Armageddon Study

Bible Study:

What about Armageddon

 

Read Luke 17:23-36

 

V23; "Look, here…."

 

The warning is to be careful about not following the finger pointing or the charismatic move in the moment...don't chase the miracles

 

V24; "Son of man" moving like lightning—the false prophets

 

V26-30; Like Noah, Like Sodom—there won't necessarily be any direct warning—we are instructed to remain watchful and ready but at the same time to go about our day to day

 

V31-36; "Rapture" according to some—according to majority of biblical scholars it refers to the final judgment, the separation of the righteous from the condemned

 

"But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." ESV Mk 13:32

 

What hour?

Read verse 31

Which summarizes verses 14 to 27 of Mark

 

So, what can be said about the Revelation given to John?

 

Facts:

• No one knows the actual time frame that is put forth in Revelation: some events have corresponding historic events during the writing of Revelation, yet appear to have further fulfillment yet to come Rev 12:1-6
  
• Prophecy is rarely given in chronological order that correlates to "calendar time"
  
• The symbolism is provided as symbolism in order to allow the prophetic fulfillment as God chooses
  
• One of Jesus' greatest teachings regarding the kingdom of God was to quit the preconceived notions of what it has to look like when it comes so you don't miss it
  
• The prophecies are provided to encourage the believer who is watchful that "time is drawing near" (in other words don't give up)
  
• There are three levels of prophecy
  

1. Describing what happened in the spiritual
   
2. Describing what is happening in the physical
   
3. Describing what will happen in either the physical or spiritual
   

Revelation speaks using all 3

• To gain any depth or insight into it, one must pull back out of the physical and see through God's kingdom perspective, as in having the mind of Christ and seeing through Holy Spirit
  
• If someone calculates the date of Armageddon, that is probably the day it won't happen
  
• In the Eternal of God's time:
  
  • The beast has already come and is still to come
    
  • Hell exists now but has not yet been formed
    
• Etc.

Born Again; a bible study

Bible Study: Being Born Again

 

Read John 3:1-8

 

What does Jesus it is necessary to be born again in order to see?

 

What does being born again mean to you?

 

How do you know you are?

 

Read Ezekiel 36:25-27

 

How does this compare to the above passage?

 

 

Read Galatians 5:19-25

 

What are the "works" of the flesh and what is the fruit of the Spirit?

 

Why works versus fruit? What do you think the difference is?

 

What do you see more of in your life today?

 

How about ten years ago? What differs from them to now?

 

 

 

 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

2 Corinthians 5:17

 

Read John 3:1-8

 

What does Jesus it is necessary to be born again in order to see?

 

What does being born again mean to you?

 

How do you know you are?

 

Read Ezekiel 36:25-27

 

How does this compare to the above passage?

 

 

Read Galatians 5:19-25

 

What are the "works" of the flesh and what is the fruit of the Spirit?

 

Why works versus fruit? What do you think the difference is?

 

What do you see more of in your life today?

 

How about ten years ago? What differs from them to now?

 

 

 

 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

2 Corinthians 5:17