The Five Tools will revolutionize the way you read and study your Bible!
THE 5 TOOLS OF PERSONAL BIBLE READING AND STUDY
How to read the Holy Bible and grasp all that it has for you!
MAY 24, 2025 PLAINVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 62 South Street Plainville, MA US Revision 1.2.2
CONTENTS
Introduction.................................................................................................... 2
Tool #1: The Chronological Bible Reading Plan ................................................ 9
Tool #2: Know the End of the Story from the Beginning ................................. 28
Tool #3: The Seven Promises and Prophecies of God’s Plan, and the 12 Time
Periods of God’s Story ................................................................................... 33
Tool #4: The 10 Essential Elements of the New Testament Message............... 38
Tool #5: Know What the Bible Teaches .......................................................... 43
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INTRODUCTION
What are The Five Tools ?
Tool #1: Read the Bible Chronologically
Tool #2: Know the End of the Bible Story from the Beginning
Tool #3: Know the 7-Point Outline of the Story Through 12 Time Periods
Tool #4: Know the 10 Essential Elements of the New Testament Message
Tool #5: Know the 16 Important Teachings from God
Tool #1: Read the Bible Chronologically
The Holy Bible is first and foremost a non-fiction historical record about real
people, in real places, in real times, saying and doing real things. This story
opens with a perfect situation in the Garden that was ruined by Adam and Eve
and was going to be fixed by God. The account of this story, when God steps in
to begin to make everything right, begins with a man named Abram in Genesis
chapter 12, and goes all the way through the Bible, to the end of the four
Gospel accounts: from Genesis chapter 12 through John 21. It spans a period
of time that is more than 2,100 years long -- from about 2,100 BC to around
AD 33.
But there’s one serious difficulty with our Bibles, and that problem is this: our
Bibles are not arranged in anything like a chronological order through time
whereby we can pick it up and read right through the story. This is because
our Bibles are arranged into 66 different books, but they are not in an order
that lets us follow the story as it unfolds through time.
We solve this problem when we disassemble the Bible and rearrange its
contents into a strict chronological order -- the order through time in which the
story took place.
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When we rearrange the Bible and read through it in the proper order, we are
then capable of following the story as each event unfolds in time, and relate
each event to those that preceded it, as well as to the events that follow after.
This chronological rearrangement of the Bible will lay its story out before you in
an order that makes sense and is easy to follow.
When we then read through this remarkable and wonderful story, it opens up
to us and we see what men and women are doing, and what God is doing;
usually behind the scenes and out of sight, but always toward some kind of
conclusion, which takes us to our second tool…
Tool #2: Know the End of the Story from the Beginning
The Holy Bible concludes with a very specific and purposeful ending. Unlike
any other book, it is essential to become thoroughly familiar with this ending
first , before you even start to read the Bible story from the beginning!
If you enjoy reading fiction novels, you probably start reading from the very
beginning, and wait until you get to the very end to learn how everything is
resolved. Often, if you were given a new novel but as it was being placed in
your hand, the person giving you the book told you how the story ended, you
would probably feel greatly disappointed. You might feel that the story had
been ruined for you. This is not at all the case with the Holy Bible.
In understanding the Bible, it really is helpful to become completely familiar
with how the future coming of God’s Kingdom occurs before you begin reading
it. The Biblical story is lengthy, and it takes many winding twists and turns. At
times it seems as i f God’s coming kingdom is going to be thwarted, yet
somehow God always causes the plan for His kingdom to keep advancing, year
after year and generation after generation. God Himself moves the story along
relentlessly, to His very own predetermined end.
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We need to understand the end of the Biblical story before we open our Bibles
to Genesis chapter one. In other words, we need to begin studying the Bible by
FIRST knowing the end of the story before even turning to the beginning!
Tool #3: Know the 7-Point Outline of the Story Through 12 Time Periods
Because there is a definite story that unfolds throughout all the historical
record of time in our Bibles, we need to understand that this story also has a
very distinguishable outline to it. There is a seven-point outline which serves
an incredible purpose for understanding the whole Bible. By knowing what
these seven points are and looking for these distinct points as you read, it will
be clear that God is the One advancing this story toward the very goal that He
described at the end of the story.
Each point of the outline begins and ends with distinguishable time periods,
which can be readily identified and named. As you search for and discover the
seven-point outline and twelve time periods, and as you observe how God
accomplishes everything that He said will happen, your confidence will increase
that He truly does exist. Your faith that He is all-knowing, all-wise, all-
powerful, and ever-present will grow, knowing there is no other possible
explanation for how all the events in this story could take place in the manner
that it does. It truly is His -story! Only if there was a God, and He was causing
or allowing all the outline points of this story to happen, could this story in the
Bible have ever taken place in real-time and in the actual locations that it did.
Once you know this outline, which consists of 7 points, and how this outline
unfolds through 12 separate and distinct time periods, it becomes clear that
the Holy Bible truly must be what it claims to be: the very Word of the One
True and Living God who resides in Heaven!
We are going to give you the 7 points of the outline of the Bible story, and we
are going to give you the 12 time periods through which the story unfolds. As
you read this story, and as you look for and see where each of these points and
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time periods begin and end, you will become thoroughly convinced in your own
heart and mind that there has to be a One True and Living God, and the Holy
Bible must be the Word of God. You will reach a place where you will no longer
say that you believe the Bible is the Word of God, but your faith being made so
certain, and your confidence in the Bible so strong, you will be able to say to
anyone that you know the Bible to be the Word of God, and that you will be
able to explain your reasons why!
Tool #4: Know the 10 Essential Elements of the New Testament Message
The New Testament of our Holy Bible is made up of 27 books. There are at least
eight, probably nine writers of these 27 books. We know who wrote each of the
books of the New Testament except for one (we do not know who wrote the
letter to the Hebrews). These letters were written to convey incredibly important
and valuable spiritual truths to us from God. What are these spiritual truths?
We say there are 10 truths. Knowing what these 10 spiritual truths are, we can
read from any book in the New Testament, and by remaining alert for any one
of these 10 truths, they jump out at you, and help you to better understand
what it is that you are reading. Most amazing of all, the 10 Essential Elements
of the New Testament Message can be found and clearly identified in the works
of all nine writers, confirming to us that these are the most important truths
that God wants us to know and to convey to others from the New Testament.
