Charts of Bible Prophecy

by H. Wayne House and Randall Price

• ISBN13: 9780310218968
• ISBN10: 0310218969
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Students and laypersons alike can gain an evenhanded understanding of major issues and themes in Bible prophecy from this comprehensive chart book. Designed to appeal to nonspecialist readers, this title presents charts on Hermeneutical or Interpretative Methodology in Prophecy, Systems of Eschatology, First and Second Comings of Christ, the Nation of Israel, the Tribulation, the Olivet Discourse and Prophecy, The Books of Daniel and Revelation in Prophecy, and the Millennium.

Table of Contents

Preface	11	(2)
Acknowledgments	13	(3)
Part 1: An Introduction to Prophecy
Prophecy and Archaeology	16	(1)
Prophetic Statistics	17	(1)
Prophets and Prophecy	17	(2)
An Overview of Prophetic Books	19	(2)
Parables Relating to Prophecy	21	(1)
Practical Purposes of Prophecy	22	(1)
The Concept of Kingdom in the Bible	23	(1)
The Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments	24	(1)
Views on the New Covenant	25	(1)
Contrasts between the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants	26	(1)
Signs of the Covenants	27	(1)
Amillennial View of God's Eternal Kingdom Purpose	28	(1)
Stages of the Kingdom of God	29	(3)
Part 2: Hermeneutics and Prophecy
Biblical Types	32	(3)
A Comparison of Christian Approaches to the Interpretation of Prophecy	35	(1)
Early Jewish Eschatology	36	(1)
A Summary of Basic Principles for the Interpretation of Prophecy: Seventeen Characteristics	37	(1)
Views of the Early Church Fathers on Prophecy	38	(2)
The Qumran Community's Prophetic Perspective of Itself in the Context of History	40	(1)
Eschatology of the Dead Sea Scrolls	41	(1)
Development of Antichrist Typology	42	(1)
Basic Approaches to Eschatology	43	(1)
The 483 Years in the Jewish and Gregorian Calendars	44	(2)
Part 3: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Unfulfilled Prophecy	46	(5)
The Messianic Psalms	51	(1)
The Jewish Enthronement Motif and Jesus the Messiah	52	(1)
Messianic Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ	53	(1)
Old Testament Prophecies concerning Christ and Christianity	54	(3)
Prophecies Made by Jesus	57	(1)
Selected New Testament Prophecies and Their Fulfillment in the New Testament Period	58	(4)
Part 4: Prophetic Texts
Structural Divisions of the Seventieth Week of Daniel and the Olivet Discourse	62	(1)
Harmony of Daniel 2 and 7	63	(1)
Antithetical Comparison of the Little Horn and the Son of Man in Daniel 7	64	(1)
Two Views of Joel 2	65	(1)
Views on the Relationship of Joel 2:28--32 and Acts 2:14--21	66	(2)
Contrasts between Luke 21:20--24 and Zechariah 12--14	68	(1)
Interpretations of References to Babylon in Scripture	69	(1)
Alternate Determinations of the Seventy Weeks of Daniel	70	(2)
Part 5: Systems of Eschatology
Views concerning the Last Things	72	(1)
Jewish/Early Christian Prophetic Scheme	73	(1)
Historical Development toward Dispensationalism	74	(1)
Representative Schemes of Dispensational Periods	75	(1)
Dispensational Time Chart of the Last Things	76	(1)
God's Plan for the Ages	77	(1)
A Comparison of Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism	78	(2)
The Eschatological Program of Replacement Theology	80	(1)
Dispensationalism among the Early Church Fathers	81	(1)
The Dispensations of Justin Martyr (ca. 100--165)	82	(1)
Dispensational Features in the Patristic Period	83	(1)
Responses to Dispensational Problem Passages	84	(1)
Three Stages of Dispensationalism	85	(3)
Part 6: The Rapture and the Second Coming
Views on the Rapture	88	(5)
