Prophesy

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Comment by Natasha Mayes on June 26, 2009 at 12:57am

WOW! Just the other day when I was discussing this idea of mine with my dear mum-in-law I told her: you just wait. If this madness of mine is from the Lord, he will send me the people I need to help me with this. I'm sitting here in my office and I just can't stop crying tears of joy, tears of thanksgiving, and I will never stop praising Him for this. Let me add to this comment that any questions on these lessons should be posted right here in this group. If I cannot answer your question, I will find someone that CAN answer it for you. I will post todays discussion a little bit later. Since I'm at work, I should really first try and get some work done. (don't really want to, but, you know...)
till later
Love in Christ
Natasha

Comment by Marco on June 26, 2009 at 12:30am

yay. a lot of thanks for the invite..Reading Revelation is interesting..and I mean very interesting..

Comment by becky brightwell on June 26, 2009 at 12:07am

Thanks for asking! I am so looking forward to this group there r a few things I get a little confused about in Revelation. We are all homeward bound.

Comment by Irene Amondi on June 26, 2009 at 12:05am

Thank you for inviting me to join this group LadyHumble. Be blessed in Jesus name

Comment by Darlene on June 25, 2009 at 11:57pm

I've never been as interested in prophecy as I have been lately. I'm looking forward to learning more about it. Thanks Natasha!

Comment by Patricia L Conner on June 25, 2009 at 10:42pm

Thanks for the invite to this group!! Revival is coming soon!!!

Comment by deedee310 on June 25, 2009 at 9:51pm

This group is going to be very interesting to me as I have been studying prophesy for a while. I have taken classes and read so many material on biblical prophesy and the end of times. I look forward to this!!!!

Comment by Glenn Robichaux on June 25, 2009 at 8:44pm

In 32 years I have been studing the book of Revelation. & yes I do beleive no one but The Father God knows the day jesus will come for his Born-Again people. I agree all you put on this web. I can help you too.
Be Bless in Jesus name amen

Comment by Natasha Mayes on June 25, 2009 at 8:18am

Thank you Mary! We will start todays discussion with a brief introduction to the book of Revelations.
Some of you may not know that the book was written by John in roughly 94 AD. He was near the end of his life and imprisoned on the Isle Patmos when the angel of the Lord appeared to him. Yesterday, I mentioned the Golden Rule of Prophesy. To that rule I add 2 more things that should be kept in mind when studying this book.
1. Revelations tells of events that will happen here on earth, and in heaven. When reading a passage you must determine WHERE the scene takes place: here or in heaven.
2. Excepting chapters 12 and 17, the book follows chronologically. In the order it is prophied is the order in which these events will happen.
If you keep those two - three things in mind while studying this book, you should elliminate much confusion already.
Through all the knowledge of all the people that has studied this book before me, we learn that there 4 main views about the book of Revelations.
1. Futurists believe that Reveletions must still be fullfilled.
2. Historical views say that the events in this book had already happened.
3. Spiritualists believe that everything in this book should be taken figuratively and symbolically.
4. Then, lastly we have the Preterist group thar believes that the book was written before the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD.
We shall see by means of our study which one of these are likely to be correct.
Revelations can be described as a book in three distinctive parts.
1. Christ and the Church Age (Rev 1-3) Which covers all the ages from the Day of the Pentecost untill the time of the *Rapture of the Church*.
2. Christ and the Tribulation (Rev 4-18) which covers the time starting the with the signing of the covenant between Israel and the Ani-Christ untill the 2nd coming of Christ.
3. Christ and the Future (Rev 19-22) which will start with His 2nd coming and last for eternity!

Yesterday I also said that one of my reasons for studying this book was to complete the circle of truth. Here are some examples of what I mean.
In Genesis we see human's beginning in Paradise. Revelations teaches us about Paradise to come. We see the first instance of rebellion in Gen 3-4 while Revelations promoses the end of all rebellions. Genesis records the first murderer, drunkard, and rebel. Rev 21:27 promises a city where: "nothing impure will enter it, nor will any one who does what is shameful or deceitful"
In Genesis we witness death Revelations 21:4 promises us no more death.

To end today's discussion, let me leave a warning.If you join this group hoping that I can tell you the "when", you are sorely mistaken. Revelations was given to us from God so we can study it's words and be prepared. It gives us exactly what we asked: to know what will happen. Of the timing of these events? Here is what Jesus had to say about it: "no one knows, however when that day and hour will come - neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; only the Father alone knows." Matt 24:36

Until tommorrow
Love in Christ
Natasha

Comment by Mary O on June 24, 2009 at 6:49pm

I'm looking forward to the lessons. I've been reading the book of Revelation.

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