This page on BIBLE PROPHECY consists primarily of Biblical "Timelines" and charts that have been developed over many years of inductive study of the Scriptures dealing with eschatology (Greek eschatos [word study] meaning "last"). The literal approach to interpretation is emphasized throughout this website.
For example if God says "1000" and "1000" makes good sense in context, then the interpretation in these notes is that God means "1000". (see The Millennium 1, The Millennium 2, The Millennium 3)
Allegorical, figurative, spiritualizing approaches to interpretation will be assiduously avoided.
My approach will be to allow God (His Spirit [Jn 14:16+, cf 1Cor 2:10-16+] and the Scriptures) to "speak for Himself" (i.e., to read the text for its Literal sense) and avoid ingenious, imaginative interpretations (i.e., an allegorical approach) that are not compatible with the plain sense of the passage and the Scriptural context. For example, if you are looking for "dogmatic" interpretation of the locusts unleashed when the fifth angel sounds his trumpet in Revelation 9+ (Re 9:3+, Re 9:7+) you will probably be disappointed in the offering on this website. Although there will likely be some attempt to correlate Biblical events with current world events, that will not be the major focus. God's prophetic Word sovereignly determines world events, not the converse, so it behooves us to keep our focus on God's Word, looking expectantly for our Bridegroom (Re 19:7+) Christ rather than for the "Antichrist" (cf 1Jn 3:2, 3+, Titus 2:12+, Titus 2:13+; Php 3:20, 21+).
The goal of the charts and notes on prophecy found on this website is to present a "Bibliocentric" overview of "God's Plan for the Ages" in such a way the reader is motivated to
deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age looking for the blessed hope (see study of "HOPE") and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus (Titus 2:11+, Titus 2:12+, Titus 2:13, 14+ cf 2Pe 3:10, 11, 12, 13, 14+ +).
I am a retired physician who specialized in pathology and received training in the importance of careful observation. I fully understand the relationship between accurate interpretation and correct treatment of patients and it is this same "life and death" mindset that will guide all observations and Interpretations of Biblical Prophecy on this website.
Approximately 25% or one quarter of the Bible was prophecy at the time it was written. Dr John Walvoord adds that…
The revelation of prophecy in Scripture serves as an important evidence that the Scriptures are accurate in their interpretation of the future. Because approximately half (50%) of the prophecies of the Bible have already been fulfilled in a literal way, it gives a proper intellectual basis for assuming that prophecy yet to be fulfilled will likewise have a literal fulfillment. At the same time it justifies the conclusion that the Bible is inspired of the Holy Spirit and that prophecy which goes far beyond any scheme of man is instead a revelation by God of that which is certain to come to pass. The fact that prophecy has been fulfilled serves as a guide to interpret the prophecies which are yet ahead. (The Prophecy Knowledge Handbook- All the Prophecies of Scripture Explained in One Volume)
And so fulfilled prophecy is now history, but there is clearly much exciting prophecy that remains to be fulfilled to the letter (Nu 23:19+). Remember however that prophecy was not written to satisfy our curiosity about how the world will end or to make us "smarter sinners", but to cause us to discipline ourselves for godliness (1Ti 4:7, 8+, 1Ti 4:9, 10, 11+) so that we are being conformed by the Holy Spirit (Ro 8:29+, Ro 12:2+, 1Ti 6:3+, 1Pe 1:14+) more and more into the glory of our Lord and Savior (2Co 3:18+).
May our study of God's prophetic plan for the ages edify and equip us so that we are motivated and empowered to
walk in a manner worthy (axios-word) of the God who calls (us) into His own kingdom and glory (doxa-word study) (1Th 2:12+).
MARANATHA!
(See In Depth Study of Maranatha)
OUR LORD, COME!
