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Prophecy and God’s Master Plan

THE PURPOSE OF PROPHECY –

IS TO REVEAL DETAILS OF GOD’S MASTER PLAN

The “Light” of Prophecy

And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed, as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

2 Peter 1:19‐21

God Has Not Left Us “in a dark place”

• God has revealed His Master Plan in the Bible

God Has Not Left Us “in a dark place”

• God has revealed His Master Plan in the Bible
• God has provided us with prophecies that help us to see how

His Plan will be realized

But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD. Numbers 14:21

God’s Master Plan

• God’s Plan is to fill the earth with His glory

God’s Master Plan

• God’s Plan is to fill the earth with His glory
• God’s Plan is that man dwells on the earth in perfect

harmony and in perfect conditions

God’s Master Plan

• God’s Plan is to fill the earth with His glory
• God’s Plan is that man dwells on the earth in perfect

harmony and in perfect conditions

• God’s Plan is for there to be no boundaries or

separations between Him and Man (i.e. no more sin and death)

For thus says the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he has established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. Isaiah 45:18

God’s Plan With the Earth

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man (Adam) whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge

• f good and evil.

Genesis 2:8, 9

God’s Plan Began in the Garden of Eden

The LORD God commanded the man (Adam), saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.“ “When the woman (Eve) saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband (Adam) with her, and he ate.

Genesis 2:16; 3:6

Man Chose to Disobey God

The Consequences of Man’s Sin

Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “ Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your

• life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and

you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:17‐19

God Provided a Covering for Sin

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. Genesis 3:21

God’s Master Plan

Jesus Overcomes the Power of Sin

And I (God) will put enmity (hatred) between you (the serpent) and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. Genesis 3:15

God’s Master Plan

Jesus Overcomes the Power of Sin

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the

• ne who has the power of death, that

is, the devil

• Heb. 2:14

God’s Master Plan

Jesus Overcomes the Power of Sin

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the

• ne who has the power of death, that

is, the devil Heb. 2:14 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord

• Rom. 6:23

Therefore the LORD God sent him (Adam) out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove

• ut the man; and He placed

cherubim at the east of the garden

• f Eden, and a flaming sword

which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:23‐24

Man Was Driven from the Garden and Excluded from the Tree of Life

The Course of God’s Plan Master

Continued Despite Sin

• God’s initial plan was for Adam and Eve to be obedient and to

live with Him in harmony forever

The Course of God’s Plan Master

Continued Despite Sin

• God’s initial plan was for Adam and Eve to be obedient and to

live with Him in harmony forever

• However, the choice they made was disobedience to God –

i.e. they sinned

The Course of God’s Plan Master

Continued Despite Sin

• God’s initial plan was for Adam and Eve to be obedient and to

live with Him in harmony forever

• However, the choice they made was disobedience to God –

i.e. they sinned

• Man, as a mortal sinner could no longer be in God’s presence,

and so he was driven from the Garden

The Course of God’s Plan Master

Continued Despite Sin

• God’s initial plan was for Adam and Eve to be obedient and to

live with Him in harmony forever

• However, the choice they made was disobedience to God –

i.e. they sinned

• Man, as a mortal sinner could no longer be in God’s presence,

and so he was driven from the Garden

• As a result of the sin of Adam and Eve, God implemented the

next phase of His Plan

The Course of God’s Plan Master

Continued Despite Sin

• God’s initial plan was for Adam and Eve to be obedient and to

live with Him in harmony forever

• However, the choice they made was disobedience to God –

i.e. they sinned

• Man, as a mortal sinner could no longer be in God’s presence,

and so he was driven from the Garden

• As a result of the sin of Adam and Eve, God implemented the

next phase of His Plan

• The next phase of God’s plan is to be achieved through Jesus

Christ

God’s Plan Will Be Achieved Through Jesus Christ

• The complete story of the Bible is about how God’s Plan will

ultimately be realized through Jesus Christ

God’s Plan Will Be Achieved Through Jesus Christ

• The complete story of the Bible is about how God’s Plan will

ultimately be realized through Jesus Christ

• Jesus chose to fulfil the standard of obedience and lived a

sinless life. Jesus Christ (the Standard) lived the perfect life, the type of life originally expected of Adam and Eve

God’s Plan Will Be Achieved Through Jesus Christ

• The complete story of the Bible is about how God’s Plan will

ultimately be realized through Jesus Christ

• Jesus chose to fulfil the standard of obedience and lived a

sinless life. Jesus Christ (the Standard) lived the perfect life, the type of life originally expected of Adam and Eve

• Through the past, and then continuing with the work of

Jesus, God will bring about the completion of His Plan on the earth

The Bible is like a threaded cord that starts in Genesis and ends in the Revelation. God’s Plan and prophecies are consistent throughout the Bible.

God’s Plan Illuminated

Important Aspects of Prophecy

• One must take into account prophecy to understand God’s

Plan with the earth

God’s Plan Illuminated

Important Aspects of Prophecy

• One must take into account prophecy to understand God’s

Plan with the earth

• Most prophecies center around Jesus Christ, who is central

to God’s Plan

God’s Plan Illuminated

Important Aspects of Prophecy

• One must take into account prophecy to understand God’s

Plan with the earth

• Most prophecies center around Jesus Christ, who is central

to God’s Plan

• Prophecies are designed to give us details of how God will

bring about His Plan

God’s Plan Illuminated

Important Aspects of Prophecy

• One must take into account prophecy to understand God’s

Plan with the earth

• Most prophecies center around Jesus Christ, who is central

to God’s Plan

• Prophecies are designed to give us details of how God will

bring about His Plan

• Prophecies begin in Genesis (the first book) and continue

through the Bible to Revelation (the last book)

God’s Plan Illuminated

Some Important Prophecies

• The Nation of Israel restored (Jeremiah 33)

God’s Plan Illuminated

Some Important Prophecies

• The Nation of Israel restored (Jeremiah 33)
• Nebuchadnezzar’s dream image concerning the Kingdom
• f God on earth (Daniel 2)

God’s Plan Illuminated

Some Important Prophecies

• The Nation of Israel restored (Jeremiah 33)
• Nebuchadnezzar’s dream image concerning the Kingdom
• f God on earth (Daniel 2)
• The Olivet Prophecy of world conditions prior to Christ’s

return (Luke 21)

God’s Plan Illuminated

Some Important Prophecies

• The Nation of Israel restored (Jeremiah 33)
• Nebuchadnezzar’s dream image concerning the Kingdom
• f God on earth (Daniel 2)
• The Olivet Prophecy of world conditions prior to Christ’s

return (Luke 21)

• The invasion of Israel by Russia and the return of Jesus to

Jerusalem (Ezekiel 38,39)

God’s Plan Illuminated

Some Important Prophecies

• The Nation of Israel restored (Jeremiah 33)
• Nebuchadnezzar’s dream image concerning the Kingdom
• f God on earth (Daniel 2)
• The Olivet Prophecy of world conditions prior to Christ’s

return (Luke 21)

• The invasion of Israel by Russia and the return of Jesus to

Jerusalem (Ezekiel 38,39)

• The Battle of Armageddon between Christ and the

nations of the world (Joel 3)

Homework Assignment

Read Numbers 14:21 a) Do you believe that the earth is currently filled with the glory of the Lord? b) What prevents that from happening today? c) How would a world that is filled with the glory of the LORD be different than the one we live in today?