Friday, January 23, 2009

Prophecy vs. Privacy

"For we have not followed cunningly devised fables when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.... We have also a more sure word of prophecy... knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation" (2 Peter 1:16-20).

We have the word of prophecy
Which God has manifested,
Interpreted by history,
Fulfilled just as expected.

The birth, the life, and death of Christ
Were perfectly foretold.
The Lamb of God was sacrificed
For sinners to behold!

History sets the record straight:
This is no private claim.
The year A.D. still marks the date
That Christ our Savior came!

Our Lord declared that He would rise
Soon after He was killed,
And three days later (no surprise!),
His promise was fulfilled.

There's nothing private or obscure
About the Word of God.
Its prophecy has proved it sure,
And doubt is surely flawed.

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