Eschatology

Dr. Neil Sawatzky explains what Isaiah's Prophecy of Peace is about. When will it take place?

The 144,000 Literal interpretation = 144,000 people 1. Where Do We Find the 144,000? Revelation 7:4 "Then I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand out of every tribe of the children of Israel: Revelation 14:1 "Then I looked. The Lamb was standing on Mount Zion and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. Revelation 14:3 They sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn that song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 2. Who Are The 144,000? "out of every tribe of the children of Israel:" Juda - twelve thousand. Reuben - twelve thousand. Gad - twelve thousand. Aser - twelve thousand. Nephthalim - twelve thousand. Manasses - twelve thousand. Simeon - twelve thousand. Levi - twelve thousand. Issachar - twelve thousand. Zabulon -twelve thousand. Joseph -twelve thousand. Benjamin -twelve thousand. 3. The Difference in Listing the 12 Tribes Dan - Manasses-Ephraim 4. The Responsibility of the 144,000 They will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom Revelation 14:6 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people," They will fulfill the promise of Jesus Christ: Matthew 24:14 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. The Greatest Revival on Earth Rev 7:9-17 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

UNTIL THE FULNESS OF THE GENTILES BE COME IN. GLOBALISM - Rom 11:25 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. Luke 21:24 "And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." I. The Beginning of Global Gentile Prominence a. The rising of Gentile prominence - Babylonia 2000-1900 B.C b. The Key figure was Hammurabi who enshrined the famous code of Hammurabi Britannica - "These 282 case laws include economic provisions: (prices, tariffs, trade, and commerce), family law (marriage and divorce), as well as criminal law (assault, theft) and civil law (slavery, debt). II. The Revelation of Gentile Prominence - Neo Babylon - 626 BC - 539 BC The 7 Heads and Ten Horns: Egypt Assyria Babylon (lion-Daniel 7:4) Medo-Persia (bear-Daniel 7:5) Greece (leopard-Daniel 7:6) Rome Future Revived Roman Empire. Rev 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. When is the fullness of the Gentiles? Antichrist rule God's judgments of Rev and the seven bowls of wrath Israel restored and Gentile nations destroyed - Goat nations Israel in Blessing becomes the end of world history.

1. Israel's Deep Spiritual Beginnings Genesis 32:24-25 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. Hosea 12:4-5 4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us; 5 Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial. II. Israel's Rejection of the Theocracy 1 Samuel 8:7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. III. Israel's Path to Discipline a. The critical division within b. Long history of rebellion, disobedience and punishment c. The Northern Kingdom had only wicked leadership d. The Northern Kingdom taken captive in 722 B.C. Shalmaneser invaded Israel and laid siege to Samaria, the capital of the kingdom. During the siege he died, and was succeeded by Sargon II The Northern Kingdom has not recovered, but have been dispersed world wide. e. Judah followed similar behavior Jeremiah 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 1. Babylon invaded and destroyed Jerusalem 606 BC 2. Judah returned to Jerusalem 444 BC by command of King Artaxerxes I (445 or 444 BC) 3. Jerusalem destroyed by Titus of Rome 70 AD 4. The Sanhedrin disbanded in 425 AD We see the Patience of God over a period of 1500 years when His children rebelled and disobeyed We see the Punishment upon extreme wickedness from the Northern Kingdom We see the Passion of God in restoring the Southern Kingdom We see the Persistence of God as He chastises disobedient Israel for more the 1900 years until today.

1. A brief History of Israel 70 AD - 1948 AD a. Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans 70 AD b. The magnificent Herodian Temple demolished entirely 70AD c. The Sanhedrin officially disbanded in 425 AD d. Muslim invasion and control 600-700 AD e. Israel's Miraculous Come back - 1948 f. The Declaration of Independence - By David Ben-Gurion. “...the establishment of the Jewish State in Palestine, to be called Israel... The State of Israel will be open to the immigration of Jews from all countries of their dispersion; will promote development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; will be based on the precepts of liberty, justice and peace taught by the Hebrew Prophets; will uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizens, without distinction of race, creed, or sex; will guarantee full freedom of conscience, worship, education and culture; will safeguard the sanctity and inviolability of the shrines and Holy Places of all religions; and will dedicate itself to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations... We offer peace and unity to all the neighboring states and their peoples, and invite them to cooperate with the independent Jewish nation for the common good of all.” g. Israel's Conflicts and survival against all odds 1948 - 2021 h. Israel's Spiritual Condition Romans 10 1. (Rom 10:1-3) Israel’s Self Righteousness 2. (Rom 10:4-8) Israel in Spiritual Darkness because of Self Righteousness 3. (Rom 10:9-13) God’s righteousness is gained by faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 4. (Rom 10:14-15) The necessity of the preaching of the gospel. Gospel originated in Jerusalem Acts 1:8

THE 7 DISPENSATIONS 1. The Dispensation Of Innocence Adam And Eve Until The Fall Genesis 1:28-30 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 2. The Dispensation Of Conscience Genesis 3:8–8:22 Expulsion from the Garden until the end of the Flood. 3. The Dispensation Of Human Government Gen 9-11 4. The Dispensation Of The Patriarchs Abraham Gen 12 Isaac - Genesis 25:20-35:29 Jacob Genesis 49:33 5. The Dispensation Of Law Moses to the Death of Jesus Christ 6. The Dispensation Of The Church Age Pentecost to the Rapture 7. The Dispensation Of The Kingdom a. History - the story of God dealing with man before the cross b. History - the story of God dealing with man after the resurrection until the Rapture c. Prophecy Now until the eternal state following the Kingdom on earth.

The Basis of Prophecy Revelation 19:10 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Prophecy is about Parousia – Jesus Christ is coming again. Prophecy is not primarily about the latest crisis, pandemic or even the anti-Christ rule. It is about Jesus Christ. Rev 1:1 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: I. The Proper Method of Bible Interpretation a. Literal, b. Grammatical, c. Historical Methodology d. Dispensational II. The Promises of God as Precedent for Prophecy a. The Promise to Noah, Gen 9: 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.” b. The Promise to Abraham – Isaac – Jacob (Israel) Gen 12:2; 13:14-17; 15; 17:1-14; 22:15-18 c. The Palestinian Promise, Deuteronomy 30:1-10 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, 2 And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; 3 That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. 4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 5 And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 7 And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day. 9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers: 10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. d. The Promise to Moses Genesis to Deuteronomy i. The Ten Commandments ii. The 613 laws to govern Israel’s social and ceremonial life. e. The Promise to David 2 Samuel 7:12-16, 12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. f. The Promise of the New Covenant, Jeremiah 31:31-34 31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord: 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Noah Abraham – Isaac – Jacob Palestine Moses David The New Covenant