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This is our End Time Resource Centre.
140 + Chapters on the End Times
In this document we have identified 140 + chapters in the Bible in which
the End Times is the main subject. We have selected only the chapters
in which the majority of the text (51 percent or more) is focused on
some aspect of the End Times. The eighty-nine chapters of the four
Gospels give us a record of Jesus' heart and power at His first coming
when He came to pay the price for our redemption. The 140 + chapters give
us a record of Jesus’ heart and power at His Second Coming when He
comes to take over the earth. These 140 + chapters reveal the same Jesus
operating in the same Holy Spirit as recorded in the same Bible. Almost
twice as many chapters of Scripture describe Jesus’ Second Coming than
His first coming.
We must not be illiterate regarding these glorious chapters in the
Bible about the Jesus we love. The generation in which the Lord returns
is clearly the generation the Bible describes the most. Jesus spoke
more about that generation than the one in which He was born. He did
this to prepare His Bride to be victorious in love during the most
dramatic time in world history.
This page includes a very brief description of the key aspect of
the End Times that is described in each of these chapters. We have rounded the chapters down for the
sake of clarity. Some end-time prophecies have a dual fulfillment. This
is called the law of the double reference. It means that a partial
fulfillment of what was prophesied occurred in the past, while the
complete fulfillment of the prophecy is yet in the future.
Most often the future fullness of a negative prophecy will be fulfilled
in the Great Tribulation and the fullness of the positive prophecies
will mostly be seen in the Millennial Kingdom. For instance, in Luke
4:18 Jesus references Isaiah 61:1-3 as related to His first coming.
However, it is clear that all of the details of Isaiah 61 did not take
place at Jesus’ first coming. They will be fulfilled after He returns
and establishes the fullness of His reign on the earth in the
Millennial Kingdom.
Many of the Old Testament prophecies have a partial fulfillment at some
point in the past, with a complete fulfillment in the generation in
which the Lord returns. Sometimes, the partial fulfillment can also
serve as a prophetic picture of what the fullness will look like at the
end of the age. Therefore, our description includes a brief reference
to the partial fulfillments of that prophecy in history, whenever it is
applicable. It is important to also note, that these prophecies have
spiritual applications at any time in history for all believers, before
their complete fulfillment at the end of the age.
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NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew 13: Jesus first refers to the partial judgments on
Israel described in Isaiah 6. Next, He describes the characteristics of
the nature of the kingdom through a series of parables. One underlying
theme in these parables is that the full manifestation of the kingdom
will happen after the Second Coming.
Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 17; Luke 21:, Matthew 24;
Jesus’ main emphasis in these four parallel chapters is to describe the
Great Tribulation just before His Second Coming. He predicted the siege
of Jerusalem and the destruction of its temple (Mt. 24:2) by the Roman
armies in 70 AD. This tragedy foreshadows the siege of Jerusalem at the
end of the age (Joel 3:2, 12; Zeph. 3:8; Zech. 12:2-3; 14:2; Rev.
16:14). Many details in these four chapters make it clear, that Jesus’
words go far beyond the events of 70 AD to describe the events at the
end of the age. For example, Jesus describes the time of the Great
Tribulation as the worst time in history (Mt. 24:21). God shortens this
time frame to three and a half years in order to keep the entire human
race from being physically killed (Mt. 24:22). Jesus said this hour
would come as a snare upon the entire earth, not only Israel (Lk.
21:35). The Great Tribulation will surpass all other crises in history,
including the one million people who died in 70 AD and the fifty
million who died in World War II. Neither 70 AD nor World War II
threatened the existence of the human race. Jesus said this time of
tribulation would not happen until after we see the abomination of
desolation (Mt. 24:15), which includes a worldwide Antichrist worship
system centered upon the image of the Antichrist, and the mark of the
beast (Rev. 13:13-18). None of these details were fulfilled in the
Jewish revolt against Rome (66-70 AD).
Matthew 25:
This chapter continues with the theme of Matthew 24. The events at the
end of the age are addressed through the description of how the
end-time Church will prepare for that hour (Mt. 25:1-30). It then gives
a description of Jesus judging the nations immediately following the
Second Coming (Mt. 25:31-46).
1 Cor 15:, 2 Cor 5:, 1 Thess 4-5:, 2 Thess 1:, 2 Thess 2:, 2 Tim 3:, 2 Tim 4:, 2 Peter 3:
1 Corinthians 15:
This is the most informative passage in Scripture on the resurrection.
In verses 24-28, Paul describes Jesus’ reign in the Millennial Kingdom.
In verses 35-49, he reveals the glory in the resurrected body. Finally
in verses 50-55, Paul speaks of the mystery pertaining to the
generation of believers that will not die, but instead, will be
conveyed from mortality to immortality, instantaneously at the return
of Christ.
2 Corinthians 5: Paul teaches on the resurrected body and the judgment seat of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 4-5:
Paul describes the rapture of the church and the resurrection of the
dead at the Second Coming (1 Thes. 4:15-18). Next, Paul encourages
believers to watch (1 Thes. 5:1-10). He concludes with a prayer to be
sanctified and to stand blameless at Jesus’ coming (1 Thes. 5:23).
2 Thessalonians 1:
The glorious day in which Jesus will come with His mighty angels and
take vengeance on the enemies of the gospel (Isa. 66:15) is depicted.
2 Thessalonians 2: The
Second Coming will be preceded by a falling away from the faith and the
rise of the “man of sin, the son of perdition” who is the Antichrist. A
falling away of Christians in the future will be so widespread, that it
is one of Paul’s primary signs of the nearness Jesus’ Second Coming.
2 Timothy 3:
Paul describes the perilous times in the last days, in terms of the
moral decay within society as it is filled with sin and deception.
2 Timothy 4:
Many people will not endure sound doctrine in the End Times. Instead,
they will heap up false teachers who will endorse lifestyles of lust,
in the context of false doctrines of grace. Many will turn aside from
the truth. The coming of Christ is referenced by Paul three times in
this short chapter (vv. 1, 8, 18).
2 Peter 3: Peter describes the final stages of the Day of the Lord and the cleansing of the earth with fire.
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In the Book of Revelation.
Revelation 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Revelation 5:
The Father’s plan is to exalt Jesus as a human king over all the earth.
Jesus takes the scroll from the Father’s hand. The scroll represents
the title deed of the earth and the action plan to cleanse it.
Revelation 6: The judgments of God again the kingdom of darkness are unveiled.
Revelation 7: God promises to protect His people from the judgments and compromise.
Revelation 8-9: The trumpet judgments are released against the Antichrist’s empire.
Revelation 10: God
promises to release prophetic messages to bring understanding in order
to help people avoid deception. Joel prophesied of a dynamic prophetic
outpouring of the Spirit in the End Times.
Revelation 11: The two witnesses will be prophets with unprecedented power.
Revelation 12: John describes the war that breaks out in heaven causing Satan to be cast to the earth
during the Tribulation.
Revelation 13: John describes the activities of the Antichrist and the false prophet.
Revelation 14:
God will raise up 144,000 Jewish believers. In Revelation 14:6-13, four
key prophetic proclamations are pointed out. God promises to judge the
followers of the Antichrist.
Revelation 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Revelation 15-16:
The seven bowls of wrath are poured out. The bowls of wrath recall the
plagues in Egypt released by Moses against Pharaoh (Ex. 7-12).
Revelation 17-18:
God promises to destroy Babylon, the evil worldwide economic and
religious network that seduces many to follow evil and persecute the
saints.
Revelation 19: Jesus marches into Jerusalem as the Warrior-King to end the Armageddon campaign by defeating the Antichrist.
Revelation 20:
Satan will be cast into prison as Jesus establishes the Millennial
Kingdom. After the Millennial Kingdom comes the great white throne
judgment for unbelievers.
Revelation 21-22: The New Jerusalem as the eternal dwelling place of believers is described.
