THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBLESSED HOPE Part IIOUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUSThis is a remarkable phrase in Paul’s letter to Titus. It strongly support the fact that Christ is God himself, and it is an outstanding and important testimony to the doctrine of the Trinity. The Greek Scholar Patrick Fairbairn says that […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBLESSED HOPE Part IThis 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 be “looking […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBIRTH PANGS Part IIJESUS’ OLIVET DISCOURSEChrist 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 He then adds, […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBIRTH PANGS Part IThe 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 People. In […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBEAST Part IIThe 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,” which is […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBEAST Part IThere 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 from the […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBABYLON Part IIIBABYLON IN REVELATIONSeveral 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 “Babylon” as a […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBABYLON Part IITHE TOWER OF BABELGod’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 earth following […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYBABYLON Part IBabylon 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 a hot […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYARMAGEDDON Part IIIWHAT 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 other plans can […]