The amazing thing is: All nine writers agree and say the very same thing. They
say there are 10 essential elements or spiritual truths that comprise the real
message there. Anyone else’s attempt to present truth from the Bible can be
judged by whether they are proclaiming these elements or not. We are going to
give you those 10 Essential Elements of the New Testament Message, and as
you watch for them in your reading, you will become convinced that these are
in fact, the true elements of that all-important message from God, and you will
see that they proceed in the order they will be given to you. You will become
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certain that you possess the true message of God, and that those who teach or
preach any other message are in error and seeking to lead people astray from
the grace of God that is found only in Jesus Christ and the Gospel of the New
Testament message that you believe. Your confidence and boldness in the truth
of the Gospel will soar, and you will be able to call upon God to empower your
preaching and teaching with the confirmation to others that can only come
from His Holy Spirit. We want to equip you with this knowledge, that God may
work more powerfully through you in His strength!
Tool #5: Know What the 16 Important Teachings from God Are
Finally, the Bible is not a textbook. It is not written to thoroughly teach you
about a subject from any one verse, passage of verses, or book of the Bible.
There are many important subjects that are taught to us in the Bible; but a
thorough understanding of the Bible teaching about these subjects finds
support from passages found throughout the entire Bible. It is important to
identify as many of the verses that speak of these important teachings as we
can find.
Reading the Bible chronologically and gathering the passages of scripture that
speak to these important teachings is likely the best manner by which we can
arrive at a full, balanced, and correct understanding of any teaching, with the
aid of the Holy Spirit.
There is a name for studying in this manner. It is called Inductive Bible
Study . In Inductive Bible Study, we identify the verses that help us to fully
understand these teachings; in the order and manner in which God gave us
those teachings, which is called Progressive Revelation. God, through time, and
by means of a little bit here and a little bit more there, told us all that He
wanted us to know about these teachings. If you know what these important
teachings are, then you will also know what to be on the lookout for, so that
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you can collect all the verses and, putting them together, understand these
truths from God so that you can teach them to others. We will give you the list
of these 16 important teachings.
We will place all five of these tools before you. Once they are firmly in your
mind, if these things are true, the Holy Spirit will confirm all that you are
studying and will make these truths so plain to you, that your own confidence
will grow, and your boldness will be greatly strengthened. You will become a
precision tool in the hand of Jesus Christ, so that you will become more
effective in your ministry of the Gospel to your people.
We are here to help you. We are here to equip you with these 5 tools and to
train you in their use, that you may derive more understanding of the Word of
God in just your very first time through the Bible than you ever could by any
other means. This is the manner in which all who would serve the Lord as a
pastor, teacher, evangelist, or missionary should be training and preparing
themselves for their work in the Lord from out of the Holy Bible.
Who here wants this? Who wants to advance, to go forward in their walk with
the Lord, and to grow in their usefulness to Him in the service and ministry of
our God? Who wants to be more effective in their church and for their people,
helping them to grow in grace, and to bring still more of their own families and
friends and neighbors to the Lord as their Savior? What would it mean to you if
you could read through your Bible and understand virtually every word of it?
Give us your hearts and minds for this time that we have together and drink
up all that we have come to bring to you. What we have for you will change
your lives and make you more fruitful, so that Christ may be more greatly
honored and glorified through your lives and ministry. This is the will of God
for you in Christ Jesus during this time that we will have together.
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TOOL #1: THE CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE READING PLAN
Know the End of the Story Before the Beginning
1. Revelation 21:1-22:5 God's own goal and purpose: The Holy City, New
Jerusalem
I. Creation or Origins Period: Genesis 1:1-11:32
2. Genesis 1:1-2:4a The Origin of the Physical Universe about 4200 BC
3. Genesis 2:4b-2:25 Day 6: The Creation of the Garden and Man
4. Genesis 3:1-24 The Fall of Man, The Origin of Sin and Death
Genesis 4:1-26 Cain and Abel
5.
6. Genesis 5:1-32 The First 10 Generations from Adam to Noah
7. Genesis 6:1-9:29 The Great Flood during the time of Noah about 2535
BC
8. Genesis 11:1-9, 10:1-32, 11:10-32 The Tower of Babel and the 10
Generations from Noah to Abraham
II. Patriarchal Period: Genesis 12:1-Exodus 1:7
9. Genesis 12:1-15:21 The 4 Promises and Prophecies to Abraham, about
2100 BC
10. Genesis 16:1-18:15 The Promises are reiterated and extended to Isaac
11. Genesis 18:16-21:7 Isaac is born, about 2066 BC
12. Genesis 21:8-23:20 The final mention of the Promises to Abraham
13. Genesis 24:1-25:18 A wife for Isaac; Abraham dies
14. Genesis 25:11-27:41 The Promises pass to Isaac; Jacob is born, about
2006 BC
15. Genesis 27:41-30:24 The Promises pass to Jacob; Jacob marries and
begets 11 sons
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16. Genesis 30:25-31:55 Jacob seeks to return to the Promised Land, about
1915 BC
17. Genesis 32:1-33:20 Jacob is met by Esau and flees to Shechem
18. Genesis 34:1-36:43 Jacob's fall and revival; Isaac dies, about 1886 BC
19. Genesis 37:1-38:30 Beginning the story of Joseph; Judah and Tamar
20. Genesis 39:1-42:38 Joseph rises over Egypt to fulfill the 4th Promise
God gave Abraham
21. Genesis 43:1-47:27 Jacob goes down into Egypt; 2 promises will be
fulfilled. It is about 1876 BC
22. Genesis 47:28-Exodus 1:7 The First Promise is fulfilled; The Patriarchal
Period ends. Israel becomes numerous in Egypt
III. The Exodus Period: Exodus 1:8-Joshua 5:12
23. Exodus 1:8-6:30 The last prophecy of the four God gave to Abraham
begins to find fulfillment with Israel’s enslavement; the call of Moses
24. Exodus 7:1-8:32 Pharaoh refuses to let Israel go, and the plagues begin
Exodus 9:1-11:10 The Lord's plagues on Egypt
25.
