Prophecy - Old Testament

OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY

APPLICATION TODAY

Confidence in Fulfillment View of Biblical Revelation Consistency With Current Events Trust in Jesus Christ Optimism for the Future Witness to a Lost World and Culture

DANIEL

Prior Visions Unknown Dream – Ch.2 Great statue

Nebuchadnezzar’s Fall

Balthazar’s Feast

DANIEL

Future Visions The Regal kings of Persia The total victory of Alexander The breakup of Alexander’s empire The Seleucid/Ptolemy wars and intrigue Antiochus Epiphanes and the

Abomination of Desolation in the temple in Jerusalem

End of human government

Daniel’s Prophecy about Israel Timing to the end = 490 years Purpose of God’s plan stated (9:24)

Finish Transgression Make an end of sin Atonement for Iniquity Bring in everlasting righteousness Seal up vision and prophecy Anoint the most holy

TIMING TO MESSIAH

Measured from decree to rebuild the temple – 445 BC (Neh.1:1-2:8)

69 weeks of years out of 70 Messiah cut off or killed People of the Prince who is to come

would destroy Jerusalem

DANIEL’S 70TH WEEK

Focus on the future – our future too

Guarantee of Israel’s security

Breaking of treaty after 3.5 years

Abomination of Desolation

THE TIMES OF THE GENTILESLuke 21:24; Romans 11:25

Runs from Babylon through the last Gentile ruler – the Beast

Someone out of the old Roman Empire area

A warrior ruler taking over from others

Ability to confirm a treaty with Israel guaranteeing their security

EZEKIEL – RETURN AND TEMPLEChapters 33-48

Jerusalem fell in 585 BC (33) False Shepherds (34) Messiah repl. Judgment of Edom (35) Restoration (36:24-36) New Cov. Dry Bones (37) spiritual life restored as a

nation Armies gather against Israel (38) Huge defeat (39) New Temple (40-48)

DRY BONES DETAIL (Ch. 37)

Faith will come in a day Zech. 12:10 Situation Today I Cor. 3:15-16 Theocracy (22-24) Purity (23) Security (25) Spirituality (26) Intimacy with the Lord (27)

THE TEMPLES OF ISRAEL

Tabernacle – 400 years Solomon’s Temple – 956 BC Zerrubabel’s Temple 516 BC Herod’s Temple – started AD 20

destroyed by Titus in 70 AD Preparing for the next Temple now

WAR IN ISRAEL

The War of Independence – 19485 armies – 6 months - victory

The Six Day War – 1967 200 m to 2 m – Golon Heights Victory

The Yom Kippur War – 1973 Attack over holiday – surprise Overwhelming force – retreat 2 weeks - Cairo and Damascus at risk

WAR IN ISRAEL

Psalm 83 war V.4 – Purpose: to wipe out Israel

the usual suspectsEdom, Amon, Amalek, Moab – Jordan areaIshmaelites – ArabsGebal? – Near Tyre = Lebanon = HezbollahPhillistines = Gaza = HamasAssyria – Syria helping Hezbollah

WARS IN ISRAEL

War of Ezekiel 38 & 39Expansion of oppositionLarge and distant nations arriveDestroyed by God not the Beast

War of Armageddon All the nations of the world Jesus against the Beast A personal defeat

Wars In Israel – Isaiah 63

The Lord Fights for Israel (1-3)

Day of Vengeance (4)

Day of Redemption (4)

Judgment by Jesus Alone (5-6)