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♦ Bible Writers' Theology Chapter Ten
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• Six thousand years of man's existence has nearly passed. The last thousand years will be the fullness of knowledge in the millennial reign. This adds up to a grand total of SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.
Forever and Ever
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From the Tower of Babel up to Moses: times of promise. Moses: the rule of the Law.
From the formation of the Church: Revival of the Holy Spirit.
In Revelation 19:3/ 20:10 and 22:5 the words, "forever and ever" is con tinuously repeated. Ages after ages add up to form an everlasting event. The wicked shall be punished forever and ever in hell and the righteous shall reign forever and ever in heaven too.
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Where Are You Going?
"The Bible Writers' Theology" can be summarized as follows:
Christ's death on the cross (Acts 10:39).
Christ's burial (I Corinthians 15:3-4)
Christ's resurrection/ (the firstfruit) (Matthew 27:52; I Cor. 15: 23). Christ's ascension (Acts 1:9; Ephesians 4:10).
Day of Pentecost (the birth of the Church) (Acts 2:1-47)
The church/ the body of Christ (Ephesians 1:22-23) Christ's bride (Ephesians 5:21-32).
Those asleep in Christ will rise (1 Thessalonians 4:16).
The rapture of saints who are alive (I Thessalonians 4:17).
To stay in the air with Christ (Revelation 4:1-11; 5:1-14).
The marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19:7-8).
The great tribulation (Daniel12:1; Matthew 24:21; Luke 21:25- 26).
Resurrection of the remnant from Israel after the great tribulation (Revelation 20:4-6).
Christ eind His saints shall be revealed (I Thessalonians 3:13) and con sumethewicked (IIThessalonians1:7-10;Jude14-15)
Arma^ddon: Christ shall judge the nations and will bind Satan for one thousand years (Revelation 20:1-3)
Christ reigns for one thousand years with His saints (Revelation 20:4)
Satan shall be loosed for a few years after the millennium (Revelation 20:7)
Resurrection of every man (Revelation 20)
Jesus shall judge sitting on the white throne (Revelation 20:11) New heaven and new earth (Revelation 21:1-8)
Satan cast into the lake of fire, along with the ungodly (Revelation 20:10)