26. Exodus 12:1-13:16 The Passover and the Exodus about 1446 BC
27. Exodus 13:17-15:21 The Parting of the Red Sea for Israel
28. Exodus 15:22-18:27 From the Red Sea to Mt. Sinai
29. Exodus 19:1-20:26 & 23:20-24:18 Israel: God’s Covenanted People
30. Exodus 25:1-28:43 Israel’s Glorious Tabernacle in the Wilderness
31. Exodus 29:1-31:18 So that God could dwell with man
32. Exodus 32:1-34:35 Israel BREAKS God’s covenant!
33. Exodus 35:1-38:31 The Glory of Israel’s Tabernacle
34. Exodus 39:1-40:38 God came down to Israel in GLORY!
35. Leviticus 8:1-10:20 The ordination of the priests, and the deaths of
Nadab and Abihu
36. Numbers 3:1-13, 5:1-8:26 The Levites are chosen for service, and the
offerings of Israel's leaders
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37. Numbers 9:1-14, 1:1-2:34 Israel prepares for War!
38. Numbers 3:14-4:49 The counting of the Levites and their responsibilities
Leviticus 1:1-7:38 The five offerings of Israel
39.
Leviticus 11:1-12:8 The dietary laws of Israel
40.
41. Leviticus 13:1-14:57 Laws of skin diseases, mildew, and cleansing
42. Leviticus 15:1-17:16 The blood that makes atonement
43. Leviticus 18:1-20:27 Love your neighbor as yourself
44. Leviticus 21:1-23:44 Israel’s festivals & holy days
Leviticus 24:1-27:34 The 5th Prophecy of Israel
45.
46. Numbers 9:15-11:35 Israel moves out; the people complain
47. Numbers 12:1-14:45 Miriam rebels; the people lack faith to take the
Promised Land
Numbers 16:1-18:32 Korah's rebellion
48.
49. Numbers 20:1-21:35, 33:1-49 Toward the end of the 40 years; the
bronze serpent
50. Numbers 22:1-24:25 Balak and Balaam; Prophecy of Messiah
51. Numbers 25:1-18, 31:1-54 Israel sins in Moab; the Midianites destroyed
Numbers 26:1-65 The second census of Israel
52.
53. Numbers 27:15-23, 32:1-42 Joshua takes the lead; 2 1/2 tribes stay
east of Jordan
54. Deuteronomy 1:1-4:43 Moses' first address to Israel before passing,
about 1406 BC
55. Deuteronomy 4:44-8:20 Moses' second address to Israel
56. Deuteronomy 9:1-11:32 Love and obey the Lord your God
57. Exodus 20:1-21 & Dt 5:1-27 A review of the giving of God’s 10
Commandments
58. Exodus 21:1-23:19 The beginning of the 603 other Laws of Moses
59. Numbers 15:1-41, 19:1-22 Sins of Omission & Commission
60. Numbers 27:1-11, 28:1-30:16 The Holy Day Sacrifices
61. Numbers 33:50-36:13 The Inheritance of Israel: The Promised Land
62. Deuteronomy 12:1-15:23 Obedience that Honors God
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63. Deuteronomy 16:1-18:22 The "Prophet" of Israel
64. Deuteronomy 19:1-22:30 The Wisdom of Moses' Laws
65. Deuteronomy 23:1-26:15 The Faithful God of Israel
66. Deuteronomy 26:16-28:68 The Blessings and Curses of the Lord
67. Deuteronomy 29:1-31:29 The 5th & 6th Prophecies
68. Deuteronomy 31:30-32:47 The Song of Moses upon his passing
69. Deuteronomy 32:48-33:29, Numbers 27:12-14, Dt.34:1-12 Saying
Goodbye to Moses
70. Joshua 1:1-5:12 The Second Promise is fulfilled; The Exodus Period
ends, Israel’s captivity and deliverance is completed
IV. The Conquest Period: Joshua 5:13-Judges 2:9
Joshua 5:13-8:35 The taking of Jericho and Ai
71.
72. Joshua 9:1-12:24 Israel takes the Promised Land from its inhabitants
73. Joshua 13:1-17:18 The division of the Promised Land among the 12
tribes of Israel.
74. Joshua 18:1-21:45 The division of the Promised Land among the 12
tribes of Israel cont.
Joshua 22:1-24:28 Joshua's farewell address
75.
76. Joshua 24:29-Jud 2:9 The Third Promise is Fulfilled; Israel has her
Promised Land
V. The Judges Period: Judges 2:10-I Samuel 10:27
77. Judges 2:10-3:31 Israel's unfaithfulness commences; the first three
judges
78. Judges 4:1-5:31 The story of Deborah and Barak
Judges 6:1-8:3 The story of Gideon
79.
80. Judges 8:4-9:57 The sorry aftermath of Gideon's victory and rule
81. Judges 10:1-12:15 Jephthah and five other judges of Israel
82. Ruth 1:1-4:22 The beautiful story of Ruth in the line of Christ
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Judges 13:1-16:31 The story of Samson
83.
84. Judges 17:1-18:31 The story of Micah and the Danites
85. Judges 19:1-21:25 The civil war with the tribe of Benjamin
86. I Samuel 1:1-2:36 The beginning of the story of Samuel; the first
revelation of Messiah!
