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 […]
TOPICS And Biblical Terminology 70 Weeks of Daniel (see “Seventy Weeks of Daniel”) 666 (see “Six Hundred Sixty-Six”) 1000 Years (see “One Thousand Years”) 144,000 (see “One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand”) Abomination of Desolation Abrahamic Covenant Acts, Eschatology of Ages of Time Amillennialism Angels Antichrist Apocalypticism Apostasy Ark of the Covenant Armageddon Babylon Beast Birth Pangs […]
The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy: Over 150 Topics from the World’s Foremost Prophecy Experts (Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library™) Hardcover – October 25, 2004 Verses marked nasb are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org) Verses marked nkjv […]
NOTES Part VI OO0HIuasAOFlaXaBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false (accessed September 9, 2010). 134 Campaign of Armageddon, Spirit and Truth, SpiritandTruth.com, http://www.spiritandtruth.org/teaching/Book_of_Revelation/commentary/htm/topics/campaign.html (accessed September 9, 2010). 135 Basics on Covenants, Focus On Jerusalem, http://focusonjerusalem.com/basicsonbiblicalcovenants.html (accessed August 24, 2010). 136 C. I. Scofield , Scofield Reference Notes, Various Covenants, BibleStudyTools.com, http://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=covenants&s=References&ps=10&rc=COM&p=8 (accessed August 25, 2010). 137 See for instance, Charles B. […]