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Many people are fascinated by the end times but often struggle as they try to figure out what will happen, and when. This guide is the ideal hands-on tool for readers who want...a clear chronological time line of last-days eventsa detailed overview of the seven-year tribulation and how it will unfoldclues to the identity of the key players in the final battles between God and SatanWith experts Tim LaHaye and Ed Hindson as their personal guides, readers will interact directly with God's Word and gain a practical mastery of Bible prophecy and subjects related to the last days. This resource includes numerous charts and diagrams and is great for both personal study and group settings.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 octobre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736942621
Langue	English

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Verses marked NIV are from the Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Verses marked KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
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TIM LAHAYE PROPHECY LIBRARY is a series trademark of Tim F. LaHaye and Beverly J. LaHaye. Harvest House Publishers, Inc., is the exclusive licensee of the trademark TIM LAHAYE PROPHECY LIBRARY.
Some material has been adapted from The Popular Bible Prophecy Workbook .
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BIBLE PROPHECY
Copyright 2006/2012 by Pre-Trib Research Center, Tim LaHaye, and Ed Hindson
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
LaHaye, Tim F.
The essential guide to Bible prophecy / Tim LaHaye and Ed Hindson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-7369-3784-9 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-4262-1 (eBook)
1. Bible-Prophecies. I. Hindson, Edward E. II. Title.
BS647.3.L33 2012
220.1 5-dc23
2012019549
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C ONTENTS
Preface: What Does the Future Hold?
1. Only God Can Prophesy
2. Understanding Bible Prophecy
3. Are We Living in the Last Days?
4. The Rapture of the Church
5. The Believer s Rewards
6. The Rise of the Antichrist
7. Beware of False Prophets
8. The Tribulation Period
9. The Glorious Appearing
10. The Battle of Armageddon
11. The Millennial Kingdom
12. The Great White Throne Judgment
13. Heaven and Eternal Life
A Final Word: Until He Comes
Appendix: 25 Amazing Prophecies of the End Times
Notes
The Pre-Trib Research Center
Preface
W HAT D OES THE F UTURE H OLD?
E veryone is curious about the future. We all want to know what is going to happen next, but only God has the ability to see what is to come. Therefore, we must rely on His Word as our guide to understanding what lies ahead.
We are living in incredible times. Things are changing so fast we can hardly keep up with them. Before we can catch our breath, we are hurried on to the next significant event on the horizon. Tensions in the Middle East, the development of weapons of mass destruction, and threats to global peace fill the newspaper headlines. We all sense that the world is moving toward some great climax.
People today are asking, where are we headed? What will happen next? And how can we be prepared? These are the very questions Bible prophecy answers for us. Prophecy helps us to see into the future with clarity and confidence.
The purpose of Bible prophecy is not to frighten us, but to assure us that God is in control. In times of human uncertainty, we can rest assured that we have a sure word of prophecy (2 Peter 1:19 KJV ) that shines like a beacon of light into the darkness of our times. Therefore, we can lift our heads and know that our redemption is drawing near (Luke 21:28).
The purpose of this study is to help us examine what the Bible says about the future. We will look at key Bible prophecies about such matters as the rapture of the church and the rise of the Antichrist. We will explore major prophetic passages that describe the Tribulation, Christ s glorious appearing, the millennial kingdom, and heaven.
The hope of the second coming of Christ is a strong encouragement for us to live right. The Bible reminds us, Abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming We know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (1 John 2:28; 3:2-3).
God bless you as you study these great prophetic truths. May they challenge your mind, move your heart, and lift your soul with great anticipation for the Savior s return.
Tim LaHaye
Ed Hindson
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O NLY G OD C AN P ROPHESY
T he uniqueness of God is expressed in the predictive nature of Bible prophecy. There is nothing like this in any other religion. Only the God of the Bible can predict the future with perfect accuracy. For I am God, and there is no other declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass (Isaiah 46:9-11).
