THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ESCHATOLOGY OF ACTS Part II AMOS’ KINGDOM PROPHECY AND THE EARLY CHURCH At the Jerusalem Council of Acts 15, James, the pastor at Jerusalem, quotes the Old Testament prophet Amos (9:11-12) to show that the salvation of many Gentiles during the days of the early church should not be […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ESCHATOLOGY OF ACTS Part I WHEN WILL GOD’S KINGDOM COME? The book of Acts is a pivotal book in the New Testament. It records the transition from the Old Testament and the Gospels to the epistles, from a focus on Israel as God’s chosen nation to the church—people whom […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Part III The New Covenant The next unconditional covenant between God and Israel is the New Covenant. The covenant is new because it replaced the Old or Mosaic Covenant. Israel was unable to keep the Mosaic covenant, so God graciously promised to give them a new covenant […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Part II THE EXPANSION OF THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT John F. Walvoord (pp. 44–45) summarizes the foundational importance of the Abrahamic covenant in the study of Bible prophecy. He states: “The Abrahamic covenant contributes to the eschatology of Israel by detailing the broad program of God as it […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Part I The fountainhead of Bible prophecy begins with the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:1- 3,7; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; 17:1-21; 22:15-18). This agreement is the “mother of all redemptive covenants,” and God’s blessings springing forth from it extend to all mankind throughout the ages. AN UNCONDITIONAL COVENANT The Abrahamic […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ABOMINATION OF THE ANTICHRIST Paul introduces the desecration of the Temple in 2 Thessalonians 2:4 by saying that the man of lawlessness “exalts himself.” He elevates himself “over every so-called god or object of worship.” While this might indicate a superlative blasphemy of God such as in Revelation 13:6, […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY The Abomination Of Desolation Part 2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND During the construction of the Second Temple, a host of actual and would-be desecrators of the Temple invaded Jerusalem. However, Daniel appears to be predicting the invasion of the Syrian–Greek ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175–164 b.c.), who erected an idol in […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY The Abomination Of Desolation Part 1 The phrases abomination of desolation, desolating abomination, and abomination that makes desolate refer to violations of the ritual purity of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. They translate the Hebrew term shiqqutz(im) meshomem and the Greek term bdelugma tes eremoseos, and they appear in […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY INTRODUCTION Never before has fascination with Bible prophecy been more acute than it is today. Part of that interest is due to the uncertainty of our times. Our world has become more and more marked by political instability and contentious strife, particularly in the Middle East. All over the […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY TOPICS And Biblical Terminology Judgment of the Nations Judgment Seat of Christ Judgments of the New Testament Kingdom of God Kingdom Parables Lake of Fire Lamb of God Last Days Last Trumpet Lawless One Little Scroll Mark of the Beast Marriage of the Lamb Matthew, Eschatology of Mercy of […]