the church in prophecy

10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known

through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly

places. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He

carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

- Ephesians 3:10-11 NASB

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Isaiah 2:2-4

~ 725 BCWhere

The house of God will be

established in Jerusalem

(Mt. Zion)

Daniel 2:44

~ 600 BCWhen

The kingdom of God will be

established, “In the days of

those kings”

Joel 2:28-29

(609-586 B.C.)What

“I will pour out My Spirit in

those days” (Last Days) 3

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2 Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the

house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains,

and will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.

3 And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the

mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; that He may

teach us concerning His ways and that we may walk in His paths.” For

the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from

Jerusalem.

- Isaiah 2:2-3 NASB

THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The house of God will be established in Jerusalem

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HEAD OF GOLD

KINGDOM OF BABYLON (626-539 BC)

CHEST & ARMS OF

SILVER

KINGDOM OF MEDES & PERSIANS (539-331 BC)

BELLY & THIGHS OF

BRONZE

KINGDOM OF GREECE (~331 BC - & following)

LEGS & FEET OF IRON &

CLAY

ROME (~63 BC - 5th Century AD)

THE

VISION

OF

DANIEL

44“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever. 45“Inasmuch as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

- Daniel 2:44-45

THE

KINGDOM

OF

GOD

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1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a

census be taken of all the inhabited earth. 2 This was the first census

taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And everyone was on

his way to register for the census, each to his own city. 4 Joseph also

went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of

David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and

family of David, 5 in order to register along with Mary, who was

engaged to him, and was with child. 6 While they were there, the days

were completed for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her

firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a

manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

- Luke 2:1-7 NASB

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4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son,

born of a woman, born under the Law.

- Galatians 4:4 NASB

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1 Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the

wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at

hand.”

- Matthew 3:1-2 NASB

THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom is at hand

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17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the

kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

- Matthew 4:17 NASB

THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom is at hand

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IS AT HAND

HELPS Word-studies

1448 eggízō (from 1451 /eggýs, "near") – properly, has

drawn close (come near). Occurs 14 times in the Greek

perfect tense (indicative mood) in the NT which expresses

"extreme closeness, immediate imminence.”

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13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He

was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but

still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But

who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the

Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed

are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to

you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 “I also say to you that you are

Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades

will not overpower it. 19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of

heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in

heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in

heaven.” - Matthew 16:13-19 NASB

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1And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of

those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the

kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

- Mark 9:1 NASB

THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom Would Come With Power

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44 Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you

while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in

the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and

He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise

again from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance for

forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations,

beginning from Jerusalem. 48“You are witnesses of these things.

49“And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you;

but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on

high.”- Luke 24:44-49 NASB


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6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying,

“Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He

said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the

Father has fixed by His own authority; 8 but you will receive power

when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My

witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even

to the remotest part of the earth.”

- Acts 1:6-8 NASB


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26 And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was

added to the eleven apostles. 1 When the day of Pentecost had come,

they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from

heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house

where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of

fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.

4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with

other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

- Acts 1:26; 1:1-4 NASB


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14 But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them:

“Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give

heed to my words. 15 “For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the

third hour of the day; 16 but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

17‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH

OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS

SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR

OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; 18 EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN

AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they

shall prophesy. 19‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND

SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.

20‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,

BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.

21‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE

LORD WILL BE SAVED.’ - Acts 2:14-21 NASB


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40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on

exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that

day there were added about three thousand souls. 42 They were

continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to

fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 47 praising God and

having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their

number day by day those who were being saved.

- Acts 2:40-42, 47 NASB

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15 “And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He

did upon us at the beginning.

- Acts 11:15 NASB

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13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us

to the kingdom of His beloved Son.

- Colossians 1:13 NASB

THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Church is the Kingdom of God

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28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let

us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable

service with reverence and awe;

- Hebrews 12:28 NASB


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9 I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and

kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island

called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

- Revelation 1:9 NASB


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THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY

PROPHECY FULFILLMENT

Isaiah

2:1-4→

Pentecost

the Beginning←

Colossians

1:13

Daniel

2:44→ The Church

was Established

in Jerusalem

←Hebrews

12:28

Joel

2:28-29→ ←

Revelation

1:9

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17 If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according

to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your

stay on earth; 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable

things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your

forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and

spotless, the blood of Christ.

- 1 Peter 1:17-19 NASB

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28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the

Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God

which He purchased with His own blood.

- Acts 20:28 NASB


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9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book

and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with

Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

10 “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and

they will reign upon the earth.”

- Revelation 5:9-10 NASB


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6 and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and

Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.



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18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you

will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the

glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing

greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in

accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He

brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated

Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and

authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not

only in this age but also in the one to come. 22And He put all things in

subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the

church, 23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.


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24 then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God

and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 27 For HE HAS PUT

ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says,

“All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who

put all things in subjection to Him. 28 When all things are subjected to

Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who

subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.

- 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 NASB


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26“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from

the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken

away. 27“But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign

over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.”

- Luke 19:26-27 NASB


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