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In the countdown of end-of-the-world events, many prophecy students are finding especially the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation somewhat difficult to understand. The difficulty that many are having with understanding Bible prophecy should not be blamed on the Bible or God. God has designed that His word should be a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path (Ps. 119:105).
Therefore, if the word is supposed to be light unto us, we should not be having the kind of problems we are having with it today. The present level of uncertainty that is manifested in the area of prophecy seems to cast an indictment against God and His competence to communicate. But if we believe that the Bible was given to us as a means of enlightenment, we should treat it that way.
Thus the question arises: How can we know that we are on the right track in our in interpretation of the biblical countdown of events leading up to the end of the world? This is a question that the typical freshman prophecy student would often ask because that is usually is first concern.
Below I will give you four advanced tips that have helped me over the years in my prophecy studies. They may be simple but they are powerful principles that can help you tremendously in your understanding of the different prophecies. Here goes:
1. Check to find out whether your conclusions contradict the general teaching of the scriptures: Prophecy study is also a form of Bible study and therefore, must be guided by general Bible teachings. For instance if your prophecy studies lead you to the conclusion that the Messiah hasn't yet arrived, you can be sure that you need to reexamine the premise upon which you come to that conclusion.
2. Examine your conclusions to see if your interpretation of prophecy symbols is strictly according to what is Biblically instructed: This is where many Bible students fall down. What they often do is to redefine the meaning of each symbol thinking that they are giving it a better rendering. But when you examine where this practice leads, you will see clearly that it lays a faulty foundation upon which to build a Bible-based argument. There is absolutely no alternative to accepting the solution precisely according to Bible instruction.
3. See whether your findings are in harmony with certain details in another prophecy that is identical to the prophecy you are studying: There are some prophecies that are repeated in several places in the Bible. The Lord has placed them there to help us to be consistent in our conclusions. If you take a position on a certain prophecy that is contradicted by a similar prophecy that is simpler and easier to understand, you need to reexamine your arguments to see where the inconsistency lies.
For instance, if you accept the fact that Daniel 2 teaches that the first world kingdom was set up by the Babylonians, then you cannot then say that Daniel 8, which is an identical prophecy, is saying that Medo-Persia is the first world kingdom.
4. Check to ensure that your conclusions do not fall outside the overall prophecy framework: When you examine identical prophecies you will see that together they form an ambit or a framework outside of which you cannot go. Once you step outside of this framework you should be able to discover that you are doing something wrong.
If you study the end-of-the-world prophecy of Daniel 7 and conclude that the little horn is the end-time Antichrist, while at the same time you take the position that the little horn in chapter 8 is referring to somebody way back in the Old Testament era, you know that you have to take a second look at your logic. When you examine the points of convergence in both chapters, you will see that the reign of the little horn is the point at which both prophecies reach a climax where world power changes hands from the reign of man to the reign of Christ. This is the same sequel that is presented to us in Daniel chapter 2.
As you follow the countdown of end-of-the-world events, make consistency your benchmark. It doesn't make sense we study the prophecy and claim that it is true while in our own teaching we are not validating the credibility of this claim. Inconsistency in prophecy studies will only justify the skeptics in their position on the teaching of the scriptures. If you follow these four tips you will take your prophecy studies along the lines of scripture harmony and a better appreciation of Bible prophecy.
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