Solving the Prophetic Puzzle (Hardcover)

Why you will enjoy and be blessed by reading Solving the Prophetic Puzzle. This will happen because the purpose of the book is to help the average person make sense out of Bible prophecy. I believe by reading Solving the Prophetic Puzzle this is a highly possible task to achieve for both clergy and lay persons in the church and society. I also believe Bible prophecy is a timely topic for today's world because of many developments taking place in nations and society. Bible prophecy raises many questions about the direction and destiny of mankind that need to be addressed by the church. Bible prophecy should be very important to the church and the world because 25% of the Bible is about prophecy. I believe I have answered most of those questions found in the prophetic puzzle. At the least, I have presented Bible prophecy in a format that can be easily followed by the reader who wants to understand its place in their spiritual and mental development. In addition, Solving the Prophetic Puzzle will be an excellent Bible study guide and resource for pastors and lay Bible teachers. As you will see, the content of the book's twenty-six chapters covers the subject of Bible prophecy from Genesis through Revelation. Each chapter deals with specific Bible verses and passages about Bible prophecy and shows how they have been either fulfilled in history and/or point to a future fulfillment. Each of the writing sixteen Old Testament prophets is examined in detail as to their prophetic ministry and visionary messages. Other prophetic Biblical persons such as Moses, Samuel, David and Elijah are included in the book's content. The major New Testament prophecies of Jesus, Peter, John and Paul are alsodiscussed in detail. The book of Revelations is explored and explained in its entirety by chapter and verse. One of the prominent features of the book is how it explains that there are three separate programs found in prophecy about three different groups in history and in our world today. Those prophetic programs of God concern either Israel, the Gentile nations, or the church. The book shows how these prophetic programs in the past and in progress today are carefully interwoven throughout the Bible. Also the book reveals how each prophetic program will be affected as history unfolds by one or more of the other prophetic groups. I have shown how theology, history, archeology and theories based on Scripture and scientific information work together to present a clear and comprehensive picture of Bible prophecy. My goal is to help the reader understand prophecy by understanding the many pieces of the prophetic puzzle and where they fit in the prophetic picture. Whoever reads this book will be amazed at how easily they become knowledgeable about Bible prophecy and what God is saying about the future of mankind and the world John Eldred Williams September 25, 2005