Forward

In this book we take a fresh look at the subject of eschatology, which is the study of end-time prophetic events, and are not locked into the traditional thinking and teachings espoused in the last 200 years. The views expressed here are the result of a comparison of what God taught on this subject through the Old Testament prophets with what Jesus taught on this important subject while He was on the earth, and/or what He taught through the apostles from heaven after His ascension.

The basic premise exercised in this comparison is that what Jesus taught in the Old Testament, or what He taught while on the earth, or what He taught after His ascension, would never contradict one another. What Jesus taught on earth was spoken in plain language, whereas other teachings are very parabolic (in heavenly language). In interpreting parabolic language, there can be numerous possibilities as to God’s intended meaning. However, many of these possibilities can be eliminated by comparing them with what Jesus taught plainly during His earthly ministry. Any interpretation that contradicts what Jesus plainly taught in the Olivet Discourse cannot be the intended meaning of that which He taught in any of the prophetic books of the Bible such as Daniel, Isaiah, Joel, or Revelation.

This book is not intended to rehash the popular, traditional teachings of our day on eschatology, but rather to open up the
minds of the readers to explore and consider concepts and views that lie outside of the box of the commonly accepted teachings being taught to this present generation. God’s Word declares that some of these prophetic things will be sealed or hidden from man until the last days of this age. However, God promises to reveal that which has been hidden to this last day/terminal generation.