Appendix E Notes on Covenants in the Bible Part 2 By Lambert Dolphin Mainline Covenants One special set of these covenants might well be called “mainline” covenants because they are connected one after another in a line, all the way from the first promise God made to Eve (that one of her sons would be […]
Appendix E Notes on Covenants in the Bible By Lambert Dolphin The Hebrew word berith, covenant, occurs over 280 times in the Old Testament. (The English word covenant means “a coming together.”) Covenants can include treaties, alliances, agreements, compacts, pledges, mutual agreements, promises, and undertakings on behalf of another. The translators of the OT into […]
Appendix C Harmony of Prophecy Chart & Appendix D Warnings and Cautions Appendix D Warnings and Cautions In these tumultuous times there is a great deal of interest in prophecy. Unfortunately, there are some dangerous temptations in the study of prophecy. Some teachers and writers go far beyond the boundaries of sound scriptural interpretation. There […]
Appendix A &B Definition of Common Terms Found In Eschatology II Appendix B Definition of Common Terms Found In Eschatology Pretribulation. This is the teaching that Jesus comes for his bride, the true Church, at the beginning of the Tribulation period. Midtribulation. According to this belief, Jesus raptures the Church half-way through the sevenyear […]
Appendix A &B Definition of Common Terms Found In Eschatology Appendices Appendix A Chart of the End Times A modified version of this chart in color is available online at http://ldolphin.org/kingdom/echart.gif Appendix B Definition of Common Terms Found In Eschatology “Last Days”: refers to the entire period between the first and second advents of […]
After the Millennium The Resurrection and Final Judgement and new Heaven and New Earth When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth–Gog and Magog–to gather them for battle. In number they are like the […]
Aspects of the Millennium Geography The second coming of Christ–when the Lord stands upon the Mount of Olives–will be accompanied by a great world wide earthquake so that, “Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found” (Revelation 16:20). The topography of the land of Israel and the rest of the Earth will […]
-The First Resurrection: Raised to Eternal Life Those believers and followers of Jesus who were converted during The Tribulation Period, and had been put to death–the martyrs of The Tribulation Period–will be raised from the dead (Revelation 20:4). They are the brave ones who would not receive the Mark of the Beast, and will have […]
John’s Brief Description of the Millennium The 20th chapter of the Book of Revelation describes the Millennium. It immediately follows the Glorious Return of Christ in Revelation 19, which was discussed above. This short chapter may be considered in three parts: Preparation for the Period (verses 1-3); Progress during the period (verses 4-6); and Postscript […]
Messiah will reign from Jerusalem Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, […]