Why Prophecy?

Some believe that studying prophecy is a waste of time. Obviously (given the nature of this blog) I disagree.

Here are some reasons (give #6 some serious thought):

1. Over 25% of the Bible is prophecy

2. If God put it in the Bible, shouldn’t you read it?

3. Rev. 19:10 says “…For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

4. Rev. 22:7 says "Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book."

5. Rev. 1:3 says “Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.”

6. Jesus said in Luke 19:40-45: “The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you." If the Israelites had known their Old Testament prophecies, they would have recognized Jesus as their Messiah.


Now, studying prophecy to the exclusion of the rest of the Bible would be a huge mistake as well. As such, we will explore non-prophetic scriptures (NPS) at times, but the emphasis of this blog is prophetic. You should also spend your own time examining all scripture.

I will begin a series coming up on the book of Daniel. This book Lays the Groundwork For Prophecy (LGFP). There will be parts that we will be able to examine with the benefit of historical record, and there will be parts that have not occurred yet.

As we begin, please do not just take my word as truth. Please do your own reading and praying for understanding. With that in mind…

Please read Daniel 1 (for background) and Daniel 2 ahead of my next post.