A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy: 60 Predictions Everyone Should Know

by Stan Guthrie

Overview

A glance at tabloid headlines reveals that we have an almost insatiable desire to see into the future. In our search to know what is to come, many turn to the Bible for answers. Both the Old and the New Testament are loaded with prophets and prophecies. Who were these people who supposedly could predict the future? Have their prophecies come true?

Now readers can get to the bottom of 60 crucial Bible prophecies quickly and easily with A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. This accessible handbook will help readers understand prophecies within their biblical context and avoid common misinterpretations. Author Stan Guthrie explains what each prophecy meant to those who first received it, summarizes what it means for us today, and provides verses or passages for further individual or group study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801015090
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Stan Guthrie is an author, literary agent, and editor at large for Christianity Today. An award-winning veteran journalist and commentator on the evangelical scene, he has edited or co-written a dozen books and co-hosts a weekly podcast for Books & Culture. Guthrie lives in Illinois.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Israel

1 Blessed to Be a Blessing (Genesis 12:1-3) 16

2 Jacob Returns (Genesis 28:13-15) 18

3 Deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 6:1) 20

4 Blessings and Curses (Deuteronomy 28) 22

5 Elijah's Drought (1 Kings 17:1) 24

6 Judgment against Israel (Hosea 9:3; Amos 3:11-12) 26

7 Judgment against Jerusalem and the Babylonian Captivity (Jeremiah 25:8-11; Amos 2:4-5) 28

8 The Seventy Weeks (Daniel 9:24-27) 31

9 Return via Cyrus (Isaiah 44:24, 28; 45:1-6) 34

10 The New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-33) 37

11 All Israel Will Be Saved (Romans 11:12-29) 39

The Nations

12 Famine in Egypt (Genesis 41:25-32) 42

13 Nineveh: Threatened and Spared (Jonah 3:1-4) 44

14 Syria: End of a Civilization (Amos 1:3-5) 46

15 Tyre's Watery Doom (Isaiah 23:1; Ezekiel 26:2-6) 48

16 Nineveh's Judgment (Nahum 1:7-8; 2:1-9) 50

17 Edom Brought Low (Obadiah 3-4) 53

18 Philistia: Drowning in Judgment (Isaiah 14:31; Jeremiah 47:2 Amos 1:7-8) 55

19 Ammon: Actions and Attitudes (Ezekiel 25:6-7; Amos 1:13-15) 58

20 Moab: Bitter Fruit (Jeremiah 48:7-8; Ezekiel 25:8-11; Amos 2:1-3) 61

21 Egypt: An End beyond the End (Isaiah 19:25; 20:3-6; Jeremiah 46:25-26; Ezekiel 31:10-11; Revelation 7:9) 64

22 Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of Earthly Empires (Daniel 2) 67

23 Nebuchadnezzar: A Beastly Judgment (Daniel 4) 69

24 Babylon: The Writing on the Wall (Isaiah 13:17-22; Daniel 5) 71

25 The Nations to Be Blessed (Habakkuk 2:14; Ephesians 2:11-13; Revelation 19:6-8) 73

The Once and Future Kings

26 A Great King (Genesis 49:10; Psalm 2:10-12) 78

27 An Unending Royal Line (2 Samuel 7:1-16; Psalm 89:26-27; Matthew 1; Revelation 11:15) 80

28 A Shoot from the Stump of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1-10) 82

29 A Future David (Jeremiah 33:14-16, 20-22) 84

30 The Son of Man Given Dominion (Daniel 7:13-14; Mark 14:61-64; Revelation 1:13; 14:14) 86

Jesus-First Advent

31 The Virgin Birth of God (Isaiah 7:14; 9:6; Matthew 1:18-25) 90

32 The Star (Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:1-11) 92

33 Born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:1-2; Matthew 2:4-5; Luke 2:11) 94

34 Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-38) 96

35 Kings Will Bring Him Gifts (Psalm 72:5-11; Isaiah 60:5,11; 66:12; Matthew 2:1-11) 98

36 Slaughter of the Innocents (Exodus 1:15-16, 22; Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:16-18) 101

37 Called Out of Egypt (Hosea 11:1; Matthew 2:14-15) 103

Jesus-Life and Ministry

38 Elijah's Return (Isaiah 40:1-3; Malachi 3:1-2; 4:5-6; Matthew 11:7-15) 106

39 "The Spirit of the Lord Is upon Me" (Isaiah 42:7; 61:1-2; Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:18-21) 109

40 "Zeal for Your House Will Consume Me" (Psalm 69:9; John 2:14-17) 111

41 Miracle Worker (Isaiah 35:4-6) 113

42 "God Will Raise Up a Prophet Like Me from among Your Brothers" (Deuteronomy 18:15; John 5:46; Acts 3:22-26) 115

43 The Cornerstone (Psalm 118:22-23; Matthew 21:33-44) 117

44 Riding a Donkey (Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:1-11) 119

Jesus-Death and Resurrection

45 "The Son of Man Will Suffer, Be Rejected, Be Killed, and Rise Again in Three Days" (Mark 8:31-33) 122

46 The Sign of Jonah (Matthew 12:22-41) 124

47 Betrayed (Psalm 41:9; John 13:18) 126

48 "Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep Will Be Scattered" (Zechariah 13:7; Matthew 26:31) 128

49 "You Will Deny Me Three Times" (Mark 14:29-31, 66-72) 130

50 "You Will Not Abandon My Soul to the Grave" (Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:22-32) 132

51 Isaiah's Vision (Isaiah 53) 134

52 The Seed versus the Serpent (Genesis 3:15) 138

The Church

53 "Proclaimed throughout the Whole World" (Isaiah 42:6-7; 49:6; Matthew 24:14; Acts 1:6-8) 142

54 The Outpouring of the Spirit (Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:2-4) 144

55 "I Will Build My Church" (Matthew 16:18) 146

Last Days, Second Advent, and the Final State

56 The Destruction of the Temple (Mark 13:1-2) 150

57 The Second Coming (Mark 13:24-27; Acts 1:6-11) 152

58 No One Knows the Day or the Hour (Matthew 24:36) 154

59 The Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46) 157

60 The New Heaven and the New Earth (Isaiah 65:17; Revelation 21:1-4) 159

Appendix 1 Basic Principles and Resources for Interpreting the Bible 161

Appendix 2 Different Approaches to Interpreting Prophecy 164

Notes 167