66 different manuscripts, yet one Book 40 different transcribers, yet one Author written over 2000 years, yet it is timeless 3 languages, yet one complete message Unaffected by human hands or intellect
Our Goal: To achieve a strategic grasp of the Design of the Bible, build a solid foundation upon its major truths, and attain an awareness to make it all fit together. Week 1} Genesis – Pre-History – Creation & Fall – The Patriarchs Week 2} Feasts of Israel – The Promised Land – The Monarchy – Poetical books Week 3} Daniel – Post Exile History – Major Prophets – Minor Prophets Week 4} Un-fulfilled OT – The NT – Gospels – The Last Week Week 5} Acts – Church Epistles – Hebrew Christian Epistles Tonight: Week 6} The End Times – Revelation – Conclusion
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed.”
You are are in the Fight… Whether you realize it or not.
The Panorama of History Week 6 Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 1 Week 2 The Church 1K 2K 3K 4K 5K 6K 1000 year Kingdom 6,000 Years Israel scattered The Nation of Israel Genesis Rest of OT You Are ( about ) Here 400 years NT
The New Testament HEBREW REW EPISTLE STLES Week 4 Week 6 Week 5
Our Blessed Hope Written from Corinth during 2 nd Missionary Journey 1 st Thessalonians 2 nd Thessalonians Looking Back The Present Distress Exemplary Conversion 1 Persecutions have begun 1 Exemplary Evangelism 2 The Order of Events Exemplary After-care 3 Misinterpretations 2 Looking Ahead Return is soon Calling & Comfort 4 The Coming Challenge Calling and Challenge 5 Work, for the night is coming 3
1 Thessalonians 5:4 “But you are not in darkness - that this day should surprise you like a thief.”
The Man of Sin Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 2 Thessalonians 2:3-5 ‘ apostasia, ’ means “to fall away, or depart.” ‘ nephal ’ means ‘to fall, be cast down, depart, to fall away,'
The Restrainer And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. 2 Thessalonians 2:6-8
2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 The Great Deception The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-5 The Order of Events As explained by Paul in 2 nd Thessalonians
Not a New Doctrine “For all the saints and Elect of God are gathered, prior to the Tribulation that is to come, and are taken to the Lord lest they see the confusion that is to overwhelm the world because of our sins.” Ephraem of Nisbis (306 – 373 AD) On the Last Times, the Antichrist, and the End of the World
Differences Between The Rapture The Second Coming John 14:1-3 2 Thess 2:1 Daniel 2:44-45 Acts 1:9-11 1 Cor 15:1-53 1 Timothy 6:14 Daniel 7:9-14 Acts 3:19-21 1 Thess 4:13-18 2 Timothy 4:1 Daniel 12:1-3 1 Thess 3:13 Romans 8:19 Titus 2:13 Zachariah 14:1-15 2 Thess 1:6-10 1 Cor 1:7-8 Hebrews 9:28 Matthew 13:41 2 Thess 2:8 1 Cor 16:22 James 5:7-9 Matthew 24:15-31 2 Peter 3:1-14 Phil 3:20-21 1 Peter 1:7,13 Matthew 26:64 Jude 14-15 Col 3:4 1 John 2:28-3:2 Mark 13:14-27 Rev 1:7 1 Thess 1:10 Jude 21 Mark 14:62 Rev 19:11-20:6 1 Thess 2:19 Rev 2:25 Luke 21:25-28 Rev 22:7, 12, 20 1 Thess 5:9, 23 Rev 3:10
Differences Between 2 nd Coming Rapture Translation of believers No translation involved Translated saints go to heaven Translated saints return to earth Earth not judged Earth judged Imminent, any moment, sign-less Follows definite predicted signs Not in the Old Testament Predicted in the Old Testament Believers only Affects all men on the earth Before the day of wrath Concludes the day of wrath No reference to Satan Satan bound He comes for His own He comes with His own He comes in the air He comes to the earth He claims His Bride He comes with His Bride Only His own see Him Every eye shall see Him Great Tribulation begins Great Trib ends - Millennium begins
Verse 24 : The Overview We covered these Verse 25 : The 69 Weeks during Week 3 Verse 26 : The Interval Verse 27 : The 70th Week
Vs 24 : The Overview “ After the sixty-two Vs 25 : The 69 Weeks ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be cut off and will Vs 26 : The Interval have nothing. The people Vs 27 : The 70th Week of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end Rome destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D. will come like a flood: The people of the Roman Empire War will continue until will later produce ‘the ruler who will come.’ the end, and desolations have been decreed .”
Constantinople
Daniel 9:27 “ He will confirm a covenant with (the) many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him .”
His strategy is to ALWAYS thwart the plan of God
Beast Revelation 11:7; 13 Seed of the Serpent Genesis 3:15 False Prophet Revelation 13 Idol Shepherd Zechariah 11:16-17 Antichrist 1 John 2:22 Little Horn Daniel 7:8-11, 21- Lawless One “He shall regard neither 26; 8:9-12, 23-25 2 Thessalonians 2:8 the God of his fathers, Willful King nor the desire of Man of Sin Daniel 11:36 women…” 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Daniel 11:37
“Blessed is he who reads and those The ‘Revelation’ OR who hear the words The “Unveiling” of of this prophecy, Jesus Christ and keep those things which are written in it; for the 404 verses which contain over 800 time is near.” references to Old 1:3 Testament
Revelation ch. 1 7 Characteristics: 1. Hair like wool 2. Eyes of fire 3. Mouth a sword 4. 7 stars in hand 5. Feet like brass 6. Voice like waters 7. Shining as the sun
His presence and observation of the churches He has total knowledge of their works Jesus walking in midst of golden Isaiah 11:2-5 lampstands 1. The Spirit of the LORD 2. The Spirit of wisdom 3. The Spirit of understanding 4. The Spirit of counsel 5. The Spirit of might 6. The Spirit of knowledge 7. The Spirit of the fear of the LORD
“ Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.” Rev 1:19 1. The things which John initially saw (ch. 1) The vision of Jesus 2. The things which are NOW (the church – ch. 2 & 3) The 7 Churches 3. The things which will take place “ Meta Tauta ” after these things The events after the Church is removed (ch. 4-22)
The 7 Churches of Revelation Chapters 2 & 3 1. Local: All were literal, real, historical churches of that time 2. Universal: All 7 letters are for all churches 3. Personal: These letters are also written to you and Multi-Dimensional Patmos me Significance 4. Prophetic: The history of the church is laid out in advance
From Pentecost Revelation chapter 2 & 3 to fills the gap of the last Parousia 1900 years
The last recorded quotations of Jesus The only words He ever spoke directly to the church on earth The only unabridged records of His addresses in our possession They warn about the danger of departing from biblical purity, morality & theology
Perhaps this is why they are left out of the mainstream of contemporary churches today
The Heptatic-Structured Letters ‘He who has an ear’ 1. Church Name 2. Title of Jesus 14 times 3. Commendation in the Bible 4. Criticism 5. Exhortation 6. Closing Statement 7. Promise to Overcomer Sardis & Laodicea receive no Commendation Once in each letter, and Smyrna & Philadelphia receive no Criticism 7 times in the Gospels ‘Promise’ to the last 4: contained in the body of the letter
The last 4 letters end differently from 1st three 1st reference of the Return of Christ 1st reference to the Millennial Kingdom o The 1st 3 churches are historically closed o The last 4 all endure until the end times o Only the last 4 mention the Return of Christ
Ephesus 33 100 Smyrna 100 312 Pergamos 312 590 Thyatira 590 Sardis 1517 Philadelphia 1750 Laodicea 1925
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