87. I Samuel 3:1-7:17 Samuel rises to be a judge in Israel, which continues
in unfaithfulness
VI. The United Kingdom Period: I Sam 8:1-I Kings 11:15, I Chron 10:1-II Chron 10:15
88. I Samuel 8:1-11:15; I Chron 8:1-9:1, 9:35-44 Saul becomes Israel's
first king
89. I Samuel 12:1-14:45 Saul's inglorious reign beginning about 1052 BC
90. I Samuel 14:46-15:35 The rejection of Saul as king
91. I Samuel 16:1-17:58 The story of David and Goliath
92. I Samuel 18:1-20:42; Psalm 59 The antagonism between Saul and
David begins
93. I Samuel 21:1-22:23; Ps 56, 34, 52; I Chron 12:8-18 The antagonism
continues
94. I Samuel 23:1-25:1a; Ps 63, 142, 54, 57 The antagonism continues;
Samuel dies
95. I Samuel 25:1b-26:25 David spares Saul’s life for a second time
96. I Samuel 27:1-30:31; I Chron 12:1-7, 19-22 Saul’s final act of
disobedience
97. I Samuel 31:1-II Sam 1:27; I Chron 10:1-14 The tragic end of Saul and
Jonathan
98. II Samuel 2:1-5:5; I Chron 3:1-9, 11:1-3, 12:23-40 David becomes
king in Israel about 1010 BC
99. II Samuel 5:6-6:11, I Chron 11:4-9, 14:1-17, 13:1-14 David
consolidates his power
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100. II Samuel 6:12-23; I Chron 15:1-16:43; Ps 105, 96 David brings the
Ark of God to Jerusalem
101. II Samuel 7:1-29, 22:1-51; Psalms 18 & 16 and I Chron 17:1-27 God
covenants with David for Messiah
102. II Samuel 8:1-10:19; I Chron 18:1-19:19; Ps 60 David's Many Victories
103. II Samuel 11:1-12:17; I Chron 20:1; Ps 51 David's Fall Over Bathsheba
104. II Samuel 12:18-14:24 Tamar is raped; Absalom murders Amnon and
flees
105. II Samuel 14:25-16:14, Ps 3 Absalom rebels against his father David
who flees
106. II Samuel 16:15-19:4 David in exile from Absalom; Absalom slain
107. II Samuel 19:5-20:26 David returns to Jerusalem
108. II Samuel 21:1-22, 23:1-24:25; I Chron 21:1-22:1 David acquires the
threshing floor of Araunah
109. I Chronicles 22:2-26:19; Ps 30 David makes preparations for the
Temple
110. I Chronicles 26:20-29:22 Further plans and preparations are made for
the Temple
111. Psalms 5, 6, 7 and 10 Psalms of a Troubled Soul I
112. Psalms 11, 13, 17, 23, 26, 28 and 31 Psalms of a Troubled Soul II
113. Psalms 35, 41, 43, 46 and 55 Psalms of a Troubled Soul III
114. Psalms 61, 62, 64 and 69 Psalms of a Troubled Soul IV
115. Psalms 70, 71, 77, 83 and 86 Psalms of a Troubled Soul V
116. Psalms 88, 91, 95, 108 and 109 Psalms of a Troubled Soul VI
117. Psalms 120, 121, 140, 143 and 144 Psalms of a Troubled Soul VII
118. Psalms 1, 14, 15, 36, 37 and 39 Psalms of Righteousness and
Wickedness I
119. Psalms 40, 49, 50 and 73 Psalms of Righteousness and Wickedness II
120. Psalms 76, 82, 84, 90, 92, 112 and 115 Psalms of Righteousness and
Wickedness III
121. Psalms 8, 9, 16, 19, 21 and 24 Psalms of Joy and Praise I
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122. Psalms 29, 33, 65, 66, 67 and 68 Psalms of Joy and Praise II
123. Psalms 75, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99 and 100 Psalms of Joy and Praise III
124. Psalms 103, 104, 113, 114 and 117 Psalms of Joy and Praise IV
125. Psalm 119 Psalms of Joy and Praise V
126. Psalms 122, 124, 133, 134, 135, 136 and 138 Psalms of Joy and
Praise VI
127. Psalms 139, 145, 148 and 150 Psalms of Joy and Praise VII
128. Psalms 4, 12, 20, 25, 32 and 38 Psalms of a Variety of Sentiments I
129. Psalms 42, 53, 58, 81 and 101 Psalms of a Variety of Sentiments II
130. Psalms 111, 130, 131, 141 and 146 Psalms of a Variety of Sentiments
III
131. Psalms 2, 22 and 27 Psalms of Messiah I
132. Psalms 45, 47, 48, 87 and 110 Psalms of Messiah II
133. I Kings 1:1-2:12; I Chron 29:23-30 David dies, Solomon becomes king about 970 BC 134. I Kings 2:13-3:28; II Chron 1:1-17 Solomon consolidates his authority
as king
135. I Kings 4:1-7:51; II Chron 2:1-5:1 Solomon erects a magnificent temple
to the Lord
136. II Chronicles 5:2-7:10; I Kings 8:1-66 The dedication of Solomon's
temple
137. I Ki 9:1-10:13; II Chron 7:11-9:12; Ps 72 The pinnacle of Solomon's
and Israel’s glory
138. Proverbs 1-3 Introduction to the wisdom of Solomon
139. Proverbs 4-6 The benefits of wisdom, warnings against folly and adultery
140. Proverbs 7-9 More benefits of wisdom and warnings against folly and
adultery
141. Proverbs 10-12 The beginning of Solomon’s proverbs
142. Proverbs 13-15 More proverbs of Solomon
143. Proverbs 16-18 More proverbs of Solomon
144. Proverbs 19-21 More proverbs of Solomon
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145. Proverbs 22-24 More proverbs of Solomon