(1Cor 16:22+)
I hear many people, especially younger pastors say "I don't think we need to spend much time studying Bible prophecy. It's too controversial. It's too difficult. There are so many interpretations, so how can you know who is correct? And after all, prophecy is not very practical for our day to day Christian life." What is the result of this type of thinking? Simply put, those who espouse this opinion of eschatology do not teach or preach much on Bible prophecy. And when they do preach on it, they are often forced to rely on other people's interpretations. The question must be ask -- how can they be sure the "expert's" interpretation is accurate? How can they be sure it is not an interpretation based on a particular system of theological interpretation (whether it be reformed, dispensational, etc)? Admittedly Bible prophecy is a difficult subject, but I have been assiduously studying it (with the same zeal and attention to detail that I did when I analyzed tissues and made countless life and death diagnoses) for over 35 years, focusing on a literal approach with primary emphasis on observation before interpretation. While there are many prophetic passages that remain somewhat enigmatic even after 35 years of study, God's basic plan for the ages is clear, including His wonderful plan for the literal nation of Israel. So while we cannot understand every detail of Biblical prophecy, God has made the main things the plain things.
So with that background, let me quote Dr Adrian Rogers' who addresses the question "What Profit is Prophecy?"
I am always amazed by people who say we shouldn't study prophecy. Some fear we will go off into fanaticism. Others think prophecy is simply "pie in the sky by and by." Still others feel prophecy is unrelated to reality. But one-fourth of the Bible is given over to prophecy! Did the Holy Spirit make a mistake? Of course not! There is an incredible, wonderful blessing in the study of prophecy. Here are six benefits of prophecy:
(1) Prophecy Will Lead You to Praise
Revelation 1:3+ says, "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand." In a world that seems to be filled with random acts of violence and terrorism, we need to see that God has a plan and the God of that plan is worthy to be praised.If you know prophecy, you can sit back and say, "I've already looked in the back of the book for the answers. The kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ."
(2) Prophecy Will Help You Make Sense Out of Suffering
If you get all of your theology from your circumstances, you'll be hopelessly confused. Romans 8:18+ says, "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us."Through prophecy, we understand that God is not finished yet. The tragedies of this earth will be turned into the triumphs of heaven.
(3) Prophecy Will Lead You to Rejoice in God's Justice
Paul wrote, "Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts" (1 Corinthians 4:5+).If you are a student of prophecy, you understand that things don't end here on earth with man's judgment. God will have the last word in the judgment halls of eternity.
Prophecy allows us to understand the mystery of history, make sense of our suffering, and rejoice in God's justice as prophetic events unfold.
(4) Prophecy Will Cause You to Pray
Prophecy leads to intercession. The last prayer in the Bible is Revelation 22:20+: "even so, come, Lord Jesus." Jesus taught us to pray, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10+). When God prophecies that something is going to happen, somehow we see those events unfold as His children pray. I cannot explain how God's ultimate sovereignty works with our prayers, but I know it does from the pages of His Word.(5) Prophecy Will Lead You to Purity
1 John 3:2-3+ says, "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." That is prophecy! If you really believe that Jesus Christ is coming again, you are going to live a clean life. We ought never to take our eyes off the fact that Jesus is coming.(6) Prophecy Will Lead You to Proclamation
Revelation 19:10c+ says, "the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." All prophecy is a witness to the truth that Jesus is coming back — that people need to be ready for His return.What are you doing to warn people to flee from the wrath to come? Paul knew that there was an everlasting hell (see 2 Corinthians 5:10-11+). It's not enough for us to sit around and try to discover the divine mysteries of prophecy. We need to bring people to Jesus Christ!
The real test of whether you believe Bible prophecy
is if you have your feet on the sidewalk of soul-winning
instead of your head in the clouds of prophecy.
If you believe Jesus is coming back,
you will have a burning passion to bring people to Him.Jesus came as an evangelist. And He's called you to do the same. Will you pray, "Lord, lay some soul upon my heart and win that soul through me"?
Is there profit in prophecy? Praise the Lord, there is! What a wonderful thing to know that we are soon going to meet the King of kings and Lord of lords.
