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need to understand Biblical prophecy, and what it reveals
about the end.
An admonition is given in Luke 12:55 to religious people
because they could not discern the signs of the times. This pas-
sage also addresses those today who, in their ignorance, choose
to ignore the prophetic written Word of God. Also, in Rev. 1:3,
a blessing is pronounced upon the study of prophecy. As one
sees God’s awesome plan of the end unfold, a cleansing and
motivating effect is experienced. Once an understanding of the
prophecies regarding the end times is grasped, it will separate
one from the love of this world, which even now is perishing.
PROPHECY & BIBLE STUDY
The Jews have had as their historian the Holy Spirit. To
Him, history is composed of past, present, and future. In His
book, the Bible, He has provided—with video clarity—an
overview of all time; a means by which we can zoom in and
out, and replay in both reverse and forward. The Bible is the
only book unique in this aspect. It gives us thousands of
prophecies, of which thousands have been fulfilled. It is abso-
lutely accurate and has been from the beginning, which testi-
fies to its being inspired by God. Since the Bible is inspired by
God, one can and should use it as the foundation for his or her
belief. Within its pages, it shows us that the same One who
knows the future also promises resurrection and life after
death. Instruction is given on how eternal life is received (or
eternal damnation), as well as how one can escape the coming
wrath.
It is not just hopeless speculation when we attempt to dis-
cern the future as it relates to what God’s plan and purpose is
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