn't have been resurrected. So... I thought they thought he was crucified, but he survived it.
It wasn't him. No, it wasn't him. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. God replaced him with something, there's Judas that he replaced him with.
It wasn't him. No, it wasn't him. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. God replaced him with something, there's Judas that he replaced him with.
It wasn't him. No, it wasn't him. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. God replaced him with something, there's Judas that he replaced him with.