THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ESCHATOLOGY OF ACTS Part I WHEN WILL GOD’S KINGDOM COME? The book of Acts is a pivotal book in the New Testament. It records the transition from the Old Testament and the Gospels to the epistles, from a focus on Israel as God’s chosen nation to the church—people whom […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Part III The New Covenant The next unconditional covenant between God and Israel is the New Covenant. The covenant is new because it replaced the Old or Mosaic Covenant. Israel was unable to keep the Mosaic covenant, so God graciously promised to give them a new covenant […]
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, […]