Blonde the book that I mentioned for you to read will talk about some of the other historical writings. Take the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Why were these four selected for the bible as opposed to the 40 or 50 scriptures written about Jesus' life? The book I provided will explain why they were selected. With 40 or 50 accounts of Jesus life one could assume he most definitely did live.
When I referred to the God I know being worshipped since the beginning of man I am not saying 2,000 years. I'm talking about God the Father. The same God referred to as "Allah" by Muslims. He has been worshipped since the beginning of time. He simply hadn't sent his son to walk the earth (God the Son).
As far as finding believers in other parts of the world. I'm going on a missions trip to El Progreso, Honduras in July. We will visit believers in a prison, visit the most 3rd world parts of Honduras, and also visit churches down there. I'm anxious to meet other brothers and sisters in Christ from a completely different culture than mine.
Blonde you are correct that the OT in general is prophecies that are answered in the NT. The books of the bible also are in historical order from the time they are written. So prophecies that were written some 500 years before Christ walked the earth were answered and historically accounted for in the NT 500 years later. The exception to this rule is Revelation which is the last book of the bible found at the end of the NT. It is by most accounts the most difficult book to understand as a believer. There are also many parts of Revelation that are argued amongst believers as to there opinion of what certain scriptures mean.
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