Jesus Christ also claimed divine authority for the prophetic Scriptures. The most dramatic prophecies in all the Bible point to the coming Messiah-Savior, who would both suffer and reign. These ancient prophecies were so precisely fulfilled that there can be no serious doubt that they point to only one person who has ever lived-Jesus of Nazareth.
After His resurrection, Jesus told His disciples, All things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me (Luke 24:44). Christ Himself then taught the disciples which Old Testament scriptures predicted His life and ministry. He opened their understanding that they might comprehend the Scriptures (verse 45).
The New Testament writers were instructed by the Lord Himself regarding biblical prophecies and their fulfillment. The threefold designation-Law, Prophets, and Psalms-refers to the three major divisions of the Hebrew Bible. Jesus was specifically stating that the entire Old Testament predicted the details of His life, ministry, death, and resurrection. Therefore, the preaching of the early Christian disciples was filled with references to Old Testament prophecies and their fulfillment in the person of Jesus Christ (see Acts 2:25-36; 3:22-23; 4:25-26; 13:46-49).
During His earthly ministry, Jesus was recognized as a prophet of God (Matthew 21:11; Luke 7:16) and a teacher from God (John 3:2). Jesus even referred to Himself as a prophet (Matthew 13:57; Luke 13:33). The early preaching of the apostles also emphasized the prophetic nature of Christ s ministry (Acts 3:24-26; 7:37). Matthew s Gospel alone makes 65 references to Old Testament scriptures, emphasizing their fulfillment in Christ.
The Prophet and the Prophetic Ministry
The prophetic histories are followed in the Hebrew canon by the prophetic books of prediction. The two form a unit in the middle portion of the threefold canon, under the common term Prophets. Jewish readers distinguish them as the former prophets and latter prophets. The manner of speaking by the prophets may be best characterized as preaching. Their messages also included symbolic actions (2 Kings 13:17-19), object lessons (Jeremiah 1:11-14), and written sermons (Jeremiah 36:4).
The Hebrew prophets were men of God who preached God s Word and also predicted the future. Their messages revealed events that were yet to come. In this regard, their messages were supernatural, not natural. They were derived neither from observation nor intellectual thought, but from knowing God and speaking with Him.
What is a prophet? The first person in the Bible to be called a prophet was Abraham. This was a title given to him by God (Genesis 20:6-7). There were likely prophets who served before Abraham, such as Enoch (compare Genesis 5:24 with Jude 14), but it is significant that Abraham is the first prophet explicitly mentioned in Scripture. From his life, we can observe two key traits of the biblical prophets.
First, God chooses a prophet. Abraham s call makes this clear:

The L ORD had said to Abram, Go from your country, your people and your father s household to the land I will show you.
I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you (Genesis 12:1-3 NIV ).
Abraham s role as a prophet was not a vocation he sought. Rather, it was a result of God s unique, sovereign calling upon his life.
Second, a prophet is a person with God s message. God called Abraham to serve Him by revealing God s message to others. Moses, who would also later serve as a prophet, likewise revealed God s message by receiving the law of the Lord for the people of Israel. Other Old Testament prophets would look to both Abraham and Moses as examples of their role as people called by God to communicate the message of the Lord to those who needed it.
The revelation of God to the prophet is a process by which God reveals His secrets to the prophet (Amos 3:7). The term reveal (Hebrew, galah ) means to uncover, as in uncovering the ear (1 Samuel 9:15). Thus, when God uncovers the prophet s ear, He reveals what has been previously hidden (as in 2 Samuel 7:27) so that the prophet perceives what the Lord has said (Jeremiah 23:18).
A prophet s message is not the product of human effort. Rather, biblical prophecy finds its origin in the Spirit of God. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21 NIV ).
These verses indicate several specific details related to the revelation of God. First, prophecy is completely from God: No prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet s own interpretation of things. Second, prophecy is completely of God: Prop