THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCROWNSIn the New Testament are two Greek words that translate to “Crown”- Stephanos and diademos. The Stephonas was a crown or wreath given as an award in an athletic contest ( 1 Corinthians 9:25 ) or a docoration for some achievement in life. New Testament writers use the stephanos crown […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCROWNSA CROWN IS A CIRCULAR ORNAMENT, CAP, turban, or wreath worn around the head to designate sovereignty, authority, achievement, or victory. A Crown sets the wearer apart for a particular task or in view of some accomplishment. The term Crown also refers to honor, glory, victory, or reward. OLD TESTAMENT […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCOVENANTSDavidic Covenant With ultimate unconditionality, God promised David that a descendant would be enthroned to rule over Israel and the world( 2 Samuel 7:12-16; 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 ). This Davidic covenant is autonomous, unilateral (2 Samuel 23:5; 2 Chronicles 13:5; Psalm 89:3,28,34 ) irrevocable ( 2 Samuel 7:15; 1 Chronicles […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCOVENANTSTHE DIFFERENT COVENANTS Noachic Covenant The Term Covenants first appears in the Old testament in reference to the Noachic covenant ( Genesis 6:18, 9:9-17 ). In the context of a universal flood expressing his wrath ( 6:1-7 ), God Unilaterally covenanted with noah to preserve the human race and living […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCOVENANTSGOD’S RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAN IS always mediated through one or more of the biblical covenants. God made six distinct Covenants with promises: (1.) the Noahic Covenant ( Genesis 6:18; 9:8-17 ), (2) the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 15:1-21; 17:1-22; 26:2-5,24; 28:13-17), (3)the Mosaic Covenants( Exodus 19-20, 24), (4) the priestly Covenant(Number […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCONVERSION OF ISRAELTHE NATIONAL REGENERATION OF ISRAELThis then, is the twofold basis of the second coming: Israel must confess her national sin (Leviticus 26:40-42; Jeremiah 3:11-18; Hosea 5:15) and then plead for messiah to return, to “mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son”(Zechariah 12:10;see also Matthew 23:37-39). […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCONVERSION OF ISRAELTHE ONE CONDITION FOR BLESSINGSIn Leviticus 26, Moses predicted that the Jews would be scattered all over the world because of their disobedience to God’s revealed will. According to the New Testament, this came as a direct result of their result rejection of Jesus as the Messiah. By […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCONVERSION OF ISRAELTHE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH can happen at any time, but before Jesus second coming, Israel must first repent and accept him as the Messiah.ISRAEL REJECTS JESUS AS THE MESSIAHWhen Jesus preach to Israel, He proclaimed the Kingdom of God. But the Kingdom was preconditioned by Israel’s acceptance […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCHURCH IN PROPHECYCHRIST WILL JUDGE THE CHURCHFollowing that event, every individual in the raptured church must “appear before the judgement seat of christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad” ( 2 Corinthians 5:10; See also […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYCHURCH IN PROPHECYTHE CHURCH WAS COMPLETELY NEWThe apostle Paul describes the Church as a body composed of both Jews and Gentiles. He teaches that Christ broke “down the middle wall of separation,”alluding to the wall in the Jewish Temple that separated the Jews from the area open to Gentiles ( […]