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PENTATEUCH: FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Genesis: The end-time applications of Genesis are listed under Abraham’s covenant later in this document.
Leviticus 26, Numbers 23-24:, Deuteronomy 28-30:, Deuteronomy 32:
Leviticus 26:
This chapter contains the promises of blessings on Israel’s obedience
and warnings for her disobedience. There has been a partial fulfillment
of this chapter throughout history, most notably in the Babylonian
captivity (586 BC), and the destruction of Jerusalem (70 AD). Leviticus
26:14-39 contains the promises of sevenfold punishment on Israel’s
rebellion in order to “break the pride of her power” (v.19). The
military invasions and assaults against Israel have not been fulfilled
in any one historical event. They will come to fullness in the End
Times until Israel confesses her iniquity (Lev. 26:40; Hos. 5:15).
Numbers 23-24:
These chapters contain four prophetic oracles from Balaam to Balak, the
king of Moab. Some of these prophetic oracles were partially fulfilled,
as King David and other Israelite kings defeated Israel’s enemies. The
fullness of these oracles will be fulfilled in the Millennial Kingdom
with the final destruction of some nations. Jesus is described as the
star that would arise out of Jacob and the scepter that would come out
of Israel to crush hostile nations.
Deuteronomy 28-30:
Promises of blessings on Israel’s obedience as well as the warnings on
her disobedience are given. Some of the curses in Deuteronomy 28:15-68
were seen in the invasions of Babylon (586 BC) and Rome (67-70 AD),
when Jerusalem was besieged and destroyed. The details or the full
measure of those curses will occur during the Great Tribulation. The
fullness of the blessings will occur during the Millennial Kingdom.
Deuteronomy 32: The
Song of Moses is sung on the sea of glass in Revelation 15:3. It is a
song that describes the leadership of the Lord related to Israel’s
unfaithfulness, and His plan to redeem Israel and bless the whole
earth. God will provoke Israel to jealousy (vv. 16-21) by the Gentiles
who are a foolish people, (v. 21). Then, the Lord that kills and wounds
will make alive and heal as He brings ultimate deliverance to Israel
from her enemies (vv. 39-42). This will join the Gentiles to the
Israelites in rejoicing (v. 43).
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PSALMS
Psalm 2:, Psalm 14:, Psalm 24:, Psalm 45:, Psalm 46:, Psalm 47:, Psalm 48:
Psalm 2:
David prophesies of the rage of the nations against Jesus that will
fully manifest during the Great Tribulation in the Armageddon campaign.
The rage of the nations in this psalm was partially fulfilled when they
persecuted the saints in the early Church (Acts 4:28-31).
Psalm 14: The
psalmist prophesies about the fullness of sin that will be expressed by
those who will be given over to abominable sin. This will occur in a
time of a great falling away and oppression of God’s people.
Psalm 24: Jesus
ascends to the holy place as He makes His triumphal entry into
Jerusalem, at the time of His Second Coming, after defeating the kings
of the earth. This is partially fulfilled in Jesus’ ascension, into the
courts of heaven, after he defeated the powers of darkness on the cross
of Calvary, as well as by godly saints throughout history who ascend
into God’s presence.
Psalm 45: This
song of love describes Jesus at the Armageddon campaign warring against
His enemies to establish truth, meekness, and righteousness in the
whole earth for the Millennial Kingdom.
Psalm 46: This psalm
describes the assurance we can have in the midst of the Great
Tribulation. The psalm calls us to meditate during the terrifying
end-time events. The immediate context of this song was related to King
David’s victory over his enemies, and the corresponding peace that
followed related to the kingdom of Israel. Jesus will ultimately bring
a total end to war as stated in verses 8-9. The millennial river seen
Ezekiel 47 is pictured in Psalm 46:4.
Psalm 47: Verse
3 of this psalm depicts Jesus during the Millennial Kingdom. Some see
this passage as describing the time the ark of the covenant was brought
into Jerusalem with much celebration (2 Sam. 6).
Psalm 48: During
the Millennium, human kings are filled with awe as they gather outside
of millennial Jerusalem. These kings are in a panic and they flee
(48:5) before the terrifying majesty of Jesus’ throne of glory.
Psalm 50:, Psalm 53:, Psalm 58:, Psalm 67:, Psalm 68:, Psalm 72:, Psalm 75:
Psalm 50: Millennial Jerusalem is described as shining forth. God’s judgment of the wicked is also revealed.
Psalm 53: David again prophesies about the fullness of sin that will be expressed by those who are given over
to abominable sin. He is singing of a time in which there is a great falling away and oppression of God’s people.
Psalm 58: Jesus’ end-time judgments against wickedness and the rewards of the righteous are described.
Psalm 67: Jesus will show forth His power to save and lead every nation on earth.
Psalm 68:
David describes Jesus’ march through the wilderness scattering His
enemies and freeing captives during His Second Coming procession. David
uses the imagery of the exodus and Sinai (vv. 4, 11-19) to foreshadow
the great end-time deliverance of God’s people (vv. 24-35).
Psalm 72: This
is a prayer describing the fullness of Jesus’ reign over the earth that
provides abundant provision for all, and fills the nations with His
glory. This is also an actual prayer for Solomon as king of Israel, the
successor to the throne, during David’s last days. The scope and
fullness of this will only be expressed during the reign of Jesus as
the greater David.
Psalm 75: The full cup of God’s wrath on the nations, as seen in Revelation 14, is proclaimed in this psalm.
Psalm 80:, Psalm 83:, Psalm 85:, Psalm 87:, Psalm 93:, Psalm 96:
Psalm 79: Israel’s
prayer for deliverance in the Great Tribulation (Rev. 11:1-2) is set
forth in this psalm. Some of these events were fulfilled in part in
Israel’s Babylonian captivity in 586 BC as well as in the atrocities of
Antiochus Epiphanes in the fourth century.
Psalm 80: Israel’s
distress in the Great Tribulation and her intercession for the Lord to
deliver them is the theme of this. There is no agreement among scholars
regarding the certainty of a partial fulfillment.
Psalm 83:
During the Great Tribulation, Israel prays for deliverance from a
ten-nation confederation. This lament has applications in the
anti-Semitism that has occurred throughout Israel’s history.
Psalm 85: This is a prophetic prayer for Israel’s return to the land at the end of the age, when the Lord takes
away “all” His wrath. There was a partial fulfillment in the Assyrian invasion and in the Babylonian captivity.
Psalm 87: The
fullness of this passage speaks of the glory of Jerusalem and the
Jewish people, who are physically and spiritually (born again) in Zion,
during the Millennial Kingdom. This register is described in Hebrews
12:23, pointing to the born-again Jewish people registered in the
heavenly Jerusalem (Heb. 12:23).
Psalm 93: Jesus
is seen as Yahweh who has clothed Himself with strength and is
celebrated as a victorious Warrior-King. Jesus’ end-time victory is
portrayed here, resulting in the earth standing firmly established.
Psalm 96:
At Jesus’ Second Coming all the earth will worship Jesus with
trembling. Singing a new song is referenced nine times in Scripture
(Ps. 33; 40; 96; 98; 144 149; Isa. 42; Rev. 5; 14). In each reference,
with the possible exception of Ps. 40, the scope of the song is global.
It includes humanity and creation in context to Jesus coming as Judge
of the earth. The new song (Isa. 42:10, Rev. 5:8-14) declares the new
things (Isa. 42:9) before they come to pass, namely, the universal
recognition of Jesus as Yahweh resulting in saints ruling with Him on
the earth.
Psalm 98:, Psalm 102:, Psalm 110:, Psalm 118:, Psalm 149:
Psalm 98: All nations will be worshipping Jesus as He reigns in the Millennium.
Psalm 102: Israel’s despair and her future restoration in the Millennial Kingdom are indicated.