I WOULD be outside my province if I came to you as a Bible teacher and very much so if I came as a specialist in prophecy. The HOLY SPIRIT has not given to me the teaching gift. GOD's Word speaks of would-be teachers who have no business teaching (1Timothy 1:7+) and of learners who long since should have been teachers (Hebrews 5:12+). I have tried to find my place between the Presumptuous Pedagogues in the first verse and the Pathetic Pupils in the second.
We have with us those who belong to neither of these classifications but who are teachers indeed. With them leave the intricate problems of prophecy. We thank GOD that while Belshazzar listens today in vain to Chaldeans and astrologers, there are still a few Daniels who can read the handwriting on the wall. The world has its experts and prophets but the Heavenly Hieroglyphics are too much for them and if all the wiseacres of earth today were laid in a row they never would reach a conclusion." But we thank GOD that there are among us those whom GOD has gifted and the SPIRIT has guided, who have learned from GOD's sundial that it is later than men think.
I am concerned with the practical issues that grow out of these profound prophetic truths. "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be?" In my part of the country, many have lacked interest in the subject of prophecy because some who have discoursed so vividly on the tenth verse of this third chapter of Second Peter have shown up so poorly in the eleventh verse. The expert in the mystery of prophecy has not always been an example in "what manner of person."
Throughout the Word of GOD one thing stands out crystal clear in this matter of prophecy: wherever the HOLY SPIRIT sets forth some great prophetic truth, He joins it every time with a practical exhortation as to what we are to do about it. The subject of prophecy has, of course, held an attraction for a great many superficial souls with a flair for the spectacular. Gog and Magog, the 666, the beasts of Revelation, have, indeed, fallen into the hands of too many mere sensationalists who have ranged over the country with wild and weird charts of their own devising, setting dates almost as brazenly as ever the Millerites dared to do.
But then any good light will attract a certain number of bugs, so we need not be discouraged by the false to forget the true. Certain it is that no Bible subject holds more practical implications than the matter of prophecy. "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,"immediately the rejoinder comes, What are you going to do about it? "What manner of persons ought ye to be?"
The first truth that grows out of all this is, of course, the necessity for preparation. "Prepare to meet thy God." "Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh" (Matthew 24:44+). A generation ago, "Prepare to meet thy GOD" was a favorite text of evangelistic preachers. Today over the country at large it has been granted an extended leave of absence. The reason is not hard to find.
In many quarters:
- GOD is no longer regarded as a personal being - hell is a byword
- Heaven is a joke about St. Peter with a bunch of keys - and the judgment day is a medieval superstition.
Men no longer believe that they are hastening on to the Great Accounting. But, for all that, there is still a Judge and a judgment and an inflexible standard of righteousness that must be met. But, thank GOD, it was met long ago in Him Who was made sin for us though He knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of GOD in Him. He Who is coming is the one and only preparation for His coming. Clad in His righteousness alone are we faultless to stand before the Throne.
I heard a minister tell how he as a boy tried hard to weigh one hundred pounds. He could weigh ninety-five and ninety-six but he could not reach the coveted hundred mark. One day he stepped on the scales and, to his astonishment, went way over the mark. He gave a yell of triumph, but just then he heard a chuckle behind him and looked around to discover that his older brother had put a big foot on the scales.
I know something better than that. GOD had a mark that I could not reach, but my Elder Brother, the Lord JESUS CHRIST, did not merely add His weight to mine; He put Himself in my place and GOD reckons me righteous in Him, because as a convicted sinner I received Him as my Saviour and rest in His finished work and perfect righteousness. So it is He Who is coming Who prepares me for His coming. In the CHRIST Who came I am ready for the CHRIST Who will come.
But "be ye also ready" is not the only message that grows out of prophecy. And right here one thinks of many, many Christians whose position is something like this: "Oh, yes, I know that the Lord is coming. But if one is ready, what more can be done?"
