The ultimate guide to Bible prophecy and end times
By: Douglas Connelly
Series: Ultimate Guide to; Scholastic ultimate guide to--
Publisher: Guideposts
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780824932831; 9780824932824; 9780824932121
Subjects: Prophecy; Biblical teaching; End of the world; RELIGION; Biblical Studies; Biblical Reference; General
Description: Most people are understandably intimidated by Bible prophecy and find it impossible to make sense of it for themselves. This book is perfect for anyone who has never read a book about prophecy, yet is watchful of current world events and wants to make sense of them in light of the Bible. More than just information by a leading expert, The Ultimate Guide to Bible Prophecy and End Times is easy to use and understand, and is a completely up-to-date resource. Budget-minded customers will appreciate the affordable format; and pastors, teachers, and speakers will benefit from new material related to the Mayan calendar contributed specifically for this book.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; THE BIBLE'S VIEW OF THE FUTURE; 1. What Is Prophecy?; 2. False or True-Passing the Prophet's Test; 3. Prophecy Fulfilled and What Can Be Learned; 4. Old Testament Prophets You Should Know; 5. Prophetic Books in the New Testament; 6. Jesus' Teaching on the Future; 7. What About Nostradamus?; 8. What's a Prophet to Do?; 9. Where Christians Disagree about the Future; 10. What Christians All Agree On; 11. Handling the Tough Passages; 12. Prophecy's Big Picture is Jesus; 13. Voices outside the Bible: The Mayan Calendar.; title: THE GREAT DISAPPEARANCE-THE RAPTURE14. What the Rapture Is All About; 15. When Will It Happen?; 16. Rapture Timeline One: Jesus Will Come at the End of the Tribulation; 17. Rapture Timeline Two:Jesus Will Come in the Middle of the Tribulation; 18. Rapture Timeline Three: Jesus Will Come Before the Tribulation; 19. Predictions That Went Very Wrong; 20. A Few Other Views About the Rapture; TERROR AT EVERY TURN-THE TRIBULATION; 21. Seven Years of Horror-Understanding the Tribulation; 22. The Preterist View-The Tribulation is Past; 23. The Idealist View-The Tribulation is Timeless.; title: 24. The Futurist View-The Tribulation Is Coming25. Comparing the Different Tribulation Viewpoints; 26. What Daniel Predicted About the Tribulation; 28. 144,000 Jewish Believers; 29. Two Powerful Evangelists-The Two Witnesses; 29. Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls; THE ANTICHRIST AND A SATANIC TRINITY; 30. Is the Antichrist a Person or a Power?; 31. Biblical Names for the Antichrist; 32. Who Is the Beast?-Differing Perspectives; 33. Who Is Like the Beast?-His Character; 34. Antiochus-An Ancient Foreshadowing of the Future Antichrist; 35. "And the Nominees Are."; title: 36. The Antichrist's Rise to Power37. The Mark of the Beast (The Beast in God's Temple); 38. The Beast Survives a Fatal Wound; 39. A Crashing End to an Evil Career-The Defeat of the Antichrist; 40. Satan's Role in the End Times; 41. The Dragon Enters; 42. A Second Beast-The False Prophet; 43. Worshiping the Beast; 44. Rebuilding Israel's Temple; 45. 666-What It Means; 46. Computers, Credit Cards, and Other Suggestions; 47. A False Church Rises and Falls; 48. The Destruction of the Antichrist's Empire; 49. Where in the World is Babylon?; 50. Angels in the End Times.; title: THE LAST WORLD WAR-THE BATT LE OF ARMAGEDD ON51. The Battle Plan; 52. Warnings in the Old Testament; 53. Israel Restored; 54. The Surprising Final Victory; 55. Rapture or Return-Keeping Them Straight; 56. Other End Times Wars; 57. Is America in Biblical Prophecy?; 58. What Happens After Armageddon?; KINGDOM COME: THE MILLENNIUM; 59. Jesus Returns-and Rules!; 60. The Amillennial View-The Kingdom Is Here Today!; 61. The Postmillennial View-The Move Is Toward the Kingdom; 62. The Premillennial View-Jesus Will Bring the Kingdom; 63. Are You Convinced-or Confused?