Prophecy 20/20: Profiling the Future Through the Lens of Scripture Book

Contents

Preface: Blindfolding Our Prejudices 1 SECTION 1: THE NATURE OF PROPHECY 1 What Is Prophecy?....................5
2 The Boundaries of Our Reality....................9
3 The Nature of the Time Dimension....................20
SECTION 2: PROPHECY PAST: THE BIBLICAL TRACK RECORD 4 The Nation of Israel....................29
5 The Book of Daniel....................37
6 The Life of Christ....................53
SECTION 3: PROPHECY FUTURE: THE CLASSICAL END-TIME SCENARIO 7 Hermeneutical Alternatives....................59
8 The 70th Week of Daniel....................66
9 The Coming World Leader....................69
10 The Abomination of Desolation....................74
11 The Great Tribulation....................82
12 The Battle of Armageddon....................86
13 The Millennial Kingdom....................91
14 The Harpazo....................95
SECTION 4: PROPHECY PRESENT: WHERE ARE WE NOW? 15 Weapons of Mass Destruction....................103
16 Biotechnology and Emergent Diseases....................115
17 The Struggle for Jerusalem....................127
18 The Rise of Babylon: A Litmus Test....................139
19 The Rise of Islam: The Legacy of Hate....................144
20 The Magog Invasion: Prelude to Armageddon?....................155
21 The Rise of Europe....................176
22 The Rise of Asia....................189
23 The Global Quest for Energy....................205
24 Global Religion....................217
25 Global Governance....................228
26 The American Challenge....................239
SECTION 5: THE ULTIMATEISSUE 27 The Greatest Adventure of All....................259
Acknowledgments....................265
Notes....................267