Then they bring up the story of the old moderator of some assembly in New England years ago, when the celebrated "dark day" plunged thousands into hysteria thinking the judgment day had arrived. They tell how he asked for the candles to be lit and proceeded with business, saying, "If the Lord is really coming, we can do no better than to be found at our duty." Now that is admirable as far as it goes, but it overlooks something very vital.
The New Testament Christians were not only ready, they were expectant, hilariously anticipating the Lord's return. And we are bidden not only to prepare but to look for our Lord. "Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God"; "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." "Look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."
It is one thing to be ready for someone to come; it is another thing eagerly to expect and await the coming of someone. In my pastoral calling, I am sure that many of my church members were ready for my visits who were not thrilled with anticipation.
If you grew up at home with a sister, I am sure you recall how that when an ordinary friend called, she was ready but not particularly excited about it: but when the one of her heart's desire was expected, you could tell the difference hours ahead of time. The program of beautification began at least by noon and by the middle of the afternoon the hands on the clock seem to have stuck, so slowly moved the hours.
One wonders about these believers who say they are ready but who act as though it did not matter whether the Lord came or not. It is evident from the Scriptures that joyful expectancy is an evidence of readiness.
But while readiness without expectancy is not the New Testament attitude, there is another position that misses the mark almost as widely. It is possible to be worked up over the coming of the Lord without being stirred up about the Lord Who is coming. One is an event, the other is a Person, and it is the Person Who makes the event. Looking for something to happen is one thing; looking for Someone to come is another. Academic speculation about the Program is dry as dust unless there is joyful expectancy of the Person Who makes the Program. That would be like a bride more interested in the trousseau and the wedding trip than in the groom himself. Certainly, the most important thing about the Lord's return is the Lord.
Let us visualize a small-town railroad station at train time. Inside the little ticket office is the station agent. He is an authority on the train schedule, he has read up on that, he knows when the train is due. Out in the station yard is a young bride-to-be who is looking for her lover to come on the next train. She does not know a great deal about the train schedules and the only reason why she is interested in this schedule is because of him who is coming.
The station agent may be an authority and yet he may be very dull today, because he is not eagerly expecting anyone on the train. The girl in the station yard may not be an authority on the schedule but she is so happy that she can hardly live. If I had to choose between them, I'd rather be the girl in the yard. But I don't have to choose between them, for the old station master also may have dear ones coming in on the train, loved ones whose advent turns the time-table from prose into poetry. And yet it is possible, in this matter of our Lord's coming, to study the timetable and miss the Visitor!
Prophetic truth calls us not only to preparation and expectation but also to purification: "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure" (I John 3:3+). And along with that comes the call to separation: "What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?" (II Peter 3:11).
In I Corinthians 7:29-31, there is a combination of prophetic doctrine and practical duty. I have never heard a sermon from that text, but somebody ought to be preaching about it:
"But this I say, brethren, the time is short; it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."
If this means anything at all, it certainly means that in these last days, in the Saturday evening of the age, in these perilous times, in this night of apostasy, with the mystery of lawlessness nearing its climax:, with the flames of judgment already reddening the horizon, we Bible Christians are called upon to practise what we preach and conduct ourselves with a special soberness and seriousness in keeping with the urgency and emergency of the times.
I remember hearing a young missionary relate how that in her last year of nurse's training, a young doctor asked her: "Do you really believe that all men who never have heard of CHRIST are lost?" She answered, "Yes, doctor, I do." Again he asked, "And do you believe that those who have heard of Him and have not accepted Him are lost?" and she answered, "Yes, I do."
Then with a look of utmost seriousness, he said, "Well, all I have to say is that if you believe that, you cannot live like the rest of us do."
If we believe these terrific prophetic truths, then we cannot live like other men. They that sleep sleep in the night and they that be drunken are drunken in the night but we who are of the day must be sober (I Thessalonians 5:7, 8). It is against a prophetic background in Romans that we are exhorted to cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light, to walk honestly, as in the day, not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying (notice that strife and envying, our respectable sins, are in the same company with lowdown immorality!), but, and here is the climax in that verse that changed Augustine from a slave of lust to a slave of CHRIST? "put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof."
