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)