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Is the end of the
world coming soon?
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Will Russia's military
aggression--in Ukraine,
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lead to World War III?
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Will China's powerful
increase in military
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strength set the
stage for Armageddon?
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My friends, Bible prophecy reveals the future of the world.
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You can know the answers
to these questions, if you
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understand Bible prophecy.
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On today's program we'll
be offering you an
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inspiring study guide,
Understanding Bible Prophecy.
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It's free of charge and
there are no obligations.
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Be sure to write down the
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order your free copy.
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Bible prophecy's many
amazing messages from
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God's prophets can be challenging even to
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Bible scholars.
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What is symbolized by the
grand image described
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by the prophet Daniel?
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What meaning can we learn
from the beasts and the
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harlot of Revelation--and
other mysterious symbols?
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Proven principles of
Bible prophecy will open
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your understanding to the
ultimate future of the world,
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of humanity, and of the
glorious Kingdom to come.
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Between 25 and 30 percent
of your Bible is prophecy.
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If you understand Bible
prophecy, you can find
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hope for the future,
and for your own life.
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You need to know the keys to
understanding Bible prophecy.
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Stay tuned.
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Bible prophecy reveals the
future of the world, and
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frankly, the future
of the universe.
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Your Bible has proven
the power of prophecy.
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I hope you've seen
our telecast,
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"Amazing Prophecies Fulfilled!"
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From Nebuchadnezzar's
dream of a statue in
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the Old Testament book
of Daniel, to John's
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New Testament visions in
the book of Revelation,
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your Bible reveals
major end-time events,
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with mysterious prophetic
symbols such as the
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Beast of Revelation 13 with
seven heads and ten horns
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rising up out of the sea;
and the harlot woman of
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Revelation 17 sitting on a
scarlet beast with seven
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heads and ten horns.
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How can you understand the
meaning of these symbols?
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On today's program, we'll
discuss seven keys to
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understanding Bible prophecy,
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and we'll be offering you an inspiring free study guide,
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Understanding
Bible Prophecy.
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This free booklet will give
you greater understanding
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of Bible prophecy than
you've ever had before.
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Be sure to write down the
contact information
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to order our free copy.
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My friends, these seven
keys to understanding
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prophecy will help you
understand the most
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amazing future and events
that relatively few people
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on earth even come
close to understanding.
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Key Number One to
Understanding Bible
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Prophecy is: Learn God's
Prophetic Framework.
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Some have wrong ideas
about prophecy because
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they wrongly believe
that Jesus Christ
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will return after the
prophesied Millennium.
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But your Bible shows
clearly that Christ will
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return to set up a literal
kingdom here on earth for
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a literal period of
one thousand years.
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The book of Revelation
describes a period of
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3 and a half years leading
up to the return of Christ.
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The first five seals of
Revelation, outlined in
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chapter six, cover a
period of two-and-a-half
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years of the Great
Tribulation Jesus spoke
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about in Matthew 24.
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The sixth seal is
the heavenly signs.
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The whole world will be put on
notice when this event occurs.
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Let's read that in
Revelation 6:12...
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"I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there
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was a great earthquake;
and the sun became black
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as sackcloth of hair, and
the moon became like blood.
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And the stars of heaven
fell to the earth, as a
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fig tree drops its late
figs when it is shaken by
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a mighty wind.
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Then the sky receded as a
scroll when it is rolled up,
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[Listen to this] and
every mountain and island
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was moved out
of its place."
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The whole world will be
shocked and terrorized.
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The world will then
realize that the time of
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God's judgment has come as
Jesus returns to establish
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God's Kingdom here on the
earth, a new world order
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ruled by the King of
kings, Jesus Christ.
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Yes, the Bible gives us an
overall framework for prophecy.
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Be sure to read chapter
three of our study guide,
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Understanding
Bible Prophecy.
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It's titled "Is the
Gospel Prophetic?"
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Key Number One to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Learn God's Prophetic Framework.
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Key Number Two to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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The Bible Interprets
Its Own Symbols.
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The book of Revelation
contains symbolic language
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which confuses many
casual readers.
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If you have your Bible, turn to
Jeremiah 51:24 for one example.
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Your Bible probably has a
heading to chapter 51 such as
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"God's judgment [or
vengeance] upon Babylon."
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God is declaring His punishment
on the great empire of Babylon.
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Jeremiah 51:24...