Psalm 110: The
fullness of the passage describes Jesus’ reign in the Millennium and
His end-time judgment of the nations. This psalm is partially fulfilled
by Jesus’ ministry through the church after His resurrection. Psalm 110
is the Old Testament passage that is the most quoted in the New
Testament. It is directly quoted six times (Mt. 22:44; Mk 12:36; Lk
20:42; Acts 2:34; Heb. 1:13; 10:13) and has a total of twenty-five
direct or indirect allusions to it. The two main themes in Psalm 110
are Jesus’ eternal, kingly and priestly ministry. In Psalm 110, the
Father speaks two oracles to Jesus. First, the Father invites Jesus to
sit with Him as a King forever (v. 1). Then, He gives Jesus spiritual
responsibilities as a priest forever (v. 4).
Psalm 118:
The fullness of this occurs when Jesus delivers Israel at the time of
His Second Coming. The psalm was partially fulfilled at Jesus’
triumphal entry into Jerusalem just before His death on the cross (vv.
22, 25-26). Jesus referred to this psalm in Matthew 23:39, stating that
He would not enter Jerusalem until the leaders declare, “Blessed is He
who comes in the name of the Lord”. (Ps. 118:26, Mt. 23:39).
Psalm 147: Jesus will rebuild Jerusalem and gather His people from the nations after His return.
Psalm 149: Israel will partner with Jesus in executing judgments on the nations of the earth.
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OLD TESTAMENT MAJOR PROPHETS
Isaiah 2:, Isaiah 4:, Isaiah 5:, Isaiah 9:, Isaiah 11:, Isaiah 12:, Isaiah 13:, Isaiah 14:
Isaiah 2: Jesus will rule all the nations from Jerusalem in the Millennial Kingdom.
Isaiah 4: The Millennial Kingdom is under Jesus as the Branch of the Lord (Jer. 23:5; 33:15; Zech. 3:8; 6:12).
Isaiah 5: God’s judgment and salvation for Israel is at the end of the age. This was partially fulfilled when God
disciplined Israel through the Assyrian invasion in 721 BC.
Isaiah 9:
During Jesus’ return, He will defeat the Antichrist, who is invading
Israel. This passage was partially fulfilled by the invasion of the
Assyrian king, Sennacherib, in Isaiah’s generation. However, the
details of this passage were not completely fulfilled at that time.
There was not a time of “multiplication and great joy” in the “dividing
of the spoil” by which the garments and instruments of the slain army
were “burned as fuel for the fire” (9:3-4). Neither was the promised
Child established in His government on the throne of David, and over
His kingdom with justice and righteousness across the earth (9:7). The
Throne of David speaks of the earthly dimension of the Messiah’s reign.
Isaiah 11: Jesus is reigning in the Millennial Kingdom and judges the wicked nations.
Isaiah 12:
This prophetic song is sung by Israel after Jesus delivers her from the
oppression of the Antichrist and begins the Millennial Kingdom as
described in Isaiah 11. Chapters 11-12 illustrate the glorious picture
of God’s rule of the earth going forth from Zion after Jesus gathers
and restores Israel.
Isaiah 13: Isaiah
describes the fall of Babylon at the end of the age. The Babylonian
oppression of Judah (605- 539 BC) was stopped when they were defeated
by the Persians in 539 BC. Babylon will be rebuilt and established in
Iraq (50 miles south of Baghdad). It will be restored and used as one
of the headquarters for the Antichrist. Babylon will function as the
center of the worldwide demonic, religious and economic networks (Isa.
13-14; Jer. 50-51; Rev. 17-18). The judgments prophesied against
Babylon in Jeremiah 50-51, describe her sudden and permanent
destruction. These have not yet occurred in fullness.
Isaiah 14:
The ultimate defeat of Satan and the Antichrist occurs at the end of
the age. Only the Antichrist and his fate as described in Revelation
19:20, fit the description of a Babylonian king without a tomb or a
grave (vv.18-20). He will be cast alive into the Lake of Fire. This
prophecy was partially fulfilled in the judgment against Babylon in 539
BC by Persia.
Isaiah 18:, Isaiah 19:, Isaiah 21:, Isaiah 24:, Isaiah 25:, Isaiah 26:, Isaiah 27:, Isaiah 28:
Isaiah 18:
God promises to move on behalf of Ethiopia against the Antichrist when
his armies are defeated by Jesus at Armageddon (Isa. 18:4-6) In Daniel
11:42-43, the Antichrist will invade Ethiopia and Egypt. The Lord will
deliver Egypt (Isa. 19) and Ethiopia (Isa. 18) during the time of
Jesus’ Second Coming. Verse 7 describes “in that time” as being the end
of the age. Ethiopia and Assyria will b ring their gifts of worship to
Jesus.
Isaiah 19:
There will be a national revival in Egypt at the time of Jesus’ Second
Coming (19:18-22). The details of Egypt and Assyria serving one
another, having economic and political harmony (the highway), Egypt
becoming God’s people, Assyria being the work of His hands, and Israel
as Jesus’ inheritance, have not yet been fulfilled in history, but will
be after the Second Coming.
Isaiah 21: The
final fall of Babylon occurs at the end of the age and signifies the
fullness of this prophecy. This passage was partially fulfilled during
the fall of Babylon in 529 BC, and was a cause for rejoicing because it
resulted in the release of the Jewish exiles. The exiles were free to
return to the land and rebuild the temple.
Isaiah 24: This describes a universal judgment during the Great Tribulation and Millennial Kingdom. Verse 21
speaks of judgment on the kings of the earth.
Isaiah 25:
Isaiah describes the Millennial Kingdom. This includes Jesus’ great
feast with His people, God’s deliverance of Israel, and the permanent
removal of death by the resurrection of the dead.
Isaiah 26-27:
The song of Judah is about God’s faithfulness and includes a reference
to the resurrection (26:19). Isaiah 27:12 speaks of an ingathering of
the Israelites from Assyria and Egypt at the end of the age.
Isaiah 28: & 1 Cor 14: In 1Co 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
1Co 14:21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and
other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will
they not hear me, saith the Lord.
1Co 14:22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that
believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for
them that believe not, but for them which believe.
Act 3:17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Act 3:18
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his
prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Act 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Isaiah 29:, Isaiah 30:, Isaiah 31:, Isaiah 32:, Isaiah 33:, Isaiah 34:, Isaiah 35:, Isaiah 40:
Isaiah 29: Isaiah
prophesies of the judgment and restoration of Israel at the end of the
age (vv. 14, 17-24). God will lay siege against Jerusalem causing
nations to invade her (Isa. 29:1-7; Joel 3:2; Zeph. 3:8; Zech. 12:2-3;
14:2). This passage was partially fulfilled when Sennacherib’s army was
defeated supernaturally (Isa. 39).
Isaiah 30: Israel’s
full rebellion and judgment (v. 6) will be ultimately fulfilled in the
End Times just before the Lord restores her (v. 14-26), and judges the
Antichrist, who is called the Assyrian (v. 27-33).
Isaiah 31: Israel’s
end-time national repentance and deliverance from the Antichrist are
depicted. The national repentance of verse 7 did not happen in Isaiah’s
day. A partial fulfillment of this occurred in the reforms that
Hezekiah established.
Isaiah 32-33:
The defeat of the Assyrian army prophetically describes the period of
the Great Tribulation, in which Jesus comes as the King of Israel. Many
Jewish cities were burned in the campaign of 701 BC.
Isaiah 34: God’s end-time judgments against the nations and the destruction of Edom at Jesus’ Second Coming are foretold.
Isaiah 35:
Isaiah describes the healing of the land and the people of Israel in
the Millennial Kingdom. While this was partially fulfilled in the
return of the exiles from Babylon, the permanence of everlasting joy,
and the complete elimination of sorrow envisaged in verse 10 indicates
a greater fulfillment. The physiological restoration of verses 5-6
began to be fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus and the apostolic
church. Israel will see a full ecological restoration (vv. 1, 2, 7) and
deliverance (v. 4) during the time of Jesus’ Second Coming.
