1、Biblical Prophecies 2,Basis of our Eternal Hope Intro & Main Verse:-2 Peter 1:20-21 “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophets own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by
2、the Holy Spirit.” Scriptures to Meditate:- Mathew 24,Revelation, Daniel,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,What we have Studied & will Study?,Session 1 Introduction What is Prophecy? What is Biblical Prophecy? Why should a Person study Bible Prophecies? Prophetical books of Bible Some prophecies already f
3、ulfilled Some prophecies recently fulfilled What are the signs of Last Days & are they being fulfilled in our times? Technological advancements pointing to fulfillment of Biblical PropheciesSession 2 What is End-Time Prophecy? What is the role of Israel in Last Days? Different Views of Revelation Ra
4、pture- Will it happen? Tribulation Period Heaven- What Bible Says about it? Hell- What Bible Says about it? Antichrist White Throne Judgment Conclusion,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,What is End Time Prophecy?,Eschatology (from the Greek , Eschatos meaning “last“ and -logy meaning “the study of“) is a
5、 part of theology and philosophy concerned with the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. Mathew 24:42-44 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you dont know what day your Lord is coming. Understand this: If a homeow
6、ner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.” (NIV) 1 Thessalonians 5:2-9 “For you know quite well that the day of the Lords return will come unexpect
7、edly, like a thief in the night. When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant womans labor pains begin. And there will be no escape. But you arent in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you wont be surp
8、rised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. For you are all children of the light and of the day; we dont belong to darkness and night. So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. But let us who li
9、ve in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation. For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.”,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,What is End Time Prophecy?,In Matthew 24 Jesus w
10、as asked about Signs and he told His disciples about Signs of End of Age. Read Matthew 24,25; Luke 21Revelation also has lot of End time events which will happen. So the Events/Prophecy which will take place before the end of the age is called as End Time Event/Prophecy. Jesus encouraged his discipl
11、es to understand the signs of time and season. But he also said that it is not for them to know times or seasons which the Father has put in his authority.(Acts 1:7) A Good Student of End Time Prophecy will be able to understand the time and will be able to prepare himself to meet Christ. Parable of
12、 10 Virgins in Mathew 25 is a good example.,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,What is the role of Israel in Last Days?,They will return back to homeland (Prophecies discussed in last session) They will flourish in their Land. Temple will be re-build. Nations will try to destr
13、oy it but Israel will become stronger nation Dome of Rock In the famous 6 day war, the war hero General Moshe Dayan did a strange thing. After planting the Israeli flag on the Muslim Dome of Rock (this is said as the place where temple will be rebuild) he decided to take the flag down and gave Musli
14、ms control over the sacred spot. Now this is a major issue to be solved before the temple can be made. Ezekiel 37 speaks about the resurrection of Jews as a mighty Army. It is now a known factor that Israel has some of the best fighters and equipments in the world. Hatred of Arab nations against Isr
15、ael is increasing and all peace talks have failed till now.,What is the role of Israel in Last Days?,Some signs pointing towards temple rebuilding:- There are reports that all materials needed are already maderobes of priests, utensils needed for worship etc. A detailed model of Temple has been trav
16、elling throughout US to raise money for this project. Almost 50% of Jews in world lives in US. Gershom Salomon of the Temple Mount Faithful has been working and motivating Jews for this project. Some time ago he visited US. Once he even tried to lay a 4.5 ton cornerstone upon the Temple Mount but wa
17、s halted by Israeli government fearing problems in Middle East. Israel Ariel leads a group called Ice and Demy cite which is Temple Institute They have made almost 102 utensils needed for temple worship according to biblical and rabbinic standards. They are on display at Temple Institute tourist cen
18、ter in the Old City in Jerusalem. Ateret Cohanim has established a Yeshiva(religious school) for education and training of temple priests. Their task is to research regulations, gather qualified Levites, and train them for future priesthood.(http:/www.ateret.org.il/) An effort is well underway to se
19、cure kosher animals for sacrifice, including red heifer. From 1997 it started appearing again. Ice and Demy conclude by saying “many other preparations are currently underway for Israels return to all aspects of Temple worship. “,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Different vi
20、ews of Revelation- Introduction,There are different views of Revelation. Some main views are:- Preterist Interpretation Preterism holds that the contents of Revelation constitute a prophecy of events that were fulfilled in the 1st century Idealist Interpretation - The Idealist view does not see the
21、book of Revelation as predicting specific events in history. Rather it sees the visions as expressing eternal spiritual truths that find expression throughout history. Futurist Interpretation / Classical Dispensationalist - The futurist view assigns all or most of the prophecy to the future, shortly
22、 before the second coming. Futurist interpretations generally predict a resurrection of the dead and a Rapture of the living, wherein all true Christians and those who have not reached an age of accountability are gathered to Christ at the time Gods kingdom comes on earth. Historicist Interpretation
23、 / Progressive Dispensationalist - The historicist view regards the prophecy as spanning the time from the end of the first century through the second coming of Christ. Do a study of Revelation to understand some of the end time events.,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Rapture- Will it happen?,Some peop
24、le express doubt about Rapture. The meaning of word rapture is “being taken away or snatched away” A common parallel from old testament is considered to be Enoch. He walked with God and he was no more to be found because God took him away.(Gen. 5:24 ) There three different views are Pre Tribulation
25、Rapture, Mid Tribulation Rapture and Post Tribulation Rapture. Pre Tribulation Rapture is the most common and proved view Rapture is imminent (Math 24:44),Rapture- Will it happen?,1 Thess. 4:13-18 -“And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have di
26、ed so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord
27、 returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are s
28、till alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. So encourage each other with these words.” (NIV) The Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.
