Week 1 - Unlocking Prophecy
Presentation Resources:
Recommended book for understanding prophecy in general:
A Case for Historic Premillennialism by Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung
Video 1: What is Prophecy?
​
Differences between foretelling, forthtelling, and fortune telling:
Understanding the Gift of Prophecy
Understanding the Prophets
Click here to discover the world of Hebrew poetry
(It is a PDF document and will go into your Downloads)
Article on sub-genres of prophecy:
Genres within the prophets
Oracles:
Types of Oracles
Visions:
How Did God Use Dreams and Visions in the Bible?
​Visions in the Bible
Lament:
What is a lament in the Bible?
What is a lament in the Bible?
Biblical typology:
What is Biblical typology?
How do you recognize a Biblical type? by David Schrock
Day 1 - Unlocking Prophecy
Verse:
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Blameless vs. Sinless:
Check out what BibleRef says about the difference between “blameless” and “sinless” where "blameless" is used at another place in the letter - 1 Thessalonians 3:13:
Word study in blueletterbible on the word “blameless”:
God is Creating Weakness in Your Life by Paul Washer:
Day 2 - Unlocking Prophecy
Read an interesting article & watch a video about Psalm 22 from the perspective of Messianic Jews:
Day 3 - Unlocking Prophecy
​
Word study on the phrase "consecrated ones"
Consecrated ones:
Cosmic disturbances:
What About the Stars Falling, the Sun Turned to Darkness and the Moon to Blood? by Mike Blume
Are the cosmic disturbances literal? This site will describe the reference to cosmic disturbances as a Jewish expression (idiom) and he believes it is merely an idiom for the historical destruction of cities as well as for the future return of Jesus. Yes, it was an idiom for the falls of Babylon, Egypt, and Edom. Ruth and Mary believe it will be literal on the day of the Lord. However, we could be wrong. If so, we will know Jesus is establishing His kingdom since He will appear on clouds.
Near/Ultimate Fulfillment of Isaiah 13:
Read the article, "Isaiah 13 - The Burden Against Babylon" by David Guzik:
The article "Here's an Example of Bible Study Gone Wrong" is a differing opinion by Jamey Escamilla who does not believe in a near and far fulfillment.
Why do Ruth and Mary agree with David and not Jamey? We don’t think Jamey takes into account how to read the prophetic genre which we are demonstrating in this first week of study. We think many Bible scholars can miss this if they read the prophetic genre in the same way they would read a passage in the historical genre. We believe God is giving a glimpse into His way of seeing things – connecting events occurring over vast differences in time by thematic elements that point to His ultimate warning to repent to avoid the terrifying events that will happen on the Day of the Lord.