146. Proverbs 25-27 Proverbs of Solomon collected by King Hezekiah’s men
147. Proverbs 28-31 The end of Solomon’s proverbs; the sayings of Agur and
Lemuel
148. Psalm 127 and The Song of Solomon Solomon’s two surviving songs
149. I Kings 10:14-11:40, II Chronicles 9:13-28 Solomon badly disobeys the
Lord
150. Ecclesiastes 1-3 Solomon the Teacher
151. Ecclesiastes 4-6 Solomon seeks purpose and meaning
152. Ecclesiastes 7-9 The wisdom of Solomon?
153. Ecclesiastes 10-12 Solomon fell so far short
VII. The Divided Kingdom Period: I Kings 11:16- Jeremiah 38:28, II Chronicles 10:16-36:5
154. I Kings 11:41-13:32, II Chron 9:29-11:17 Israel divides after Solomon
dies, 930 BC
155. I Kings 13:33-15:8a, II Chronicles 11:18-14:1a The rule of Rehoboam
and his son, Abijah, In Judah; Jeroboam in Israel
156. I Kings 15:8b-16:34, II Chronicles 14:1b-18:1a The rule of Asa &
Jehoshaphat in Judah; Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri & Ahab in
Israel
157. I Kings 17:1-19:21 The great prophet Elijah
158. I Kings 20:1-22:28, II Chronicles 18:1b-27 The reign of wicked Ahab
and Jezebel and their prophesied end
159. I Kings 22:29-II Ki 1:18, II Chronicles 18:28-20:37 Ahab dies,
Ahaziah rules Israel; Jehoshaphat in Judah; Ahaziah dies, Joram rules
Israel
160. II Kings 2:1-6:7 and 8:1-22 The great prophet Elisha
161. II Kings 8:23-29 and II Chronicles 21:1-20 Jehoram rules Judah with
his father, Jehoshaphat; then alone
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162. Obadiah 1-21 The first of the writing prophets, Obadiah 845 BC
preaches to Edom
163. II Kings 6:8-7:20 More miraculous exploits of Elisha the prophet
164. II Kings 9:1-10:17, II Chron 22:1-22:9 Jehoram dies, Ahaziah rules in
Judah; Jehu kills Joram, takes Israel and kills Ahaziah
165. II Kings 10:18-12:3, II Chron 22:10-24:27 Athaliah rules Judah,
Joash saved; Jehu's reforms; Joash made king in Judah
166. Joel 1:1-3:21 The second minor prophet, Joel 830 BC preaches to
Judah
167. II Kings 12:4-13:20, II Chron 24:3-27b Joash dies in Judah, Jehoahaz
then Jehoash rise to rule Israel; Elisha dies
168. II Kings 13:20-14:24; II Chron 24:27b-26:15 Amaziah rises in Judah;
Jeroboam II rises in Israel
169. II Kings 14:25, Jonah 1:1-4:11 The third minor prophet, Jonah 775
BC preaches to Nineveh
170. II Kings 14:17-15:4, Amos 1:1-3:15 The fourth minor prophet, Amos
750 BC preaches to Israel; Amaziah killed, Uzziah rises in Judah
171. Amos 4:1-6:14 More from the fourth minor prophet Amos
172. Amos 7:1-9:15 Amos ends
173. II Kings 14:28-15:5, Hosea 1:1-3:5 The fifth minor prophet, Hosea 750
BC to Israel; Jeroboam II dies, Zechariah rises in Israel
174. Hosea 4:1-9:17 The fifth minor prophet, Hosea preaches hard against
Israel
175. Hosea 10:1-14:9 The fifth minor prophet Hosea ends
176. Isaiah 1:1-4:1 The first major prophet, Isaiah 750 BC preaches to
Judah and Israel
177. Isaiah 4:2-6:13, II Ki 15:8-28, II Chron 26:16-27:6, II Ki 15:6+7
Menahem, Pekahiah & Pekah rule in Israel; Uzziah dies, Jotham reigns
in Judah; Isaiah has a vision of Jesus!
178. Micah 1:1-2:13 The sixth minor prophet, Micah 739 BC preaches to
Israel & Judah
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179. Micah 3:1-5:15 The mighty prophecies of Micah
180. Micah 6:1-7:20 The sixth minor prophet Micah concludes
181. II Kings 15:29-16:4, II Chron 27:7-28:4 Pekah is killed, Hoshea is
Israel’s last king; Jotham dies, Ahaz rises to reign in Judah
182. Isaiah 7:1-10:4 Isaiah’s magnificent prophecies of Messiah
183. Isaiah 10:5-12:6, II Chron 28:1-21, II Ki 16:1-6 The first major
prophet, Isaiah continued; Judah begins to topple
184. Isaiah 13:1-16:14 Isaiah relates the origin of Satan
185. Isaiah 17:1-21:17, II Ki 16:7-17:2, II Chron 28:22-29:2 The first major
prophet, Isaiah continued; Judah ’s fall continues, Ahaz dies, Hezekiah
rules Judah
186. Isaiah 22:1-25:12 Isaiah indicts the entire world
187. II Chronicles 29:1-31:21 Good King Hezekiah of Judah
188. Isaiah 26:1-28:29 Isaiah prophesies great future hope for all Israel
189. Isaiah 29:1-32:20 Isaiah pronounces God’s doom on Jerusalem
190. Isaiah 33:1-35:10 Isaiah tells of Jerusalem’s distress and future
blessedness
191. II Ki 17:1-18:12 The captivity of Israel by Assyria, 722 BC, The Divided
Kingdom Period Ends and the Fifth Prophecy of Israel’s Expulsion out of
her Promised Land commences
VIII. The Expulsion Period: II Kings 18:11-Daniel 6:28
192. Isaiah 36:1-39:8 The Fifth Prophecy, Assyria’s Threat Comes to
Jerusalem
193. II Kings 18:13-20:20, II Chron 32:1-32 Assyria sent home in defeat
and shame
194. Isaiah 40:1-41:10 Isaiah turns an amazing corner
195. Isaiah 41:11-43:13 God: Israel’s only real Helper
196. Isaiah 43:14-45:13 Isaiah extols God’s faithfulness
197. Isaiah 45:14-48:15 Babylon to fall in one day
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198. Isaiah 48:16-50:11 Isaiah contrasts unfaithful Israel with faithful
Messiah
199. Isaiah 51:1-54:3 Isaiah’s ( possibly the entire Old Testament’s?) greatest
prophecy
200. Isaiah 54:4-56:12 Isaiah expresses who God’s salvation is for
201. Isaiah 57:1-59:21 Isaiah brings a word on true fasting
202. Isaiah 60:1-64:12 Isaiah foretells Israel’s future glory and return of
Christ
203. Isaiah 65:1-66:24 The first major prophet, Isaiah concludes
204. II Kings 20:21-21:16, II Chron 32:33-33:10 The end of Hezekiah,
wicked Manasseh rules
