The document provides an overview of biblical prophecies concerning the church and how they were fulfilled: - Old Testament prophets like Isaiah, Daniel, and Joel prophesied the establishment of God's kingdom/house in Jerusalem, which would come with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. These prophecies were fulfilled on the day of Pentecost with the establishment of the early church. - Jesus proclaimed that the kingdom of God was at hand and promised to build His church. He commanded His followers to preach the gospel to all nations starting from Jerusalem. - After His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven and reigns as King over His kingdom, the church, from heaven. Individual Christians comprise the

2. 10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known
through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly
places. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He
carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
- Ephesians 3:10-11 NASB
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3. Isaiah 2:2-4
~ 725 BC
Where
The house of God will be
established in Jerusalem
(Mt. Zion)
Daniel 2:44
~ 600 BC
When
The kingdom of God will be
established, “In the days of
those kings”
Joel 2:28-29
(609-586 B.C.)
What
“I will pour out My Spirit in
those days” (Last Days) 3
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY

4. 2 Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the
house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains,
and will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
3 And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the
mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; that He may
teach us concerning His ways and that we may walk in His paths.” For
the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 2:2-3 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The house of God will be established in
Jerusalem
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5. HEAD OF GOLD
KINGDOM OF BABYLON (626-539 BC)
CHEST & ARMS OF
SILVER
KINGDOM OF MEDES & PERSIANS (539-331
BC)
BELLY & THIGHS OF
BRONZE
KINGDOM OF GREECE (~331 BC - &
following)
LEGS & FEET OF IRON &
CLAY
ROME (~63 BC - 5th Century AD)
THE
VISION
OF
DANIEL

6. 44“In the days of those kings the God of
heaven will set up a kingdom which will never
be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left
for another people; it will crush and put an
end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself
endure forever. 45“Inasmuch as you saw that a
stone was cut out of the mountain without
hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze,
the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God
has made known to the king what will take
place in the future; so the dream is true and its
interpretation is trustworthy.”
- Daniel 2:44-45
THE
KINGDOM
OF
GOD
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7. 1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a
census be taken of all the inhabited earth. 2 This was the first census
taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And everyone was on
his way to register for the census, each to his own city. 4 Joseph also
went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of
David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and
family of David, 5 in order to register along with Mary, who was
engaged to him, and was with child. 6 While they were there, the days
were completed for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her
firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a
manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Luke 2:1-7 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: “In the Days of Those Kings”
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8. 4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son,
born of a woman, born under the Law.
- Galatians 4:4 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: “In the Days of Those Kings”
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9. 1 Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the
wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.”
- Matthew 3:1-2 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom is at hand
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10. 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
- Matthew 4:17 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom is at hand
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11. IS AT HAND
HELPS Word-studies
1448 eggízō (from 1451 /eggýs, "near") – properly, has
drawn close (come near). Occurs 14 times in the Greek
perfect tense (indicative mood) in the NT which expresses
"extreme closeness, immediate imminence.”
of 10 11
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12. 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He
was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but
still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But
who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the
Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed
are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to
you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 “I also say to you that you are
Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades
will not overpower it. 19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of
heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in
heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in
heaven.” - Matthew 16:13-19 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: “I Will Build My Church”
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13. 1And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of
those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the
kingdom of God after it has come with power.”
- Mark 9:1 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom Would Come With Power
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14. 44 Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you
while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in
the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and
He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise
again from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance for
forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations,
beginning from Jerusalem. 48“You are witnesses of these things.
49“And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you;
but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on
high.”
- Luke 24:44-49 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom Would Come With Power
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15. 6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying,
“Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He
said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the
Father has fixed by His own authority; 8 but you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My
witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even
to the remotest part of the earth.”
- Acts 1:6-8 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom Would Come With Power
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16. 26 And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was
added to the eleven apostles. 1 When the day of Pentecost had come,
they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from
heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house
where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of
fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.
4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
- Acts 1:26; 1:1-4 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom Would Come With Power
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17. 14 But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them:
“Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give
heed to my words. 15 “For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the
third hour of the day; 16 but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
17‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH
OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS
SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR
OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; 18 EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN
AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they
shall prophesy. 19‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND
SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.
20‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,
BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.
21‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE
LORD WILL BE SAVED.’ - Acts 2:14-21 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Kingdom Would Come With Power
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18. 40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on
exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”
41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that
day there were added about three thousand souls. 42 They were
continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to
fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 47 praising God and
having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their
number day by day those who were being saved.
- Acts 2:40-42, 47 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Beginning of the Church - the Kingdom
of God
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19. 15 “And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He
did upon us at the beginning.
- Acts 11:15 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Beginning of the Church - the Kingdom
of God
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20. 13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us
to the kingdom of His beloved Son.
- Colossians 1:13 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Church is the Kingdom of God
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21. 28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let
us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable
service with reverence and awe;
- Hebrews 12:28 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Church is the Kingdom of God
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22. 9 I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and
kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island
called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
- Revelation 1:9 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: The Church is the Kingdom of God
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23. THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY
PROPHECY FULFILLMENT
Isaiah
2:1-4
→
Pentecost
the Beginning
←
Colossians
1:13
Daniel
2:44
→ The Church
was Established
in Jerusalem
←
Hebrews
12:28
Joel
2:28-29
→ ←
Revelation
1:9
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24. 17 If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according
to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your
stay on earth; 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable
things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your
forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and
spotless, the blood of Christ.
- 1 Peter 1:17-19 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: Individual Christians Are the Church & the
Kingdom of God
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25. 28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the
Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God
which He purchased with His own blood.
- Acts 20:28 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: Individual Christians Are the Church & the
Kingdom of God
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26. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book
and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with
Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
10 “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and
they will reign upon the earth.”
- Revelation 5:9-10 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: Individual Christians Are the Church & the
Kingdom of God
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27. 6 and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and
Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 1:6 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: Individual Christians Are the Church & the
Kingdom of God
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28. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you
will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the
glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing
greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in
accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He
brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated
Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and
authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not
only in this age but also in the one to come. 22And He put all things in
subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the
church, 23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
- Revelation 1:6 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: Christ Now Reigns From Heaven Over His
Kingdom
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29. 24 then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God
and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 27 For HE HAS PUT
ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says,
“All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who
put all things in subjection to Him. 28 When all things are subjected to
Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who
subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.
- 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: Christ Now Reigns From Heaven Over His
Kingdom
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30. 26“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from
the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken
away. 27“But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign
over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.”
- Luke 19:26-27 NASB
THE CHURCH IN PROPHECY: Christ Now Reigns From Heaven Over His
Kingdom
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