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"'And I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea
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for all the evil they have
done in Zion in your sight,'
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says the LORD.
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'Behold, I am against you,
O destroying mountain,
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who destroys all the
earth,' says the LORD.
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'And I will stretch out My
hand against you, roll you
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down from the rocks, and make
you a burnt mountain.'"
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Yes, God will judge
rebellious nations,
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symbolized here
as mountains.
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What mountain or kingdom
will rule the whole earth?
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As so many prophecies
explain, that Kingdom will
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be the Kingdom of God
ruled by the King of
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kings, the Savior,
Jesus Christ.
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Bible students are familiar
with the prophecy in Isaiah 2.
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Isaiah 2:2,
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"Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the
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mountain of the LORD's house shall be established on the
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top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills;
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and all nations
shall flow to it.
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Many people shall come and
say, 'Come, and let us go
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up to the mountain of the
LORD, to the house of the
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God of Jacob; He will
teach us His ways, and
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we shall walk in His paths.'
For out of Zion shall go forth
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the law, and the word of
the LORD from Jerusalem.
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He shall judge between
the nations, and rebuke
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many people; they shall
beat their swords into
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plowshares, and their
spears into pruning hooks;
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nation shall not lift
up sword against nation,
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neither shall they
learn war anymore."
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A mountain in Bible
prophecy can symbolize
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a Kingdom, empire,
or nation.
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Here we see the good news
of God's Kingdom, which
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will establish
world peace.
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We've explored an example
of prophetic symbolism:
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a mountain can be symbolic of
a kingdom or a government.
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So, Key Number Two to
Understanding Bible Prophecy
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is The Bible Interprets
Its Own Symbols.
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The third key to understanding
Bible prophecy is the proof
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of fulfilled prophecy.
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Fulfilled prophecy gives
us confidence in
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the fulfillment of
future prophecies.
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We'll discuss this
important key in the
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next part of our program.
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But first, I'd like
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What does Bible prophecy
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of our great nations?
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What is the sequence of
major prophetic events?
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This free study guide
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Prophetic Milestones.
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Most theologians and
preachers are way off
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base in their prophetic
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lack that knowledge.
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In the first part of
our program, we briefly
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discussed the first
two of seven keys
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to understanding
Bible prophecy.
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Key Number One: Learn
God's Prophetic Framework.
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Key Number Two: The Bible
Interprets Its Own Symbols.
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Key Number Three to Understanding Bible
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Prophecy is: The Proof
of Fulfilled Prophecy.
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Dozens of Old Testament
prophecies were fulfilled
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in the New Testament in the
person of Jesus Christ.
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Another example of
fulfilled prophecy, and
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there are many, is the
dream God gave ancient
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king Nebuchadnezzar
of Babylon.
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Turn to the Book of
Daniel, chapter two.
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Here the prophet Daniel
tells the king his dream.
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Nebuchadnezzar's famous
image reveals four
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world-ruling empires.
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King Nebuchadnezzar had a
dream that troubled him.
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Daniel was called before
the king, and proceeded to
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describe the great image in
the king's dream. Daniel 2:31,
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"You, O king, were watching;
and behold, a great image!
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This great image, whose
splendor was excellent,
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stood before you; and
its form was awesome.
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This image's head was of
fine gold, its chest and
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arms of silver, its belly
and thighs of bronze, its
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legs of iron, its feet partly
of iron and partly of clay.
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You watched while a stone
was cut out without hands,
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which struck the image on
its feet of iron and clay,
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and broke them in pieces."
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Daniel told King Nebuchadnezzar that he was the head of gold
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represented in this image.
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Daniel said in verse 38,
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"You are this head of gold."
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History confirms Daniel's prophecy of the subsequent
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empires symbolized
by the statue.
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What world ruling empires
followed after Nebuchadnezzar?
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The head of gold represented
the Babylonian Empire
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from 625 to 539 BC.
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It was replaced by the
Medo-Persian Empire from
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558 to 330 BC, represented by
the chest and arms of silver.
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The belly and thighs of
bronze represented the
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Greco-Macedonian Empire
of Alexander the Great
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from 333 to 31 BC.
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The two legs of Iron
represent the Roman Empire
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from 31 BC to 476 AD.
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And, finally, the ten toes
on two feet of iron
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mixed with ceramic clay
represent a future revival
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of the Roman Empire.
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The prophecies of
Daniel are genuine.
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The predictions of these four
empires did come to pass.