Now, here are a positive and a negative: some put on CHRIST in a positive act of faith but keep on exposing themselves willfully to temptation, making arrangements to sin, flirting with the world, winking at evil, playing hands with Satan, singing hymns lustily but thinking lustfully.
Much as we believe prophetic truth, too often we have an argument but not a testimony. We do not live as pilgrims and strangers, we are often starched and ironed but not washed, our Pilgrim's Progress too often includes Vanity Fair on its approved itinerary. We let Delilah shave our locks, and let us remember that while Samson may have looked better after his haircut, he had no power. If there is any Bible truth that walks hand in hand with prophecy, it certainly is GOD's call to holiness, and if we profess the Blessed Hope we should practise the Blessed Holiness. You will note that the verse says, "every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself."
It is the blood of CHRIST that cleanseth from all sin, but we are also called upon to cleanse our hands and purify our hearts (James 4:8+), for we have the responsibility of repentance and confession and abstinence from fleshly lusts that war against the soul.
Along with this, there goes a kindred truth already indicated in our passage, from Romans 13, where we are admonished not to walk in strife and envying. In the fifth chapter of First Thessalonians we have a choice prophetic passage. In verse 2 Paul moves on to bring out of it a call to comfort, and if we had time we should consider prophecy's message of consolation.
Next, he asks his readers to have due regard and esteem for GOD's ministers, and there is material for a dozen sermons right there. If some who claim to be Bible Christians today had carried their doctrine over and translated it into duty, there would not be so many brokenhearted pastors who have gone to pieces trying to keep together groups of professing fundamentalists who remind us of that brand of matches that won't strike anywhere except on their own box; who write "JESUS ONLY" over their churches but have "US ONLY" written in their hearts.
But I am concerned especially with Paul's next word: "And be at peace among yourselves." Prophetic truth makes for pacification. There is a passage (I Timothy 1:5-7) which needs to be placarded amongst us today: "Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: from which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say nor whereof they affirm."
We Americans are rather like these Corinthians in our tastes: there is much emphasis on tongues of men and angels; the gifts of prophecy flourish; there are many who understand mysteries and knowledge; amazing faith is displayed in some quarters; much goods is bestowed to feed the poor, and some are martyrs in spirit if not in body. But, for all that, what is this noise I hear over the land? Is it believers singing together, "Blest be the tie that binds"? Not every time. Too often it is the noise of sounding brass and clanging cymbal, the raucous discord of those who have turned aside to vain jangling; Paulites and Cephasites and Apollonians, with a sprinkling of the CHRIST party, debating as to which Diotrephes shall have the pre-eminence.
The marks of carnality in Paul's day were not card playing, theatre-going and dancing, but envying, strife, and divisions (I Corinthians 3:3). There are those today who draw back in horror from the first three, and well they may, but unfortunately some of them are past masters at the second three.
The HOLY SPIRIT knew that discord and division would be the bane of the church down through the ages, for He warned against that more than against other evils which have engaged most of our attention.
One reason why I want the Lord to come is that I may have the joy of really seeing brethren dwell together in unity. Our prophetic doctrine has certainly parted company with practical duty on this point. If we believe that the time is short, and that we are pilgrims together on the last lap of the journey, it seems to me that our fellowship should be as sweet as that early comradeship of the Acts of the Apostles. There are not many of us at most, and we certainly thin out when, forgetting what manner of SPIRIT we are of, we occupy ourselves calling down fire on all Samaritans who do not dot all their i's and cross all their t's according to our private system.
I have read of two war vessels that met in a fog and, after firing at each other for hours, discovered, when the fog lifted, that both flew the same flag!
We are not pleading for unanimity on one hand or for unification on the other. We are pleading for unity, the unity of the SPIRIT in the bond of peace. The message here in I Thessalonians 5 is: "If you believe in prophecy... Be at peace among yourselves." In some parts of our country the fields in springtime are separated by fences visible to the eye. But in autumn the harvest has grown higher than the fences and the fields are as one. It is not necessary to tear down all our fences; but we need revival showers of blessing that will produce a harvest so great that our fences shall not appear.
