BIBLE PROPHECY PAST AND FUTURE Copyright by Guy Smith 2016 Fair use for educational and discussion purposes
In this article, we are going to compare the situations that Noah faced in the past with predicted future events, to determine if there is evidence that Eloah is providing end time believers with divine survival instructions. 1. WHAT FOREWARNED In the past, we know that Eloah forewarned Noah of the impending flood. I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. (Genesis 6:17 NIV)
Likewise today, we are forewarned of an apocalyptic period known as The Great Tribulation For then shall be GREAT TRIBULATION, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be (Matthew 24:21 KJV) which concludes with an Extinction Level Event. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. (Matthew 24:22 KJV) This is the first element of Bible prophecy. 2. WHO WORTHY TO ESCAPE In the past, Noah and his family are identified as those individuals that Eloah deemed worthy to escape the coming flood.
But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark you and your sons and your wife and your sons wives with you. (Genesis 6:18 NIV) Similarly today, The-Son-of-Man instructs YOU to pray that YOU are found worthy to escape the predicted Apocalypse and to be alive found standing with The-Son-of- Man. Watch therefore, and pray always, that YOU may be accounted WORTHY TO ESCAPE all these things that shall come to pass, and TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN. (Luke 21:36 KJVm) This is WHO information and the second element of Bible prophecy. 3. WHERE THE PLACE OF REFUGE After forewarning Noah of the impending flood, Eloah didn't abandon Noah and his family to fend for themselves. Rather He provided them with detailed instructions on how to build the ark, which was the-place-of-refuge for Noah. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. (Genesis 6:14-15 NIV) Likewise today, The Son of Man instructs End time believers, which will be in Judaea at the appointed time, to flee to a designated area The Master identifies as the Mountains.
The location of these mountains is WHERE information and the third element of Bible prophecy. 4. WHEN INSTRUCTIONS With the construction completed in the past, Eloah instructed Noah to enter the ark. And YHWH said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. (Genesis 7:1 KJVm) Accordingly today, end time prophetic scriptures also contain WHEN instructions. These instructions are meant for those of YOU, which will be in Judaea And will be alive to see The Abomination of Desolation WHEN YOU therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the Stand in the Most Holy Place Of the-yet-to-be-built third temple.
And for those of you that do heed these instructions, YOU need to understand.that this act of desecrating the Holy Place by the Abomination, is the sign to flee to the-place-of-refuge identified in this passage as the mountains. This is WHEN information and the fourth element of Bible prophecy IN REVIEW So the initial evidence is that past fulfilled and future unfulfiiled prophetic scriptures both contain the four elements of Bible prophecy. DIVINE SURVIVAL INSTRUCTIONS WHAT - FOREWARNED WHO - WORTHY TO ESCAPE WHERE - PLACE OF REFUGE WHEN - INSTRUCTIONS
And that Eloah, has not abandoned us to fend for ourselves. Rather, Eloah through the prophetic scriptures is providing those of you found worthy to escape the impending apocalypse with Divine Survival Instructions, just as He provided instructions for Noah.