While the study of prophecy has fallen into disrepute with many, we can rejoice that God has not left us in ignorance of things to come, for: “We have a more sure word of prophecy, whereunto ye do well that ye take heed …” If we would understand God’s prophetic program, it is imperative that we “rightly divide the Word of truth.” In this book, Brother John LaVier gives us a Scriptural and dispensational preview of things to come by looking at the key performers who will play a part in the last act of God’s great drama of the ages. (72 pp.)
Table of Contents
- ForewordOne may question the need for another book dealing with the prophetic Scriptures. It is true that the study of prophecy has fallen into disrepute with many and one reason is that some have posed as prophets instead of sticking to the Word. However, we can rejoice that God has not left us in ignorance ...
- The Rightful Heir“Who is worthy to open the book?” The title of the last book of the Bible is not “The Revelation of St. John the Divine” as shown in the heading. The correct title is in the very first verse. It is “The Revelation of Jesus Christ.” He is the book’s great theme and the dominant figure ...
- The Nations“Why do the heathen rage?” What is in store for the nations of the earth? What is their future? Will they continue to exist, and for how long? Before facing these questions we need to examine the question in the chapter heading above. This question is found in Psalm 2:1, “Why do the heathen (i.e. nations) rage ...
- The Nation“Can these bones live?” When God turned away from the nations He shortly raised up a new nation, a vessel through which the others might be brought back to Himself. That nation was the nation Israel and whoever reads the Bible must perceive the important place of that nation in the plan of God. In fact, ...
- Satan“How art thou fallen from heaven” In every age the people of God have suffered at the hands of evil men and it will be no different in the end-time. In fact, the saints will then be suffering even more. In Revelation 6:10 those who are martyred are crying out, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost ...
- The Two Witnesses“What are these two witnesses?” When speaking of the end-time we have particularly in mind that period referred to as the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophecy. This is a week of seven years. The first three and a half years will be comparatively peaceful, but it will be a false peace. “For when they shall say, ...
- The Tribulation Saints“What are these which are arrayed in white robes?” The question has sometimes been asked as to whether, prior to the Rapture, there would be a great revival with many turning to God and trusting in Christ. We know that with God all things are possible. He can do as He chooses at any time or ...
- Antichrist“Who is like unto the beast?” It has been said that the book of Daniel is a commentary on the book of Revelation, and that Revelation is a commentary on Daniel. Certainly these two books should be studied together when dealing with the prophetic Word. It is interesting, though, that in neither of these books is ...
- Armageddon“And who shall be able to stand?” There are four A’s of the end-time. 1) The Apostasy, a departure from the faith once delivered to the saints. 2) The Antichrist, the greatest apostasy of all, the renouncement of God and the worship of man. 3) Armageddon, the gathering of the nations to their destruction. 4) The ...
- EpilogueDealing with the events of the end-time, the Great Tribulation period, one is forced to paint a dark and gloomy picture. In fact, God Himself so describes it in these words: “That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and ...
