Bible Prophecy

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Bible Prophecy
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Background and Testimony

• Salvation
• Never known a time that I did not believe that
  Jesus Christ was the Son of God
• My teaching on Biblical Prophecy
• My Assurance of Salvation February 1965
  Campus Crusades
• Introduction to Biblical Prophecy by Jerry and
  Sharon Hayworth
• Believe what the Bible Teaches

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Three Aspects of Prophecy

• 1. Gift of Christ to the Church Eph. 410-13
• 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended
  higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the
  whole universe.) 11 It was he who gave some to be
  apostles, some to be prophets, some to be
  evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
  12 to prepare God's people for works of service,
  so that the body of Christ may be built up 13
  until we all reach unity in the faith and in the
  knowledge of the Son of God and become mature,
  attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of
  Christ.

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2. Gift of God to the individual

• Romans 125-8
• 5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and
  each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have
  different gifts, according to the grace given us.
  If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in
  proportion to his faith. 7 If it is serving, let
  him serve if it is teaching, let him teach 8 if
  it is encouraging, let him encourage if it is
  contributing to the needs of others, let him give
  generously if it is leadership, let him govern
  diligently if it is showing mercy, let him do it
  cheerfully.

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3. Gift of the Holy Spirit

• 1 Cor. 127 Now to each one the manifestation of
  the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one
  there is given through the Spirit the message of
  wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by
  means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by
  the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by
  that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,
  to another prophecy, to another distinguishing
  between spirits, to another speaking in different
  kinds of tongues, and to still another the
  interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the
  work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives
  them to each one, just as he determines.

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God Speaks to Man 2 Peter 119- 21

• 19 And we have the word of the prophets made more
  certain, and you will do well to pay attention to
  it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until
  the day dawns and the morning star rises in your
  hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no
  prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's
  own interpretation. 21 For prophecy never had its
  origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God
  as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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Genesis 3 14-17

• ¼ of the Bible was prophecy when it was written.
•       14 So the LORD God said to the serpent,
  "Because you have done this,        "Cursed are
  you above all the livestock        and all the
  wild animals!        You will crawl on your
  belly        and you will eat dust        all
  the days of your life.
•  15 And I will put enmity        between you and
  the woman,        and between your offspring
  and hers        he will crush your head,
         and you will strike his heel."
•  16 To the woman he said,        "I will greatly
  increase your pains in childbearing        with
  pain you will give birth to children.       
  Your desire will be for your husband,        and
  he will rule over you."

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 17 To Adam he said, "Because you listened to
your wife and ate from the tree about which I
commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,'       
"Cursed is the ground because of you       
through painful toil you will eat of it       
all the days of your life.  18 It will produce
thorns and thistles for you,        and you will
eat the plants of the field.  19 By the sweat of
your brow        you will eat your food       
until you return to the ground,        since
from it you were taken        for dust you are
       and to dust you will return."
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Prophecy Concerning Jesus
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Fulfilled Prophecy Place of Birth

• Micah 52

• Matthew 21

•  2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are
  small among the clans of Judah, out of you will
  come for me one who will be ruler over Israel,
  whose origins are from of old, from ancient
  times. "

•  1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,
  during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east
  came to Jerusalem.

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Born of a Virgin

• Isaiah 714

• Matthew 118

• Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign
  The virgin will be with child and will give birth
  to a son, and will call him Immanuel (God with
  us).

•   This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came
  about His mother Mary was pledged to be married
  to Joseph, but before they came together, she was
  found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

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Slaughter of Infants

• Jeremiah 3115

• Matthew 213-18

• This is what the LORD says "A voice is heard in
  Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel
  weeping for her children and refusing to be
  comforted,  because her children are no more."

• 13When they had gone, an angel of the Lord
  appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said,
  "take the child and his mother and escape to
  Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is
  going to search for the child to kill him." 14 So
  he got up, took the child and his mother during
  the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed
  until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled
  what the Lord had said through the prophet "Out
  of Egypt I called my son. 16 When Herod realized
  that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was
  furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys
  in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years
  old and under, in accordance with the time he had
  learned from the Magi. 17 Then what was said
  through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled  18
  "A voice is heard in Ramah,       weeping and
  great mourning,    Rachel weeping for her
  children       and refusing to be comforted,
     because they are no more."