Isaiah 40:
All flesh will see the global unveiling of God’s glory and the Second
Coming of Jesus. Prophetic messengers will be raised up to prepare the
nations for the coming eschatological glory to the earth. This prophecy
was partially fulfilled in the forerunner ministry of John the Baptist
at Jesus’ first coming. It is clear however, that John was but a
partial fulfillment, because in his ministry “all” flesh did not see
the glory of the Lord together (v. 5).
Isaiah 41:, Isaiah 42:, Isaiah 43:, Isaiah 44:, Isaiah 47:, Isaiah 48:, Isaiah 49:, Isaiah 53:
Isaiah 41: Israel
will be fully healed and restored at the end of the age. God affirms
His election of Israel and assures her that all the nations who
oppressed her will be defeated. It is at this time that Jesus will be
exalted as God of the whole earth.
Isaiah 42: God’s
justice will fill all the earth at Jesus’ Second Coming in the context
of a worldwide worship movement (v. 10-12). This passage was partially
fulfilled at Jesus’ first coming (Mt. 12:18-20).
Isaiah 43: Jesus will fully redeem Israel from among the nations and bring her people back to the land at the end of the age.
Isaiah 44:
The Lord will pour out His Spirit upon Israel at the end of the age.
This results in a national revival as Israel is restored spiritually,
socially, and environmentally. Jesus will be acknowledged globally as
the redeemer of Israel and the King of the whole earth.
Isaiah 47:
This prophecy against Babylon was fulfilled in 529 BC (Dan. 5).
However, it serves as a prophetic picture of the end-time destruction
of Babylon as depicted in Isaiah 13, Jeremiah 50-51 and Revelation
17-18.
Isaiah 48:
the Great Tribulation is the context for refining and testing Israel
(v. 10) and Jesus will have His inheritance (His glory) at the end of
the age. God will restrain His anger so that Israel is not utterly
destroyed.
Isaiah 49:
Isaiah describes Jesus’ worldwide leadership in the Millennial Kingdom
after He releases the end- time Jewish prisoners to return to Israel.
This passage has an initial fulfillment at Jesus’ first coming (2 Cor.
6:2). It will ultimately be fulfilled when God’s salvation reaches the
ends of the earth (v. 6).
Isaiah 53:
At the end of the age, Israel will make this national confession. Part
of this prophecy was fulfilled in the suffering of Christ on the cross
(Acts 8:32-37) and in Jesus’ healing ministry (Mt. 8:14-17).
Isaiah 56:, Isaiah 59:, Isaiah 60:, Isaiah 61:, Isaiah 62:, Isaiah 63:, Isaiah 64:, Isaiah 65, Isaiah 66:
Isaiah 56:
The house of prayer in Jerusalem is depicted after the Second Coming.
This prophecy was partially fulfilled by the apostolic ministry, seen
in the Book of Acts, as many Gentiles came into salvation.
Isaiah 59:
Isaiah describes Israel’s rebellion and injustices (vv. 14-15) during
history as well as at the end of the age when God’s judgments are fully
released (v. 18). At that time, Jesus will war against His enemies when
He returns to deliver Zion (vv.17-20) from her sin and her oppressors
(Antichrist). God as a Man is the great intercessor who will establish
justice among the nations.
Isaiah 60: God’s blessing is on Israel in the Millennial Kingdom as many nations bring wealth to her.
Isaiah 61: Jesus restores the nations in the Millennium. Isaiah 61:1 was partially fulfilled at Jesus’ first coming.
Isaiah 62:
God will cause Jerusalem to be the spiritual and political capital of
the earth. God promises to set intercessors (watchman) in place in the
End Times, who will cry out for the fullness of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 63: Jesus
will wage war against the kings of the earth at the time of His Second
Coming. Jesus will march up through Edom (modern day Jordan) on His way
to Jerusalem. John makes reference to this passage in Revelation
19:11-21 by prophesying of Jesus going to war against the kings of the
earth.
Isaiah 64: is
a prayer for the Second Coming of Jesus as Isaiah sees Jesus coming out
of Edom in Isaiah 63. This prayer describes Jesus returning in the sky.
This includes the visible opening of the heavenly realm, fire from
heaven, and earthquakes. God’s wrath upon His enemies and his
tenderness to His covenant people are highlighted in this passage.
Isaiah 65-66: In the Millennial Kingdom and beyond, God’s people have profound joy.
Jeremiah 30:, Jeremiah 31:, Jeremiah 33:, Jeremiah 50:, Jeremiah 51:
Jeremiah 30:
Jeremiah describes Israel in the Great Tribulation (v. 3-8) and in “the
latter days” (v. 24). The latter half of the chapter speaks of a time
when Israel will be completely protected from all her enemies and
worshipping in peace in the land after her return from captivity. This
has a partial fulfillment in Israel’s return from Babylonian captivity
in 536 BC, and when the state of Israel was re-established in 1948. The
promises listed here will find their complete fulfillment in the
Millennial Kingdom.
Jeremiah 31:
Israel’s end-time salvation and restoration that began in Jeremiah 30
are described. Of particular importance is God’s reference to the
restoration after the chastisement of “Ephraim”. This speaks of the ten
northern tribes that had been lost and separated from Israel for over
100 years by the time of Jeremiah’s ministry. God will save the remnant
of Israel, have mercy on the tribes that were scattered, and bring
great blessing and prosperity to all of Israel when her people are
re-unified. This happens when all Israel receives the “new covenant”
(vv. 31-34) that was established through the death and resurrection of
Jesus.
Jeremiah 33: The
fullness of God’s covenant promises will be manifest in the Millennial
Kingdom when Israel and Judah are honored before all nations.
Jeremiah 50-51: The
fall of Babylon will have its ultimate fulfillment during the time of
the Second Coming. The fall of Babylon in 539 BC, at the hands of the
Persian army, was a partial fulfillment in Jeremiah 50. However, many
of the specific details of this prophecy were not fulfilled at that
time. John quoted Jeremiah 51, three times in Revelation 18 in
reference to the future judgment of Babylon. Thus, in both passages,
there are many elements of the prophetic proclamation that point to a
future scenario in which Babylon is violently opposed and harshly
judged by the Lord.
Ezekiel 5:, Ezekiel 20:, Ezekiel 34:, Ezekiel 36:, Ezekiel 37:
Ezekiel 5:
The greatest famine in history (Ezek. 9; Dan. 12:1; Mt. 24:21) is
depicted as occurring at the end of the age. This prophecy was
partially fulfilled in 586 BC. This important verse makes the entire
chapter applicable to the final destruction of Jerusalem at the end of
the age.
Ezekiel 11: Israel’s restoration at the end of the age is when all of
ethnic Israel is gathered to the Messiah and to the land (vv. 14-20).
This was partially fulfilled after the Babylonian captivity as well as
in 1948.
Ezekiel 20: Ezekiel
describes the gathering of Israel after the great scattering (Deut.
28-30; Ezek. 20:33-44). When the Lord gathers Israel, He will purge,
cleanse, and restore her.
Ezekiel 34: After
the Second Coming, Jesus shepherds and gathers ethnic Jews from the
nations back to the promised land, and then prospers them (Deut.
30:1-10; Ezek. 34:11-31). The blessings described recall the Garden of
Eden (Isa. 11:6-9).
Ezekiel 36: The fullness of this prophecy will be seen in the Millennial Kingdom.
Ezekiel 37:
Israel is symbolized by a valley of dry bones that are suddenly infused
with God’s life. After the time when all hope is lost, then God’s
covenant blessings will be manifested in a restored and unified Israel.
This will happen in context to Jesus’ Second Coming.
Ezekiel 38-39:
Ezekiel 38-39:
The destruction of the Antichrist and his armies in the Armageddon
Campaign (Rev. 19:17-21) are described. Gog is a prophetic name of the
Antichrist. The triumph and restoration of Israel described here will
occur at the time of Jesus’ Second Coming.
