Of course there are, and there are many of them.

And it does not require a degree in Bible or Biblical languages to spot them. It does require believing the Bible, and that is the biggest hurdle for many.

Many do not realize that we have often subtly taught ourselves to not believe portions of the Bible, or to not believe certain passages. When a plainly says something we do not believe, we often say to ourselves, “I am not sure I believe that.” Or if we read a passage which we think contradicts another passage that we clearly do believe, we say to ourselves, that couldn’t be true.

As horrible as it sounds, we are often questioning God Himself in these things.

… He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given … 1Jn 5:10 WEB

Scary but true, and without realizing it we may do such things all along.

Often we form schisms, splits, separations, denominations, as we divide up sides on which verses to believe, or to disbelieve. Actually Scriptures is a consistent body of literature, by a single author, the Lord our God. It is not a matter of deciding which verses to believe, but of giving part it’s due.

Most churches believe in sending out missionaries to preach to a dark world.

And that is entirely proper. There is a need for preaching to those parts of the world which have not heard the gospel. It is a good message of release from sin and death and decay. It is a message that we need not perish in our own foolishness. We can become what we need to become, and should become through Jesus our Lord.

Many throughout the world do not have access to the gospel. There are even many people in the world who do not yet have the Word of God in their own language.

But guess what? Scripture indicates that one day the whole world will hear the gospel.

“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.” Hab 2:14 KJV

Examine the context for yourself. It does seem to be speaking of this present sinful world. It contrasts this glorious result with the present condition of many peoples.

“Behold, isn’t it of Yahweh of Hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for nothing?” Hab 2:13 nf

Or again in the following verse.

“Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!” Hab 2:15

Yes indeed it is speaking of this present world. Yet it pictures our own degradation as something unnecessary, because “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.” Hab 2:14

Clearly Habakkuk 2:14 is a failure as a prophecy … or is yet to be fulfilled. An unfulfilled Old Testament prophecy.

KJV is the King James Version, 1611.

WEB is the World English Bible, is a public domain, copyright free, revision of the original ASV American Standard Version, Version 1.3

nf is my own translation of a passage, based on the WEB