205. Nahum 1:1-3:19 The seventh minor prophet, Nahum 650 BC preaches
to Nineveh
206. II Kings 21:17-22:2, II Chron 33:11-34:2 Manasseh dies, Amon rises
and is killed, Josiah reigns
207. Zephaniah 1:1-3:20 The eighth minor prophet, Zephaniah 630 BC
preaches to Judah
208. Jeremiah 1:1-3:5 The second major prophet, Jeremiah 626-575 BC
preaches to Judah
209. Jeremiah 3:6-5:13 Jeremiah decries Judah’s unfaithfulness
210. Jeremiah 5:14-6:30 Jeremiah tells Judah of her soon coming exile
211. Jeremiah 7:1-9:26 Jeremiah tells of the worth of false religion
212. Jeremiah 10:1-12:17 Jeremiah’s life is threatened, he complains to God
213. Jeremiah 13:1-15:9 Jeremiah’s signs of the linen belt and the wineskin
214. Jeremiah 15:10-17:18 Weak Jeremiah is strengthened by the Lord
215. Jeremiah 17:19-20:18 Jeremiah warns of Sabbath-breaking,
repentance, and judgment
216. II Kings 22:3-23:28, II Chron 34:3-35:19 The reforms of good King
Josiah
217. II Kings 23:29-36, II Chron 35:20-36:5, Jer 22:10-17 & 26:1-24
Josiah dies in battle, Jehoahaz rises and is replaced by Jehoiakim
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218. Jeremiah 46:1-47:7 Jeremiah receives a message about Egypt
219. Habakkuk 1:1-3:19 The ninth minor prophet, Habakkuk ca 605 BC
220. Jeremiah 25:1-38 & 35:1-19 Judah to serve Babylon for 70 years
221. Jeremiah 36:1-32, 45:1-5 The scroll of Jeremiah’s words is burned
222. Daniel 1:1-2:49 The third major prophet, Daniel 605-534 BC
223. II Kings 24:1-7, II Chron 36:6-8, Jer 22:18-23, 48:1-49:33 Jehoiakim
is finished, the second major prophet, Jeremiah continued
224. II Kings 24:6-20a, II Chron 36:8-16, Jere 22:24-30, 37:1+2, 52:1+2
Jehoiachin ’s reign, followed by Zedekiah, Judah’s last king, 598 -597 BC
225. Jeremiah 24:1-10, 29:1-32, 27:1-28:17 Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles
in Babylon
226. Jeremiah 23:9-40 Jeremiah deals with Judah’s false prophets
227. Jeremiah 51:59 and 50:1-40 Jeremiah sends a message to Babylon of
her fate
228. Jeremiah 50:41-51:64a, 34:8-22 Judah “repented’ to get right with God
229. Ezekiel 1:1-7:27 The fourth major prophet, Ezekiel preaches to Judah
in Babylon 592-570 BC
230. Ezekiel 8:1-11:25 Ezekiel sees Judah’s idolatry and coming judgment
231. Ezekiel 12:1-14:23 Ezekiel condemns Judah’s false prophets and
idolaters
232. Ezekiel 15:1-18:32 Ezekiel lets Jerusalem know she will be severely
judged
233. Ezekiel 19:1-22:31 Ezekiel relates Israel’s past in accordance with the
7-point outline of our reading plan
234. Ezekiel 23:1-49, II Ki 24:18-25:1, II Chron 36:11-17a, Jer 39:1
Nebuchadnezzar comes to Jerusalem
235. Ezekiel 24:1-27 Jerusalem and the parable of the cooking pot
236. Jeremiah 21:1-22:9, 34:1-7, 32:1-33:9 God’s incredible future
promises to Israel and her future hope
237. Jeremiah 33:10-13, 30:1-31:40 The richest promise God made to Israel
238. Jeremiah 23:1-8, 33:14-26 Jeremiah foretells of Jesus the Messiah
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239. Ezekiel 25:1-17, 29:1-16 & 30:1-31:18 Ezekiel prophesies against
many surrounding nations
240. Ezekiel 26:1-28:26 Ezekiel prophesies the destruction of the
Mediterranean port city of Tyre
241. Jeremiah 37:3-38:28 Jeremiah is nearly killed by those who opposed
his message
242. II Kings 25:2-22; Jer 39:2-40:6, 52:3-30; II Chron 36:17-21 The Fall
of Jerusalem, 586 BC
The Fourth Prophecy of Israel’s Unfaithfulness ends here
243. Lamentations 1:1-2:22 The Lamentations of Jeremiah, the "Weeping
Prophet"
244. Lamentations 3:1-5:22 Jeremiah the “Weeping Prophet” finds hope
245. II Kings 25:22-26; Jer 40:7-44:30 + 51:64 The aftermath of Israel’s
exile
246. Ezekiel 33:21-36:38 Ezekiel in Babylon learns of Jerusalem’s fall
247. Ezekiel 37:1-39:29 Ezekiel sees the End-Times
248. Ezekiel 32:1-33:20 Ezekiel is God’s Watchman
249. Daniel 3:1-30 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace
250. Ezekiel 40:1-44:3 Ezekiel sees Israel’s glorious Millennial and eternal
temple to reside on the new earth
251. Ezekiel 44:4-48:35 Ezekiel is given a glimpse of ultimate Israel in its
eternal state upon the new earth
252. Ezekiel 29:17-21; Dan 4:1-37; Jer 52:31-34, II Ki 25:27-30 Ezekiel
and Jeremiah's ministries both end here and we ask if Nebuchadnezzar
was converted
253. Job 1:1-2:13 The story of Job and the beginning of his suffering
254. Job 3:1-7:21 The story of Job and the end of his patience
255. Job 8:1-10:22 The story of Job and the Issue of Human Suffering
256. Job 11:1-14:22 The story of Job and of his incredible suffering
257. Job 15:1-17:16 The story of Job and round 2 with his friends
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258. Job 18:1-21:34 The story of Job and his second reply to Bildad and
Zophar 1:3
259. Job 22:1-24:25 The story of Job and his third round with Eliphaz
260. Job 25:1-31:40 The story of Job and Bildad speaks one last time
261. Job 32:1-37:24 The story of Job and his “true friend” Elihu
262. Job 38:1-42:17 The story of Job and when God finally came to him
263. Psalms 44, 74, 79, 80, 85 and 89 Psalms of the Exile I
264. Psalms 102, 106, 123 and 137 Psalms of the Exile II
265. Daniel 7:1-8:27 Daniel’s visions of the future
266. Daniel 5:1-31, 9:1-27 Babylon’s last night and Daniel’s seventy sevens
267. Daniel 6:1-28 Daniel in the lions’ den
The Fifth Prophecy; Israel’s Expulsion is fulfilled. The Sixth Promise;
