Aside from the chronological pre-tribulational events we've been discussing, this week we are looking at several events that we don't know when they'll happen until they happen. The first event is a worldwide blackout. Fruchtenbaum says during the end time period, including the last days of the Church Age, as well as the Tribulation, the [...]
Part 1/Week 5: Continued Sequence of Pre-Trib Events
Last week we looked at several things that chronologically need to happen before the Tribulation can begin. Those events were: World War coupled with earthquakes and famine (fulfilled in World Wars 1 & 2 along with the famines & earthquakes that took place then and continue), the re-establishment of Israel as a nation (fulfilled in [...]
Part 1/Week 4: Gog & Magog and Other Pre-Tribulational Events
Fruchtenbaum says, "The Great Tribulation [meaning all seven years] is not imminent. The world stage has to be set in a certain way before the Tribulation can actually begin. A number of events are clearly stated to precede the Tribulation period" (The Footsteps of the Messiah, p. 91). This post is dedicated to the first [...]
Part 1/Week 3: The Church Age
We studied the things that John saw in his vision on the isle of Patmos in chapter one of Revelation. These are the things "which were." This week we are going to look at "the things which are." Fruchtenbaum says, "Revelation chapters two and three comprise the second major division of the book. This division [...]
Part 1/Week 2: The Times of the Gentiles
Part 1/Week 1: Watching & Waiting – John’s Vision
As we embark on our study of the Coming Parousia, the book of Revelation is a good place to start. The whole scope of Bible prophecy involves much more than just the book of Revelation, "but [this] book will serve as a base [and] primary background" for our study (Fruchtenbaum, Footsteps of the Messiah, p [...]
Chapter Six: Realizing the Full Potential of God’s Ability
Chapter Five: Being Filled Up to the Fullness of God
"and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God."Ephesians 3:19 Redemption is a beautiful word. It means, "to buy out of the market, to redeem from, never to be sold again. The word redemption is also used of purchasing a slave and [...]
Chapter Four: Comprehending & Experiencing the Love of Christ
This week we are looking at Ephesians 3:17-19a. "...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses [...]
Chapter Three: Accommodating Christ in the Rooms of Your Heart
"That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith."Ephesians 3:17 (NASB) "Do you understand what it means for Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith? Do you have a clue? When Monday morning rolls around, do you, as a believer, have that high view of salvation? Do you understand the fullness of God's riches [...]