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Hi Maha, If you really want to get a final word on the Christian faith, I would strongly recommend "Evidence that demands a Verdict" By Josh McDowell.

On Page 174 he gives 8 prophecies that were prophesied in the Old Testament concerning Jesus Christ. There are many more but Josh simply takes 8.  The 8 that are given are chosen because it would be impossible for Jesus to have any control over them.  For instance he could not have any control over his birth in Bethlehem as predicted in the Old Testament.  He could not have controlled  the manner of his birth i.e. Born of a Virgin or his Burial or the manner of His death.  He had no control over any of these Old testament predictions, yet these 8 and over 60 similar predictions from the Old testament which were fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Now Josh goes on to say: "For any man to fulfill only 8 of these predictions that he could not in any way manipulate, is 1 in 10 to the power of 17. (1 in10,000,000,000,000,000,00)

To understand what this means, is to take the entire State of Texas and fill it it with this amount of Silver dollars.  It would fill the state 2 feet deep.  Now take 1 silver dollar and paint it red and then hide it anywhere in that pile.  Now let a Blind man walk over the state for as long as he likes, but when he bends down the very first time, he must pick up the Red dollar.  The chance he has of doing this 1 in 10,000,000,000,000,000,00.

Yet Jesus not only fulfilled 8 but 60 Old testament Prophecies concerning Himself. 

What Josh is really pointing out is that Christians are not accepting Christ simply because of interesting stories about him, but they accept Him for the undeniable proof that the Bible gives to prove that Jesus is the Saviour of Mankind and no one else.

Once you have read the Book, you will stop looking at any other religious claims.

Ron