But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, has made us alive together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: {2:7} That in the AGES TO COME he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (Eph2:5-7 – capitalized words mine)
Are you thoroughly convinced that you have an exciting future ahead? Do you have a clear vision of this future ? Do you know that in the near future you will experience the full richness and beauty of God’s love, power and magnificence? That in Jesus’ millennium you will be fully and supernaturally enabled to do great things? That you will be creatively involved in the Lord’s service to administer this restored earth? That you will be a caring, nurturing, thorough, able, confident, talented, gifted, successful and creative agent of Gods administration over the nations? That your hope for eternal life does not need to be a vague hope of some stress free, happy but boring future?
If you’re not convinced yet, your fist step will be to meditate on the prophetic scriptures relating to the millennium, to dare to imagine yourself there, and ask God to fix this in your mind. To see Jesus as described in Revelation 1 and 19. No longer the lamb of the cross, but now the lion of Judah, fierce in battle but just and loving to all who submit to His wisdom and who are obedient. A true Hero, awesomely powerful in his deeds and admirable in His leadership, wisdom and care. The One whom we can delight in and hang out with, the object of our desire, to worship His perfection and beauty for ever.
This wonderful, new, restored earth, however, is not born without the corresponding ‘birth-pains’. Jesus introduced the concept of the ‘birth pains’ in Matthew 24, the prophetic chapter on the ‘end times’. The following posts, 3.0 to 7.10, consider the prophetic scriptures relating to the times immediately before the commencement of the millennium.
Before beginning our study of the end-times preceding the Millennial reign of Christ, our Savior, from Jerusalem, it will be useful to list here the major sources of material about the end times. This is a quick overview in order to provide a sense of the biblical material and where it is to be found. The orange highlights indicate end-time or millennial prophesies. For further scriptures on ‘The Day of the Lord” refer to post 7.0 You may also wish to refer to a timeline of end-time events as given in Xchart-c. For a brief historical summary of the world t the time of the major prophets, refer to Cyrus_and_Darius_(Jason_Hilburn). (This sketch is probably the most accurate, and agrees with the timing given in our post outlining the “2000 year” theory, i.e. deriving a 605BC start for the 70 year exile, and 536BC end date. This is different to many prominent (& erroneous) internet sites, many of which don’t honor a literal 70 years for the exile.)
The Prophetical Books and scriptures: (Isaiah through Revelation):
Isaiah Part 1: The Book of Judgment (chs. 1 – 39)
(Refer https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/isaiah/ – edited)
- Messages of Rebuke and Promise (chs. 1–6)
- Introduction: Charges against Judah for Breaking the Covenant ( 1)
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- The Day of the Lord (13:6, 9-22)
- Destruction of Babylon (13:1-8)
- Against Philistia (14:28-32)
- Against Moab (chs. 15–16)
- Against Aram and Israel (ch. 17)
- Against Cush (ch. 18)
- Against Egypt and Cush (chs. 19–20)
- Against Babylon (21:1-10)
- Against Dumah (Edom) (21:11-12)
- Against Arabia (21:13-17)
- Against the Valley of Vision (Jerusalem) (ch. 22)
- Against Tyre (ch. 23)
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- Woe to Ephraim (Samaria) — and to Judah (ch. 28)
- Woe to David’s City, Jerusalem (29:1-14)
- Woe to Those Who Rely on Foreign Alliances (29:15-24)
- Woe to the Obstinate Nation (ch. 30)
- Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt (chs. 31)
- Millennial prophecy (chs. 32, 33:2-7,20-24)
- Woe to Assyria — but Blessing for God’s People (ch. 33)
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- The Destruction of the Nations and the Avenging of God’s People (ch. 34)
- Millennial prophecy: The Future Blessings of Restored Zion (ch. 35)
Isaiah Part 2: The Book of Comfort (chs. 40–66)
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- Jesus’ first Coming (40:1-31)
- Jesus subdues the nations (41:1;42:9)
