The purpose of this book is to provide a historical context to Bible prophecy. Each chapter will take the reader through a journey of biblical history beginning with the Assyrian Empire and up to the events surrounding the destruction of the Jewish temple in AD 70. Along the way, the reader will be shown how the prophetic books of the Bible relate to the events that occurred during the time in which they were written.
Finally, this book will provide the reader with an understanding of the origins of the modern end-times view and how it has gradually become the prevalent view today.
Cuprins
Introduction1
Origins of the Modern End Times Views6
Interpreting Passages23
The Assyrian Empire28
Introduction28
Assyrian History and Culture30
The Rise of Israel37
The Divided Kingdom39
The Assyrian Captivity45
Assyria and Old Testament Prophecy50
The Babylonian Empire55
From the Rise of Babylon to the Babylonian Captivity55
Babylon and Bible Prophecy64
Gog and Magog73
The Persian Empire79
From Cyrus to the Return from Captivity79
From Darius I to the End of the Persian Empire84
The Seventieth Week of Daniel93
The Greek Empire105
From the Athenian Empire to Alexander the Great105
From the Successor Kings to the Maccabees115
The Roman Empire124
From Independence to the Rise of Herod the Great124
From Herod the Great to the Start of the Jewish War131
The Destruction of Jerusalem143
The Second Roman-Jewish War149
A Look at Prophecy154
Matthew 24 and The Roman War154
Revelation and the Roman War163
Signs and Wonders173
Additional Analysis of the End Times Views181
Covenants190
Conclusion201
Maps and Timelines191