Understanding
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STUDY REFERENCE
Clarence E. Mason's "ESCHATOLOGY
3"
ADDENDUM 1
The Chronological Order of the Major Predicted Events
(Fulfilled and Un-fulfilled) |
BY THE AUTHOR
Dr. Clarence E. Mason, Jr.
Philadelphia College of Bible
1970
Edited by Dr. Clarence E. Mason,
Jr.
SECTION: Addendum 1
The Chronological Order of
the Major Predicted Events
(Fulfilled and Un-fulfilled) (after Chafer)
- SUMMARY OF FULFILLED
PROPHECIES
- Noah's prediction of
future of his sons Gen. 9:24-27
- Israel's bondage in Egypt
Gen. 15:13-14
- The future of Jacob's sons
Gen. 49:1-28
- Israel in the Land
(Judges and Kings) Dt. 4:26-30; 31:14-23
- Israel's bondages
The three dispersions from the land
- Egyptian Gen. 15:13-16
- Babylonian Jer. 25:11-12
- Present age-long dispersion
Dt. 28:63-67; 30:1-3; Lev. 26:3-46; Jer. 9:16; 18:15-17; etc.
- Judgment on surrounding
nations
- Babylon Isa. 13:1-22;
14:18-27; etc.
- Moab Isa. 15:1-9; 16:1-14;
etc.
- Syria Isa. 17:1-14; etc.
- Egypt Isa. 19:1-23
- Tyre Isa. 23:1-18
- Edom Obadiah 1; Ezek. 28;
etc.
- A partial restoration
Dan. 9:2; Jer. 25:11-12; fulfilled under Ezra and Nehemiah
- The coming and ministry of
John the Baptist Mal. 4:5-6; Luke 1:5-25; Isa. 40:1-3
- The birth of Christ
Gen. 3:15; Mic. 5:2; Isa. 9:6-7; 7:14
- The offices of Christ
- Prophet: Dt. 18:15-18; cp.
Mt. 13:24-25
- Priest: anticipated in
types of Aaron and Melchisedec Zech. 6:12; Ps. 110:4
- King: Zech. 9:9; cp. Mt.
21:1-7; Luke 1:31-33; Isa. 11; Ps. 72; Ps. 2
- The ministries of Christ
Isa. 61:1-2; 42:1-7
- The death of Christ
Ps. 22:1-21; Isa. 53. All of typical sacrifices fulfilled.
- The burial of Christ
Isa. 53:9
- The resurrection of Christ
Ps. 16:9,11; 22:22; Heb. 2:12; Ps. 118:22-24
Christ's own predictions—Mt. 12:38-40; 16:21; 17:9,23; 20:19; 27:63; Mk.
8:31; 9:9,31; 10:34; 14:58; Lk. 9:22; 18:33; Jn. 2:19-21
- The ascension of Christ
Wave sheaf type; Ps. 24; Jn. 14:2,12,28; 17:13; 20:19; Ps. 68:18; Acts
2:32-36
- The destruction of
Jerusalem, A.D. 70 Luke 21:20-24
CHART OF THE SUMMARY OF
UNFULFILLED PROPHECIES (in some cases now in process of fulfilment)
Key to Chart:
- The present age
Mt. 13; GaL" 1:4; 1 Cor. 10:32; 2 Tim. 4:1-4
- The course and character of
this age of the Church
Rev. 2 and 3; Mt. 13
- The last days of the Church
2 Thes. 2:1-12; 1 Tim 4:1-2; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; James 5:1-10; 2 Pet. 2:1-3:8; Jude
1:1-24; Rev. 3:14-22
- The Translation of the
Church
- The rapture or translation of
the Church (living saints) and
Jn. 14:1-3; 2 Thes. 2:1; 1 Thes. 4:13-18; 1 Cor. 1:8; 15:15-52; Phil.