- Jesus first and second coming (42:10-25)
- Jesus’ deliverance of Israel (43:1;44:5)
- The Only God (44:6;45:25)
- The Lord’s Superiority over Babylon’s Gods (ch. 46)
- The Fall of Babylon (ch. 47)
- The Lord’s Exhortations to His People, appointment of Messiah (ch. 48)
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- The Call and Mission of the Servant (49:1-13)
- Jesus first and second coming, Repopulation of Zion (49:14-26)
- Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience (ch. 50)
- The Remnant Comforted Because of Their Glorious Prospect (51:1;52:12)
- The Sufferings and Glories of the Lord’s Righteous Servant (52:13;53:12)
- The Future Glory of Zion (ch. 54)
- The Lord’s Call to Salvation and Covenant Blessings (55:1;56:8)
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- False and True Worship (ch. 58)
- Zion’s Confession and Redemption (ch. 59)
- Millennial Peace and Prosperity (ch. 60)
- The Lord’s Favor (ch. 61)
- Zion’s Restoration and Glory (62:1;63:6)
- Prayer for Divine Deliverance (63:7;64:12)
- The Lord’s Answer: Mercy and Judgment (ch. 65)
- Judgment for False Worshipers and Blessing for True Worshipers (ch. 66)
2) Jeremiah: (refer https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/jeremiah/)
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- Temple Message (chs. 7–10)
- Covenant and Conspiracy (chs. 11–13)
- Messages concerning the Drought (chs. 14–15)
- Disaster and Comfort (16:1;17:18)
- Command to Keep the Sabbath Holy (17:19-27)
- Lessons from the Potter (chs. 18–20)
- Condemnation of Kings, Prophets and People (chs. 21–24)
- Foretelling the Babylonian Exile (chs. 25–29)
- Promises of Restoration (chs. 30–33)
- Historical Appendix (chs. 34–35)
- Historical Appendix ( 52)
3) Ezekiel: (https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/ezekiel/)
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- Symbolic Acts Portraying the Siege of Jerusalem (chs. 4–5)
- Divine Judgment (chs. 6–7)
- Corruption of the Temple and Its Consequences (chs. 8–11)
- Ezekiel Symbolizes the Exile of Jerusalem (ch. 12)
- God’s Judgment on Judah (13:1;24:14)
- Condemnation of the false prophets (ch. 13)
- Condemnation of the idolaters (14:1-11)
- No mediators can turn back God’s judgment (14:12-23)
- Jerusalem likened to a piece of burnt vine (ch. 15)
- Jerusalem allegorized as an adulterous wife (ch. 16)
- Allegory of two eagles and a vine (ch. 17)
- The soul who sins will die (ch. 18)
- A lament over the fall of Jerusalem’s kings (ch. 19)
- Apostate Israel purged and renewed through judgment (20:1-44)
- Babylon, God’s sword of judgment (20:45;21:32)
- The sins for which Jerusalem is judged (ch. 22)
- Jerusalem and Samaria allegorized as adulterous sisters (ch. 23)
- Jerusalem cooked over the fire (24:1-14)
- The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife Symbolizes Jerusalem’s Fall (24:15-27)
- Consolation for Israel (chs. 33-48)
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- Renewal of Ezekiel’s Call as Watchman (33:1-20)
- Jerusalem’s Fall Reported and Its Remnant Condemned (33:21-33)
- The Lord to Be Israel’s Shepherd (ch. 34)
- A Prophecy against Edom (ch. 35)
- Israel’s Complete Restoration Announced (ch. 36)
- Israel’s Dry Bones Revived and Unity Restored (ch. 37)
- The Great Battle of Gog-Magog (chs. 38–39)
- The New Order for Purified Israel (chs. 40-48)
- The temple area restored (40:1-47)
- The new temple (40:48;42:20)
- God’s glory returns to the temple (43:1-12)
- Restoration of the great altar (43:13-27)
- Restoration of the priesthood (ch. 44)
- Restoration of the theocratic order (chs. 45–46)
- The river of life from the temple (47:1-12)
- The boundaries of the land (47:13-23)
- The distribution of the land (48:1-29)
- The twelve gates of the new city (48:30-35)
4) Daniel:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/daniel/
- The Destinies of the Nations of the World (chs. 2-7😉
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- Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Large Statue (ch. 2)
- Nebuchadnezzar’s Making of a Gold Image and His Decree That It Be Worshiped (ch. 3)
- Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of an Enormous Tree (ch. 4)
- Belshazzar’s and Babylon’s Downfall (ch. 5)
- Daniel’s Deliverance from the Lion’s Den (ch. 6)
- Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts (ch. 7)
- Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat (ch. 8)
- Daniel’s Prayer and His Vision of the 70 “Sevens” (ch. 9)
- Daniel’s Vision of Israel’s Future (chs. 10-12)
- Revelation of things to come (10:1-3)
- Revelation from the angelic messenger (10:4;11:1)
- Prophecies concerning Persia and Greece (11:2-4)
- Prophecies concerning Egypt and Syria (11:5-35)
- Prophecies concerning the antichrist (11:36-45)
- Distress and deliverance (12:1)
- Two resurrections (12:2-3)
- Instruction to Daniel (12:4)
- Conclusion (12:5-13)
5) Hosea:
- The Faithful Husband ( 3)
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Joel:
Title (1:1)
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Amos:
Superscription (1:1)
- Judgment on Aram (1:3-5)
- . The vision (8:1-3)
- . The vision (9:1-4)
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- The exposition (9:5-10)
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- . Restored Israel’s Blessed Future (9:11-15)
Obadiah:
Title and Introduction (1:1)
Judgment on Edom (1:2) — (1:14)
The Day of the Lord (1:15) — (1:21)
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Micah:
Title (1:1)
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- Indictment of Judah’s Leaders (ch. 3)
- Future Hope for God’s People (chs. 4–5)
- The coming kingdom (4:1-5)
- Restoration of a remnant and Zion (4:6-8)
- From distress to deliverance (4:9-10)
- From siege to victory (4:11-13)
- From helpless ruler to ideal king (5:1-4)
- The ideal king delivers his people (5:5-6)
- The remnant among the nations (5:7-9)
- Obliteration of military might and pagan worship (5:10-15)
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Habakkuk:
Title (1:1)
- Habakkuk’s First Complaint: Why does the evil in Judah go unpunished? (1:2-4)
- God’s Answer: The Babylonians will punish Judah (1:5-11)
- Habakkuk’s Second Complaint: How can a just God use wicked Babylonia to punish a people more righteous than themselves? (1:12;2:1)
- God’s Answer: Babylonia will be punished, and faith will be rewarded (2:2-20)
- Habakkuk’s Prayer: After asking for manifestations of God’s wrath and mercy (as he has seen in the past), he closes with a confession of trust and joy in God (ch. 3)
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- Prologue: Double Announcement of Total Judgment (1:2-3)
- The Day of the Lord Coming on Judah and the Nations (1:4-18)
- The Response of Zerubbabel and the People (1:12-15)
- Second Message: The Temple to Be Filled with Glory (2:1-9)
- Third Message: A Defiled People Purified and Blessed (2:10-19)
- Fourth Message: The Promise to Zerubbabel (2:20-23)
It is also possible to outline the book in a chiastic a-b / b-a pattern:
6) Zechariah:
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- A Call to Repentance (1:2-6)
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- The Horseman among the Myrtle Trees (1:7-17)
- The Four Horns and the Four Craftsmen (1:18-21)
- A Man with a Measuring Line (ch. 2)
- Clean Garments for the High Priest (ch. 3)
- The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees (ch. 4)
- The Flying Scroll (5:1-4)
- The Woman in a Basket (5:5-11)
- The Four Chariots (6:1-8)
- The Symbolic Crowning of Joshua the High Priest (6:9-15)
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- The Question by the Delegation from Bethel (7:1-3)
- The Rebuke by the Lord (7:4-7)
- The Command to Repent (7:8-14)
- The Restoration of Israel to God’s Favor (8:1-17)
- Kingdom Joy and Jewish Favor (8:18-23)
- Part II (chs. 9–14) Two Prophecies:
- The Great Messianic Future and the Full Realization of God’s Kingdom (chs. 9–14)
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- The rejection of the Messianic Shepherd-King (ch. 11)
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- . The siege of Jerusalem (12:1-9)
- . The establishment of the Messianic kingdom (14:1-20)
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Malachi:
Title (1:1)
- Introduction: God’s Faithful Covenant Love for Israel Affirmed (1:2-5)
- Israel’s Unfaithfulness Rebuked (1:6;2:16)
7) New Testament Books (excluding Revelation)`
(under construction)
8) The Book of Revelation:
For a brief overview, click 1a – SUMMARY of REVELATION
Other Old Testament prophecies:
9) The Historical books (A):(Genesis to Judges)
10) Historical Books (B): (Judges through Esther)
11) The Wisdom Books: (Job)
12) The Wisdom Books: (Psalms):