Ezekiel 40-48:
Ezekiel 40-48:
the millennial temple will be built in Jerusalem. Ezekiel summarizes
the sacrifices and offerings after Jesus’ return to the earth. Some
confuse these sacrifices with the sacrifices for sin. However, there is
no need of another blood sacrifice for sin since all such sacrifices
were abolished by the death of Jesus (Heb. 8:5, 13; 9:9, 24, 10:1). The
sacrifices are not substitutionary as they were before Jesus’ death,
but rather they will be commemorative. They will look back in
remembrance to the cross like we do when taking communion. Ezekiel was
commissioned to observe the architectural details and measurements of
the future temple to encourage his people with the certainty of its
coming.
Daniel 2: , Daniel 7: . Daniel 8: , Daniel 9: , Daniel 11: , Daniel 12:
Daniel 2: Daniel’s
interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream is about a great image
representing four successive, ancient empires that would stand against
Israel. The fourth world empire was represented both by ancient Rome
and a still-future “revived” Roman empire ruled by the Antichrist. The
stone cut out without human hands represents Jesus’ Second Coming and
the establishing of His Messianic reign.
Daniel 7:
This is Daniel’s vision of four beasts representing four successive,
ancient empires (Babylon, Medo- Persia, Greece, and Rome) plus the
Antichrist’s empire emerging at the end of the age. Daniel sees a
heavenly courtroom where the Father as the Ancient of Days gives Jesus
power over all the nations and decrees judgment on the Antichrist to be
fulfilled at the time of Jesus’ Second Coming. Ancient Rome was a
“near” fulfillment of the fourth beast in Daniel 7. The “far”
fulfillment will occur as a revived Roman empire comprised of ten
nations that come under the authority of the Antichrist.
Daniel 8:
The fullness of what Daniel prophesied here will occur in the final
years of natural history (v. 17, 26) as we know it. This vision starts
by describing the rise of Medo-Persia and Greece (Alexander the Great).
Daniel 8:9-14 describes Antiochus Epiphanes’ attack on Jerusalem (v.
9). Daniel’s prophecies of the Antichrist in verses 23-25 were
partially fulfilled by Antiochus Epiphanes.
Daniel 9:
Daniel records his prayer for the deliverance of the Jewish people from
foreign captivity. This prayer will be used again by the remnant of
Israel in the End Times. The angel Gabriel responded to Daniel’s prayer
by reassuring him that the Jews would soon be released from Babylonian
captivity. He then gives the prophetic message about seventy years that
will complete God’s purposes for the Jewish people. In this prophecy,
the word “week” refers to a period of seven years (rather than seven
days). Thus, seventy weeks equals 490 years. After the initial
sixty-nine weeks or 483 years, a “pause” was put on God’s calendar when
Jesus the Messiah was to be “cut off”. In the seventieth week or the
final seven years of natural history as we know it, the Antichrist or
“the prince who is to come” will make a peace treaty with Israel and
many nations (v. 27). The first sixty-nine weeks (483 years) was
possibly fulfilled from 445 BC to 32 AD.
Daniel 11: This
is the most detailed chapter of prophecy in the Bible. It describes the
ascent of Alexander the Great and the four subsequent kingdoms that
emerge from his empire. Beginning in verse 21, Daniel describes
Antiochus Epiphanes IV, who is a type of the end-time Antichrist. There
are many parallels between Antiochus Epiphanes and his attack on
Israel, and the Antichrist. Daniel 11:36-45 describes the Antichrist in
a very precise and direct way without comparing him to Antiochus
Epiphanes.
Daniel 12: This
describes Israel’s greatest trouble in history. This trouble will last
for three and a half years (a time, times, and half a time).
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OLD TESTAMENT MINOR PROPHETS
Hosea 1:, Hosea 2:, Hosea 3:, Hosea 5:15-6:3:, Hosea 14:
Hosea 1: Israel’s restoration comes at the end of the age after enduring God’s judgments.
Hosea 2: Israel knows the Lord as her Bridegroom to begin the Millennial Kingdom (v. 16).
Hosea 3: Israel will fear the Lord in the latter days. The word “afterwards” (v. 5) provides the timeline. The
events here will occur just before the time of Israel’s grand restoration at the end of the age.
Hosea 5:15-6:3:
The Lord will stay “in His place” until the Jewish people acknowledge
their guilt and seek God’s face in a time of great distress; then the
Lord will revive and heal Israel.
Hosea 14: At the end of the age, Israel will return to the Lord and receive healing from her apostasy.
Joel 2:, Joel 3:
Joel 2: The
Antichrist will lead a military invasion against Israel in the Great
Tribulation (v. 2). This crisis will happen in the context of the
greatest outpouring of the Spirit the world has ever seen. Two phrases
demand an end-time interpretation. First, in verse 2, the invading army
is the most terrible army in all of human history (the Antichrist’s
army). Then, in verse 28, “afterwards” signifies that this army will
immediately precede God’s restoration at the end of the age. Joel
2:1-11 was partially fulfilled in three Babylonian invasions in 605,
597 and 586 BC.
Joel 3: All
nations will be gathered to Israel in a military conflict for the
Armageddon campaign, and a siege of Jerusalem. Israel will experience
God’s deliverance and salvation, physically and spiritually.
Amos 8:, Amos 9:
Amos 8: This
judgment on Israel was partially fulfilled in 721 BC when the Assyrians
conquered the ten northern tribes and deported them. Sennacherib’s
invasion in 701 BC and the three waves of attack by Babylon (606, 597
and 586 BC), were also partial fulfillments. Israel suffered partial
fulfillment of this judgment again, by Rome in 70 AD, when the temple
was destroyed and in 135 AD when Jerusalem was destroyed. However, the
fullness of the judgment in this chapter will not be complete, until
the sun goes down at noon and the earth is darkened in broad daylight
(v. 9) as described by the fifth bowl judgment (Rev. 16:10).
Amos 9:
The Lord will rebuild the tabernacle of David and bring back all the
remnant of Israel that have been scattered throughout the nations. They
will never leave the land again.
Obadiah 1: The Lord shall pour out His wrath on the nations and bring His salvation to Israel.
Micah 2:, Micah 4:, Micah 5:, Micah 7:
Micah 2:
Israel will be restored by the One who will break through on her
behalf, as the Lord’s answer to the wicked leaders who are over her.
The wickedness in Micah’s day mirrors the “perilous times” of the
latter days (2 Tim. 3). This passage gives a prophetic warning that
applies to the wicked in any generation while pointing to a time when
justice will fully come to Israel and the nations.
Micah 4:
Micah describes a time when the Messiah will rule in peace from
Jerusalem over all the nations. This happens after God “threshes” the
nations that oppose Him at the end of the age. Micah is speaking to
Israel in his day, and predicting the people’s response to the horrific
events that will lead to their ultimate deliverance from captivity and
Babylon (v. 9-10). However, the “pain of their labor” related to what
God wants to birth, is a description of deliverance that is far greater
than the return from Babylon in 536 BC.
Micah 5:
Messiah will reign and shepherd His people after the Antichrist has
been defeated. The ruler who comes out of Bethlehem is Jesus (v. 2).
Jesus’ deliverance of Israel is also described. There was a partial
application of this defeat in Micah’s day (vv. 5-6), when the Assyrian
king Sennacherib was defeated by the angel of the Lord at Jerusalem
(Isa. 37:36). However, the “cutting off” of Israel’s enemies, wherever
the Jews are scattered in the nations, will occur at the end of the age
(vv. 7-9).
Micah 7: Micah’s
prayer for revival and deliverance will be answered in fullness at the
end of the age. This passage speaks of Israel being re-gathered at the
end of the Great Tribulation, when Jesus will shepherd His people with
signs like Moses did when coming out of Egypt (v. 15). As a result, the
nations shall be ashamed of their military might and shall come
trembling to the Lord in fear (vv. 16-17).
