“I can’t believe we’re finally on our way,” exclaimed Julie.  “When we began planning this trip last year, it seemed so far away.  But now we’re out of college.”  “And celebrating our graduation with a month-long tour of Europe,” added Meghan.  “All those months of no movies and no eating out are finally going to pay off.  This is going to be a great trip!”

Meghan’s husband, Mark, spoke up: “What I’m looking forward to most is getting a good look at the remains of those glorious empires of the past.  The castles, the towers, the fortresses – I’ve dreamed of a trip like this for years.  I’ve never been able to decide which of those old kingdoms were the greatest of all: Spanish, French, Greek, Roman, British – all of them had some pretty glorious days.”

“You’re right, it will be pretty awesome to see the ruins in Athens and in Rome,” Julie said.  “But I’ve got to tell you, Mark, I already know which kingdom stands as the greatest of all time.”  “Absolutely,” said Julie’s husband Bill.  “I think we’ve told you that we recently became Christians.  And we’ve learned some amazing things about a kingdom that is far superior to any we’re going to see on this trip.”

“Yeah?” Mark asked.  “I’d like to hear a little about this ‘supreme kingdom’.  We’ve got some time before we arrive at our next stop.  How about telling us some of what you’ve learned.  I’d really like to know.”  “Yes,” Meghan agreed.  “I’d like to hear it, too.”

Bill began: “One of the really amazing things about this kingdom is that people were talking about it hundreds of years before it actually came into existence.”  And with that, Bill pulled his Bible out of his backpack and began.

“Prophecy” is the idea Bill had in mind.  Prophecy is a prominent feature of the Bible.  The Bible claims to be different from any other book; it claims to be from God.  This God described in the Bible has not been silent, but has revealed His will through men called “prophets”.  In the Biblical sense, a prophet is a spokesman for God.  Most of the time, he simply spoke God’s message.  But sometimes these prophets were given special messages, predictions of future events.  These predictions often spoke of things that would come to pass many years later.  This amazing predictive ability of the Bible is one reason why we can know that the Bible is really the word of God.

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