We face a real battle to maintain a

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• Our God will teach us how to think as we are
  molded into the image of Christ.

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• Our God will teach us how to think as we are
  molded into the image of Christ.
• His goal is to defeat every thought and bring it
  into submission to Him. (2 Cor 104-5)

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• 2 Corinthians 104-5 - For the weapons of our
  warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for
  pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down
  arguments and every high thing that exalts itself
  against the knowledge of God, bringing every
  thought into captivity to the obedience of
  Christ,

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• The way we change our thinking is to be taught
  how to reason from the apostles and prophets.

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• We must repeatedly focus on sound doctrine.
  (Titus 21 2 Tim 113-14)

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• Titus 21 - But as for you, speak the things
  which are proper for sound doctrine

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• 2 Timothy 113-14 - Hold fast the pattern of
  sound words which you have heard from me, in
  faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14
  That good thing which was committed to you, keep
  by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• When we rejoice in the stimulating reasoning of
  great thinkers and theologians, then it will
  not be long until the plain thinking of the
  gospel will be despised.

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• It is important that we feed on the right source.
  (Titus 19-14)

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• Titus 19-14 - holding fast the faithful word as
  he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound
  doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who
  contradict. 10 For there are many insubordinate,
  both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those
  of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be
  stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching
  things which they ought not, for the sake of
  dishonest gain.

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• 12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said,
  "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy
  gluttons." 13 This testimony is true. Therefore
  rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in
  the faith, 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables
  and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• The basis of this series is the Death, Burial and
  Resurrection of Christ as the foundation of the
  Christians thinking.

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• How did the apostles reason to convince others to
  believe in the resurrection?

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• How did the apostles reason to convince others to
  believe in the resurrection?
• What Bible doctrines are tied to the resurrection?

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We face a real battle to maintain a sound mind.

• How did the apostles reason to convince others to
  believe in the resurrection?
• What Bible doctrines are tied to the
  resurrection?
• In this study we will examine the 2nd coming of
  Christ and the resurrection of the dead. We will
  also review the AD 70 doctrine.

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• Jesus lived in a physical body, died and then was
  raised in a physical body.

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• A simple truth denied can have great
  repercussions. (1 Jn 41-6 2 Jn 7-8)

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• 1 John 41-6 Beloved, do not believe every
  spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of
  God because many false prophets have gone out
  into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of
  God Every spirit that confesses that Jesus
  Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• 3 and every spirit that does not confess that
  Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God.
  And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which
  you have heard was coming, and is now already in
  the world. ..

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• 5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak as
  of the world, and the world hears them. 6 We are
  of God. He who knows God hears us he who is not
  of God does not hear us. By this we know the
  spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• 2 John 17-8 - For many deceivers have gone out
  into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as
  coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an
  antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we do not
  lose those things we worked for, but that we may
  receive a full reward.

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• Jesus made it very clear that this was true. (Lk
  2439-45)

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• Luke 2439-45 - "Behold My hands and My feet,
  that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a
  spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I
  have." 40 When He had said this, He showed them
  His hands and His feet. 41 But while they still
  did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to
  them, "Have you any food here?"

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• 42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and
  some honeycomb. 43 And He took it and ate in
  their presence. 44 Then He said to them, "These
  are the words which I spoke to you while I was
  still with you, that all things must be fulfilled
  which were written in the Law of Moses and the
  Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." 45 And He
  opened their understanding, that they might
  comprehend the Scriptures.

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• When Jesus resurrection is tied to our future
  resurrection, we should remember these
  truths!

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• Jesus ascended to heaven in that same physical
  body and on a physical cloud. (Acts 19-11)

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• Acts 19-11 - Now when He had spoken these
  things, while they watched, He was taken up, and
  a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And
  while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He
  went up, behold, two men stood by them in white
  apparel,

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• 11 who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you
  stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who
  was taken up from you into heaven, will so come
  in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• When Jesus comes again we are told what it will
  look like!

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Undeniable facts about the Death, Burial and
resurrection of Christ

• When Jesus comes again we are told what it will
  look like!
• When the righteous ascend to meet Him we already
  know the circumstances of Jesus return!

