Read 2 Timothy 2:10-15 . Paul admonishes Timothy to be diligent and to be “accurately handling the word of truth” (NASB). What important message is he giving to all of us here? No thoughtful and honest student of Scripture will deny the fact that there are things in the Bible that are difficult to understand. This situation … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: 2 Timothy 2:10-15, 1 Chronicles 29:17, James 4:6-10, Galatians 6:9, Acts 17:11 . Memory Text: “And consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation — as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking … Continue reading –>
Running for God By Marian Kazmierczak Running brought me to church in Poland. As a young man, I started bodybuilding because the doctor cautioned me to take measures to improve my health. Then I got into long-distance running. I loved it! I ran marathons, 62-mile (100-kilometer) races, and even a 24-hour run over 126 miles … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Clifford Goldstein, 1844 Made Simple (Boise, ID: Pacific Press, 1988) as one place, of many, to find more material on the 2,300- day prophecy. See also 1844madesimple.org Study this chart below: The crucial point to see here is that the judgment scene in Daniel chapter 7, which occurs after 1,260 years of persecution (Dan. 7:25), … Continue reading –>
The symbols of apocalyptic prophecies, such as those found in Daniel and Revelation, have one single fulfillment. For example, the he-goat found its fulfillment in Greece, a singular kingdom (Dan. 8:21). After all, the text came right out and named it for us! How much clearer could it be? Typology, however, focuses on actual persons, events, … Continue reading –>
The prophetic outline studied this week has found overwhelming support among Protestant historicists since the Reformation. But it was not until the Millerite movement in the early 1800s that the 2,300 days and the investigative judgment were carefully reconsidered and studied. Look at the following chart: Read Daniel 7:9-14; Dan. 8:14, Dan. 8:26. What is happening in … Continue reading –>
For centuries, the Protestant reformers identified the little horn power of Daniel 7 and in Daniel 8 as the Roman church. Why? Read Daniel 7:1-25 and Daniel 8:1-13. What are the common characteristics of the little horn in both chapters? How can we identify it? There are seven common characteristics between the little horn of Daniel chapters 7 … Continue reading –>
One of the interpretative keys of historicism is the year-day principle. Many scholars over the centuries applied this principle to the time prophecies of Daniel and Revelation. They derived the principle from several key texts and from the immediate context of the prophecies themselves. Read Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6. How does God spell out the year-day principle … Continue reading –>
The foundational method that Seventh-day Adventists apply for studying Bible prophecies is called historicism. It’s the idea that many of the major prophecies in the Bible follow an unbroken linear flow of history, from past to present, and to future. It’s similar to how you might study history in school. We do it this way … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Dan. 2:27-45, John 14:29, Num. 14:34, Dan. 7:1-25, Dan. 8:14, 1 Cor. 10:1-13. Memory Text: “And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed” (Daniel 8:14, KJV). Bible prophecy is crucial to our identity and mission. Prophecy provides an internal and external mechanism to confirm the accuracy of God’s … Continue reading –>