A Survey of the Second Coming	93	(1)
Reasons for Christ's Second Coming	94	(1)
Signs Suggesting the Return of Christ	95	(1)
Second Coming Terminology	96	(1)
Contrasts between the Rapture Views	97	(1)
Contrasts between the Rapture and the Revelation	98	(2)
A Graphic Look at Views on the Time of the Rapture	100	(1)
The Pretrib Rapture Doctrine	101	(3)
Part 7: The Nation of Israel
The Sacred Sanctuary in History and Prophecy	104	(1)
Prophetic Significance of Israel's Annual Feasts	105	(1)
Prophetic Significance of Old Testament Offerings	106	(1)
The Temples of Israel in Islam	107	(2)
The Temple in the Messianic Redemptive Program for Israel and the Church	109	(1)
The Times of the Gentiles	110	(1)
God's Covenant with Israel	111	(1)
Key Old Testament Passages about the Land	112	(1)
Present and Permanent Regathering in the Prophetic Books	112	(1)
Israel's Two End-Time Regatherings to the Lord	113	(1)
Israel's National Rejection	114	(2)
Part 8: Teaching on the Tribulation
Comparison of Tribulation Texts in the Old and New Testaments	116	(1)
Biblical Purposes for the Tribulation	117	(1)
Major Events of the Tribulation	118	(1)
New Testament Tribulation Terms and Expressions	119	(1)
Old Testament Tribulation Terms and Expressions	120	(1)
Contrasts between Christ and the Antichrist	121	(2)
Abomination of Desolation	123	(1)
Identity of the Antichrist through the Centuries	124	(1)
The Battle of Armageddon	125	(1)
Proposed Times for the Battle of Gog and Magog (Eze 38--39)	126	(1)
A Biblical Case for Divine Causation (Basis for Prophetic Judgment)	127	(3)
Part 9: The Olivet Discourse
The Olivet Discourse	130	(1)
Futurist Interpretation of the Olivet Discourse	131	(1)
Correlation of Signs and Seals in the Oliver Discourse and Revelation	132	(1)
Inconsistencies of Preterist Interpretation of Matthew 24 and Luke 17	132	(2)
Part 10: Teaching on the Millennium
Views on the Millennium	134	(4)
Characteristics of the Millennium	138	(1)
Premillennial Interpretations of ``Signs''	139	(1)
Contrasts between the Millennium and Heaven	140	(2)
Part 11: Daniel and Revelation
Evaluating Views on Daniel 9:24--27	142	(2)
Historicist Chronology of the Seventy Weeks(Da 9:24--27)	144	(1)
Futurist Chronology of the Seventy Weeks (Da 9:24--27)	145	(1)
Content and Correlation of the Seal, Trumpet, and Bowl Judgments	146	(1)
Contrasts between Genesis and Revelation	147	(1)
Similarities in Genesis and Revelation	147	(1)
Interpretations of Revelation	148	(1)
Theological Perspectives on Revelation	148	(1)
The Number Seven in Revelation	149	(1)
Revelation's Seal, Trumpet, and Bowl Judgments	150	(1)
The Seven Bowls	151	(1)
The Seven Churches of Revelation	152	(1)
The Sixth and Seventh Seals As Elaborated in the Trumpets and Bowls of Revelation	153	(1)
The Seven Seals	154	(1)
Theories of Literary Structures of Revelation	155	(1)
Greek/Maccabean Chronology of the Seventy Weeks (Da 9:24--27)	156	(2)
Amillennial Chart of Revelation	158	(2)
Part 12: Death and Afterlife
Eschatological Rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ (1Co 3:14; 2Co 5:10)	160	(1)
Biblical References to Heaven	161	(2)
Biblical References to Hell	163	(1)
The Future Judgments and Resurrections	164	(1)
Perspectives on Annihilationism	165	(1)
Eternal Punishment	166	(1)
Compartmental Theory of the Afterlife	167	(1)
Five Major Views on Hell	168	(2)
Part 13: Comparative Eschatology
Similarities in Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Eschatology	170	(1)
Differences in Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Eschatology	171	(2)
Christian versus Hindu Eschatology	173	(1)
Christian versus Budhist Eschatology	174