I Want to Be Left Behind

by Noel, Ted

• ISBN13: 9780972599603
• ISBN10: 0972599606
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Bible Only Pr

Summary

Refutes the "un-biblical left behind mania" and shows the biblical blueprint for the "end-times."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	ix
How Does Scripture Speak to Us?	1	(6)
Who, by the Way, Is Israel?	7	(30)
The Problem	7	(1)
History of the Name	8	(3)
Early Hebrew Heritage	11	(6)
Prophetic Use of the Name	17	(3)
Israel and the Church in the Septuagint	20	(2)
Use of Israel in the New Testament	22	(12)
Summary	34	(3)
Seven Years of Tribulation?	37	(32)
The Prophetic Context of the Seventy Weeks	39	(5)
The Starting Point of the Seventy Weeks	44	(6)
``Until Messiah the Prince''	50	(4)
Counterpoint: The Futurist Chronology	54	(5)
``The Prince Who Is to Come''	59	(2)
The Second Half of the Seventieth Week	61	(4)
``On the Wing of Abominations''	65	(1)
Summary	66	(3)
Tribulation . . .	69	(28)
Historical Tribulation	71	(1)
The Nature of Tribulation	71	(2)
The Heavenly Throne Room	73	(2)
Seven Seals	75	(6)
Excursus on Futurist Interpretation	81	(2)
The Church in Great Tribulation	83	(2)
The Fifth and Sixth Seals	85	(5)
The Seventh Seal	90	(4)
Parallels with the Trumpets and Bowl Judgments	94	(3)
. . . Great Tribulation . . .	97	(16)
The Nature of the Trumpets	98	(1)
The Purpose of the Trumpets	98	(1)
The Keys to the Chronology of the Trumpets	99	(2)
The Time Span and Detailed Character of the Trumpets	101	(7)
Woes	108	(1)
The Close of Probation	109	(4)
. . . and Wrath	113	(24)
The Time of Jacob's Trouble	113	(2)
``Kept Out of the Hour''	115	(3)
The Pattern and the Prophecy	118	(1)
Bowls Full of Wrath	119	(4)
The Timing of the Bowl Judgments	123	(1)
``It Is Done''	124	(2)
The Sixth Bowl	126	(3)
The Seventh Bowl	129	(1)
Summary of the Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls	129	(8)
Like a Thief in the Night	137	(20)
Imminence	137	(3)
Secret? Sudden?	140	(4)
The Biblical Doctrine of the Second Coming	144	(2)
The Day of Atonement in Heaven	146	(3)
The Glorious Appearing	149	(2)
Consequences of Error	151	(1)
His ``Appearing''	151	(3)
The Feast of the Birds	154	(1)
Summary	155	(2)
A Thousand Years of Peace	157	(28)
The Abyss	158	(2)
The Scapegoat	160	(1)
Reigning with Christ	161	(4)
The Millennium in the Old Testament	165	(2)
The Great White Throne	167	(2)
The Kingdom	169	(1)
A Millennial Kingdom of Peace	170	(3)
David the Prince	173	(1)
The Promised Land	174	(2)
The Millennial Temple	176	(4)
God's Purpose for Ezekiel's Vision	180	(2)
``Israel'' in Ezekiel	182	(1)
Summary	183	(2)
The New Jerusalem	185	(20)
The Final Rebellion	185	(5)
The City	190	(7)
The Feast of Booths (Tabernacles)	197	(3)
The Wedding Feast of the Lamb	200	(2)
Summary	202	(3)
The Great Disappointment	205	(10)
The Danger of the Rapture Theory	206	(2)
A Key Concept or Two	208	(2)
God's Blueprint for End Times	210	(2)
A Plea	212	(3)
Appendix: The Fate of the Wicked: Do Words Mean What They Say?	215