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Revelation Now Advanced Seminar 9 Keys to Interpreting Prophecy By Jac Colón Thank’s for turning off phones

1. Revelation is Symbolic “The revelation (Apocalypse) of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. ” Revelation 1: 1, 2 ü σεμάίνω(Semaino) means to symbolize ü Interpret Revelation symbolically unless it is obviously literal. … 1 B

1. Revelation is a Symbolic Prophecy Example: Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon. ” Revelation 12: 7 What does the dragon symbolize? “The great dragon was hurled down —that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan”. . . Revelation 12: 9 #1 Lit

Literalism “If the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense, or you will learn nonsense. ” “We must consistently apply the plain, normal, literal interpretation. ” C. C. Ryrie “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel” (Genesis 3: 15).

Literalism The Bible refers to locusts with the power of flight, the bodies of horses, heads like lions, breastplates of iron and stinging tails like scorpions” (Rev 9). “This might seem outlandish, unless you’ve ever seen a modern infantry unit in full chemical protection gear coming off a transport helicopter. ”

2. Let the Bible Interpret Itself “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. ” 2 Peter 1: 20, 21 ü No private interpretation ü Let the Bible interpret itself! How? ü By comparing Scripture with Scripture 2 B (Ex)

Compare Scripture with Scripture Example: “I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. ” Revelation 12: 7 What does a beast symbolize? The four great beasts are four kingdoms. Daniel 7: 17 What is the water? “The waters you saw are peoples, multitudes…” Revelation 17: 15 #2 C

Compare Scripture with Scripture to Get the Whole Picture Example: What did the sign say? ü Mark 15: 26 “The King of the Jews” ü Luke 23: 28 “This is The King of the Jews” ü Mat. 27: 37 “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews” ü John 19: 19 “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. ” “This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” #3

to Get the Whole Picture Example: What did the sign say? 5: 26 “The King of the Jews” 3: 28 “This is The King of the Jews” : 37 “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews” 9: 19 “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. ”

3. Outline Prophecies ü Outlines only cover the high points. ü Outlines are not concerned with every detail. ü The Bible is a History-- only as it shows how God relates to his people. #4

4: Parallel Prophecies

Daniel 2 çBabylon çMedo Persia çGreece çRome çEurope çJesus Comes

Daniel 7 Babylon Greece Medo-Persia Rome

I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. . . The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. The parallellism important? The isseventh angel sounded his ü Whyseventh angel poured outcalled to the mountains …They his trumpet, there came flashes of were loud bowl… Then and there and the rocks, ‘‘Fall on us and w Seven Churches [Rev from voices rumblings, peals said: ‘‘The lightning, in heaven, which of 2 -3] the face of him who hide us o kingdom of severe earthquake. . . the world has become thunder and a sits on the throne and from the The. God remembered Babylon the of. God gave himrl revelation of Jesus Christ, which his to the kingdom of our wrath of the Lamb! For the Lord and show his servants he will reign for ever place. Seven her must soon Christ, gave Seals [Rev filled of Great and what the cup 6 -8]take their wrath has d great day (Rev 1: 1). ever. ” (Re 11: 15). his and with the wine of the fury of and who can stand? ” come, wrath. Every are lukewarm… I am (Re 6: 12 -17). “So, because youisland fled away and about to spit` you e Seven Trumpets [Rev 9 -10] out themy mouth… could not of his judgment has come ” of mountains the hour be found n (Re 16: 17 -20). 3: 16, 14: 7). 4. Parallel Prophecies d The 7 churches give a glimpse into the future of the Seven Plagues [Rev 16] church with 7 successive periods ending with the s Judgment, as well as a cross section of the church ü They all end. John. the same event. during the time of with 4 C

4. Parallel Prophecies ü Hebrew thought vs. Western thought… ü Otherwise there is Confusion Seven Churches Seven Seals Seven Trumpets Why Parallel Prophecies? Seven Plagues #5