Finally, we have a duty to the outside world, for prophetic truth calls us to EVANGELIZATION. We are to hasten the coming of the day of GOD (II Peter 3:12) and we do that by winning the lost to CHRIST, for when the elect number is gathered, the Lord will come. Our Lord is pictured throughout the Word as the Great Gatherer and, however orthodox we may be, if we gather not with Him we scatter abroad (Matthew 12:30+).
Certainly, in this matter it is high time to awake out of sleep, for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. It does no good to revel among the clouds of prophetic truth if it stir us not to practise it on the cobblestones, questing for souls. In an experience meeting conducted by Mr. Moody, a man boasted of having lived on the Mount of Transfiguration for fifteen years. Mr. Moody asked, "Have you ever won a soul to CHRIST?" When the man answered, "No," Mr. Moody replied, "We don't want that kind of mountain-top experience."
Prophetic truth, like all other truth, should be fuel for the fires of evangelism. The Mystery from above must be lived out amid the Misery here below. Our Lord said, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." It is evident, then, that a true disciple is a soulwinner.
It is possible to sit on the shore discussing the signs of the times when we ought to be driven by the signs of the times to launch out into the deep and let down our nets for a draught. Dwight L. Moody had very ordinary fishing tackle but, in a day when many were discussing ways and means, what tackle to use, and where to fish, Moody went fishing with what he had and outdid them all.
The real test of how much we believe of prophetic truth is this: What are we doing to warn men to flee from the wrath to come? It is not enough to lament the apostasy so vividly described in the book of Jude. It is not even enough to build up ourselves in the faith, pray in the HOLY GHOST, keep ourselves in the love of GOD, and look for the mercy of the Lord. There is a further duty: "And of some have compassion, making a difference: and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire: hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."
It is high time we stirred up ourselves, first, as Isaiah said, to take hold of GOD, and then to take hold of others to snatch them from destruction. I have often thought that one of the most unappreciated tasks on earth is that of a Pullman porter who must go down that mahogany lane early in the morning to arouse passengers who are in no mood to be awakened. But this business of awakening people is a thankless job, whether it apply to Pullman porters at 6 A. M. or to preachers of the Gospel at 11 A. M.
Far too many Christians come to church to rest at ease in Zion, while across their faces one can almost read that sign often seen on hotel room doors: "Please Do Not Disturb."
The power of the SPIRIT is a stimulant, not a sedative, and Bible believers should appear drunk and not doped. To believe the solemn truths of prophecy and then make our way complacently through a world of sin and shame is not merely unfortunate, it is criminal. Said a dying soldier to a chaplain: "If I believed a tenth of what you claim to believe, I'd be doing ten times more about it." After all, we do not actually believe any more than we are willing to put into practise.
It is related that during the reign of Oliver Cromwell the government ran out of silver coinage. Cromwell sent his men to a cathedral to see if they could find any silver. They reported: "The only silver we can find is in the statues of the saints standing in the corners." "Good," he replied, "we'll melt down the saints and put them into circulation!" Certainly, today the need of the hour is that the saints be melted down in revival fires and put into circulation winning the lost.
GOD help us to combine prophetic doctrine with practical duty. "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be?" Prepared and expectant, purified and separated, at peace among ourselves, hastening His coming as we witness and work and win.
