every major conflict reignites armageddon talk
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Every major conflict reignites Armageddon talk. “At Armageddon ‘the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His [God’s] wrath (Rv.16:19) will be poured out, and the forces of evil will be overthrown and destroyed” (Nelson’s, 99) War brings out Armageddon talk ( Tennessean ) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Every major conflictreignites Armageddon talk
“At Armageddon ‘the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His [God’s] wrath (Rv.16:19) will be poured out, and the forces of evil will be overthrown and destroyed” (Nelson’s, 99)
War brings out Armageddon talk (Tennessean)
Armageddon, Oil and the Middle East Crisis sold 300,000 in 1st printing. …Persian Gulf conflict fulfills conditions “exactly as the Bible anticipates in its prophecies of the end of time” (John Walvoord)
RevelationRevelation
Highly symbolic, 1:1 404 verses; 278 allude to OT
Language couched in OT imagery Over 500 OT references & allusions
in Revelation
Apocalyptic literatureApocalyptic literature:: 200 BC–AD 200: writings of Jews & Christians
Animals, colors, numbers, struggle Universe: two camps: good & evil Supernatural powers behind warring
camps: God & satan At end of time, everyone on side of one Final separation occurs at judgment
Revelation
SignifiedSignified (Rv.1:1)
Def.: to show by some sort of sign (RR)
Jn.21:18-19. Rv.12:1 Rv.13:2 – leopard bear lion
Americaneagle
Britishlion
Politicalcartoon:animals,
tug of warw. rope…
Apocalyptic: persecution;God’s people appear to lose
Bowls of wrath (Rv.16)
Six bowls (1-16) Euphrates dries up; makes way for
kings (12) Three unclean spirits (13-14) Harmageddon
Seventh bowl (17-21)
Armageddon
Destruction of unholy trio
1.1. BeastBeast (13:1-10); 17:3-9-18; 19:…11-21
2.2. False prophetFalse prophet (13:11-13-18) 19:20-21
3.3. DragonDragon (ch.12) 20:2, seized…
1. A ‘no account’ battle2. OT Megiddo language symbolizes
conflict between good & evila. Isa.63:1-3b. Rv.5:6, 9
Places symbolize concepts
ZionZion (Rv.14:1) & Jerusalem (21:2) = God’s spiritual city: church in glory
BabylonBabylon = apostasy, sin (Rv.14:8) EgyptEgypt & SodomSodom (Rv.11:8) = oppression,
wickedness EuphratesEuphrates (Rv.16:12 (16) = war. Is.7:20 MegiddoMegiddo = famous battlefield (Jg.4-5)
I. Nature Of Revelation
II. Armageddon: Revelation 16
IV. Principles Of Prophecy
III. Places In Revelation
1.1. Some literal, some figurative. Mal.4; Is.40
2.2. Spiritual kingdom – Jn.6:15; 18:36
3.3. Do not ignore fulfillment (e.g.: Ezra, Neh.)
a. Ep.1:20-22, above all nownow
b. 1 Jn.2:18, many antichrists thenthen (2 Co.10:3-5)
A literal interpretation of a figurative prophecy is a misinterpretation
666(Rv.13:18)
JFK, Kissinger, popes, etc. How to decide? Cipher: number the alphabet –
A = 100 B = 101 C = 102 D = 103 Etc.
H I T L E R 107 108 119 111 104 117
Four aids to identify antichrist
1. If proper name won’t fit, use a title
2. If English won’t work, use Greek, Hebrew, or Latin (e.g.: Nero)
3. Use alternate spellings if necessary
4. Use manuscript variants (Rv.13:18)
If you do it right, you can be antichrist!
Maometis or Moametisfor Mohammed
Gk.: 1005Hebrew letters:
Neron Kaisar : 666Nero Kaisar: 616