Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hitchcock, Mark.
The complete book of Bible prophecy / Mark Hitchcock.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8423-1831-3 (sc : alk. paper)
1. Bible—Prophecies. I. Title.
BS647.2.H58 1999
220.1′5—dc21
Printed in the United States of America
06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99
87654321
Table of Contents contents
Introduction i x
1. Prophecy and Prophets 1
2. Ten Key Reasons Why Bible Prophecy Is Important 1 5
3. Three Main Views of Bible Prophecy 2 7
4. Ten Key Events in Bible Prophecy 3 9
5. Ten Key Places in Bible Prophecy 9 5
6. Ten Key Players in Bible Prophecy 115
7. Six Key Things Bible Prophecy Can Do for You 137
8. Three Key Passages of Bible Prophecy 145
9. Fifty Key Questions about Bible Prophecy 169
A Proposed Chronology of the End Times 229
Recommended Books for Further Study 233
Index 237
Prophecy and Prophets
TITLES OF A PROPHET 2
Old Testament Titles
Prophet
Seer
Man of God
Servant of the Lord
Messenger of the Lord
Old Testament Terms
New Testament Terms
TRAITS OF A PROPHET 4
The Prophet Must Be Called
The Prophet Must Be Courageous
TASKS OF A PROPHET 5
Reformers
Statesmen
Watchmen
Intercessors
Comforters and Encouragers
THEMES OF A PROPHET 8
Impending Judgment
Social Reform
Condemnation of Idolatry
The Coming of Messiah and His Kingdom
THE TEST OF A PROPHET 10
The Seven Distinguishing Marks of a True Prophet
THE TABULATION OF THE PROPHETS 11
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
Introduction
Twenty-seven percent of the Bible’s content can be characterized as
prophecy, and 20 percent of its books are prophetic.1 These facts alone make knowledge of Bible prophecy indispensable to anyone wanting to understand what the Bible is all about. However, this information also presents quite an overwhelming challenge. Trying to understand and digest this much material is like traveling through a maze. Where do we start? What is Bible prophecy? Who or what is a prophet? For many people, Bible prophecy is all the negative, catastrophic,cataclysmic warnings about how God is going to destroy everything someday. And prophets? They are those strange people wearing strange clothes, eating strange foods, preaching strange sermons, and doing strange things that no one understands. The popular image of a is of some crusty old sage gazing into a crystal ball. Since this book is about Bible prophecy, let’s start by getting
acquainted with the men and women the Bible calls prophets and
prophetesses. Let’s find out who they are, what they said, and how one could verify their authority.