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Of Christ, Sheep & Goats, Israel, the Great White Throne |
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Ezekiel's prophecy in context of Israel's history |
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Depicts departure of God's glory and His return to the Temple |
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God's Eye Overview from the first Adam to the last Adam |
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Timeline chart of the "five" prophetic peaks of Jerusalem |
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Daniel 2, 7, 8, 9, 10-12 in relation to 4 World Empires, |
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Detailed Scripturally reference timeline chart on Daniel 9:27+ |
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Allows quick comparison of events/timing in Revelation 4+-22 |
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- The Millennium 1
- The Millennium 2
- The Millennium 3
- Table comparing Rapture vs Second Coming
- Timing - Pre- Mid- or Post-Tribulation
- Rapture - the Greek word harpazo
- Prophecy, Messianic
- Interpretation of Prophecy - multiple resources
- Prophecy Primer: Brief and Simple: basic guidelines for interpreting prophecy
- The Day of the LORD
- Time gaps in interpretation of prophecy
- Inductive Bible Study - Guidelines to Assure Accurate Interpretation
- Inductive Bible Study Interpretation of Prophetic Scripture
- Interpretative Views of the Revelation of Jesus Christ
- Allegorical Interpretation - Tony Garland
- Interpreting Symbols - Tony Garland
- Basic Considerations in Interpreting Prophecy - John Walvoord
Revelation of Jesus Christ - Dr Tony Garland
In my opinion this is the single best literal commentary currently available on the book of Revelation - don't be misled by the fact that it is freely available online!
Resurrection:
- The Two Resurrections - "First" and "Second" - on a timeline
- Seven Resurrections in Scripture
- Resurrection - Is it Taught in the Old Testament?
Christ's Resurrection Prophesied in the Old Testament…
- First Fruits as a prophetic picture of Christ's Resurrection
- The Sign of Jonah as a prophecy of Christ's Resurrection
- The "Third Day" in Hosea - Does it predict Christ's Resurrection?
- Resurrection in the Old Testament
Miscellaneous Verse by Verse Commentaries related to prophecy by Bruce Hurt, MD
- Isaiah 2:2-4 Commentary - Summarizes the Conditions At the Second Coming
- Micah 4:1-4 Commentary - Summarizes the Conditions At the Second Coming
- Isaiah 63:1-6 Commentary - To Where Does Christ Return at His Second Coming
- Habakkuk 3 Commentary
- Malachi 4 Commentary
- Ezekiel 36 Commentary
- Ezekiel 37 Commentary
See Also - Daniel Commentaries - Compilation of Links
- Daniel 1 Commentary
- Daniel 2:1-23 Commentary
- Daniel 2:24-49 Commentary
- Daniel 3 Commentary
- Daniel 4 Commentary
- Daniel 5 Commentary
- Daniel 6 Commentary
- Daniel 71-6 Commentary
- Daniel 7:7-14 Commentary
- Daniel 7:15-28 Commentary
- Daniel 8 Commentary
- Daniel 9:1-23 Commentary
- Daniel 9:24 Commentary
- Daniel 9:25 Commentary
- Daniel 9:26 Commentary
- Daniel 9:27 Commentary
- Daniel 10 Commentary
- Daniel 11:1-19 Commentary
- Daniel 11:20-45 Commentary
- Daniel 12 Commentary
- Daniel 9:24-27: Introductory Comments
- Brief "Prophecy Primer" why interpret Daniel 9:24-27+ and other prophecy literally?
