The Tribulation

The time is now, or could it be the day after tomorrow? It is the beginning, and quite possibly the end. The end of what you may ask? If it is the end it will no longer matter. If it is not the end, the road only has two choices. Life or Death.

Such is the example of the last life of Urien Libel. Awakening to the sound of an old wind up alarm clock. Limbs still tingling and asleep. Spurning the dream of an electrically charged light that had enveloped the earth. His hand slapping at the annoying clock, and at last becoming aware of the time. It had been set for nine, but it was now three thirty. Just how long had it been ringing?

Urien jumped from the bed knowing full well he was already late for work. He had to call in. He'd already missed work three days this March. Hurrying to his dresser only to find his cell phone dead. Under his phone was a letter. It had not been there the night before. At what time he realized he heard not a sound. No traffic, no kids next door, not even his wife.

Quickly he dressed and hurried outside. Vehicles had been abandoned in the roadway. Doors left open to many homes, but not a sole or animal in sight. He must've been asleep a lot longer than hours. A fine layer of dust on the vehicle windows suggested days or weeks. Urien's mind falling back to the strange letter.

Rushing back inside, and hoped that it held the answers.

It was addressed:

To those left behind.

So the Bible can't be real...

It took 1600 years to complete the 66 books in the Bible,

written by 40 different people from 13 different countries,

and 3 different continents...

The 40 writers came from many backgrounds:

doctors, fishermen, shepherds, soldiers, kings, princes,

from the rich and the poor,

educated and uneducated...

Against all these odds they all wrote about the same man,

our savior Jesus Christ.

Only by Gods divine miracle could such a work come together.

"forever, O Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven"

There are over 20,000 known manuscripts of the New Testament found to be true archeological finds throughout the Middle East.

There are more than 14,000 manuscripts and fragments of the Old Testament.

10,000 from a 1897 find in Cairo Geniza (storeroom) which dates as far back as CE 800.

Nearly 190 from the Dead sea scrolls(Qumran Cave Scrolls) find in 1947 to 1955, which dated all the way back to 250 to 200 BCE...

All from 11 different caves, and they believe they have found a 12th cave.

There are 4,314 assorted other copies. Including over 5,600 Dead Sea Scrolls with different authors from the Old Testament.

Every copy textually like the others, with only vowel differentiation, consonant blends, etc. However the miniscule variations never affect the text or content.

New Testament has 24,000 preserved manuscripts, 5,000 from the first century.

Historically the oldest Biblical text were found in two silver scroll-shaped amulets containing portions of the Priestly Blessing from the book of Numbers.