D. The Guarantee That Future Prophecy Will Be Fulfilled.
D. The Guarantee That Future Prophecy Will Be Fulfilled.
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Isaiah 42:9
The greatest guarantee that prophecy for the future will be fulfilled, is prophecy already fulfilled in the past that we now regard as History. That is what God's prophecy is. History written in advance. In Daniel, Chapter 2, from the time of King Nebuchadnezzar, there are six world kingdoms predicted: Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Grecian, Roman, Antichrist's World Rule during the Tribulation Period, and the Kingdom; or, the 1,000 Year Reign of our Lord Jesus Christ. Four have come to pass, and two are yet to be fulfilled. The interim between the first four and the last two is the Church Age, which will be ended by the Rapture of the Church.
Most Christians view the Rapture with great anticipation and do not think of it as a judgment. It is a blessing upon the Christians; but, it is also a judgment upon the lost who are left behind to immediately face the horrors of the 7-Year Tribulation Period. The Flood became a blessing to Noah and his family, as they were in the Ark and borne above the waters of judgment which drowned the lost.
The Ark is a picture of our Lord Jesus Christ. Are you in the "Ark of Salvation" this moment? Have you trusted Jesus Christ as your Savior? If so, you will be caught up in the Rapture of the Church, and not left to experience the terrible time coming upon the Earth during the Tribulation.
3. Chart: Future Events Seen By the Old Testament Prophets.