1 in 10 to the 157th Power
StoryAnalogyNature Nugget★★★★Because the number is so much bigger, instead of silver dollars let’s use electrons. Matter is made up of molecules which are made up of atoms. There are millions of atoms in a grain of sand. The smallest part of an atom is an electron. (We’re showing how small an electron in relation to an atom)
For sake of illustration, take for instance, an apple; if the apple is the center or nucleus of an atom, the walls of this auditorium would be the boundaries of the orbiting electrons. The electrons are small enough that you wouldn’t see them orbiting at this scale. Other than the apple and the electrons the rest of the auditorium is empty space. Since 99% matter is empty space.
Let’s take these tiny electrons and make a solid ball of them. Let’s make the amount of electrons in this ball number 10 to the 157th power. How big would that ball be? It would be much bigger than the known universe.
We’ll microscopically mark one electron. Try finding the one electron in THIS ball, which is a big as the universe. That’s the chance of one man fulfilling just 48 of the prophecies. By the way shoot low in this illustration.
By the way Jesus fulfilled over 300 prophecies. If we couldn’t fin the one atom in the ball of electrons the problem grows even more impossible when we look at the 300 plus prophecies he fulfilled.
The last number we examined was 48. Let’s try 300. The ball we made (10 to the 157th) was bigger than our universe. Let’s round 48 up to 50 to make it an even number. 50 times six is 300. This means that we could take 6 universes and mark ONE electron which would still be invisible to the human eye, send a man out to six universes to find to the invisible marked atom. This is the chance of a man fulfilling all 300 of the prophecies.
The fact that Jesus is the Messiah is probably the most established fact in all the Bible.
Extra science info: The smallest part of an Atom is an Electron. (To show smallness of electron in relation to silver dollar Ill:) Find out how small atom is even compared to proton & neutron (Proton & Neutron & Electron = Atom) (Nucleus is center of atom) (Protons & Neutron = Nucleus) Also over 99% matter is empty space. Ex: 99% of my hand is empty space. Density- how close matter is together. Depending on mass will exert higher amount of gravity. Ex: Sun Black hole happens when sun collapses. Pulls everything in even light- SIDE NOTE A tablespoon of star matter would weigh millions of lbs on earth. Above info is to give idea of how small electron is: Take same concept as silver dollar, except use electrons (very small) Take solid ball of electrons. The number would be 10 to 157th power. That ball of electrons would be much bigger than the known universe. Off subject: Mass is universal weight is not. Definition of weight- force of gravity on matter. If the sun was inhabitable we would weigh so much more.
The point
Using the smallness of electrons and the vastness of the universe, the illustration demonstrates the astronomical improbability of one person fulfilling 48 prophecies, let alone 300, arguing that Jesus is the Messiah.