Nahum 1:
The Lord will show the fullness of His fierce anger, when He makes an
end of the Antichrist (the wicked counselor) and his coalition of
wicked nations (Rev. 14:10; 15:1). This prophecy was partially
fulfilled when Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was defeated by the
Babylonians and Medes in 612 BC. The Assyrian king Sennacherib (the
wicked counselor), was killed in the house of his gods (2 Kings
19:36-37). This prophecy will only be completely fulfilled at the end
of the age, when wicked ones no longer pass through Israel (v. 15).
Israel has been invaded many times since 612 BC. Only after Jesus
defeats the Antichrist and establishes the Millennial Kingdom, will
Israel have permanent security.
Habakkuk 2:, Habakkuk 3:
Habakkuk 2:
The wicked and proud are described as being like “death, which cannot
be satisfied” (v. 5). This will be fulfilled most in the Antichrist,
who will gather all the nations against the Lord’s anointed. A partial
fulfillment of this occurred when Babylon plundered the nations, and
then was plundered in 539 BC by the Persians. The complete fulfillment
of this prophecy requires that the wicked one gathers all nations to
himself (v. 5). Babylon was a prophetic picture of this, but did not
fulfill all the details of this prophecy. Babylon did not gather all
the nations, but only a small portion of them. The Antichrist will
gather and oppress every nation to some degree (Ps. 2:1-3; Rev.
13:14-17, 16:13-14, 17:12-14).
Habakkuk 3: Habakkuk
sees a vision of Jesus’ Second Coming procession, both in the sky and
on land as He executes judgment upon the Antichrist and his armies. A
prophetic foreshadowing of this occurred when God, through Moses and
Joshua, marched into the promise land destroying the enemy nations
along the way. God’s brightness was like the light in the pillar of
fire, and He “walked through the sea” when he parted the Red Sea. God
led Israel through on dry ground and the sun stood still for Joshua.
However, this passage will only be fulfilled when Jesus returns and the
“plague goes before Him” (v. 5) as depicted in the seventh bowl (Ezek;
38:22; Zech. 14:12-18; Rev. 16:21). A plague did not go before the
armies of Israel as they entered Canaan. Jesus will also trample the
nations in anger at the time of the Second Coming (Hab. 3:12; Rev.
19:15). The phrase in verse 8, “You rode on Your horses” will be
fulfilled in Revelation 19:11-14 when Jesus returns on a white horse
with the armies of heaven on horses. The Israelites did not have
chariots when they entered Canaan, but the armies of heaven will (2
Kings 6:17).
Zephaniah 1:, Zephaniah 2:, Zephaniah 3:
Zephaniah 1:
Judgment that destroys mankind, beast, birds and fish (v. 3) is
described. This was partially fulfilled when Babylon destroyed
Jerusalem, but will not be entirely fulfilled until the Great
Tribulation and Second Coming when Jesus judges the rebellious nations.
Zephaniah 2:
Judgment on Jerusalem occurs at the end of the age, when the God of
Israel is exalted above all the gods of the earth. All the geographic
regions mentioned have suffered judgment in varying degrees. For
example, Nineveh and the Assyrian empire were destroyed in 612 BC. Yet,
it was not as severe as having no inhabitant (v. 5) and being left as a
perpetual desolation (v. 9). The finality and severity of these
judgments on the regions surrounding Israel will be fulfilled in the
End Times.
Zephaniah 3:
God will destroy all the wicked nations and restore Israel in the
Millennial Kingdom (vv. 8-20). This prophecy was partially fulfilled in
721 BC when the Assyrians conquered the northern ten tribes and
deported them. Judah partially received this judgment at the hands of
Assyria and Babylon in 701 BC, when the Assyrian King Sennacherib
invaded Judah, and in the three times that Babylon invaded Judah (606,
597 and 586 BC). There was a partial fulfillment when Israel returned
to the land under Nehemiah (445 BC) to rebuild the temple. The whole
world being consumed and being God’s fire (v. 8), and never again being
proud as a nation (v. 11), as well as never again fearing harm (v. 15),
have not yet occurred. They will be fulfilled in context to Jesus’
Second Coming.
Zech 1:, Zech 2:, Zech 3:, Zech 4:, Zech 5:, Zech 6:
Zechariah 1: God
will destroy all Israel’s enemies, restore her prosperity, and rebuild
Jerusalem. This was partially fulfilled when Israel returned to the
land from Babylonian captivity under Zerubbabel (536 BC), and Nehemiah
(444 BC). However, the prosperity and peace envisioned in verse 17 did
not come at that time. Until the second dispersion in 70 A.D, Israel
was subject to oppression by foreign powers. The majority of promises
concerning Israel’s restoration in the land are dependent on a national
repentance (Zech. 12:10-14). Neither the return to the land in 536 BC,
nor the re-establishing of the State of Israel in 1948 fulfills this
requirement.
Zechariah 2: The
Lord will bring unprecedented population growth and economic prosperity
to Jerusalem in the Millennium. He will come in His manifest presence
to dwell in Jerusalem. The Lord will deal severely with the nations
that have oppressed Israel. A partial fulfillment of this passage may
have been seen in the limited prosperity Israel experienced in the days
of Herod the Great, and again since 1948. However, the prosperity and
population expansion enjoyed in these periods is much more limited than
what is envisioned here. Furthermore, the population in Israel has
always had to deal with the fear of her enemies.
Zechariah 3: God’s
mercy is greater than the depth of Israel’s sin. Israel’s authority as
a kingdom of priests will be fully restored as the Lord completely
cleanses the entire nation through the work of the Messiah, and
restores her priestly authority to minister before Him. In the days of
Zerubbabel and Joshua (516 BC), God restored the temple and priestly
ministry to Israel, despite the gravity of her previous sin. Israel’s
national salvation is dependent upon her national acceptance of the
atoning work of Jesus (Zech. 3:9; 12:10 cf. Rom.10:12; 11:26).
Zechariah 4: God
will restore Israel’s ministry as a witness of His glory to the nations
as a burning and shining lamp in the End Times, especially in the
ministry of the two witnesses (Rev. 11:3-6). Israel’s ministry as a
kingdom of priests was partially restored in the days of Zerubbabel
when the temple was rebuilt, and the priestly ministry restored.
However, God’s manifest presence did not return to that rebuilt temple.
Zechariah 5: God
will purify Israel in the End Times by judging and removing all
wickedness in the land. In contrast, wickedness will come to fullness
in the land of Shinar (Babylon). Israel was cleansed of overt idol
worship after the return to the land in 536 BC. However, Israel’s sin
has never been completely dealt with in the manner envisioned here.
This prophecy was spoken in the waning days of ancient Babylon (519
BC), yet it envisioned a future resurgence of that city as the dwelling
place of wickedness (Rev. 17-18).
Zechariah 6:
The Lord will judge all of Israel’s enemies and will establish Jesus as
King over the earth. Jesus will rebuild the Jerusalem temple and govern
the earth from it.
Zech 8:, Zech 9:, Zech 10:, Zech 12:, Zech 13:, Zech 14:
Zechariah 8: God
will fully restore Israel in every dimension: spiritually,
agriculturally, physically and financially along with providing for her
safety as Jerusalem becomes the global worship center of the earth.
Relative prosperity returned to Jerusalem after the days of Nehemiah
(444 BC) until the dispersion in 70 AD.
Zechariah 9:
As Prince of Peace, Jesus will deliver Israel from all future wars as
He establishes worldwide peace and prosperity under His leadership from
Jerusalem. This prophecy may have had a partial fulfillment in the
conquests of Alexander the Great (332 BC), and in Jerusalem’s
deliverance in the days of Antiochus Epiphanes IV (167-165 BC), who
pre-figures the Antichrist. The ultimate fulfillment of this passage
will result in Israel never again suffering at the hands of an
oppressor (v. 8).