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Key Number Three to Understanding Bible Prophecy
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was: The Proof of
Fulfilled Prophecy.
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Key Number Four to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Understand Prophetic Time Gaps.
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Let's look at Luke 4:16.
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Jesus was visiting His
hometown of Nazareth and
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was invited to read from the
scriptures on the Sabbath.
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He was given the scroll
of Isaiah. Luke 4:16...
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"So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up.
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And as His custom was, He
went into the synagogue on
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the Sabbath day, and
stood up to read.
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And He was handed the book
of the prophet Isaiah.
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[Luke 4:17] And when He
had opened the book,
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He found the place where it
was written: 'The Spirit
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of the LORD is upon Me,
because He has anointed Me
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to preach the gospel to
the poor; He has sent Me
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to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the
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captives and recovery of
sight to the blind, to set
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at liberty those who are
oppressed; to proclaim the
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acceptable year of the
LORD.' [Now notice this]
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Then He closed the book,
and gave it back to the
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attendant and sat down.
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And the eyes of all who
were in the synagogue were
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fixed on Him.
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And He began to say
to them, 'Today this
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Scripture is fulfilled
in your hearing.'"
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Yes, the Messiah had come
to preach the gospel to
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the poor, to set at liberty
those who are oppressed, and
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to proclaim the acceptable
year of the Lord.
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Jesus told them that
this very prophecy of
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Isaiah was now being
fulfilled through Him.
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But was that all
of the prophecy?
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Turn back to the
prophecy Jesus read.
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Notice the two mission
statements here in
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Isaiah 61:2, "To proclaim
the acceptable year of
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the LORD, and the day of
vengeance of our God."
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Jesus closed the book He
was reading, right in
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the middle of a verse.
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He omitted the second part
of the verse referring to
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the day of vengeance.
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Why?
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Because the remainder of
Isaiah's prophecy applies
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to Jesus' Second Coming--
when the Day of the Lord,
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the day of God's vengeance
and wrath, takes place.
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There's a time gap of
about 2,000 years between
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the fulfillment of the
first part of the verse
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and the second
part of the verse.
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Key Number Four to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Understand Prophetic Time Gaps.
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Key Number Five to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Recognize Prophetic Duality.
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Turn in your Bible to
1 Corinthians 15:45 for example.
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"And so it is written,
'The first man Adam became a
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living being.' The last Adam
became a life-giving spirit."
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Who was the last Adam? Verse 47 gives us the answer...
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"The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man
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is the Lord from heaven."
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Yes, the second Adam
was Jesus Christ.
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Jesus' Olivet prophecy
in Matthew 24 is also
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an example of duality.
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Some of the terrible
conditions Jesus described
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did take place when
Jerusalem was destroyed.
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But that was just a type
of forerunner of the final
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climactic fulfillment.
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Jesus warned us in
Matthew 24:21...
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"For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not
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been since the beginning of
the world until this time,
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no, nor ever shall be.
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And unless those days were
shortened, no flesh would
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be saved; but for the
elect's sake those days
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will be shortened."
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Yes, prophecy is dual--
and we ought to learn
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the lessons of history.
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The destruction of Jerusalem
by the Roman armies in 70 AD
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was just a type of the
Great Tribulation that
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lies just ahead.
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Key Number Five to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Recognize Prophetic Duality.
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We'll discuss key number six in
the next part of our program.
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Our free booklet, Understanding
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a thorough explanation of the prophetic events that lie ahead.
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What signs should
you be watching for?
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What prophetic trends are now
very active and obvious?
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You can begin to understand
much more about these
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end-time prophecies when
you apply the keys to
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understanding Bible prophecy.
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The simple knowledge of
the origin of nations in
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the Bible gives us a
clearer understanding
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of Bible prophecy.
16:25.150 --> 16:27.986
We call the next key,
the Master Key to
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understanding prophecy.
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Key Number Six to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Know the Biblical
Origins of Nations.
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My friends, can you find
the United States, Canada,
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Great Britain and the
other English-speaking
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nations in Bible prophecy?
16:42.901 --> 16:46.338
If you can, you will
understand major parts
16:46.405 --> 16:49.441
of vital prophecies that
very few today can even
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begin to understand.
16:50.843 --> 16:53.412
The Bible mentions by
name such nations as
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Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia.
16:55.581 --> 16:58.584
And it may surprise
you that Assyria will
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eventually be one of
the prominent nations in
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tomorrow's world along
with Egypt and Israel.