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• There will be a literal physical resurrection of
  all men who ever lived.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• There will be a literal physical resurrection of
  all men who ever lived.
• Paul reasoned with unbelievers that they would be
  held accountable at the judgment day and the
  proof of this would be the resurrection of
  Christ. (Acts 1730-31)

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Acts 1730-31 - "Truly, these times of ignorance
  God overlooked, but now commands all men
  everywhere to repent, 31 "because He has
  appointed a day on which He will judge the world
  in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained.
  He has given assurance of this to all by raising
  Him from the dead.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Why would the resurrection of Christ have any
  connection to proof of a future judgment of all
  men? Consider how Paul develops this reasoning
  with Christians. (2 Cor 413-14 1 Cor 614
  Phil 320-21, 1 Jn 32)

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 2 Corinthians 413-14 13 And since we have the
  same spirit of faith, according to what is
  written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we
  also believe and therefore speak, 14 knowing
  that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also
  raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with
  you.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 1 Corinthians 614 - And God both raised up the
  Lord and will also raise us up by His power.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Philippians 320-21 - For our citizenship is in
  heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the
  Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will
  transform our lowly body that it may be conformed
  to His glorious body, according to the working by
  which He is able even to subdue all things to
  Himself.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 1 John 32 - Beloved, now we are children of
  God and it has not yet been revealed what we
  shall be, but we know that when He is revealed,
  we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He
  is.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Is this resurrection a figurative resurrection of
  a cause?

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Is this resurrection a figurative resurrection of
  a cause?
• Did Jesus discuss a literal resurrection and a
  very different afterlife in His ministry?

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• What was the disagreement with the Sadducees
  about? (Lk 2027, 34-36)

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Luke 2027 - Then some of the Sadducees, who
  deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him
  and asked Him,

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Luke 2034-36 - And Jesus answered and said to
  them, "The sons of this age marry and are given
  in marriage. 35 "But those who are counted
  worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection
  from the dead, neither marry nor are given in
  marriage 36 "nor can they die anymore, for they
  are equal to the angels and are sons of God,
  being sons of the resurrection.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• After the resurrection, what would be true of all
  those who were raised? Is this true today?

45
What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• What was the occasion that Mary discussed the
  resurrection with Jesus? (Jn 1123-26 40-46)

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• John 1123-26 - Jesus said to her, "Your brother
  will rise again." 24 Martha said to Him, "I know
  that he will rise again in the resurrection at
  the last day." 25 Jesus said to her, "I am the
  resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me,
  though he may die, he shall live. 26 "And
  whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
  Do you believe this?

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• John 1140-46 - Jesus said to her, "Did I not say
  to you that if you would believe you would see
  the glory of God?" 41 Then they took away the
  stone from the place where the dead man was
  lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said,
  "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42
  "And I know that You always hear Me, but because
  of the people who are standing by I said this,
  that they may believe that You sent Me."

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried
  with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" 44 And
  he who had died came out bound hand and foot with
  graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a
  cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let
  him go." 45 Then many of the Jews who had come
  to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did,
  believed in Him.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees
  and told them the things Jesus did.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Did Jesus teach a general resurrection for only a
  small group of people? (Jn 528-29 Acts
  2415-16)

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• John 528-29 - "Do not marvel at this for the
  hour is coming in which all who are in the graves
  will hear His voice 29 "and come forth -- those
  who have done good, to the resurrection of life,
  and those who have done evil, to the resurrection
  of condemnation.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Acts 2415-16 - "I have hope in God, which they
  themselves also accept, that there will be a
  resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
  the unjust. 16 "This being so, I myself always
  strive to have a conscience without offense
  toward God and men.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Is this a personal resurrection that brings
  personal accountability?

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Will all men see and personally experience things
  at the second coming of Christ?

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Christians are expecting to see and meet Jesus at
  His coming. (1 Jn 31-2 1 Thess 413-18)

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• John 31-2 - Behold what manner of love the
  Father has bestowed on us, that we should be
  called children of God! Therefore the world does
  not know us, because it did not know Him. 2
  Beloved, now we are children of God and it has
  not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we
  know that when He is revealed, we shall be like
  Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 1 Thessalonians 413-18 - But I do not want you
  to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who
  have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who
  have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus
  died and rose again, even so God will bring with
  Him those who sleep in Jesus.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 15 For this we say to you by the word of the
  Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the
  coming of the Lord will by no means precede those
  who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will
  descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
  of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And
  the dead in Christ will rise first.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be
  caught up together with them in the clouds to
  meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall
  always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort
  one another with these words.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Since this is connected to Jesus resurrection,
  then in what manner will we see Jesus? Is this a
  past event only applicable to the righteous?

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Will the unrighteous also see Jesus coming in the
  clouds? (Rev 15-7)

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• Revelation 15-7 - and from Jesus Christ, the
  faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead,
  and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him
  who loved us and washed us from our sins in His
  own blood, 6 and has made us kings and priests
  to His God and Father, to Him be glory and
  dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• 7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye
  will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all
  the tribes of the earth will mourn because of
  Him. Even so, Amen.

