Part 1 of a four part series given at NHBC by elder Evan Davis in June 2012.

1. PROPHECY FOUNDATION

2. PERSONAL
 Current events are depressing
 National decline is difficult to accept
 Negative attitude generally
 Prophecy restores positive outlook

3. WHAT OR WHO IS MOST
IMPORTANT TO YOU TODAY?
 Your financial situation
 Wars going on all over the world
 Terrorist attack
 The deficit and National Debt
 The opportunity for your children
 Who is the next President
 The declining dollar

4. WHAT OR WHO IS MOST
IMPORTANT TO YOU TODAY?
 Personal knowledge of Jesus Christ as
your Savior and Lord
 God’s power is not diminished
 God’s purpose cannot be deflected
 It is only a matter of time until the
Lord returns
 We know the last chapter and WE
WIN!

5. BASIS OF PROPHECY
 God Communicates Clearly
 Unity of the Scriptures
 Promises of God are always kept
 God will resolve all conflict
 God will complete his ultimate
purpose fully

6. “THE HARBINGER” by J. Cahn
 A “FEATHER IN THE BREEZE”
 Interest in prophecy is increasing
today.
 Notable preachers focused in this
area.

7. Connecting The Dots
 Ancient Israel and the USA
 Similarities and Recent Events
 Forsaking God in our time
 Prophecy and God’s Warning
 Result of Catastrophic Events
 Repentance and Restoration
 Arrogant Reconstruction
 Inevitable Impending Judgment

8. PROMISES KEPT BY GOD
 Abrahamic Covenant
 Genesis 12:1-7 – Go to the land
 Genesis 13:14-17 – No conditions
 Genesis 15:1-21 – God’s oath
 Genesis 17: 1-27 – Circumcision
 Genesis 18:18-19 – Lord’s Choice
 Genesis 22:15-18 – Obedience of
Abraham confirms the Covenant

9. PALESTINIAN COVENANT
Numbers 24:1-12, Deu. 30:1-10
 Elaboration of Abrahamic Covenant
 Unconditional covenant
 Specific land covenant
 Expected the land to be divided

12. Israel Established
 Not all the sons of Abraham are Israel
 Only Isaac and Jacob’s sons chosen
 Chosen nation by God Deu. 10:12-16
 Intended to bless all nations
 All covenants will be fulfilled

13. Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20; Galatians 3
 The giving of the law to Israel
 Blessings and Curses outlined
 Blessings conditioned on obedience
 Not prophetic since a conditional
covenant

14. DAVIDIC COVENANT
II Samuel 7
 Eternal and unconditional
 Great name
 Rest from his enemies
 Physical descendants
 Throne forever
 Note Luke 1:32-33 Gabriel comment
 Kingdom would never pass away

15. THE NEW COVENANT
 Jeremiah 31:31-34; 32:40
 Ezekiel 16:60-62; 34:25-31; 37:26-
28
 Romans 11:25-27
 Isaiah 59:20, 21
 Hebrews 8:6-13

16. NEW COVENANT
 Future covenant
 Made with Israel
 Law within, written on the heart
 God personally present with Israel
 Personal knowledge for all Israel
 Forgive their sin, remember no more
 Indwelling Holy Spirit
 Dwell in the land in peace

18. Church as a Third Party Beneficiary
 Reference in the last supper
 Israel set aside temporarily
 Paul a minister of New Covenant
 Control of the New Covenant
 Hebrews 8:8-13
 Hebrews 9:14-20
 Hebrews 12:24

19. THE KINSMAN REDEEMER
Leviticus 25:23-28
 A “Real Estate” concept implemented
 Lord retains land ownership
 Grants temporary leases to tribes
 Restores leases every 50 years
 Title is not available to sell
 Kinsman Redeemer buys the usage of
the land for the balance of the lease

20. Duties of the Kinsman Redeemer
 Pay the redemption price
 Take possession and exercise control
over the land holding

21. MODERN WAR IN ISRAEL
 The War of Independence – 1948
 5 armies – 6 months - victory
 The Six Day War – 1967
 200m to 2 m – Golon Heights Victory
 The Yom Kippur War – 1973
 Attack on holiday – complete surprise
 Overwhelming force – retreat first
 2 weeks – Cairo and Damascus at risk

22. POSSIBLE FUTURE WAR
 Psalm 83 War (The Usual Suspects)
 Purpose: to wipe out Israel
 Participants: Edom, Amon, Moab =
Jordan = Palestinian Authority
 Ismaelites = Arabs
 Gebal? = Tyre = Lebanon = Hezbollah
 Phillistines = Gaza = Hamas
 Assyria = Syria and Hezbollah

23. Psalm 83 War
 The war will destroy the enemy
 Ez. 36:5 – Edom is destroyed
 Damascus will be destroyed
 Is. 17:1 – End as City - Rubble
 The New Covenant will be
implemented
 Ez. 36:22-28 – Unconditional Covenant
 Promised to Israel by God alone

24. FUTURE WARS IN ISRAEL
 War of Ezekiel 38, 39
 Expansion of enemies
 Large and distant nations invade
 Destroyed by God not World Leader
 War of Armageddon
 All the nations of the world invade
 Jesus Himself against the World Leader
 A personal defeat of Satan

25. THE LAND OF ISRAEL
 Non-existent for 2,000 years
 Balfour Declaration 11/2/17
 Jewish homeland along bible lines
 Allenby enters Jerusalem 12/17
 British Mandate between wars
 Partition 1947
 Nation 1948 – U.S. first to recognize