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Numbers Because the book of Revelation is stated to be a book of “signs”, a symbolic prophecy (Rev 1:1), the tenancy for some is to take things a bit too far and assume that just about everything stated is symbolic in nature. Although Revelation abounds in symbolism it also contains many...

The Last Half of the 70th Week of Daniel What of the balance of the 70th week, the 3 ½ years of it which extended beyond the cross? Did God promise to set aside seventy weeks of favor upon Israel, and really give them but sixty-nine and a half? At first glance it has this appearance, especially...

Our Lord’s ministry covered 3 ½ years, ending with his crucifixion, at the time of the Passover, in the spring of A.D. 33. In this he exactly fulfilled the prophecy concerning the remaining or last week (seven years) of promised favor, which says: “AFTER (7 and 62) sixty-nine weeks shall Messiah...

We now continue with our look at Daniel’s prophecy concerning the “seventy weeks”. First of all, it is quite obvious that we are not to take these as actual or literal days, because we know quite well that our Lord did not come, at his first advent, merely 490 days after the commandment to...

Since it is evident that there are many conflicting views on this Prophecy we would like to break it down so that those weak in faith (those not very knowledgeable in prophecy) might properly understand it. “UNDERSTAND the matter, and consider the vision. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy...

Transition to another Salvation Section 3 of Revelation (Chapters 20-22) concludes the business of the Gospel Age and introduces the business of the Messianic Age: the blessing of all the families of the earth as was promised in the covenant with Abraham. The focus of these last three chapters...

A Closer Look at Section 3 (Chapters 20-22) "The healing of the nations" - Rev 22:2 These chapters conclude the Bible. All of the loss suffered in the opening three chapters of the Bible is here undone in its last three. It is a glorious ending, worthy of a Glorious God. Chapter 20 The...

“Despite what is commonly believed and taught by orthodoxy, immersion or baptism (Greek--dipping) in water, as practiced by John the Baptist and afterward by our Lord and his disciples, had a different significance at first among the disciples from what it came to have after the Spirit...

Chapter 19 This chapter could well be two chapters. The first ten verses deal with "the marriage of the lamb." The remainder jumps back to the beginning of the harvest to give us yet another perspective on how the current social order will meet its end. The "marriage of the lamb" is a symbol...

Chapters 14 through 19 in Brief Chapter 14 Jesus appears on the scene in 14:14. Note why. Verse 15 clearly states that the time for HARVEST is begun. As he promised in his Matthew 13 parable, there is a harvest of TWO groups: (1) The harvest of the earth (THE WHEAT) in verses 15 and 16; and...

A Closer Look at Section 2 (Chapters 14-19) "Men's hearts failing them for fear" - Luke 21:26 Chapters 14 through 19 focus on events at the close of the Gospel Age -- THE HARVEST. This is a complex period. In it the world is experiencing troubles it cannot handle, and Christianity is faced...

Origin and Scriptural Evaluation of "The Seven-Year Tribulation" Theory Many hold the seven-year tribulation theory, which briefly states is this: Christ secretly returns to earth to "rapture" the church and takes them to heaven. This will be followed (not necessarily immediately) by seven...

Seven Churches The Lord decided to divide the history of the Christian Church into seven periods -- periods which are unique in their experiences, history, and doctrinal understandings. He gives each of these periods a symbolic name and introduces us to them in Rev 1:11. Jesus watches over...

To see the structure of Revelation is to see more than most theologians throughout history have been privileged to see the following information can be the key to a very large measure of understanding of Revelation. Even though Revelation is a very complicated prophecy, its BASIC SIMPLICITY is...

5. TIME-FRAME STUDY Not all scriptures nor all Scriptural injunctions apply at all times. For example, there was a time when God dealt with the Jewish nation and no one else (Amos 3:2); and there is now a time when placing ourselves under the ten commandments of the Jewish Law is inappropriate...

It is not the purpose of this study to give an in-depth or detailed interpretation of Revelation (We’ll save that for later). Instead, this study is designed simply to provide an outline that is generally accepted as sound by serious, enlightened students of the Bible. It also will provide the...

“We began this study with a list of seven questions that are basic to an understanding of God's plan (and hence are basic to an understanding of the details of prophecy that are found in Revelation). To close this chapter we will ask the same seven questions and this time give concise answers to...

The Gospel is summarized in God's promise to Abraham, "In thy seed shall all nations be blessed." What does this mean? Notice that it involves two distinct and separate parts: 1. Abraham's seed. 2. All nations (or families) of earth. Abraham's seed is not totally as Abraham might have...

THE OTHER HALF OF THE GOSPEL “Genesis begins with the fall of man. Revelation concludes with the restoration of man. In Genesis the curse falls on man. In Revelation the curse is "no more." In Genesis are the promises that the "seed of the woman" and the seed of Abraham will destroy the enemy...

“The title of this last book of the Bible is taken from its first verse: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John" It is important to consider the...