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Session 3

We are diving deeper into Revelation and addressing the questions "Are we living in the 'last days'?" and "What is 'prophecy'?" 

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https://content.lessons.church/files/study/SOz6uTZJ5aS/bmbcXzeIE0Y/Revelation (Shane Wood) 2016.pdf?dt=1660155418849

In this series, Shane J. Wood, Ph.D. (New Testament faculty at Ozark Christian College) will help you think critically about the book of Revelation and read it for what the text says and not what you have always been told that it says. Shane hopes to simplify the book so that you can deliver a blessing to those who read it. 

Revelation

This series encourages critical thinking and simplified understanding of the Book of Revelation, challenging preconceived notions to unveil its true messages and blessings.

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1. Are we Living in the Last Days?

    - The first thing we must do before answering this question is to ask, “What is the biblical definition of ‘last days’?”
      
       - OUR DEFINITION: Last Days = last 24 hr. periods before 2nd coming


    
       - BIBLE’S DEFINITION: “Last days” or “last times” in the NT [7 passages—not used: 2 Tim 3:1; 2 Peter 3:3; 1 Pet 1:20; Heb 1:1-3].
          
            - James 5:1-3 – “last days”
          
           - Jude 17-19 – “last times”
           
           - Acts 2:14-24 – “last days”
     
        - Conclusion:

            - The Biblical Definition of the “last days” = time between Christ’s 1st & 2nd Coming

2. What is Prophecy?
    - Common Definition
        - Prophecy = Prediction

    - How does the Bible Define Prophecy?
        - Key Observation:
            - Around 13% of the time the words prophecy, prophesy, or to prophesy are used, the verses have nothing to do with predictions.
      
           - In other words, over 87% of the time the words prophecy, prophesy, and to prophesy refer to something else besides prediction.

        - Prophecy is…
            - …a challenge
            - …a revelation

              - Prophecy is a revelation about God showing us three key components:

                  - Who God is
                  - What God desires
                  - What God demands of us

3. Conclusion:
    - More than a prediction, Revelation is a clarion call for the rebellious to repent and for the resilient to stand firm.

    - More than a prediction, Revelation wants to transform the world… Revelation wants to transform you. 

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