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Escape to Egypt

• Hosea 111

• Matthew 214

• "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of
  Egypt I called my son.

• 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord
  appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said,
  "take the child and his mother and escape to
  Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is
  going to search for the child to kill him." 14 So
  he got up, took the child and his mother during
  the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed
  until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled
  what the Lord had said through the prophet "Out
  of Egypt I called my son.

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Ministry in Galilee

• Isaiah 91-2

• Matthew 412-16

• Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for
  those who were in distress. In the past he
  humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of
  Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee
  of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the
  Jordan-  2 The people walking in darkness       
  have seen a great light        on those living
  in the land of the shadow of death        a
  light has dawned.

• 12When Jesus heard that John had been put in
  prison, he returned to Galilee. 13Leaving
  Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which
  was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and
  Naphtali 14 to fulfill what was said through the
  prophet Isaiah 15 "Land of Zebulun and land of
  Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan,
  Galilee of the Gentiles 16 the people living in
  darkness have seen a great light on those
  living in the land of the shadow of death a light
  has dawned."

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Map in the time of the 12 tribes
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Early Ministry of Jesus
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Priest like Melchizidek

• Psalm 1104

• Hebrews 618-20

• The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind
  "You are a priest forever, in the order of
  Melchizedek."
•  5 The Lord is at your right hand        he
  will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
•  6 He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead
         and crushing the rulers of the whole
  earth.

• God did this so that, by two unchangeable things
  in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who
  have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us
  may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope
  as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It
  enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20
  where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on
  our behalf. He has become a high priest forever,
  in the order of Melchizedek.

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Triumphal Entry

• Zechariah 99

• John 1212-15

•   Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!       
  Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!        See, your
  king comes to you,        righteous and having
  salvation,        gentle and riding on a donkey,
         on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

• The next day the great crowd that had come for
  the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to
  Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out
  to meet him, shouting,    "Hosanna!" "Blessed is
  he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
     "Blessed is the King of Israel!" 14 Jesus
  found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is
  written,  15"Do not be afraid, O Daughter of
  Zion see, your king is coming,       seated on
  a donkey's colt."

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Betrayed by a friend

• Psalm 419

• Mark 1410

• Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who
  shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against
  me.

• Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to
  the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.

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False Accusations

• Psalm 2712

• Matthew 2659-60

• Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for
  false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out
  violence.

• 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were
  looking for false evidence against Jesus so that
  they could put him to death. 60 But they did
  not find any, though many false witnesses came
  forward.

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Struck and Spit on

• Isaiah 506

• Mark 1463-65

• I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks
  to those who pulled out my beard I did not hide
  my face from mocking and spitting.

• 63 The high priest tore his clothes. "Why do we
  need any more witnesses?" he asked.
• 64 "You have heard the blasphemy. What do you
  think?" They all condemned him as worthy of
  death. 65 Then some began to spit at him they
  blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and
  said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and
  beat him.

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Hands and feet pierced

• Psalm 2216

• John 2026-28

• Dogs have surrounded me        a band of evil
  men has encircled me,        they have pierced
  my hands and my feet.

•  26A week later his disciples were in the house
  again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors
  were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and
  said, "Peace be with you!" 27Then he said to
  Thomas, "Put your finger here see my hands.
  Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop
  doubting and believe."
•  28Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"

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Given gall and vinegar

• Psalm 6921

• John 1929

•  21 They put gall in my food        and gave me
  vinegar for
• my thirst.

• Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so
  that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus
  said, "I am thirsty." 29 A jar of wine vinegar
  was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the
  sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted
  it to Jesus' lips. 30 When he had received the
  drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that,
  he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

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Theres More

• Prays for His enemiesPsalm 1094, Luke2334
• Side was pierced Zechariah 1210, John 1934
• Cast lots for his clothsPsa. 2218,Mark 1524
• No bones brokenPsalm 3420, John 1933
• Buried with the rich Isa.539, Matt.2757-60
• Resurrected from the dead Psalm 1610, Matthew
  289
• Ascended to Heaven Psalm 6818, Luke 2450-51
  and Acts 19

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Fulfilled Prophecy (history)

• Matthew 241-2

• AD 70 (40 years after the crucifixion)

• 1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when
  his disciples came up to him to call his
  attention to its buildings. 2 "Do you see all
  these things?" he asked. "I tell you the truth,
  not one stone here will be left on another every
  one will be thrown down."

