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Prophecy Update
Handout Trib Timeline
Halfway through the tribulation is an event called the Abomination of Desolation
An abomination was an especially offensive form of idolatry
The abomination of desolation speaks of the ultimate desecration of a Jewish temple, the establishment of an idolatrous image in the holy place itself, which will inevitably result in the judgment of God.
It is the abomination that brings desolation.
The mention of the abomination of desolation is taken from the book of Daniel.
This abomination happens at the midway point of the tribulation
The Anti-Christ will come and rebuild the temple
The sacrifices will be restarted
At 3.5 years or halfway thru the trib he will stop the sacrifices and will declare himself God
It is believed that he will sacrifice a pig on the altar and force people to worship him
The desolation is that the temple will be desecrated and the Great Tribulation will occur
From the point of that you will be able to start the count down until the destruction of the earth
There will be almost three and one-half years to go until the consummation of all things.
Two camps of thought that you should know about
Preterism:
interprets some (partial preterism) or all (full preterism) prophecies of the Bible as events which have already happened.
The first is the camp of preterism
This camp believes that all the end times stuff I just talked about happen in 70 AD when Rome conquered Jerusalem
They destroyed the temple and fulfilled what Jesus said that not one rock would be on top of another
Peterists tells you that there is no mention of the term Rapture in the Bible
That’s to explain because rapture is the english transliteration of the a LATIN term
The Bible wasn’t written in Latin
Peterism also has a problem because they can’t explain the abomination of desolation
They refer to the term “holy place” as a general term instead of referring to the temple
Also, the Romans never performed a sacrifice that would be considered an abomination
Pre-wrath
The second camp is known as pre-wrath
These people believe that Jesus is coming for the church right before he pours out his wrath
To them that means after the abomination of desolation and right before the Great Tribulation and the wrath
The judgments of Revelation are going to start soon after the trib starts and the antichrist appears
Read 1 Samuel 1:1-
I. vs. 1-8
What is success?
Some say it’s simply achieving your goals, but how do we know those goals were worth achieving?
Are you a success if you reach contemptible goals by dishonorable means?
Some spell success with dollar signs—$UCCE$$—but if money is the measure of success, then Jesus was a dismal failure.
First Samuel is a book about success and failure, both in individuals and in a nation.
The nation of Israel failed.
Eli and his sons were failures.
King Saul started out a success but soon became a failure.
David was a success in his character, conduct, and service.
He was a man after God’s own heart.
Actually, success is a by-product.
“Try not to become a man of success,” wrote Albert Einstein, “but rather try to become a man of value.”
Values involve character, which is why Theodore Roosevelt said, “The chief factor in any man’s success or failure must be his own character.”
Eli, the priest, and Saul, the king, both had reputations; but David had character.
His character and skills were developed in private before they were demonstrated in public
Only through faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to His will can we have godly character and the kind of success that will survive the fires of God’s judgment.
One of the awesome titles of our great God is “Lord of Hosts”
This title is used nearly 300 times in Scripture and is found for the first time in 1 Samuel 1:3.
“Lord of hosts” describes God as the sovereign Lord of the host of the stars
the angelic host
the armies of Israel
The story of the people of Israel recorded in the Bible is a living demonstration of the fact that the Lord does win the battle, that He is sovereign in all things.
The Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles record many sins and failures on the part of God’s people, but they also remind us that God is on the throne, and when He isn’t allowed to rule, He overrules.
He is the Lord of Hosts and His purposes will be accomplished.
Lord Chesterfield called history “a confused heap of facts.”
But Dr. A.T. Pierson, preacher and missionary statesman of the last century, said it best when he wrote, “History is His story.”
vs. 1-2 Two wives
The book of 1st Samuel starts with Elkanah taking his family for their yearly sacrifice
in vs. 2 we notice that he had two wives
Hannah was his first wife, and the one he loved
Peninnah was his second wife and was probably around because she could bare children
Elkanah loves Hannah and it shows
But to carry on a name he needed to have children
Polygamy wasn’t normal during these times
It was too expensive and only happened in the case of being the kinsman redeemer, barrenness, or the need for more workers on the family farm
This instantly sets up a divided house because a man cannot love two women at the same time
The new testament backs this up
It was obvious that Hannah has his affections and Peninnah has his children
This sets the stage for some serious cat fights
vs. 3-5 A Godly Man
Elkanah was a Levite, a Kohathite from the family of Zuph (1 Chron.
6:22–28, 34–35).
The Levites were scattered throughout the land and went to Shiloh to minister at the tabernacle whenever they were needed.
Elkanah lived in Ramah on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin
Elkanah’s famous son Samuel would be born in Ramah, live there, and be buried there when he died
His worship was consistent and as we will see soon, rare
Eli, Hophni, and Phineas were the priests and they were not good people
Eli was old and let his boys get away with a lot of sinful acts
Hophni & Phineas were all about their own pleasure
This didn’t prevent Elkanah from worshipping
He went up every year
At the sacrifice an animal would be offered at the altar
A portion would be given to the priests and then the family would have a dinner
Elkanah gave a double portion to Hannah because he loved her
This could’ve been overcompensation for her Barrenness or just his favor
Whatever the case, Elkanah lacked in the relationship skills
His actions caused strife in his house
vs. 6-8 Provoked by Peninnah
Peninnah watches Elkanah and realizes she is just there for her womb
When a woman feels she isn’t loved she will often attack the cause of it
That’s why wives will often go after the woman when her husband is having an affair
Peninnah goes after Hannah
She provoked her to grieve and irritate her
It went on for years
It really got out of hand when they went up to Shiloh
Being barren was the worst fate a woman could have fall upon her
Most people looked at it as God’s judgment
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