The document provides various facts about the Bible and Christianity. It discusses how the Bible was written over 1600 years by 40 men inspired by the Holy Spirit. It also mentions that Jesus is hinted at in the Old Testament but revealed in the New Testament. Additionally, it notes some key figures from the Bible like Jesus, Moses, Noah, John the Baptist, and Jesus' family members. The document aims to convey assorted details from the Bible in a concise manner.
2. “It is impossible to enslave,
mentally or socially, a bible-reading
people. The principles of the bible are
the groundwork of human freedom.”
― Horace Greeley
3. The first three words in the Bible are
'in the beginning'
The very last word used in the bible
is “Amen”
4. Noah’s family was on the ark
for over a year
dinosaurs were on the ark
God shut the doors of the ark
the ark landed in the middle east
5. Christ is not actually a name,
but a title.
Messiah in the Old Testament and
Christ in New Testament
both mean “anointed one”
6. Jesus was anointed with the power of
the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:38) and was
the promised redeemer.
The first promise of a redeemer in the
Bible was in Genesis 3:15.
7. “The mind of God is greater
than all the minds of men, so let all
men leave the gospel just as God
has delivered it unto us.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon
9. Jesus said He was the
Bread of life and the living bread
(John 6:35, 48, 51).
Light of the world (John 8:12)
Good shepherd (John 10:11, 14).
Way, the truth and the life (John 14:6).
10. Jesus outright claimed to be the Son
of God (John 10:36).
Liked to call himself the Son of man
(Matthew 20:28).
11. “Out of 100 men, one will read
the Bible, the other 99 will read the
Christian.”
― D.L. Moody
12. John the Baptist was
Jesus’ second cousin.
He was about 6 months older than Jesus
He declared Jesus as the “Lamb of God”
13. Jesus had several half-brothers and
sisters ( Matthew 12:46-47; 13:55-56).
Some brothers were named James,
Joses, Simon and Judas.
His sisters are not named in the
Bible.
14. History says that Yeshua’s
brother James became the head
of the church in Jerusalem
15. Simon from Cyrene helped Jesus carry
the cross up to Golgotha
Simon is also called Niger in Acts 13:1
was from the country of Libya
had two sons Alexander and Rufus
who were prominent in early church.
16. The first five books of the Bible,
referred to as the Pentateuch were
written by Moses
18. “Prayer will make a man cease
from sin, or sin will entice a
man to cease from prayer.”
― John Bunyan
19. “The Bible is the only book that states
how the world came to be, the birth of
man, the journey of man’s life to the
present time, and even what is going
to happen in the future”
20. The Bible gives all glory and honour
to the Heavenly Father Jesus Christ
(Yashua Massiah) is hidden in the Old
Testament and revealed in the New
Testament
21. The Bible was written by the Holy
Spirit through 40 men over a period
of about 1600 years dating from
1500 BC to about 100 years after
Christ.
22. “England has two books, the
Bible and Shakespeare. England
made Shakespeare, but the Bible
made England.” ― Victor Hugo