WHY GOD LETS PEOPLE SUFFER

Lesson 11: A Sign of the End Times

Rev. 21:7 He who overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

I. Prophecy vs. Foreshadowing:

A.Discussion Q. 1 Distinguish between prophecy and

foreshadowing.

B. Foreshadowing incl. experiences so we can learn from them, like

warnings

C. Foreshadowing & Prophecy can co-esist: God does not want us

to miss it.

II. We trust the bible because of prophecies that were fulfilled

A. DISCUSSION

Q2a. List the prophecies of Gen 12:2-3, 14-17 and 15:5, 13-14.

Q2b. Describe how they were fulfilled.

Q3a. Describe the prophecies of Deu.29:16-30:10

Q3b. Which of these prophecies have been fulfilled? Which

have yet to be fulfilled?

B. Daniel Ch. 2-Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of the Statue

a. Head gold, check & arms silver, belly & thighs bronze,

legs iron, feet iron and clay

b. v. 52-45

c. Decrease in grandeur, increase in power, increase in

endurance

e. All of statue came true

f. We can trust prophecy

C. Daniel Ch. 4- Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of Tree

a. READ Ch. 4:10-17

b. Interpretation vs. 20-27

c. Fulfilment v. 28-33

d. Trust biblical prophecy

3. Daniel Ch. 7-Daniel’s dream of 4 beasts

a. Eagle =Babylonia, Bear=Medo-Persia, Leopard=Greece

b. 4th beast=irresistible poweer = Rome

1. 10 horns like 10 toes of statute

2. New horn, vs. 8, anti Christ

c. Prophecy of End times, vs. 9-27

d. Trust Biblical prophecy!

D. Prophecies of Christ besides these, at least 44 fulfilled by Christ,

1. Gen. 12:3 to Abraham, “In you all families of the earth shall

be blessed”

2. Gen. 49:10 “The scepter shall not pass from Judah”

3. Dan. 9:25, timing of Mesiah

4. Is. 7:14 Virgin

5. Ps. 2:7 Son of God

6. Is. 61:1, What Jesus read in Nazareth: ISA 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,:2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

7. Read Is. 53!

III. Foreshadowing

DISCUSSION Q4 Joseph, Moses, and David are all Christ types, foreshadowing of Jesus. Pick one, read about him and describe how he was a Christ type and how he fell short.

B. Levitical holidays

1. Passover

2. Shavout – Pentacost,

3. Yom Kippur

IV. End Times

A. Biblical prophecy

1.. Read Mt. 24:3-30, Mark 13:3-26, Luke 21:5-28.

DISCUSSION Q 5a. List the common elements that will signal

the Lord’s imminent return.

5b. Are we in the end times? Back up your answer with

current events and scripture.

2.. READ Rev. 6:9:11

3. Hand out on Seals of Revelation

B. Foreshadowing- Holocaust

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will

be hated by all nations on account of My name.” (Matt. 24: 9)

C. Fulfillment

1. Natural disasters

2. Wars

3. Growth of Islam articles

4. Nations formerly called Christian grown cold

5. Diseases, AIDS, Bird Flu

6. Lawlessness

7. Persecutions of Christians

D. DISCUSSION Q6. Jesus said no one but the Father knows when Jesus will return. (Mk. 13:32) Read Mt. 24:3-31. How does Jesus’ warning affect you?

E. Conclusion:

1. We will not go through the tribulation. We will be raptured. Those who come to faith during the tribulation will suffer. To go through the suffering and not have the hope of heaven will be a terrible thing. That is why the Lord also said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the and the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 24: 14, 28: 19) The unsaved do not know. Reaching the unsaved through our prayers and our lives is an assignment the Lord has given us all.