Israel’s Restoration begins
IX. The Restoration Period: Ezra 1:1-I Chronicles 9:34
268. II Chron 36:22+23 and Ezra 1:1-4:5 Israel’s exile ends and her
restoration begins
269. Daniel 10:1-12:13 The conclusion of Daniel the prophet
270. Ezra 4:6-6:13 The story of Jerusalem’s reconstruction
271. Haggai 1:1-2:23 and Zechariah 1:1-6 Two of Israel’s last prophets to
write, Haggai and Zechariah 520 BC
272. Zechariah 1:7-6:15 The eleventh minor prophet, Zechariah preaches to
Jerusalem 520 BC
273. Zechariah 7:1-8:23; Ezra 6:14-22 Zechariah is given great promises of
Israel’s future
274. Psalm 78 Psalms of a restored nation I, ca. 516 B.C.
275. Psalm 107, 116, 118, 125 Four more Psalms of a restored nation II
276. Psalm 126, 128, 129, 132, 147, 149 Six last Psalms of a restored
nation III
277. Zechariah 9:1-14:21 Zechariah saw Jesus!
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278. Esther 1:1-5:14 Esther: Queen of Persia 483-479 B.C.
279. Esther 6:1-10:3 God is in the little details
280. Ezra 7:1-8:36 The second migration of returnees 458 BC
281. Ezra 9:1-10:44 So that Messiah would be all Jewish
282. Nehemiah 1:1-3:32 Nehemiah comes to rebuild Jerusalem 445-444 BC
283. Nehemiah 4:1-6:19 Nehemiah: with the Help of our God
284. Nehemiah 7:1-73, 11:1-12:26 Nehemiah: fulfillment of the 6 th Promise
& Prophecy
285. Nehemiah 8:1-10:39 Nehemiah: true revival came to restored Israel
286. Malachi 1:1-4:6 The twelfth minor prophet, Malachi preaches to Israel
433 BC
287. Nehemiah 13:4-13:31 Nehemiah: Remember me, O my God!
288. I Chronicles 1:1-4:23 The Official Records of Israel, beginning with
Adam
289. I Chronicles 4:24-9:34 Wrapping Up the Old Testament
The Restoration Period Ends: The Old Testament is completed. The Tenth
Period; that of Silence, as per Amos 8:11+12 begins, and continues for the
next 420 years, from ca 425 BC to 5 BC, and the announcement of the
coming of John the Baptist
X. The 420-Year Historical Interlude between the Old and New Testaments is Fulfilled
290. The Inter-Testamental Period The End of the Old Testament, When
Heaven went silent fulfilling the prophecy of Amos 8:11+12
XI. The Four Gospels, The Gospel Period: Mt.1:1- Jn.21:25
291. Matthew 1 through 4 Matthew: The Gospel to the Jew first
292. Matthew 5 through 7 The true teaching of Jesus
293. Matthew 8 and 9 Will Israel receive her Messiah?
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294. Matthew 10 through 12 Israel rejected her Messiah
295. Matthew 13 The teaching of Jesus by parables
296. Matthew 14 through 16 Jesus came to give us the Gospel
297. Matthew 17 and 18 Jesus revealed His glory!
298. Matthew 19 and 20 The real reason Jesus had to die
299. Matthew 21 and 22 Jesus’ Passion Week begins
300. Matthew 23 and 24 The time of earth’s end
301. Matthew 25 Hell: Jesus’ last public teaching
302. Matthew 26 through 28 Jesus died and rose again
303. Mark 1 through 3 Mark: The Gospel that went to Rome
304. Mark 4 through 6 The marvelous Messiah of Mark
305. Mark 7 through 9 Jesus revealed His purpose in coming
306. Mark 10 through 12 Mark tells why Jesus came
307. Mark 13 through 16 The arrest, trial and condemnation of Jesus and
Mark gives us real Christianity
308. Luke 1 through 3 Luke: The Gospel to the Greek World
309. Luke 4 through 6:26 Luke shows that Jesus is God’s Messiah and what
true Christian conversion looks like
310. Luke 6:27 through 9:27 The high cost of following Jesus
311. Luke 9:28 through chapter 11 Who truly believes on Jesus?
312. Luke 12 through 15 Jesus said it: Repent or perish
313. Luke 16 through 18:14 True repentance resulting in righteousness
314. Luke 18:15 through chapter 21 Luke describes Passion Week
315. Luke 22 through 24 So ends the Gospel according to Luke
316. John 1 through 3 Jesus: The revelator of God, the very pinnacle of Bible
revelation, and the only One who came down from above
317. John 4 through 6 Jesus IS the One, and what is eating Jesus’ flesh and
drinking His blood?
318. John 7 through 9 Spiritual light and darkness, sight and blindness
319. John 10 through 12 John declares that Jesus IS God!
320. John 13 through 15 Abide in Christ, go in the Spirit and be fruitful
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321. John 16 through 18 Jesus’ illegitimate trials
322. John 19 through 21 Believe on the resurrected Christ and live forever!
323. Four Gospels, One Message: The 10 Essential Elements of the New
Testament Message
This Fulfills the Seventh and Final Promise and Prophecy of Messiah. Next
comes XII. The Early Church and Epistles Period.
