Most Asked Prophecy Questions

What the Bible Says About the End Times...and Why It Matters Today

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• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9780736984263
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion

Get a Clear Picture of the Last Days In these unpredictable times, nothing is more encouraging than realizing the God who loves you has a fabulous future awaiting all who love Him. The more you study Bible prophecy, the more hope and assurance you'll gain in the midst of today's chaos. From author and TV host John Ankerberg (The John Ankerberg Show) and the late theologian Renald E. Showers (The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry) comes this helpful guide to better understanding God's soon-to-be-fulfilled plans for His people. In this book, you will find concise, biblical answers to your challenging questions about the signs, timelines, and mysteries of Bible prophecyclarity on the key Scripture passages that illuminate end-time eventsconnections between the ancient assurances of the Bible and the pressing issues of todayThe Most Asked Prophecy Questions will enrich your knowledge of one of the Bible's most important subjectsand empower you to live in light of Jesus' soon return, heaven, and eternity.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction: Why study Bible prophecy?
• 1. What time period are we living in today according to biblical prophecy, and what signs need to occur before Jesus returns?
• 2. Is the coronavirus in Bible prophecy?
• 3. Why does the Bible forbid the setting of dates for the Lord’s return?
• 4. What was Daniel’s vision of the future?
• 5. When will the rapture take place?
• 6. What is a mystery?
• 7. Does Scripture teach that the rapture will take place before the tribulation?
• 8. Where do we go when we are raptured?
• 9. Could Jesus return at any moment?
• 10. The rapture—which position is right, and which is wrong?
• 11. Will the rapture begin the seven-year tribulation period?
• 12. Are the rapture and the second coming two different events?
• 13. Does the millennium require the rapture of the church to be distinct from Christ’s second coming?
• 14. How could Jesus rapture us at any moment if the whole world must hear the gospel first?
• 15. How can “the last trumpet” mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15 pertain to the rapture when a trumpet is also said to accompany Jesus’ second coming?
• 16. Is the trumpet of the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4 one of the seven trumpets mentioned in the book of Revelation?
• 17. What event signals the beginning of the tribulation period?
• 18. How do we know the tribulation will last for seven years?
• 19. What did Jesus teach about the seventieth week of Daniel and the abomination of desolation?
• 20. What period of time do the words “birth pangs” refer to?
• 21. What is the setting of the sealed scroll in Revelation 5?
• 22. What is meant by “the day of the Lord”?
• 23. When will the day of the Lord take place?
• 24. Who breaks the seals in Revelation 5 and 6?
• 25. What are the first four seals in Revelation?
• 26. Is Christ the One who unleashes the Antichrist upon the world?
• 27. Are there Old Testament passages that predict God will bring wrath upon the nations by raising up the Antichrist?
• 28. When will the Lord come “as a thief in the night”?
• 29. Does the Bible teach that there are “broad” and “narrow” senses of the day of the Lord?
• 30. Where does the Bible teach that there is going to be a “narrow” day of the Lord, and is that the second coming of Christ?
• 31. Must the day of the Lord begin in conjunction with Christ’s second coming?
• 32. What do the dry bones in Ezekiel 37 represent?
• 33. Which modern-day countries will be involved in the Ezekiel 38 battle of Gog and Magog?
• 34. When will the battle of Gog and Magog prophesied in Ezekiel 38 occur?
• 35. Why will Magog lead the attack against Israel in Ezekiel 38?
• 36. What is God’s eternal plan for the Jews?
• 37. Will Christians go through the tribulation?
• 38. What are six traits of the coming Antichrist?
• 39. Will Christians see the Antichrist?
• 40. Who is the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2:6-8?
• 41. When will the Antichrist be revealed?
• 42. What is the mark of the beast?
• 43. Who are the two witnesses in Revelation 11?
• 44. Who are the “great multitude” that John saw in Revelation 7?
• 45. Who are the 144,000 in Revelation?
• 46. When will the judgment seat of Christ and the marriage supper of the Lamb occur?
• 47. What is the purpose of the judgment seat of Christ?
• 48. What can we expect at the judgment seat of Christ?
• 49. What are the crowns the Bible says we may receive in heaven?
• 50. What if you have not trusted Jesus Christ as your Savior before the tribulation?
• 51. What does the parable of the dragnet tell us about the order of events during the second coming?
• 52. In Matthew 24, is Jesus referring to the rapture or His second coming?
• 53. Who are “the elect” referred to in Matthew 24:31?
• 54. In Matthew 24, is Jesus referring to believers or unbelievers being taken away?
• 55. What did Jesus mean when He said, “This generation will not pass away”?
• 56. What is the battle of Armageddon?
• 57. What is the Babylon that is referred to in Revelation?
• 58. What is the judgment of the sheep and the goats?
• 59. Is the battle of Gog and Magog prophesied in Ezekiel 38–39 the same as the one in Revelation 20:7-10?
• 60. Will Christ return to Earth as a victorious conqueror?
• 61. What does “soon” mean when Jesus said He is coming soon in Revelation 22?
• 62. What is the sequence of future prophetic events as spelled out in the Word of God?
• 63. What is the order of the different resurrections mentioned in the Bible?
• 64. When will Old Testament saints be raised from the dead?
• 65. Who rises in the first resurrection in Revelation 20?
• 66. Has the church replaced the nation of Israel?
• 67. What is the great white throne judgment?
• 68. Will God restore theocratic kingdom rule?
• 69. Why will God release Satan after the 1,000 years?
• 70. What is the millennium?
• 71. Who are the citizens of Christ’s millennial kingdom?
• 72. What is the purpose of the millennium?
• 73. Why has God scheduled such a series of monumental future events for Earth?
• 74. What are the different views of the millennial kingdom?
• 75. What was the earliest view of the millennial kingdom?
• 76. What is the significance of the four blood moons?
• 77. Where is America in Bible prophecy?
• 78. What is the New Jerusalem?
• Appendix A: What was the length of a year in Daniel 9?
• Appendix B: What happens when a person dies?
• Appendix C: Does our soul sleep when we die?
• How to Begin a Personal Relationship with God
• Bible Translations
• Notes
• About the Authors
• The John Ankerberg Show
• The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry
• About the Publisher