6. Old Testament Foundation ü How Many Quotes or Allusionsto Old Testament Over 600 Quotes or Allusions to Old Testament? ü Must compare the prophecies in Revelation to the Old Testament first. Example: Revelation 12: 5 “She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. ” Psalm 2: 9 [Referring to future Messiah] “You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery. ” Daniel 2: 44 “The Stone will crush those kingdoms and bring them to an end. ” Parallel Revelation 19: 11, 15 #7

7. Revelation is Christ Centered “The revelation (Apocalypse) of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. ” Revelation 1: 1, 2 ü every interpretation must center in and focus on Jesus Christ…. 7 B

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7. Christ is the Center The Old Testament Foreshadowed Jesus ü On the Emmaus Road, "He said to them, 'How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory? ' And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. " Luke 24: 25 -27 ü "They asked each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us? ’. . . Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. " Luke 24: 32, 45 üOur minds must be opened by Christ to understand the Bible. 7 C- 3 types

7. Christ is the Center Three Types of Christ-Centered Interpretation 1. Direct Predictions 2. Types and Antitypes (shadows) 3. Non-Predictive Historical Passages 7 Dir

Direct Predictions ü "But you, Bethlehem. . . out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. " Micah 5: 2 ü “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. ” Isaiah 7: 14 7 Typ

Types and Antitypes In the OT, the Lamb was offered as a sacrifice. “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" John 1: 29 The Lamb Was a type or shadow of Jesus the Antitype (in place of) 7 Typ

More Types ü Priest: "I tell you that one greater than the temple is here. " Matthew 12: 6 ü Prophet: "Now one greater than Jonah is here. " Matthew 12: 41 ü King: "Now one greater than Solomon is here. Matthew 12: 42 The Antitype replaces the type! (Anti= in place of) The Antitype (fulfillment) is greater than the type! 7 Typ

More Types ü Adam: “pattern of the one to come. ” Rom 5: 14 τυ πος [tupos /too·pos/] ü God opened a wound and took something from his side from which he formed his bride. ü Jesus: The second Adam has come. ü From his wounded side flowed water and blood out of which God formed his bride, the church. 7 Nar

Non-predictive Historical Stories Ø There was a famine in ü "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and Israel out of Egypt I called my son. " Hosea 11: 1 Ø They were slaves in Egypt ü "So he [Joseph] got up, took the child and his mother during up Moses toleft for Ø God raised the night and Egypt, where them outuntil. Egypt. of deliver he stayed of the death Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord Ø said through the prophet: 'Out had He led them through the of Red Sea to Freedom. Egypt I called my son'. " Matt. 2: 14, 15 #7 N

Non-predictive Historical Stories ü 1 Cor 10: 1 -4 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. #7 N

More Narrative Prophecies Jesus went over the same ground as Israel, but He succeeded where they failed. #8 Ch

9 Israel Symbolizes the Church Gen 3: 15 ü The Beginning of the Promise: ü Abraham: Genesis 12: 2, 3 “Through you, all nations will be blessed. ” ü Gathering and Scattering Promises: Deuteronomy 28 and 30 ü Fulfilled in Christ: Galatians 3: 7, 8, 16, 29 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed The Scripture does not say ‘‘and to seeds, ” meaning many people, but ‘‘and to your seed, ” meaning one person, who is Christ. “If you are in Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs to the promise.

9. Israel Symbolizes the Church Examples of New Testament Fulfillment of Israel’s Prophecies #8 Ch

Double Fulfillment of Israel

Jerusalem Symbolizes the Church Amos 9: 11, 12 “In that day I will restore • David’s fallen tent. • I will repair its broken places, • restore its ruins, • and build it as it used to be, So that they may possess the remnant of Edom What would have to happen for this passage to be literally fulfilled?

Jerusalem a Symbol for the Church Acts 15: 15 -17 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written: • • After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, as it used to be that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who bear my name

The Mediterranean Sea Literal Jerusalem Edom “In that day I will restore David’s fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be, so that be they may possess the remnant of Edom. ” Amos 9: 11, 12

The Mediterranean Sea “So that they may possess the remnant of Edom. ” Amos 9: 11, 12 Jerusalem Edom

The Mediterranean Sea Caesarea Jerusalem Edom “Simon has described to us how God at first showed his concern by taking from the Gentiles a people for himself. The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written: ” ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, . ” Acts 15: 14 -17

Edom symbolized the Gentiles. The Mediterranean Sea Caesarea Jerusalem The restoration of the walls of Jerusalem to possess the remnant of Edom, Symbolized the Edom Gentiles coming into the church.