• Titus destroys the temple.
• Josephus It is now demolished to the very
  foundations,
• 1.1 Million died in defense of the city and
  temple. Others taken as slaves or to be used as
  martyrs in the coliseum

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Matthew 241-2

•  1Jesus left the temple and was walking away when
  his disciples came up to him to call his
  attention to its buildings. 2"Do you see all
  these things?" he asked. "I tell you the truth,
  not one stone here will be left on another every
  one will be thrown down."

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Western Wall or Wailing Wall

• The Western Wall in the midst of the Old City in
  Jerusalem is the section of the Western
  supporting wall of the Temple Mount which has
  remained intact since the destruction of the
  Second Jerusalem Temple (70 C.E.).
• http//mosaic.lk.net/g-wall.html

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Mathematics

• (1/2) to the 50th power is over 1 in
  1125,000,000,000,000 (1125 Trillion)
• (The US national debt is only 9 Trillion)

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The Question

• With so many prophecies of the events around the
  coming of Our Lord the first time, why would
  anyone doubt the events around His second coming?
  
• John 142-3 In my Father's house are many rooms
  if it were not so, I would have told you. I am
  going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if
  I go and prepare a place for you, I will come
  back and take you to be with me that you also may
  be where I am.
• Does anyone want to join me in this journey?

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Bible Prophecy of Coming Events

• 2 Peter 21-3 False Teachers
• 1 But there were also false prophets among the
  people, just as there will be false teachers
  among you. They will secretly introduce
  destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign
  Lord who bought thembringing swift destruction
  on themselves. 2 Many will follow their shameful
  ways and will bring the way of truth into
  disrepute. 3 In their greed these teachers will
  exploit you with stories they have made up. Their
  condemnation has long been hanging over them, and
  their destruction has not been sleeping.

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Scoffers will Come

•  2 Peter 33 First of all, you must understand
  that in the last days scoffers will come,
  scoffing and following their own evil desires.
  4They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he
  promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything
  goes on as it has since the beginning of
  creation."

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Earth destroyed by Fire

• 2 Peter 37
• 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth
  are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of
  judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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The day of the Lord will come like a thief.

• 2 Peter 310
• 10 But the day of the Lord will come as
  unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will
  pass away with a terrible noise, and the very
  elements themselves will disappear in fire, and
  the earth and everything on it will be found to
  deserve judgment.

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Speed of the Lords Return

• Matthew 2427
• For as lightning that comes from the east is
  visible even in the west, so will be the coming
  of the Son of Man.
• (Light can travel around the world 7 ½ times in
  one second.)

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Three Questions

• Matthew 243
• As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the
  disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they
  said, (1.)"when will this happen, and (2.) what
  will be the sign of your coming (3.) and of the
  end of the age?"

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False Teachers/False Messiahs

• Matthew 244-5
• Jesus answered "Watch out that no one deceives
  you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming,
  'I am the Christ, and will deceive many.
• IE Not Jim Jones or anyone like him.
• IE Not any politition.

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Wars and Rumors of War

• Matthew 2467a
• You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see
  to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must
  happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation
  will rise against nation, and kingdom against
  kingdom.
• Russia Georgia
• Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Israel.
• Juarez 800 murdered this year by the drug
  people. When they are shooting at me its
  war.
• 42 current conflicts from one web site

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Famine and Earthquake

• Matthew 247b-8
• There will be famines and earthquakes in various
  places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth
  pains.
• (The death toll from the earthquake in southwest
  Chinas Sichuan Province has risen to 28,881
  nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347
  people were injured, according to the Information
  Office of the State Council.)

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China May 17, 2008
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Tsunami
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Just the Beginning

• Matthew 248 All these are the beginning of birth
  pains.

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Top 10 Predictions No Matter Who Wins the
Election 1. The Bible will still have all the
answers.   2. Prayer will still work.   3. The
Holy Spirit will still move.   4. God will still
inhabit the praises of His people.   5. There
will still be God-anointed preaching.   6. There
will still be singing of praise to God.   7. God
will still pour out blessings upon His people.
  8. There will still be room at the Cross for
repentant sinners.   9. Jesus will still love
you.   10. Jesus will still save the lost.
  Isn't  it great to  know  Who  is  still  in  
control?
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