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What does the Resurrection teaches us about
future events?

• How is Jesus the firstborn from the dead? How
  was He raised? How will the others be raised?

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• The advocates of the AD 70 doctrine rely heavily
  upon taking their understanding of the
  Old Testament prophets and applying it to the 2nd
  coming of Christ and the resurrection of the
  dead.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• The advocates of the AD 70 doctrine rely heavily
  upon taking their understanding of the
  Old Testament prophets and applying it to the 2nd
  coming of Christ and the resurrection of the
  dead.
• They maintain that any coming of Christ has to
  be interpreted as the comings of God in Old
  Testament judgments.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• The want to say that the Old Testament shows a
  general resurrection that was the resurrection of
  a cause. We also must view the New Testament
  resurrection this way.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• The want to say that the Old Testament shows a
  general resurrection that was the resurrection of
  a cause. We also must view the New Testament
  resurrection this way.
• We must learn how to handle the Old Testament
  prophecies.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• We can know when a passage is fulfilled when the
  N. T. tells us! (Acts 216-17)

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Acts 216-17 - "But this is what was spoken by
  the prophet Joel 17 'And it shall come to pass
  in the last days, says God, That I will pour out
  of My Spirit on all flesh Your sons and your
  daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall
  see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• As the premillennialist do, our AD 70 advocates
  dispute the interpretations given by the Apostles
  and Jesus Himself!

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• It is important to harmonize and learn from the
  Old Testament. (Mt 517-18 Rom 154)

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Matthew 517-19 - " Do not think that I came to
  destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come
  to destroy but to fulfill. 18 "For assuredly, I
  say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one
  jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the
  law till all is fulfilled.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• 19 "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of
  these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be
  called least in the kingdom of heaven but
  whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called
  great in the kingdom of heaven.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Romans 154 - For whatever things were written
  before were written for our learning, that we
  through the patience and comfort of the
  Scriptures might have hope.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Remember the limitations of the Old Testament
  prophets without the light of the New
  Testament Apostles and Prophets. (1 Pt 19-12)

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• 1 Peter 19-12 - receiving the end of your faith
  -- the salvation of your souls. 10 Of this
  salvation the prophets have inquired and searched
  carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would
  come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner
  of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was
  indicating when He testified beforehand the
  sufferings of Christ and the glories that would
  follow.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• 12 To them it was revealed that, not to
  themselves, but to us they were ministering the
  things which now have been reported to you
  through those who have preached the gospel to you
  by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven -- things
  which angels desire to look into.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Some of the prophecies were well known and others
  were not.

80
How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• What prophecies were known in advance by the
  Jewish leaders?

81
How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Remember, even with the prophecies, the coming of
  Christ was a mystery that was revealed at the
  right time! (Eph 19 33-4, 9)

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Ephesians 19 - having made known to us the
  mystery of His will, according to His good
  pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Ephesians 33-4 - how that by revelation He made
  known to me the mystery (as I have briefly
  written already, 4 by which, when you read, you
  may understand my knowledge in the mystery of
  Christ),

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Ephesians 39 - and to make all see what is the
  fellowship of the mystery, which from the
  beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who
  created all things through Jesus Christ

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• We should be Cross-centered in our understanding
  of these terms!

86
How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• If Jesus has already come then it would be
  pointless to keep the Lords Supper! (1 Cor
  1123-26)

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• 1 Corinthians 1123-26 - For I received from the
  Lord that which I also delivered to you that the
  Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was
  betrayed took bread 24 and when He had given
  thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat this is
  My body which is broken for you do this in
  remembrance of Me."

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after
  supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in
  My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in
  remembrance of Me." 26 For as often as you eat
  this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the
  Lord's death till He comes.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• The Cross will give us a clear vision and
  understanding of future events.

90
How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Let us fight for the one hope of His coming and
  the resurrection of the dead.

91
How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Paul delivered to Satan those who said the
  resurrection is past. (2 Tim 215-19)

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• 2 Timothy 215-19 - Be diligent to present
  yourself approved to God, a worker who does not
  need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
  truth. 16 But shun profane and idle babblings,
  for they will increase to more ungodliness. 17
  And their message will spread like cancer.
  Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• 18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying
  that the resurrection is already past and they
  overthrow the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless the
  solid foundation of God stands, having this seal
  "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let
  everyone who names the name of Christ depart from
  iniquity.

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How should we properly handle Old Testament
prophecies?

• Errors of the past do not stay defeated. We need
  to be prepared!