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Module 3: Predictive Prophecy

Exam Review Guide

Week 1

• Know these definitions: eschatology, millennial kingdom, convenantalism, dispensationalism, amillennialism, post-millennialism, and pre-millennialism.

• Be able to support this statement: Old Testament prophecies about the Messianic Kingdom should be interpreted literally instead of figuratively.

• Know what Covenantalists and Dispensationalists believe about Israel’s future in God’s plan.

• Know the approach Covenantalists and Dispensationalists take to interpreting unfulfilled Old Testament prophecy.

Week 2

• Know the definition of double-reference prophecy.

• Know the differences between and definitions of type, gap, and type-gap prophecies.

• Be able to identify the kingdoms described in Daniel’s visions (Daniel 2, 7, & 8) and the order in which they appear.

• Know the differences between and identities of the “little horn” in Daniel 7 and the “small horn” in Daniel 8.

• Be able to defend the 530 B.C. date for the authorship of Daniel.

• Carefully review what your notes say about the fourth kingdom in Daniel’s visions.

Week 3

• Be able to explain the difference between the kingdom that Jesus came to announce and the kingdom that the Jews expected.

• Know the two key signs that the end of the age is at hand.

• Reflect on what it means to be ready when Jesus returns.

• Be prepared to write a short description of the Antichrist.

• Be able to explain from Revelation 4 & 5 why God is worthy to rule.

• Be able to explain who appears at the Bema Seat and Great White Throne Judgments and what happens to them.

• The Bible urges Christians to seek eternal rewards (“lay up treasure for yourselves in heaven” – Matt. 6:20). Know different ways Christians can accumulate eternal rewards.

• Know these events, what they mean, and the order in which they occur: Church Age, The Tribulation, Second Coming, Millennial Kingdom, Great White Throne Judgment.

• Be familiar with the details of the end-times timeline:

Memory Verses

Week 1

Jeremiah 31:31-37** – God's promise of the New Covenant for Israel (not just for the Church) will be fulfilled.

Romans 11:29* – God's promises to national Israel are irrevocable.

Week 2

Daniel 2,7,8,9,11-12** - Daniel's prophetic visions concerning the future of Israel

Daniel 9:27* - The 70^th "week" of God's dealings with Israel—the tribulation.

Week 3

Matthew 24:1-31** - The Olivet Discourse—Jesus' description of the signs of the end of the age, including the Church Age, Tribulation, and Second Coming.

1 Corinthians 3:10-15** - Christ's judgment and reward of Christians.

Revelation 19:11-21:8** – The chronology of events from the second coming to the new heavens and new earth.