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3. Prophecy proves that God's Word is
true.
No prophecy in the Bible has ever
failed. Everything that God has said about
the future has come to pass or will come to
pass. As we see prophecy being fulfilled,
we are reminded that God's Word "is
T ___________" (John 17:17) and that
God "cannot _________" (Titus 1:2).
4. Prophecy gives us a true picture of
the world's problems.
As we look at our
world, we see wars and crime and sin and
sickness and all kinds of problems.
Without the Bible, these things would
trouble and disturb us. God's Word helps
us to understand why these things are so,
and how they will come to an end.
5. Prophecy helps us to know what to
expect.
A person would be upset and
troubled by wars if he thought there should
not be any wars in the world. But Jesus
told us to expect wars (Matthew 24:6-7).
The believer is not shocked by reports of
wars; he expects them. Knowing what to
expect also keeps us awake (Romans
13:11). If your family knew that a thief
would try to enter the house at 3:00 a.m.,
would they sleep that night? God has told
us about the future so that we can be
spiritually
awake
and
ready
(1
Thessalonians 5:4-8; Matthew 24:43).
6. Prophecy increases our understanding
of the Bible
.
A large part of the Bible is
prophetic (tells us about what will happen
in the future). If a person does not
understand prophecy, then he will not
understand the Bible. Just as a person
would not be very educated if he did not
understand arithmetic and grammar, so a
person is not very sharp spiritually if he
does not understand prophecy.
7. Prophecy helps us to know God's
will.
If I never learn what the Bible says
about the future, then I will not know what
God's purpose is for my world and for my
life.
8. Prophecy helps the believer to walk
with God.
You cannot walk with God
unless you know which way God is
moving. In Genesis 18, we read that
Abraham needed to know that God was
going to judge Sodom. Does God want to
hide from us what He is going to do (Gen.
18:17)? _____________
9. Prophecy stirs and stimulates us to
live a holy and righteous life
(Hosea
14:9). The better we understand the future,
the better we will walk with God today. If
I really believe that Christ could come at
any time, should this make a difference in
how I live (Titus 2:11-14)? ________
_________________________
10. Prophecy helps us to help others.
Our unsaved friends do not understand
what is going on in the world, and to them
the future is dark and unknown. We have
the answers that they need! We can say,
"Let me show you what God says about
that." The Jewish people have faced great
persecution and horrible terrorist attacks.
We can befriend the Jews and help them to
understand that God has a wonderful plan
and a wonderful future for the nation of
Israel (Isaiah 2, Isaiah 11, Jeremiah 31,
etc. ). The better we know the Bible, the
better we will be able to help others.
We will also be learning about different persons: the Lord Jesus Christ, believers, unbelievers, the angels, the devil, the demons,
the man of sin (antichrist), the false prophet, etc. As we walk down the road of time, we need to understand what lies ahead.
May God help us to understand the important prophecies found in His Word so that we will not be in the dark (2 Peter 1:19).
We don't know what the future holds, but we know WHO holds the future!
In the next issue, we will look at what to expect in the days ahead.
Things To Come:
Jesus once said that the Holy Spirit would come and would show them His followers
things to
______________ (John 16: 13). The Spirit of God wants to show and teach us about future things and about events that are
going to come to pass. As we study the Bible with the help of these notes we want to pray and ask the Spirit of Truth to teach us
all that we need to know about the future. Here are some of the major events we will be studying:
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