Prophecy sets God’s Word apart from all other literature. No other book dares to establish its veracity by telling the future in advance. And no other book anticipates the life of a single person hundreds of years before His birth.

Here is any easy way to use prophecy when sharing the gospel. Once a person is convicted of their sin, explain that the Bible anticipated in advance our need for a Savior way back in Genesis.[1] In fact, Jesus fulfilled dozens of specific biblical prophecies written centuries before His birth. For example, Micah 5:2 specifies that the Messiah would be born in the little town of Bethlehem. Micah penned this prophecy 700 years before Christ was born. Now how do you get yourself born in the tiny town of Bethlehem unless you are God? Furthermore, Daniel 9:25 is a numerical prophecy that foretells the exact date that Jesus would present Himself as the Messiah.[2] And Daniel 9:26 tells us that the Messiah would be killed prior to the city and the sanctuary being destroyed. Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed in 70 A.D., which means the Messiah would have had to be born and die prior to 70 A.D. Finally, Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53 give us graphic descriptions of the Messiah’s suffering and crucifixion centuries before Jesus was even born.

So by memorizing even a few prophecies and offering support resources, you can provide convincing evidence that confirms the Bible.