The document discusses the relationship between history, prophecy, and God's plan for mankind. It argues that history focuses on God's dealings with humanity, not God himself. Prophecy reveals events before they occur from God's perspective, showing he knows the beginning and end. The "history as tape" analogy illustrates that prophecy allows glimpses of the future from our limited viewpoint, but God sees the full tape of events from creation to the new heaven and earth. Understanding prophecy provides clarity on life's purpose and humanity's destiny.

2. SECTIONAL OVERVIEW
Setting the stage Israel is the focus Israel paused Israel’s Cup God’s Reign
Prophecy is History They mark time The Church age God’s Wrath Israel’s return
Play the tape Key Passages Precede Anti Christ Satan’s Reign Restoration
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3. RESOURCES
The Bible Genesis/ Daniel/Revelation/ Ezekiel among many others
Prophecy: God’s Perfect Witness MICM series study
Late Great Planet Earth by Hall Linsey
Oneplace.com
Podcasts:
Messianic Perspectives and Understanding the Times
Various News articles and video clips
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4. SETTING THE STAGE
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5. IS HISTORY IMPORTANT?
• YES INDEED !!!
• IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND GOD, MAN, AND LIFE
• WHY?
• WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH PROPHECY?
WHAT IS HISTORY ?
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6. History is not about GOD
The Bible is not About GOD
Both are specifically about US!
Yes! It’s all about Man–kind
True – It is about God’s dealing with and plan for man , but man is the focus!
Oddly, most think that the Bible is about God. It is true that we gain great insight about GOD.
He does reveal himself within it’s pages. Yet, It is not written as a essay on HIM, but on His
dealings with US!
A CONTROVERSIAL CONCEPT
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7. PRE- HISTORY
• GOD ALWAYS WAS REV 1:8
• WE WERE CREATED FOR PURPOSE ISA 45:12-18
• THE EARTH WAS CREATED FOR MAN – NOT VICE VERSA GENESIS 1:28
• WE WERE CREATED IN GOD’S IMAGE GENESIS 1:26
• GOD BREATHED IN US LIFE GENESIS 2:7; ISA 42;5
• LIFE IS A TEST – GOD’S OBSERVATIONAL STUDY DEUTERONOMY 8:1-3
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8. The events of mankind on earth
God reveals His nature and character
More importantly His will and purpose for man-kind
God has neither beginning or ending
History has both. Genesis tells us how we began and
Revelations how we end.
The Bible is the history of man on earth
When we are no longer on this earth and when this earth
is destroyed and remade – History will cease.
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9. PROPHECY IS HISTORY
KNOWN TO GOD BUT NOT YET REALIZED AND EXPERIENCED BY US.
TO US THE FUTURE IS AN UNKNOWN AND UNWRITTEN.
TO GOD – IT IS LIKE IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED!
BIBLICAL PROPHESY THEREFORE CAN BE TRUSTED. IT IS WHAT SEPARATES CHRISTIANITY FROM ALL RELIGIONS
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10. THE PROPER VIEW OF PROPHECY
PROVIDES CLARITY ABOUT OUR EXISTENCE
PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF LIFE
PROVIDES MAN-KIND WITH HOPE FOR THE AFTER LIFE
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11. THE BIBLE
IT WAS WRITTEN FOR US DEUT 29:29
IT CONTAINS ALL WE NEED TO LIVE THIS LIFE
HOLY SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL TRUTH PSALM 119:160 / JOHN 17:17
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12. It’s all about
GOD
The Essence and Meaning of Life
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13. THE FALL OF MAN CHANGED
EVERYTHING
MAN IS NOW DISCONNECTED FROM GOD
MAN CAN NOW FORM HIS OWN INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
MAN NOW WILL DISAGREE WITH GOD
EVERYONE NOW HAS AN OPINION
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14. THE ISSUES OF LIFE
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15. WORLD VIEWS
GOD’S WAY NOT GOD’S WAY
• INDIVIDUAL WILL
• SATAN’S INFLUENCE
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16. TWO LINES OF PEOPLE : TWO TEAMS
EPHESIANS 2:1-3 CONCEPT: GENEALOGY CAN BE TRACED AS WE WILL SEE
THIS HOWEVER IS PHILOSOPHICAL
SETH AND HIS DESCENDANTS CAIN AND HIS DESCENDANTS
• GODLY
• GENESIS 4:25 – 26
• UNGODLY
• GENESIS 4: 17 - 24
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17. WHICH WAY WILL WE CHOOSE? GOD’S OR NOT GOD’S MATTHEW 7:13-14
BROAD IS THE WAY TO DESTRUCTION, MANY (MOST) CHOOSE IT / NARROW IS THE WAY TO LIFE, FEW WILL CHOOSE IT!
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18. PLAY THE TAPE
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19. HISTORY AS TAPE ANALOGY
Before time After time
History of man RevelationGenesis
Eternity past
Eternity future
History of man
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20. A SIMPLE WAY TO UNDERSTAND PROPHESY
From man’s viewpoint
Only time past and present can be
Understood and known
From God’s viewpoint
The whole tape has played out
All is known and understood
History of man on earth
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21. LET’S EXPLORE THIS VISUAL CONCEPT
Creation
In the beginning..
Time is represented by the unused
tape on the Right. While the empty
side on the Left represents time not
yet experienced
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22. KEY BIBLICAL HISTORICAL EVENTS
BabelGod confusing the tongues of the people
of Babel occurred early in the history of
man-kind on earth. Not much tape had
been played.
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23. SEEDS OF A NATION
Father AbrahamIn time, God called out a man for his
purpose. Israel will soon become.
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24. THE LINE OF CHRIST
King DavidAs more time passes,
Abraham’s seed became
a nation with a king!
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25. THE PROPHETS
Daniel
The prophetic word had been utilized
from the beginning . However, God
really stepped things up by sending a
host of men, including Daniel
approximately 600 years before
Christ!
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26. THE CROSS AND HIS CHURCH
Jesus
The one who split time! It is Christ who
gave us the mark of time of BC and AD.
He truly marks time!
His life, death, and resurrection also
initiated and introduced to the world
His Church!
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27. THE RAPTURE
Beginning of the endTime is running out!
This will be a brief period of time for Israel
and the unbelieving world to finally see and
except God’s way!
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28. END OF TIME
New Heaven and New Earth
After the final Judgement .
God will recreate Heaven and
Earth. This earth will be done.
Therefore, History will be
completed. All prophecy will
cease. Why?
Eternity future without end!
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29. Prophecy is indeed history from God’s viewpoint. He knows and sees the beginning just as clear as
He knows and sees the end. Biblical prophecy is God giving us a glimpse into the future. God is
letting us in on the history that from our standpoint, has not yet occurred.
By doing so, He shows himself as all knowing, all powerful, and true. His 100% accuracy shows
that he is the only one true living God. Prophecy becomes a powerful witnessing tool. Prophecy
provides believer’s with hope and assurance regarding our future.
The History as Tape Analogy has hopefully been a simple way to show that ;
1) Prophecy is history not yet experienced by us, but known by God.
2) History is only about the history of man on earth.
3) When this earth is over and God’s test for man is complete, History is over!
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