- Why Daniel 9:24-27 Is One of Most Significant Passages in Scripture
- Daniel Commentaries grouped by interpretative approach to Daniel 9:24-27
- Anecdotal Stories and Daniel 9:24-27
- Evidence Supporting Unit of Time in Daniel 9:24-27 as Years
- Daniel Commentaries from a literal, usually futuristic perspective
- Additional Notes on Daniel 9:24-25
- Additional Notes on Daniel 9:26-27
- Summary Chart of Daniel's Seventieth Week
- Daniel's Seventieth Week Charted in parallel with Daniel's other prophecies
- Lectures by Kay Arthur on Daniel 9:24-27: Lec 14, Lec15, Lec 16
Amos 9:2
Amos 9:3
Amos 9:4
Amos 9:5
Amos 9:6
Amos 9:7
Amos 9:8
Amos 9:9
Amos 9:10
Amos 9:11
Amos 9:12
Amos 9:13
Amos 9:14
Amos 9:15
GOD'S PLAN FOR THE AGES |
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PRESENT | PERSECUTION PEACE |
PUNISHMENT |
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Great White Throne
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The Present Evil Age Titus 2:12+ Mk 10:45+ Gal 1:4+ |
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PAST |
PRESENT |
FUTURE |
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GOD'S PLAN FOR JERUSALEM FIVE PROPHETIC PEAKS "O LORD, revive Thy work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath remember mercy" |
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SEGMENTS OF TIME |
AT LEAST 2000 YEARS |
SEVEN YEARS |
1000 YEARS |
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| PROPHETIC PEAK #1 Jerusalem destroyed by Babylon 586bc |
PROPHETIC PEAK #2 Jerusalem destroyed by Rome 70ad |
PROPHETIC PEAK #3 Jerusalem sacked by Gentiles/Saved by Messiah @ end of Daniel's 70th Week |
PROPHETIC PEAK #4 Jerusalem surrounded by Nations @ end of 1000 years |
No place found for earth & heaven Re 20:11+ |
PEAK #5 New Jerusalem After all passes away |
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THE CHURCH AGE |
Daniel's 70th Wk |
Great Tribulation ends w return of Messiah as King of kings & defeat of antichrist who is cast into Lake of fire at beginning of 1000 yr reign |
All things new |
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Begins: Pentecost |
Antichrist makes firm |
Antichrist desecrates Holy Place in Temple - Abomination of desolation initiates 3.5 yr |
Christ reigns from Jerusalem |
Heaven & earth passed away |
New heavens |
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| Babylon 605-538bc |
Medo Persia 538-333 |
Greece 333-63bc |
Rome 63bc until ca 476ad |
Revived Roman Empire (What is it? Can't be dogmatic - many favor European Union when composed of 10 nations) |
Messiah Reigns 1000 Years |
Great White Throne Jdgmt Re 20:11-15+ |
Eternity |
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THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES |
Satan bound 1000 yr but released & deceives countless Gentiles to rebel one last time against the beloved city - devoured by fire & Satan cast into Lake of fire |
Heavens pass away w roar & elements destroyed w intense heat & earth & works burned up |
New Jerusalem |
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THE LAST DAYS |
Unbelievers cast into Lake of fire |
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Lake of Fire |
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Daniel 2, 7, 8, 9, 10-12 charted out on a timeline in relation to the Four World Empires (Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome) that impact the nation of Israel, followed by the return of Jesus as the Stone to Crush the Gentile empires and bring to an end forever their dominion over the nation of Israel. - Click for Printable Chart
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TIME PHRASES RELATED TO LAST 7 YEARS |
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| Middle of the week | Da 9:27+ |
| Time, times and half a time | Da 7:25+, Da 12:7+ |
| 42 months | Rev 11:2+ |
| 1260 days | Rev 12:6+ |
| Time and times and half a time | Rev 12:14+ |
| Great tribulation | Mt 24:21+ |
| Time of distress | Da 12:1++ |
Note: This list is not all inclusive regarding the names of the Antichrist.
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PASSAGES RELATED TO |
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| The Antichrist | 1 Jn 2:18+, 1 Jn 4:3+ |
| Abomination of Desolation | Mt 24:15+ |
| Man of lawlessness | 2 Th 2:3, 4+ |
| The Beast | Rev 11:7+, Rev 13:3, 4, 18+, Rev 19:19, 20+, Rev 20:10+ |
- INTRODUCTION TO INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY
- OBSERVATION
- INTERPRETATION
- APPLICATION
- PERFORM A GREEK WORD STUDY - using Web tools
- GREEK QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - Greek verb tense, voice, mood
- BASICS OF BIBLE INTERPRETATION - Greek Hebrew Figures of speech
- BIBLE VERSIONS How Literal is your translation?
- INTERPRETATION OF GOD'S WORD: Supernaturalistic, Naturalistic, Existentialistic, Dogmatic
- DANIEL COMMENTARIES
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