Jerusalem Symbolizes the Church üThe New Testament applies an Old Testament prophecy of the restoration and expansion of Israel to the expansion of the church by receiving Gentiles into the church. üThe New Testament totally disregards any ethnic or geographic limitations, and interprets Israel as the church, the body of believers in Jesus Christ.

Even the Land is a Symbol üThe LORD appeared to Abram and said, ‘‘To your offspring I will give this land” (Gen 12: 7). üAll the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever (Genesis 13: 15). üHe gave him [Abraham] no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land (Acts 7: 5).

Even the Land is a Symbol üBy faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went. . he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. (Heb 11: 8 -10). üAbraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world (Rom 4: 13) üBlessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth (Matthew 5: 5).

All Promises Fulfilled in Christ For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘‘Yes” in Christ (2 Cor 1: 20).

Double Fulfillment of Mount Zion In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son. Hebrews 1: 1, 2

Old Testament Mt. Zion ü In Old Testament times Mt. Zion was the temple mountain in Jerusalem. ü It contained the Ark of the Covenant ü It was the focal point of Israel’s worship of her God ü Isaiah foresaw a great revival on Mt Zion in the last days ü “The Law would go out from Mt. Zion. ” Isaiah 2: 3

The New Testament Mt. Zion But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God… to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God. . . to Jesus. ” Heb. 12: 20 “ Mount Zion is a symbol of the church There will be a revival in the church!

Double Fulfillment of Mount Zion

The 144, 000 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, . . . standing on Mount Zion. . . and with him 144, 000. Rev 14: 1

The Lamb is a symbol for Jesus. Mt Zion is a symbol for His church

The 144, 000 ü Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144, 000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. Rev. 14: 1 foreheads

The 144, 000 To the church … I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name Rev. 3: 12

The Twelve Tribes of Israel ü I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. . . every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth… called to the mountains and the rocks, ‘‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand? ” (Revelation 6: 12 -17). ü Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land the sea: (Revelation 7: 2 -4).

The Twelve Tribes of Israel ‘‘Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God. ” Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144, 000 from all the tribes of Israel. From the tribe of Judah 12, 000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12, 000, from the tribe of Gad 12, 000, from the tribe of Asher 12, 000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12, 000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12, 000, from the tribe of Simeon 12, 000, from the tribe of Levi 12, 000, from the tribe of Issachar 12, 000, from the tribe of Zebulun 12, 000, from the tribe of Joseph 12, 000, from the tribe of Benjamin 12, 000. (Revelation 7: 3 -8).

The Twelve Tribes of Israel Exodus 1: 1 Rev 7: 5 Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Judah Reuben Gad Asher Naphtali Manasseh Simeon Levi Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin

The Twelve Tribes of Israel 1 Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Exodus 1: 1 Judah Reuben Gad Asher Naphtali Manasseh Simeon Levi Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Rev 7: 5

The Twelve Tribes of Israel 1 2 Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Exodus 1: 1 Judah Reuben Gad Asher Naphtali Manasseh Simeon Levi Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Rev 7: 5 3

The Twelve Tribes of Israel After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes. (Rev 7: 9). ‘‘These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from? ” And he said, ‘‘These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Revelation 7: 13 -14).

144000 1. 144000 Sealed before the great tribulation 2. Protected during the tribulation 3. Emerge from the tribulation as a great multitude that could not be counted from every nation (the church)

144000 The LORD said to Abram…‘‘I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. (Genesis 13: 14 -16). ü The 144000 are the final fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham. ü They are the final gathering of God’s people to himself in Christ. ü “When I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself” (John 12: 32 ). ü Jesus will rule his nation again on earth.

The 144, 000 They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. Rev. 14: 4 They are Christians in the truest sense of the word. They are the ultimate gathering of the final generation of Spiritual Israel to Jesus.

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