BIBLE PROPHECIES | JESUS (14)

1. Jesus

a) JESUS is acknowledged by Christians as the Son of God and the only path to salvation. Jesus was born about 2000 years ago in Bethlehem. Jesus not only prophesied, but he is the fulfillment of many Messianic prophecies. Jesus was also unique in that he prophesied about his own life and about the impact that his words would have on the world. He said that His words would never be forgotten and that they would be taught to people everywhere in the world. Today, we can see with our own eyes, that Jesus' words are the best known of any person in the history. We can also see that there are Christians in virtually every part of the world. In fact, Christianity is the first worldwide religion.

b) Bible prophecies are listed below.

2. Bible Prophecies

a) Jesus foretold that the Gospel would be preached throughout the world. 

Matthew 24:14 New International Version (NIV) 

¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.  

3. Written: During the first century 

a) In Matthew 24:14, Jesus prophesied that the Gospel would be preached throughout the world. The word Gospel means "good news." It refers to the good news that by the grace of God our sins are removed because of the redeeming work of Jesus Christ. 

b) Soon after Jesus was resurrected about 2,000 years ago, some of his followers, including the Apostles and Paul the evangelist, began traveling to tell people about Jesus and about God's offer of salvation through Jesus. 

c) Christianity was not a legally recognized religion within the Roman Empire during the first three centuries after the resurrection of Jesus. The evangelists were often persecuted and sometimes executed. Even so, the Apostles and Paul, and many others, were willing to risk their lives. 

d) Despite the Roman government's treatment of Christians, Christianity spread throughout the Roman world and became the predominant religion there, while continuing to spread throughout other parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. Christianity later spread to the other continents and became the first religion to establish a significant presence on each of the world's inhabitable continents.