Prophetic Studies - Sunday Evening Series
Unpacking Daniel’s 70th Week (Part 2 — The First 3 1/2 Years)
February 8, 2015 • Pastor Ron Finch
LET’S REVIEW : In our last study I showed that the coming Antichrist will make a “firm Covenant” with the nation of Israel that will be a POLITICAL and RELIGIOUS Covenant in that it will give Israel “freedoms” begin again sacrifices and offerings according to the Old Testament Law, to rebuild their Temple as a place to offering these sacrifices and offerings, and have free access to the Temple Mount to rebuild their Temple. The Antichrist comes on the scene as a man of PEACE making promises to Israel which will be so convincing and promise-filled that they will accept it with great anticipation. According to the book of Revelation chapter 6 God will begin to unseal the 7 SEALS upon the earth. The first SEAL was the Rider on the white horse who comes to conquer but PEACEFULLY fitting the description of the “Prince who is to come” — the Antichrist. Based upon Daniel 9:26-27 & Revelation 17 we showed: a. He will be a GENTILE of Roman Empire origin. — Daniel 9:26-27 b. He possibly will be a MUSLIM, and explained why. There are MORE descriptive things about the Antichrist that will be dealt with in a future study.
Unpacking Daniel’s 70th Week (Part 1 — The First 3 1/2 Years)
February 1, 2015 • Pastor Ron Finch
Biblical prophecy unfolds around the nation of Israel and the Arab nations. Even though Israel is the KEY player, her surrounding neighbors such as Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Libya to name a few are also players in the prophetic picture. This will become very clear in future studies as we unpack Daniel’s 70th week. Daniel 9:24-27 is vital in understanding God’s prophetic picture. It gives us the broad picture of the unfolding drama of biblical prophecy.
What’s Next on the Prophetic Calendar? The Covenant to Come! Daniel’s 70 Weeks!
January 25, 2015 • Pastor Ron Finch
The question that people ask is “What is next on God’s prophetic calendar?” “Is it the Rapture or is it another event?” It’s important that we remember that God’s prophetic calendar (or clock) has been ticking since the creation of the world, so we are not looking at an event that “begins” the prophetic clock, rather we are seeking to know what the next major event will be on God’s prophetic calendar. In order to answer this question, we must go back to the book of Daniel and focus particularly on chapter 9:24-27 where God revealed to Daniel a very specific outline of prophetic events regarding the nation Israel and Jerusalem. In it He gives an outline of biblical prophecy, but also shows that the next event on His prophetic calendar is a Covenant between Israel and the coming Anti-christ. It is the opinion of this teacher (for whatever it is worth), that the future events of prophecy are related to this Old Testament prophecy because prophetic events FOCUS AROUND THE NATION OF ISRAEL and God’s Covenant Promises that He made to His chosen people. We must be clear, AMERICA is not the focal point of Biblical prophecy! The Middle East, with a particular focus upon Israel, is the stage upon which biblical prophetic events will be played out. In Daniel 9:24-27 we see these events outlined.
First Things First!
January 18, 2015 • Pastor Ron Finch
This is a study that I have desired to do for quite a long time, but circumstances (no more accurately, God) did not allow it to happen But, in God’s gracious timing, the time has come! I am grateful. I am anxious to disclaim any originality in these studies which will be seen quickly as we move into the meat of the study. I draw heavily upon the study and superior minds of many wonderful Bible scholars and teachers for their help and insights into God’s Word. One such teacher is Dr. David Miller who God used to instill within me a passion for an accurate, thorough study of God’s Word. He instilled in me the importance of being a student of God’s Word who “rightly divides” it and who is “not ashamed of it”. Of course there have been others, but he stands tall in my mind as a champion for the integrity of God’s Word. This is not an exegetical study of any prophetic book of the Bible, but it is an attempt to glean from both Old and New Testament writings to compile a comprehensive look at prophetic events that are still on the horizon to be fulfilled. In relationship to the book of Revelation I hold to the futuristic interpretation, meaning that all the events predicted from chapter 4 through 22 are still future. The Millennial position that will be taught in this study is Premillennialism, meaning that Jesus Christ will physically return before (pre-) the Millennium to rule and reign in righteousness over His promised kingdom. Therefore, it goes without question, that the interpretive method used for this study will be what is called the literal, historical, grammatical, and contextual interpretation. This study is also an attempt to look at current events and place them into God’s prophetic picture. We live in a rapidly changing world! Who would have ever thought twenty-five years ago that ISIS, or BOKO HARAM, or HAMAS, or the TALIBAN would be Muslim groups vying for world domination? Groups that we seldom heard of, let alone exist, have now become key players in God’s prophetic picture as we will see. I trust our time together over the course of several weeks will be insightful, biblical, helpful and challenging. Welcome aboard! Pastor Ron Finch