Zechariah 10:
This describes the destruction of all of Israel’s enemies under Jesus’
leadership. There will be massive population growth as Jesus saves the
entire nation and brings many back to the land. This has been partially
fulfilled since 1948.
Zechariah 12: There
will be an unsuccessful end-time siege against Jerusalem by all the
nations of the earth, which will result in her destruction. Jesus will
defend Israel at the battle of Jerusalem as she returns wholeheartedly
to the Lord in a national day of repentance, in which she acknowledges
Jesus as her Messiah.
Zechariah 13:
A great cleansing will come to Israel after the Great Tribulation in
which two-thirds of the Jewish people will be killed and one-third will
be saved.
Zechariah 14:
As the nations will gather against Jerusalem. Jesus will return to the
earth to fight on behalf of Israel. Living waters will flow from a
restored Jerusalem bringing life to the land. Jerusalem will be
established as a global worship center that is holy to the Lord.
Malachi 3:, Malachi 4:
Malachi 3: The
Lord will raise up forerunner ministries to prepare His people and the
nations for Jesus’ Second Coming. This prophecy was partially fulfilled
in John the Baptist as a forerunner who prepared the way of Jesus’
first coming (Mt. 11:10, Mk 1:2, Lk. 7:27). John’s ministry did not
result in the ultimate judgment or purification of Israel that Malachi
describes in this chapter.
Malachi 4:
Malachi describes the coming of Elijah as the ultimate forerunner
ministry to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children before
Jesus’ Second Coming. There was a partial fulfillment of this in the
ministry of John the Baptist who came in the spirit and power of Elijah
(Lk. 1:17).
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End Times prophecy, yet to be fulfilled.
Psalm 83
Identification of the nations of Psalm 83:
March, 2019 Still yet to be fulfilled.
Historians
and Bible scholars recognize that these nations have never formed an
alliance, and that is why this is a prophecy—yet to be fulfilled.
These
groups are no longer identifiable by their ancient names. The
modern-day equivalents of these nations, that will form an alliance and
will be plotting to destroy the nation of Israel, include:
Tents of Edom = [decendants of Esau] Palestinian Refugees and Southern Jordanians.
Ishmaelites = Saudi Arabians.
Moab = Palestinian Refugees and Central Jordanians.
Hagrites = Egyptians.
Gebal = Northern Lebanese.
Ammon = Palestinian Refugees and Northern Jordanians.
Amalek = Arabs South of Israel.
Philista = Palestinian Refugees and Hamas of Gaza Strip.
Inhabitants of Tyre = Hezbollah and Southern Lebanese.
Assyria = Syrians and perhaps Northern Iraqis included.
Children of Lot = Moab and Ammon.
Amazingly ALL the nationalities listed above, in the Psalm 83 alliance,
are the EXACT neighboring enemies of Israel who are at present, warning
Israel of their intentions to destroy her and of whose preparations to
come against Israel are dominating the headlines. This alliance is
forming today!
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THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT and The Lord's Covenant with David:
God’s covenant with Abraham and Israel is seen primarily in five
passages:
The
covenant was also confirmed between God and Jacob:
God promised Abraham that He would make
Abraham a great nation:
God promised that His
physical descendants, the people of Israel, would possess the land of
Canaan forever:
This results in
great blessing upon the whole earth:
Isaac and Rebekah. (Gen. 24:1, 35):
The Lord's Covenant with David:
IMPORTANT DATES IN ISRAEL’S PROPHETIC HISTORY:
THE EVENTS OF 70 AD DO NOT FULFILL THE PROPHECIES ABOUT THE END TIMES:
The Second Beast:
God’s covenant with Abraham and Israel is seen primarily in five
passages:
Gen 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of
thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a
land that I will shew thee:
Gen 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Gen 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Gen 13:14
And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,
Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art
northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
Gen 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Gen 13:16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can
number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Gen 13:17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Gen 15:4
And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not
be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels
shall be thine heir.
Gen 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and
tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him,
So shall thy seed be.
Gen 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Gen 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Gen 15:8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Gen 15:9
And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she
goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a
turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Gen 15:10
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid
each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Gen 15:11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Gen 15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Gen 15:13
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a
stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they
shall afflict them four hundred years;
Gen 15:14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Gen 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Gen 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Gen 15:17
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark,
behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those
pieces.
Gen 15:18
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy
seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great
river, the river Euphrates:
Gen 15:19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
Gen 15:20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
Gen 15:21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Gen 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to
Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be
thou perfect.
Gen 17:2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
Gen 17:3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
Gen 17:4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Gen 17:5
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
Gen 17:6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Gen 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after
thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto
thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Gen 17:8
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein
thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting
possession; and I will be their God.
Gen 17:9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
Gen 17:10
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy
seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Gen 17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
Gen 17:12
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man
child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with
money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
Gen 17:13
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money,
must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for
an everlasting covenant.
Gen 17:14
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not
circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken
my covenant.
Isaac's Birth Promised
Gen 17:15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
Gen 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will
bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall
be of her.
Gen 17:17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart,
Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall
Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Gen 17:18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
Gen 17:19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou
shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him
for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
Gen 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and
will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve
princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Gen 17:21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Gen 22:15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
Gen 22:16
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast
done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Gen 22:17
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply
thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the
sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Gen 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
The
covenant was also confirmed between God and Jacob:
God's Promise to Isaac
Gen 26:1
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in
the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the
Philistines unto Gerar.
Gen 26:2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Gen 26:3
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for
unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I
will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Gen 26:4
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will
give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed;
Jacob's Dream
Gen 28:10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
Gen 28:11
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night,
because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and
put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Gen 28:12
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of
it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and
descending on it.
Gen 28:13
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of
Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest,
to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
Gen 28:14
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread
abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the
south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth
be blessed.
God Blesses and Renames Jacob to Israel:
Gen 35:9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
Gen 35:10
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called
any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name
Israel.
Gen 35:11
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a
nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come
out of thy loins;
Gen 35:12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh.
Gen 48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Gen 48:4
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,
and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land
to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
God promised Abraham that He would make
Abraham a great nation:
The Call of Abram.
Gen 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Gen 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Gen 13:16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can
number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Gen 15:4
And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not
be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels
shall be thine heir.
Gen 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and
tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him,
So shall thy seed be.
Gen 17:6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
God promised that His
physical descendants, the people of Israel, would possess the land of
Canaan forever:
Gen 12:7
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give
this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared
unto him.
Gen 13:14
And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,
Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art
northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
Gen 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Gen 13:17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Gen 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Gen 17:8
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein
thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting
possession; and I will be their God.
This results in
great blessing upon the whole earth.
Gen 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Gen 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Gen 28:14
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread
abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the
south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth
be blessed.
The fact
that God promised Abraham’s physical descendants (ethnic Israel) the
land of Canaan forever as an everlasting covenant means that Israel
will never perish as a people. Should Israel ever perish as a nation,
then it could not possess the land forever, and the Abrahamic Covenant
could not be everlasting.
Parts of the Abrahamic Covenant have been fulfilled already. For
example, God blessed Abraham with great wealth and other blessings in
his lifetime.
Isaac and Rebekah. (Gen. 24:1, 35)
Gen 24:1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Gen 24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Note: In
the New Testament, believers are taught not to make oaths, but rather
to let their “yes” mean “yes” and “no” mean “no” (James 5:12). That is,
we should consider all our words to have the weight of an oath. Others
should be able to trust our words without requiring an oath.
Jas 5:12
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven,
neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be
yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Gen 24:3
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God
of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the
daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
Gen 24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
Gen 24:5
And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be
willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again
unto the land from whence thou camest?
Gen 24:6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Gen 24:7
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from
the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto
me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his
angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
Gen 24:8
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be
clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
Gen 24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
Gen 24:10
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and
departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he
arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Gen 24:11
And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of
water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to
draw water.
