Probability in Christs prophecies

[endaman]

I once read a study of the mathematical probability of all the old testament prophecies about the Messiah being fulfilled by his life death and resurrection of Christ. It was a great read and it ended up that the probability of this occurring was the same as reaching into an area the size of Texas five feet deep with coins and picking out the coin you wanted. I can not find this anymore but does anyone else know of such a study that I can reference or something similar, regarding old testament prophecies about christ.

Thanks.

 

[Byrnwiga]

I once read a study of the mathematical probability of all the old testament prophecies about the Messiah being fulfilled by his life death and resurrection of Christ. It was a great read and it ended up that the probability of this occurring was the same as reaching into an area the size of Texas five feet deep with coins and picking out the coin you wanted. I can not find this anymore but does anyone else know of such a study that I can reference or something similar, regarding old testament prophecies about christ.

Thanks.

This may be what you’re looking for: sciencespeaks.dstoner.net/Christ_of_Prophecy.html

We find the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies in 1 in 10[sup]17[/sup] (that’s 17 zeros after the one). In order to help us understand this staggering probability if we took 1 in 10[sup]17[/sup] silver dollars and put them on the face of the state of Texas they would cover all of the state two feet deep. Now mark one of those silver dollars and stir the whole mass thoroughly, all over the state. Blindfold a man and tell him he can travel as far as he wishes, but he must pick up one silver dollar and say that this is the right one. What chance would he have of getting the right one? Just the same chance that the prophets would have had of writing these eight prophecies and having them all come true in any one man.

-Peter Stoner, Science Speaks