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You can read about
that in Isaiah 19:23.
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Also read the 10th and
11th chapters of Isaiah.
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But who is modern Assyria?
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In our Tomorrow's World
magazine, we previously
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published a full article
on this subject entitled,
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"A Fourth Reich?"
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Here is what Dr. Douglas
Winnail wrote in the article:
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"While most historians are reluctant, or fail,
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to make any connection between the disappearance of the
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Assyrians and the appearance
of the Germanic tribes,
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the fact remains that no other nation's history and national
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character resembles Germany
more than does that of Assyria."
17:43.595 --> 17:46.698
Key Number Six to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Know the Biblical
Origins of Nations.
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So, can you find the United
States in end-time prophecy?
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It's there if you
know where to look.
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To learn more about
the identity of the
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United States and Britain in your Bible, please view
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our inspiring program,
"Jeremiah's Message
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for the British and
American Peoples."
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Just type that title in
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Key Number Six to Understanding
Bible Prophecy is:
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Know the Biblical
Origins of Nations.
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Key Number Seven to Understanding Bible Prophecy
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is: Understand the Purposes
for Bible Prophecy.
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My friends, Bible
prophecy can
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sustain hope and
inspire confidence.
18:29.174 --> 18:33.011
But it also warns people
and nations to repent.
18:33.078 --> 18:36.148
John the Baptist was
baptizing massive crowds
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of people who were
moved by his preaching.
18:38.784 --> 18:41.687
The Gospel writer Matthew
describes what happened.
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Matthew 3:1... "In those
days John the Baptist came
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preaching in the wilderness
of Judea, and saying,
18:48.694 --> 18:51.997
'Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand!'"
18:52.064 --> 18:54.766
Later, Jesus Christ
preached the same message.
18:54.833 --> 18:58.470
You can read that
in Mark 1:14-15.
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But what was the response
to John's preaching?
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Verse 5, "Then Jerusalem,
all Judea, and all the
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region around the Jordan
went out to him and were
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baptized by him in the Jordan,
confessing their sins."
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In the book of Revelation,
Christ promises protection
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for those who repent
and are faithful.
19:17.890 --> 19:20.158
In the letter to the
Church at Philadelphia,
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the Apostle John records
this message in the book
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of Revelation 3:10,
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"Because you have kept My command to persevere,
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I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come
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upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth."
19:37.242 --> 19:40.546
The hour of trial is that
unique period of time in all
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history, called the Great
Tribulation and leading
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into the Day of the Lord.
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God will protect His
faithful people in the
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trying years ahead.
19:49.621 --> 19:52.691
In Verse 11, Christ gives
us this instruction:
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"Behold, I am
coming quickly!
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Hold fast what you have, that
no one may take your crown."
19:58.797 --> 20:01.233
Bible prophecy
warns people to repent
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and avoid the great
punishments to come.
20:04.636 --> 20:07.673
Another purpose of
prophecy is to give
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opportunity to those in
future captivity to repent
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and to come under God's
deliverance as God promises
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in Deuteronomy 4:27-31.
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My friends, are you
preparing for the
20:20.619 --> 20:22.387
Second Coming of Christ?
20:22.454 --> 20:25.624
Understanding Bible prophecy
and facing reality,
20:25.691 --> 20:28.026
will help you prepare.
20:28.093 --> 20:31.430
On the day of Pentecost,
in 31AD, the Apostle Peter
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exhorted the thousands in
his audience to repent
20:34.166 --> 20:35.667
and be baptized.
20:35.734 --> 20:38.236
You can read that
in Acts 2:38.
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Peter motivated the crowd
to change their lives.
20:41.807 --> 20:44.109
He said in Acts 2:40...
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"'Be saved from this perverse generation.' Then those who
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gladly received his word
were baptized; and that day
20:51.917 --> 20:55.053
about three thousand souls
were added to them."
20:55.120 --> 20:58.757
My friends, if you've studied biblical baptism, and if
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you've come to the place in
your life where you've
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repented and have accepted
Christ's sacrifice and His
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authority over your life,
we invite you to counsel
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with one of our ministers.
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We have representatives in
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Just call the number on
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Key Number Seven to
Understanding Bible Prophecy
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is: Understand the Purposes
for Bible Prophecy.