Gen 24:12
And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good
speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
Gen 24:13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
Gen 24:14
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down
thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink,
and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou
hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that
thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Gen 24:15
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah
came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,
Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Gen 24:16
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any
man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher,
and came up.
Gen 24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Gen 24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Gen 24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
Gen 24:20
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again
unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
Gen 24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
Gen 24:22
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took
a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her
hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
Gen 24:23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
Gen 24:24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
Gen 24:25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
Gen 24:26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
Gen 24:27
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not
left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the
way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
Gen 24:28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.
Gen 24:29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
Gen 24:30
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his
sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister,
saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and,
behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Gen 24:31
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou
without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
Gen 24:32
And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave
straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the
men's feet that were with him.
Gen 24:33
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat,
until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
Gen 24:34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
Gen 24:35
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great:
and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and
menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
He has made his name great among the
nations, and He has given him a multitude of physical descendants.
After 400 years of slavery, God gave the land of Canaan to Abraham’s
descendants and they have never perished as a distinct, ethnic, people
group. Through the death of Jesus, a descendant of Abraham, great
blessing has been made available to the nations of the earth through
His death and resurrection. God gave the land of Canaan for an
everlasting possession to Abraham’s physical descendants.
Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision. (Gen. 17:8).
Gen 17:8
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein
thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting
possession; and I will be their God.
The DAVIDIC COVENANT.
The Davidic Covenant is recorded in 2 Samuel 7:11-16 and in 1
Chronicles 17:10-15.
The Lord's Covenant with David.
2Sa 7:11
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people
Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the
LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
2Sa 7:12
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers,
I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy
bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
2Sa 7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2Sa 7:14
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I
will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the
children of men:
2Sa 7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
2Sa 7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
2Sa 7:17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
1Ch 17:10
And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel.
Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that
the LORD will build thee an house.
1Ch 17:11
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go
to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which
shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
1Ch 17:12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
1Ch 17:13
I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my
mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
1Ch 17:14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
1Ch 17:15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
There are several other passages that refer to
God’s covenant with David (2 Sam. 23:5; 2 Chr. 7:18; 21:7; Ps. 89:3-4,
28-29, 34-37; Jer. 33:19-26).
2Sa 23:5
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an
everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all
my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
2Ch 7:18
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have
covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a
man to be ruler in Israel.
2Ch 21:7
Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the
covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a
light to him and to his sons for ever.
Psa 89:3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
Psa 89:4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
Psa 89:28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
Psa 89:29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Psa 89:34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Psa 89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
Psa 89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psa 89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Jer 33:19 And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jer 33:20
Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my
covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in
their season;
Jer 33:21
Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he
should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites
the priests, my ministers.
Jer 33:22
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea
measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the
Levites that minister unto me.
Jer 33:23 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
Jer 33:24
Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two
families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus
they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation
before them.
Jer 33:25
Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I
have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
Jer 33:26
Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that
I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have
mercy on them.
God promised David an everlasting
lineage, and an eternal throne and kingdom. Jesus will sit on the
throne of David forever in Jerusalem. David’s realm was the physical
land and people of Israel. While it is clear that Jesus is already
exercising His kingly rule and authority as He sits at the right hand
of the Father in heaven, the Bible indicates that Jesus will also
fulfill God’s promises to David by reigning over a natural kingdom on
this present earth in the future.
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IMPORTANT DATES IN ISRAEL’S PROPHETIC HISTORY.
721 BC:
The ten tribes of Israel were deported from Israel by Assyria under
Sargon (2 Kgs. 17). They never returned to the land. Assyrian leaders
mentioned in the Old Testament are Tiglath-Pileser (2 Kgs. 15-16),
Shalmaneser (2 Kgs. 17-18), Sennacherib (2 Kgs. 18-19; 2 Chr. 32; Isa.
36-37), and Sargon (Isa. 20).
701 BC: Assyria
under Sennacherib invades Judah (southern kingdom) during Hezekiah’s
reign, but fails to take Jerusalem (2 Kings 18-19; 2 Chr. 32:1-23; Isa.
9:1).
612 BC:
Assyria is overthrown and its capital city Nineveh falls as prophesied
by Nahum. Babylon becomes the new prominent empire in the Middle East.
606 BC: Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar invades Jerusalem and takes many Jews captive.
597 BC: Nebuchadnezzar pillages Jerusalem and the temple and takes about 10,000 Israelis as prisoners to
Babylon.
586 BC: Jerusalem
is invaded again by Nebuchadnezzar and the temple is destroyed He takes
even more captives to Babylon. The Diaspora, or the scattering of God’s
people, begins (Deut. 28:41, 49, 64; Jer. 25:9, 12; 22:7; 27:6; 43:10;
Hab. 1:5-7).
539 BC: The Babylonian empire is overthrown by the Persians under King Cyrus.
536 BC: Jews return to Jerusalem by the permission of King Cyrus. Zerubbabel leads 50,000 Jews from
Babylon back to Jerusalem to build a new temple (2 Chr. 36:22; Isa. 44:24-45:4).
520 516 BC: The temple was completed under the prophetic ministry of Haggai and Zechariah.
175–165 BC:
The Syrian leader Antiochus Epiphanes gains control over Jerusalem. The
Jews gain independence from his oppressive rule in 167 AD, culminating
in being recognized as a kingdom by the Roman senate in 139 AD. Israel
remains independent for 100 years until coming directly under Roman
rule in 37 BC.
70 AD: Rome burned Jerusalem and the temple as Jesus prophesied (Mt. 24; Mk. 13; Lk. 21).
135 AD: Jerusalem was utterly destroyed by Rome under Hadrian. 580,000 Jews were killed and they were
banned from returning to the city.
1940s: 6 million Jews are killed by the Nazis.
1948: Israel is re-established as a nation.
1967: Jerusalem is recaptured by Israel during the Six-Day War.
May 14th 2017: The transfer of the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to its rightful place in Jerusalem.
Mar 22, 2019 U.S. recognizes Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights.
THE EVENTS OF 70 AD DO NOT FULFILL THE PROPHECIES ABOUT THE END TIMES.
The events of 70 AD do not fulfill the prophecies about the End Times.
Jesus prophesied that the Great Tribulation will be the most severe
time in world history. It will surpass all other times of crisis. Some
seek to minimize this prophecy by reducing it to symbolism or by seeing
it as being totally fulfilled in 70 AD. The Great Tribulation will be
so severe that God shortens it to three and a half years to keep the
entire human race from being physically killed.
Mat 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be
saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
One
million people died in 70 AD and in World War II, 50 million died.
Neither 70 AD nor World War II came close to threatening the existence
of the human race as the Great Tribulation will, and neither of them
was the worst time in history. The events of 70 AD were clearly a
prophetic foreshadowing of the Great Tribulation. However, they did not
fulfill most of the details given about the Great Tribulation in
Scripture. For example, Jesus said the Great Tribulation would not
happen until after we see the abomination of desolation that results in
an unprecedented number of deaths.
Rev 6:8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and
with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Rev 9:15
And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a
day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
The details
concerning the abomination of desolation in Revelation 13:11-18 include
a talking image, the mark of the beast, a healed head wound, mandatory
worship of the Antichrist that is worldwide, and a false prophet. None
of these details were fulfilled in the Jewish revolt against Rome
(66-70 AD). In that crisis, Jerusalem and the second temple were
destroyed in 70 AD (Masada fell in 73 AD). Then in the Bar Kochba
rebellion against Rome (132-135 AD), the Jews revolted against Rome
again, resulting in 500,000 Jews being killed and 1,000 villages being
destroyed. Israel was driven into exile (the Diaspora) and Jerusalem
was rebuilt and renamed as Aelia Capitolina.
The Second Beast:
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13:12
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and
causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first
beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Rev 13:14
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those
miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to
them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the
beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 13:15
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the
image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would
not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Rev 13:16
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.
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