29、” The dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with him in the clouds We shall “meet the Lord in the air We shall always be with the Lord. 1 Cor.15:51-53 “But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transfor
30、med! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mort
31、al bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. Titus 2:13- “while we wait for the blessed hopethe glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” Blessed Hope,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Rapture & 2nd Coming- Two Phases of Christs Return,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Tinku Thomps
32、on - www.gospel-,Tribulation Period What is that?,The Tribulation (or “Great Tribulation“) is an event referred to in the New Testament of the Bible at Matthew 24:21 (“For then shall be great tribulation.“ - King James Version) and other passages. The Tribulation is a future 7-year period of time wh
33、en God will finish His discipline of Israel and finalize His judgment of the unbelieving world. The Church, made up of all who have trusted in the person and work of the Lord Jesus to save them from being punished for sin, will not be present during the Tribulation. The Church will be removed from t
34、he earth in an event known as the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53). The Church is saved from the wrath to come (1 Thessalonians 5:9). Throughout Scripture, the Tribulation is referred to by other names such as:The Day of the Lord (Isaiah 2:12; 13:6, 9; Joel 1:15, 2:1, 11, 31
35、, 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:2) trouble or tribulation (Deuteronomy 4:30; Zephaniah 1:15)Great Tribulation which refers to the most intense second half of the 7-year period (Matthew 24:21) time or day of trouble (Daniel 12:1; Zephaniah 1:15) time of Jacobs trouble (Jeremiah 30:7) Scriptures to Read Dan
36、iel 9; Mathew 24,25; Rev. 6-9,16,17,18 etc,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Heaven- How it will be?,Bible has lot of references which describes heaven. Its will be a place of: Rest (Heb. 4:1-11;Rev.14:13) Full knowledge (1 Cor. 13:12) Holiness (Heb.12:14; Eph.2:21) Joy (1 Thess. 2:19;Jude 1:24) Glory (2
37、 Cor. 4:17) Worship (Rev.7:9-12;19:10) Unending fellowship with God (21:3,7,22) Read Revelation 21 & 22 for more. What you wont find in heaven No Temple No sea No more tears, death, sorrow, crying or pain (Rev.21:14) No more sinners (Rev.21:8) No night (Rev.21:25) No more sin or evil (Rev.21:27) No
38、more disease or injuries (Rev.22:2) No more Curse (Rev.22:3) We will be with Jesus forever there.,Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Hell- How it will be ?,“Some will not be redeemed. There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this if it lay in my power.“ - C.S. Lewis,
39、 The Problem of Pain “It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God for one moment; but you must suffer it for all eternity.“ -Jonathan Edwards, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741) The word “hell“ in English Bibles is used to translate the Hebrew word Sheol (and it
40、s Greek equivalent Hades) and the Greek word Gehenna. “Anyone who says, You fool! will be in danger of the fire of hell.“ (Matthew 5:22, quoting Jesus) “And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body
41、 to go into hell.“ (Matthew 5:29, quoting Jesus; see parallel passage in Mark 9:44, which adds, “where the fire never goes out.“) “Do not be afriad of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.“ (Matthew 10:28, quoting J
42、esus) “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and g
43、nashing of teeth.“ (Matthew 13:40-42, quoting Jesus),Hell- How it will be ?,“Throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.“ (Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:30) “Then he the King will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you who a
44、re cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.“ (Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, Matthew 25:41) “The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by
45、hell.“ (James 3:6) “The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyones name was not found
46、written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.“ (Revelation 20:13-15) “The cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile.the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulpher. This is the second death.“ (Revelation 21:8),Tinku Thompson - www.gospel-,Tinku Th
47、ompson - www.gospel-,Antichrist Who is he?,1 John 2:18- “Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. “(NIV) The words antichrist and antichrists appear only five times in the
48、Bible in the epistles 1 John and 2 John. The antichrist is the one who opposes Christ and thus God. The antichrist is an eschatological (end times) person who will appear and deceive countless people near the time of Christs return. The antichrist is associated with Satan and will be aided by demoni
49、c forces in his unholy movement against God and in his attempt to rule the nations of the world. Most scholars agree that the antichrist will claim to be God and will rule many nations in Europe and bring the world to the brink of destruction. He is referred as “the son of perdition” and Satan himse
50、lf will possess him.,Antichrist Who is he?,Read Daniel 7:8,11,21,25,26 ,11:36-45, 9:26-27 will give you clue about him. Read 2 Thess. 2:3-12 “Dont be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealedthe one who bri
51、ngs destruction. He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. Dont you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you? And you know what is holding him back, for he can
52、 be revealed only when his time comes. For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by
53、 the splendor of his coming. This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them. So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth.” Read Rev. 6:2-4, Rev.11:7, Rev.13, Rev.19:19, Rev.20:10 He is also called as Beast He is also referred with Number 666. (Rev.13:18),
