THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BLESSED HOPE Part I This Expression Describe the rapture of the Church. Paul wrote to his young Gentile helper, Titus, sometime during A.D. 63 – 65. He addresses how to live in this present age ( 2:12 ) and then say that the grace of God instructs believers to […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BIRTH PANGS Part II JESUS’ OLIVET DISCOURSE Christ quotes Jeremiah 30 in His Olivet Discourse when describing the coming Tribulation. He tells His disciples that the day is coming when nation will rise against nations, with famines and earthquakes taking place in various locations ( Matthew 24:7 ), and […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BIRTH PANGS Part I The Doctrine of The Birth Pangs is extremely important in understanding Bible prophecy. It is first mentioned in Jeremiah 30 – 31. Here Jeremiah prophecies about the Tribulation, the hatred of the nations for Israel, the New Covenant, and God’s perpetual care for the Jewish […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BEAST Part II The ten horns of Revelation 17:7 Coincide with the Ten horns of Daniel 7:7. These are the leaders of the nations of the final great war empire, the revive Roman Empire. This is the same empire that Daniel envisions and is describe as the “fourth Beast,” […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BEAST Part I There is no doubt that the beast of the Book of Revelation is the Antichrist that the apostle Paul and John describe in their epistles. The word Beast ( Greek, theerion ) means “wild animal” and Revelation first mention this being in 11:7, Where he come […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BABYLON Part III BABYLON IN REVELATION Several theories exist about the identity of Babylon in the book of Revelation. Some scholars believe “Babylon” is a code word for Rome. A few ( mostly preterist interpreters ) assign the title to first century Jerusalem. Others commentators see John’s use of […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BABYLON Part II THE TOWER OF BABEL God’s end-Times program for Babylon is rooted in the Historical account of the Tower of Babel ( Genesis II ). This Section of Scripture records humanity’s first world wide rebellion against God. God commanded mankind to scatter through out the face of […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY BABYLON Part I Babylon is one of the oldest cities of the Ancient world. Located 50 miles south of modern day Baghdad, It was the second most influential city on earth. Founded by a group of rebellious descendants of Noah approximately 100 years after the great flood, Babylon was […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ARMAGEDDON Part III WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF ARMAGEDDON? A detailed study of all of the biblical pages pertaining to Armageddon reveals a very complex campaign. One of the most through studies of the campaign is that of Arnold Fruchtenbaum, who had divided the campaign into eight stages. Although […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ARMAGEDDON Part II WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF ARMAGEDDON? As with many Human events, two purposes are at work at Armageddon: a divine intent and a human rationale. The divine purpose is that the judgement at Armageddon prepares for the 1000 years reigned of Christ on earth. The satanically […]