Why Study Bible Prophecy



What the Beginning

tells us about the End

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. (Isaiah 46:9-10, NIV)

If the plain sense makes sense, don't look for any other sense, or you will end up with nonsense!

Why is this a good policy for Bible interpretation?

Luke 18:17 – "Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it." (NKJ)

Reference: 2 Peter 3:3-7 – 3 …scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” 5For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 6by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. (NKJ)

What trend do we expect to see in the end-times?

What does it mean to walk according to their own lusts?

Who will the end-time scoffers be?

What is the justification for denying the return of Jesus?

What are the end-time scoffers forgetting?

What does “willfully forgetting” the flood mean?

What do people believe about the flood of Noah?

What do we know about the world before Noah’s flood?

How does forgetting the flood cause scoffing about the return of Jesus?

How long will the Lord preserve the world as we know it?

What are the problems with God using an evolutionary process to create mankind?

Genesis 1:31 – God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. (NIV)

Why is global warming controversial?

Is the activity of man to blame for shrinking polar ice?

How does entropy effect earth temps?

How does Rev 16:9 relate to global warming?

They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify Him. (Revelation 16:9, NIV)

How does Luke 21 relate to global warming?

There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world... (Luke 21:25-26, NIV)

How does Revelation 13:3 relate to global warming?

…all the world marveled and followed the beast (Revelation 13:3, NKJ)

How does 2 Peter 3:10 relate to global warming?

The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

(2 Peter 3:10, NKJ)

What happened to the dinosaurs?

What is the problem with the meteorite strike theory?

Reference: Job 40:15-18 – “Look now at the behemoth… his strength is in his hips, and his power is in his stomach muscles. He moves his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. His bones are like beams of bronze, his ribs are like bars of iron.” (NKJ)

What proof do we have that dinosaurs and men were on earth together?

What existed before God created the earth?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

(Genesis 1:1)

What happened next?

The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. (Genesis 1:2)

What did the firmament do?

God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above… (Genesis 1:7)

God had not caused it to rain on the earth… but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. (Genesis 1:7)

What happened to the firmament over time?

How did the massed firmament begin the flood?

How did the ozone layer tell us what was next?

The windows of heaven were opened and the rain was on the earth for forty days and forty nights.

- Genesis 7:11

How did rapid depressurization form the polar ice?

What happened from all the rain?

The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.

- Genesis 7:19

Was the flood local or truly world-wide?

The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.

- Genesis 7:19

What happened next?

The earth was dried… (Genesis 8:14)

What evidence do we have that this happened?

How is river silt evidence for a Young Earth?

What is the problem with rock dating?

How are Carbon-14 results more reliable than rock dating?

How old does Carbon-14 say that fossil fuels are?

Why does the very existence of fossils reinforce the Genesis Flood?

More proof for a young earth:

What can we learn fro the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:23-38?

What is the significance of multiples of “7”?

For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. (Exodus 20:11, NIV)

With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. (2 Peter 3:8, NIV)

What could this be talking about?

After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight.

(Hosea 6:2, NKJ)

Based the Hebrew “Lunisolar” calendar making 2008 equivalent to 5768, how many years since creation?

Conclusions

1. What is the earth’s age?

2. What does all of history being ~6,000 years tell us?

3. What happened to the dinosaurs?

4. What does global warming tell us?

5. What will spiritualizing Genesis lead to?

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