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WORLD IN BIBLE PROPHECY
INTRODUCTION
WHY GOD REVEALS MANKIND’S FUTURE THROUGH PROPHECY
God’s purpose in revealing mankind’s future through prophecy is to encourage the righteous to persevere in their righteousness in order to receive their awesome reward, and to warn those who persist in doing evil. But above all, prophecy delivers a MESSAGE OF HOPE, a message that the WORLD WILL NOT END, but a REAL UTOPIAN WORLD IS AROUND THE CORNER.
The reward of the righteous is explained in Revelation 5:9-11 (NKJV): “8 Now when He [Jesus Christ] had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You [Jesus Christ] are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by
Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth."
The reward of the righteous thus is to become kings and priests on earth and reign forever and ever with Jesus Christ as KING of these kings, LORD of these lords, and HIGH PRIEST over these priests. Jesus Christ is soon returning to earth to stop mankind from annihilating all life on earth just when it is on the brink of doing so. All life on earth as we know it will not end. That is the message of hope that prophecy conveys to mankind. Jesus Christ
will then set up God’s kingdom which will usher in a world overflowing with peace, harmony, cooperation, abundance, happiness and joy.
The punishment of the evil occurs in 2 stages. In the soon coming terrible events described in this booklet, vast majority of people in the world will be on the side of the evil, and join forces with the leaders called the Beast and the False Prophet. All such people are promised physical death by Jesus Christ. Their fate is described in Revelation 14:9-11: “9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name.”
This means physical death for all those who follow the two evil leaders. But that is not the end of their lives. God has a plan to resurrect all those who died not knowing God’s way of life, and give them a chance to repent and begin to obey His laws. Most of humanity will finally choose to follow God’s way of life. But some will not, and others will not totally commit to it. For them the punishment will be eternal death which is described in Revelation
21:7-8 (NKJV): “7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
Peter the apostle explained how prophecies came to be written in 2 Peter 1:19-21: “19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as
they were moved by the Holy Ghost [Spirit].
Peter explained that holy men of God, the prophets and apostles, wrote down prophecies as they were moved by God's holy spirit. Their words are sure to be fulfilled. Therefore we ought to pay heed to them.
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