21:23.315 --> 21:26.351
Bible prophecy also
demonstrates the awesome
21:26.418 --> 21:31.623
sovereignty of God as it
tells us in Isaiah 46:9-10.
21:31.690 --> 21:34.493
And in the conclusion of
our program, we'll discuss
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the most amazing event in
human history that is just
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on the horizon
of our future.
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But first, I'd like to
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21:46.004 --> 21:47.239
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My friends, you can
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America, Britain, and
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21:55.380 --> 21:58.383
Bible prophecy reveals
what historians, world
21:58.450 --> 22:01.019
leaders, and political
analysts do not know--
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but you can understand.
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You need to watch for the
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This free booklet will
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On today's program, we've
seen that the very gospel
23:39.718 --> 23:42.387
of salvation that Jesus
preached involves our
23:42.454 --> 23:44.856
past, present, and future.
23:44.923 --> 23:47.425
I hope you saw our
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23:47.492 --> 23:49.394
"Are You Saved or Lost?"
23:49.461 --> 23:52.264
Be sure to view it on our
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23:52.330 --> 23:55.100
Bible prophecy reveals
the awesome future
23:55.167 --> 23:56.768
of your salvation.
23:56.835 --> 23:59.838
The framework of prophecy,
as we discussed today,
23:59.905 --> 24:02.307
reveals the coming
judgments on the nations
24:02.374 --> 24:05.277
during the Day of the Lord
and the ultimate glory of
24:05.343 --> 24:06.411
the coming kingdom.
24:06.478 --> 24:09.080
Our free study guide
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24:09.147 --> 24:11.383
the major prophetic
events, including the
24:11.449 --> 24:14.319
Great Tribulation, the
Heavenly Signs, and
24:14.386 --> 24:15.787
the Day of the Lord.
24:15.854 --> 24:19.024
God also reveals certain
key time periods such as
24:19.090 --> 24:22.661
the 1,260 days and
the 1,290 days.
24:22.727 --> 24:25.063
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24:28.466 --> 24:31.303
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24:31.369 --> 24:33.471
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24:33.538 --> 24:36.308
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At the beginning of the program,
I asked the question:
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Is the end of the
world coming soon?
24:44.182 --> 24:48.286
Will Russia's aggression in
Ukraine lead to World War III?
24:48.353 --> 24:50.689
Will China's powerful
increase in military
24:50.755 --> 24:53.425
strength set the
stage for Armageddon?
24:53.491 --> 24:57.462
The framework for Bible prophecy
answers those questions.
24:57.529 --> 25:00.599
But what will save the
planet and all humanity
25:00.665 --> 25:03.301
from total extinction
and annihilation?
25:03.368 --> 25:07.272
The greatest event in all
human history is coming soon.
25:07.339 --> 25:09.941
The return of the Savior,
Jesus Christ, will save
25:10.008 --> 25:13.311
planet earth and
establish world peace.
25:13.378 --> 25:17.282
You may know the awesome
prophecy of Isaiah 9:6...
25:17.349 --> 25:21.186
"For unto us a Child is
born, unto us a Son is
25:21.253 --> 25:24.256
given; and the government
will be upon His shoulder.
25:24.322 --> 25:26.658
And His name will
be called Wonderful,
25:26.725 --> 25:29.327
Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
25:29.394 --> 25:30.962
Prince of Peace.
25:31.029 --> 25:33.932
Of the increase of His
government and peace there
25:33.999 --> 25:36.801
will be no end, upon the
throne of David and over
25:36.868 --> 25:40.038
His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment
25:40.105 --> 25:43.775
and justice from that time forward, even forever.
25:43.842 --> 25:46.978
The zeal of the LORD of
hosts will perform this."
25:47.045 --> 25:49.514
I hope you are praying
as Jesus instructed
25:49.581 --> 25:53.018
in Matthew 6:10,
"Your Kingdom come."
25:53.084 --> 25:55.520
We all look forward to the
good news announcement at
25:55.587 --> 25:58.623
the seventh trumpet
in Revelation 11:15...
25:58.690 --> 26:01.626
"Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud
26:01.693 --> 26:04.930
voices in heaven, saying,
'The kingdoms of this world
26:04.996 --> 26:07.632
have become the kingdoms of
our Lord and of His Christ,
26:07.699 --> 26:10.669
and He shall reign
forever and ever!'"
26:10.735 --> 26:13.672
May God bless you as you
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26:13.738 --> 26:16.942
the Savior Jesus Christ and
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