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Bible Prophecy
Past and Future© Berean Memorial Church of Irving, Texas, Inc. (1971)
Introduction
A prophet gives revelations from God as well as predictions for future
events. The test of a true prophet is 100% accuracy. We
will first examine some of the Biblical prophecies that have
been fulfilled in the past. This study of the 100% accuracy of these
amazingly detailed prophecies will offer proof of the Bible's ability
to accurately predict future events. Then, with a proven confidence in
Biblical prophecy, the last portion of this article presents those
Biblical prophecies that are yet to be fulfilled, along with a detailed
chronology of the coming events of the end times.
This study of prophecy comes from a pre-millennial perspective.
Although universal agreement is not expected, the hope is that this study will
offer value to the reader by, at the very least, illustrating the
defense of a literal interpretation of prophecy.
Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Past
The Old Testament prophets indeed spoke some amazing predictions, and
we will examine only a few of these at the following link:
Biblical
Prophecies Fulfilled in the Past
Biblical Prophecies about the Future
Having seen how accurately the Bible predicts the future, it is only
natural to wonder what it says about events that are still in the
future for us. However, if the Bible can really tell us the future, why
can't we better prepare for it? The answer is that we could,
if only we were better aware of Biblical truths.
"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son
of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered
the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood
came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of
the Son of Man." (Matthew 24:37-39)
This passage tells us that the time of the end for us will be treated
with skepticism, just as those who perished in the great flood were
skeptical. The Bible is full of detailed accounts of the end
times, yet most people do not know or understand them. We
will now examine these prophecies of coming events. The
approach taken in this presentation is to present each Biblical passage
which predicts coming events, followed by an explanation of those
events. For better understanding, the passages and commentary
are presented in chronological order, where appropriate.
However, it should also be noted that one of the most difficult aspects
of a study of Bible prophecy is, oddly enough, in identifying which
Scriptures are directly relevant to which end time events. This is
because these events are not described in chronological order in the
Bible. Instead, any given book in the Bible might describe an end time
event, as related by the author of that book, but it's often not easy
to discern which event is being described. Therefore, many of the
articles in the links below are presented with very little commentary;
i.e., with only the Scriptures which describe a particular end time
event. In these cases, the value of the article lies primarily in
simply identifying the appropriate Scriptures for that particular event.
Overview
The following links show the chronology of the coming events, which are discussed in detail:
Sources include:
- The Highlights of Prophecy, audio tapes, Dr. John Danish, Berean Memorial Church, Irving, TX
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