3:20-21; 2 Cor. 5:1-9
- The first resurrection and
translation of the Church (dead saints)
I Jn. 5:28-29; Rom. 8723; 1 Cor. 15:20-52; 2 Cor. 5:1-9; Phil. 3:11,20-21; 1
Thes. 4:13-18
- The Church in heaven,
Rev. 4:1,5; 5:9; 19:7-9
- The Judgment Seat of Christ
2 Cor. 5:8-10; Rev. 3:11; 22:12; 1 Cor. 3:12-15; 1 Cor. 9:16-27; Lk.
19:11-27
- The Marriage of the Lamb
Rev. 19:7-8; Lk. 12:35-36; Jn. 3:29
- The Seventieth Week of
Tribulation,
Dan. 9:24-27
- "The Beginning of Sorrows (Birthpangs)"
Mt. 24:4-8
First 3 1/2 years
- The middle of the Week
(broken covenant)
Dan. 9:27b; Mt. 24:15; Rev. 12:7-12; cp. Dan. 9:27a; Rev. 6; 12:6
- "The Great Tribulation" Last
3 1/2 years
Dan. 9:27c; Mt. 24:9-14,16-26; Rev. 8-11 and 12:13-16:21
- The movements of armies in
the 70th Week, prior to Armageddon
- WEST: Beast and false prophet
(4th empire including Israel)
Dan. 2 and 7; 11:36-45
- SOUTH: King of South,
Dan. ll:40a; ally of c (North), Ezek. 38:5 and Dan, ll:43b. Not Egypt, Dan.
ll:42-43a, which is
part of "Roman"(4th) world empire (WEST).
- NORTH: King of North
("Assyrian"; "Gog and Magog"--Ezek. 38-39)
Russia-Germany, etc., Ezek. 38:2-3, 6; Dan. 11:40-44.
- EAST: Kings of East (Sunrising),
i.e., Far East
Dan. 11:44; Rev. 9:14-19; 16:12
- The battle of Armageddon,
Rev. 19:11-19; Ps. 2; etc.
- Beast and false prophet cast
alive into Lake of Fire
- Destruction of armies
gathered at Armageddon
- The descent of our Lord to
earth on Mt. Olivet (splitting it)
Zech. 14:3-4, Valley of Jehoshaphat?
- The binding of Satan (in
bottomless pit during 1000 years) Rev. 20:1-3
- Completion of first
resurrection and scenes of judgment,
Rev. 20:4-6; Dan. 12:1-3
- Resurrection and judgment of
righteous dead (except Church, previously raised)
- Dead saints of 70th Week
(esp. martyrs), Jews and Gentiles
- Saints of 0. T. era (prior
to Cross),
Gentiles (before Abraham) & Jews & Gentiles since
- Regathering of repentant
Israel and purging out of rebels,
Ezek. 20:33-44
- Judgment of living at end of
70th Week
- Righteous Jews ("brethren")
and Gentiles go into 1000 year reign
"come ye blessed.. .enter Kingdom prepared for you, " Mt. 25:31-46.
- Wicked rejected and slain;
cast into "hell" till end of 1000 years.
- (All wicked dead from
creation through 70th Week stay in hell until end of 1000 years. See No.
15.)
- The thousand year reign of
Christ on earth
Rev. 20:4-6; Dan. 2:44; 7:13-14; Lk. 19:12; Zech. 14:9; Isa. 11:1-11; Rom.
8:17-24; Removal of curse of Gen. 3
- The loosing of Satan and
final revolt at end of 1000 years.
Rev. 20:3,7,9 Fire from heaven slays those who follow Satan.
- Satan cast alive into Lake
of Fire (his eternal doom)
Rev. 20:10 (Note: beast and false prophet still there!)
- The second resurrection and
Great White Throne judgment. Rev. 20:11-15 (cp. 11, d)
Wicked of all ages included in this resurrection. (Contra No. 4 and No. 11a-c)
- The Day of God and the new
heavens and new earth (also called Day of Lord)
2 Pet. 3:12-13; Isa. 65:17; 66:22
- The eternal destiny of the
wicked and righteous
Rev. 20:14-15; 21:1-8
Wicked (Lake of Fire; conscious suffering);
Righteous (conscious bliss in new heavens and earth; new Jerusalem)
- The deliverance of the
Kingdom (all enemies defeated including death) by the Son to the Father
that "God (the Godhead) may be all in all"
The plan of redemption completed forever, 1 Cor. 15:24-28
The Son's stewardship and self-imposed subjection consummated
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