Biblical Prophecy 2/27/2010
Daniel’s 70th week.
Key things to remember.
The end of all of these things is to see righteousness and absolutely no sin for ages without end. The purposes of God are a sinless earth and an earth filled with people. Israel is God’s chosen instrument to bring to pass all these things, and the first and most important task has been accomplished, the Messiah has come! and he will come again.
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
7 and 62 of the 69 weeks have already occurred; the 70th week is yet in the future. The first 7 weeks, 49 years were the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem and the surrounding city. The next 62 weeks or 434 years were Israel holding against its enemies (including the wars of the Maccabees) until Messiah could come to the temple and be cut off; this Jesus did for us to make an end of sins and defeat the powers of darkness at Calvary.
Bearing the dying of Jesus in the body
In 2 Cor 4:10-11, what points is Paul making? (The wording is difficult)
2 Cor 4:10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Work backwards; Jesus was manifest in his mortal body, and Jesus manifest in his flesh.
The life of the Lord Jesus might be made manifest in our body. First, the Gnostics hated this thought, and therefore Paul is saying that he wanted to know Jesus in the fellowship of his sufferings and be conformable to his death.
The monastics tried to mutilate the flesh by cutting and beating themselves.; Example of lady living for Jesus by not bathing for 40 years and having a back covered with maggots.
But what Paul referred to was that he was counted all day long as sheep for the slaughter. The life of the apostle was not a glamorous one, but one which bore the very dying of Jesus, a life poured out like a drink offering on the altar of sacrifice.
Phil 3:9 ¶ And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
The world was crucified to him and he to the world. He knew that his life was both persecution and also the very possibility of death on every hand. In the midst of peril, the glory is often that much greater.
Paul saw himself as a life given in a redemptive work for a lost and dying world, he so identified with Jesus.
This present suffering is not worthy to be compared to that which will be revealed.
1Co 4:9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
The apostle has the manifest signs and wonders; he fought with beasts at Ephesus, but he won though the trial was great. It is about laying our lives down for the gospel not some daily suffering of our own design.
Biblical Prophecy 2/20/2010
The social and political changes of the end times are again our focus. There is a great deception which means to lead people away from truth and we should be very aware. You must with all diligence seek after knowing God’s word. You must not allow things unlike God to be in your life. You must not model yourself after this world. So many are running in the opposite direction of where the Lord is calling them. Seek wisdom and understanding in the word of God more than seeking precious things.
Back to 2 Thess 2
2:1 ¶ Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
Prior to this letter Paul had let them know about those who would remain to the coming of the Lord and about our gathering together unto him.
1 Thess 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
To be caught up is the same as to say rapture. Rapture is another word for caught up. First the dead in Christ rise and than those who remain are caught up to meet the Lord in the air.
The second temple and prophecy
Some time ago you mentioned that from Malachi, Zechariah and Haggai and more subtley in Ezra and Nehemiah we see prophecy that demands that the second temple was built for Messiah’s appearance and that if he wasn’t at that temple than he’ll never come. Thus proving that Jesus was the Messiah. Where can we study this more?
Malachi 3:1 ¶ Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Matt 11:10, 11; Mark 1:2, 3; Luke 1:76; 7:26-28; John 1:6, 7; Isa 40:3-5; Matt 3:1-3; John 1:15-23, 33, 34; 3:28-30
The message of Malachi was in the context of a temple then being built; the prophecy was that the messiah would come to the temple than existing and that he would be preceded by a messenger. John the baptist was the messenger and Jesus was the messiah
Solomon’s temple had been destroyed by Nebuchadnezzer because of the rebellion of Israel.
The purpose of the temple
The second temple was built for Jesus to come. the third temple will be built for the AntiChrist to come. Was the first temple as a place for worshipping God or was there some other purpose for it?
The temple was all about fulfilling God’s promises to his people.
Jude and casting out devils
Could you please explain what verses 8 and 9 are speaking of in Jude. What is it referring to? We are commanded to cast out devils Mark 16:17 “In my name they shall cast out devils…In Jude verse 8 it says: “these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.” In verse 9 it says…”Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil…durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee” So when casting out devils how should we address the demon spirits?
In Jesus Name You foul Devil, You leave me alone! Show no respect to demon spirits.
Biblical Prophecy 2/13/2010
Spiritual and social issues are in fact more important than the political issues when it comes to end-times prophecy. We want to talk tonight about the spiritual condition of end-times prophecy and what it means for us.We should only believe what is actually in the word of God, many political ideas talked about today are not taught in the word of God.
The following passage is one of the hardest to understand so we will begin there.
2 Thess 2:1 ¶ Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 ¶ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
A passage that is very compact and filled with many events.
the day of Christ will not come until there be first a rebellion.
Lest someone deceive you in some way because unless the rebellion comes first and then the man of iniquity be revealed; the son of perdition.
Two events must happen; a spiritual event (rebellion) and a political event; (the man of sin revealed) before the day of Christ can come.
2 Thess 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Engrafted Word
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. What does this scripture mean when it says engrafted word.
The established word of God; the same as laying aside all malice and envy and hypocrisy and evil speaking, receive the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby. (1 Pet 2:1-2)
Born of God by the spirit and by the word. He has engraved his word upon our hearts as is stated in Ezekiel and other places, he has written his word in our hearts.
This is the moment of salvation. He came and changed us and stepp on the inside of us; his word is grafted into us.
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
2 Cor 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Rom 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
Heb 8:10* For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Heb 10:16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
Biblical Prophecy 2/6/2010
Overview of end time events.
The church looks for the coming of the Lord. The blessed appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ is the focal point of what the church spoke about. More than the antichrist they focused on the coming of Jesus.
Nothing has caused more confusion than the coming of the Lord; it caused great confusion among the Jews even in Jesus day. Even his disciples believed that all the prophecies of his coming kingdom believed he would set up his kingdom then.
*1 Thess 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
*1 Cor 15:51 ¶ Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
*Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
*Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Everything in front of us focuses on the resurrection of the righteous dead. The first resurrection of which Jesus was the firstfruits.
The disciples did not understand that Jesus was going away; but he also said he would come back and get them.
The Lord is coming with myriads of his saints.
*Jude 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
*1 Pet 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
*Col 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Confessing faults
James 5:14-16 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Who are we supposed to confess to?
Faults are what you confess one to another; not sins. Your supposed to confess to the one who has offended you or who you have offended. It is at that moment of confession and forgiveness that you get healed from your malice and strife and hating one another. Leave your gift at the altar and get reconciled with your brother. You cannot get reconciled to those who do not want to be reconciled to you. Matt 18 says rebuke someone who sins against you rather than hate them in your heart.
Be real and genuine with people; relationships are easy when you live in the power of repentance. Confess your transgressions against each other to each other.
Do not get into confession of sins to each other. Confess your sins to God.