2001.02.1.04 Interpreting Bible Prophecy for This Season Created by James3 on 7/4/2019 8:34:42 PM Interpreting Bible Prophecy for This Season
SUMMARY
Over the last few years we have seen a substantial number of interpretations offered with regard to the fulfilment of Bible Prophecy in this age.
HOWEVER, it appears that most, if not all of these interpretations have been faulty. The events which have been so confidently foretold have certainly not come to pass at the times and in the ways predicted.
DOES THIS MEAN THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THESE INTERPRETATIONS WERE FALSE?
This teaching examines a few aspects of what was expected to happen and suggests that SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED, but it is NOT what we expected in the form that we expected.
The first coming of Messiah 2,000 years ago is examined in some detail and it is shown that:
The Messiah came in a manner that fulfilled prophecy but FEW SAW IT, the angels came to shepherds on a remote hillside.
It was revealed to those who had eyes to see - the prophets Anna and Simeon when Jesus was dedicated.
Those who did understand, did not understand. The chief priests and scribes correctly told the wise men where to find the baby, but thirty years later they did not recognize Him.
John the Baptist WAS ELIJAH BUT HE WAS NOT ELIJAH! Many aspects of the prophecies that were fulfilled followed this principle.
Jesus repeatedly said "tell no one". God did not dramatically advertise the coming of Messiah.
Yahweh deliberately mislead them and Jesus did not correct them. God allowed a situation where everyone thought Jesus came from Nazareth when He actually came from Bethlehem to fulfil prophecy.
When Jesus DID tell them who He was, they CRUCIFIED HIM! Are we in the process of doing the same today?
Jesus of Nazareth did NOT CONFORM to their expectations BUT HE WAS THE MESSIAH!
The fulfilment of prophecy WAS ONLY REVEALED AFTER THE EVENT. Jesus said they could not bear all He had to say to them before His death. He had to return after His resurrection and explain to them, on the road to Emmaus and at other times what had happened and how it fulfilled prophecy. EVEN HIS CLOSEST DISCIPLES COULD NOT SEE IT BEFORE IT WAS FULFILLED!
GOD IS ON TIME BUT MOST ARE LOOKING FOR THE WRONG THINGS IN THE WRONG PLACE!
He has given us Bible Prophecy to enable us to discern the signs of the times, to warn us when the time is drawing near, to warn us to press in closer to Him, listen more attentively to Him, open our eyes to see and our ears to hear what the Spirit says to the churches! (Revelation 2 and 3).
WE must cease to look to the things which are seen, what is happening now is UNSEEN.
We must cease to lean to our own understanding, what is happening now is BEYOND our understanding.
We live in a SPIRITUAL DISPENSATION, NOT a physical one.
Is the beast of Revelation not a beast but is THE beast?
Is the mark of Revelation not a mark but is THE mark?
etc?
ARE THEY PHYSICAL OR SPIRITUAL
ARE THEY HERE OR ARE THEY YET TO COME?
It behooves us ALL to make sure that we are not sowing to the flesh in an age when we MUST SOW TO THE SPIRIT.
The detailed teaching provides detailed scripture to make what is written above clearer. The nature of the subject such is that it is NOT easily summarized in one or two pages.
Shalom
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