Most of us growing up in Christian families or in a Christian environment will have come across the repeated occurrence of the numbers seven, twelve and forty. Who can forget Joseph’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream, the seven fat cows and the seven emaciated cows arising out from the Nile. How Joseph’s description of these cows, Read More…
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3.7 Prophetic pattern of thirds
We have considered in the two previous sections the ‘time of the Gentiles” and the “time of Israel”, and that both biblical epochs are 2000 years. This is based on Jesus’s reference to the time of the Gentiles and the prophecy of Hosea 6:2. However, is there any further support for a theory of a Read More…
3.6 The 2000 year plan
The 2000-year plan (updated 11-20, 07-22, 01-24) Lu 21:24 “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.” Rev 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, Read More…
5.2 The gospel and the battle.
There is no doubt that we, as Christians, will face troubles which will test our faith. Some troubles will be as a result of our sinful nature, words or actions. With the help of God’s Spirit, we face up to these consequences, repent and seek healing from such personal sins. But other troubles will come Read More…
5.0 Preparation as overcomers ………………
‘PREPARE YE THE WAY’ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord! make his paths straight. every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;………………….6 And all flesh shall Read More…
3.4 Daniel’s prophecies. (Dan 7,9,11)
Dan 7:22 “until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favour of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. When speaking about end times, Daniel is one of the three foremost prophets in the Bible on this topic. The two other major Read More…
3.0 THE TIMING ……………….
How close is it? “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 KJV “Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.” Revelation 3:3 NKJV After Jesus’ Read More…
4.1 The ‘Rapture’ & Amillennialism.
1Thess 4:14 “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. {4:15} For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them Read More…
5.3 Physical preparation
Do we need to prepare for the difficulties to come in a physical way, in addition to spiritual preparation mentioned in post 5.5? Is it wise to make some material provision, at least to avoid the internal panic following the initial prophesied calamitous events? As leaders of the family, do we have some responsibility to our Read More…
6.0 OVERCOMERS ………………
The Seven Churches. Of the many hundreds of churches scattered through Asia minor, Greece and the rest of the Roman Empire, it is remarkable that Jesus directs John to address and send the book of Revelation to a specific cluster of seven churches. When reading Revelation 2 and 3, these turn out to be Read More…