XII. The Early Church and Epistles Period: Acts 1:1- Rev.22:21
324. Acts 1:1-2:47 Christ’s Ascension and birth of the Church
325. Acts 3:1-5:42 The growth of the early church
326. Acts 6:1-8:17 The martyrdom of Stephen
327. Acts 8:18-9:31 Persecution and Paul's conversion
328. Acts 9:32-12:25 The first Gentile believers
329. Acts 13:1-15:35 The first missionary journey of Paul and the Jerusalem
Conference
330. Galatians 1:1-6:18 The Truth of the Gospel
331. Acts 15:36-18:11 Paul’s second missionary journey
332. I Thessalonians 1:1-4:18 What will the End Times be like?
333. I Thessalonians 5, II Thessalonians 1:1-3:18, Acts 18:12-19:22 The
Second Coming of Christ
334. I Corinthians 1:1-4:21 The divided church at Corinth
335. I Corinthians 5:1-11:34 Trouble in Corinth: Immorality, and the place
of women in the church
336. I Corinthians 12:1-14:40 Spiritual gifts in the church and the
surpassing importance of love
337. I Corinthians 15:1-16:24, Acts 19:23-20:1 The reality of the
resurrection
338. II Corinthians 1:1-9:15 Everlasting life and our eternal home
339. II Corinthians 10:1-13:14, Acts 20:2+3 The amazing Apostle Paul
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340. Romans 1:1-3:20 The Gospel according to Paul
341. Romans 3:20-5:2 John 3:16 according to Paul
342. Romans 5:3-8:39 The eternal security of the believer
343. Romans 9:1-11:36 The sovereignty of God
344. Romans 12:1-16:27 Living out the Christian life
345. Acts 20:3-23:35 Paul travels to Jerusalem, is arrested and tried
346. Acts 24:1-26:32 Paul's defense before going to Rome
347. Acts 27:1-28:31 Paul's voyage to Rome
348. Colossians 1:1-4:18, Philemon Colossians provides a defense of the
truth about Jesus
349. Ephesians 1:1-6:24 A detailed description of all we have in Christ
350. Philippians 1:1-4:23 The epistle of joy
351. I Timothy 1:1-6:21 A pastoral epistle
352. Titus 1:1-3:15 A pastor’s work is never done
353. II Timothy 1:1-4:22 Paul’s final words
354. James 1:1-5:20, Jude James and Jude, half-brothers of the Lord Jesus,
write about practical Christianity
355. I Peter 1:1-5:14 Suffering now, glory later
356. II Peter 1:1-3:18 A revelation of the very end
357. Hebrews 1:1-6:20 Jesus is better
358. Hebrews 7:1-10:23 Once for all
359. Hebrews 10:24-13:25 It is all about faith
360. I John 1:1-5:21, II John, III John John: The apostle of Love
361. Revelation 1:1-3:22 The beginning of the end
362. Revelation 4:1-8:6 What worship is like in heaven
363. Revelation 8:7-13:18 The end of the end times
364. Revelation 14:1-19:10 These times will be the very worst
365. Revelation 19:11-22:21 Total Fulfillment: God's Eternal Kingdom!
The Goal and Purpose of God is to get to this Eternal Kingdom of Revelation
chapters 21 and 22. The Plan or Program of God was to bring Messiah into the
world, beginning with Abram in Genesis chapter 12. The entire recorded history
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of ancient Israel was the fulfilling of 7 Promises and Prophecies fulfilled through
12 Time Periods and is the Outline of all the Bible. The whole point was how
people could get their names written into the Lamb’s Book of Life by means of th e
salvation God provided through His Messiah.
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TOOL #2: KNOW THE END OF THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING
The Bride of the Lamb Revelation 21:1-22:5
“One of the seven angels… said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the
wife of the Lamb ,” Rev.21:9. In Tool #2, we seek to understand God’s personal
eternal purpose and goal, which is establishing The Holy City, The New
Jerusalem.
The Bible’s story ends with the 32 verses of Revelation 21:1 through 22:5. The
concluding verse, Revelation 22:5, closes with the words, “for ever and ever.”
What God intends to make to last for ever and ever must therefore be His final
goal and purpose.
Two times, first in Revelation 21:2 and again in Revelation 21:10, we read that
what God is going to make last for ever and ever has a proper name. It is called
the Holy City, the new Jerusalem.
The physical universe was created by God (Genesis 1:1). Through the study of
the physical sciences, we learn that the universe consists of space, time,
energy, and matter. Everything which exists around us is material and is
referred to as ‘matter’. The word ‘matter’ refers to anything that takes up space.
This includes anything that is solid, liquid, or gaseous.
An amazing thing about matter is that the scientific laws that God established
regarding matter in Genesis 1:1 are not eternal. In other words, ‘ matter’ cannot
last forever . However, what God will create new after the first heaven and earth
‘passes away’ (Rev. 21:1) will be created in a manner that will serve as God’s
throne room for ever and ever (Rev. 22:3), and where those who serve God will
do so for ever and ever (Rev. 22:5).
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If the New Jerusalem is God’s goal and purpose, just how important should it be
to us? We are to know these things, and we are to be looking forward to these
things! As the new sky, the new earth, the Holy City the new Jerusalem are His
very own goal and purpose (which is going to be for ever and ever), so we too
are to be just as desirous of these things as God is Himself! What is it that you
are looking forward to?
In Hebrews 11:8-10, the Bible says that Abraham was looking forward to the
city with foundations whose architect and builder is God. As you read further,
Heb.11:13-16 writes how Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Jacob were longing for a
heavenly abode, and verse 16 tells us that G od, “ has prepared a city for them.”
That city is the one we read of in the last two chapters of the Bible.
The writer of Hebrews wrote to believers who were suffering terrible persecution
for their faith in Jesus Christ. These Jewish believers were seriously
considering renouncing Jesus and going back to their Old Testament form of
Judaism. But read what the writer told these suffering believers in Heb.12:22-
24. “You have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the
living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful
assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven.
You have come to God… and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant….”
Where are all these things to be found? They are all mentioned in the Holy City,
new Jerusalem in Revelation 21:1-22:5!
Now observe Hebrews 12:28 where the writer tells these suffering saints that
they are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. What kingdom is that, but
the one we read of in Rev.21:1- 22:5! Then see Heb.13:14, “For here we do not
have an enduring city, but we are looking fo r the city that is to come.”
And there is more! Read just as carefully Revelation 20:11-15 and II Peter 3:7-
14, as these two passages go together. They both speak of the very same day
and of the very same events. They both speak of the Day of the Final Judgment
of the wicked dead and of the destruction or dissolution of this present earth
and its atmosphere.
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