Category Archives: SCRIPTURE STUDIES

SCRIPTURE STUDIES: The Millennial Reign

The following links are to be used in connection with an on-going study I am leading in our congregation’s Sabbath Scripture Studies. This will also be the subject of a future “Road to Concord” show.

[NOTE: I do not agree with all the material I am posting below. Some of it is intended to illustrate how and why we get off track in our study of prophecy. Also, I will be re-ordering these files as I improve my outline for this study.]

The Greek word behind ‘Millennial,’ ‘chilioi.

2.7.2024 SHOW NOTES: Understanding the Prophetic Language, Part I — IV

Here are a list of links that might help you get started:

FOR ME, IT ALL STARTED WITH THESE TWO BOOKS

Hidden Beast 2

The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible

A GOOD START

Understanding the Prophets

What Is Typology?

SOME ESSENTIAL BASICS

1.25.2023 SHOW NOTES; The Prophetic Language

USEFUL INTERNET SOURCES

Bible Symbols

Biblical Symbol Chart

Keys To Bible Symbols

Meaning Of Numbers In The Bible

The Significance Of Numbers In Scripture

MY FAVORITE CHART

A COMPILATION OF SEVERAL INTERNET SOURCES I USE

MY PERSONAL LIBRARY

Connections: A Guide to Types and Symbols in the Bible

The Bible-Based Dictionary of Prophetic Symbols: Bridging the Gap Between Revelation and Application

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

The Prophets of Israel: Walking the Ancient Paths Walking the Ancient Paths

The Message of the Prophets: A Survey of the Prophetic and Apocalyptic Books of the Old Testament A Survey of the Prophetic and Apocalyptic Books of the Old Testament

Interpreting the Prophets: Reading, Understanding and Preaching from the Worlds of the Prophets Reading, Understanding and Preaching from the Worlds of the Prophets

Interpreting the Prophetic Books: An Exegetical Handbook (Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis)

Plowshares and Pruning Hooks: Rethinking the Language of Biblical Prophecy and Apocalyptic

RELATED, BUT MORE GENERIC REFERENCES

Dictionary of Biblical Symbolism

Figures Of Speech Used In the Bible Explained and Illustrated

Numbers in the Bible : God’s Unique Design in Biblical Numbers

Number in Scripture: Its Supernatural Design and Spiritual Significance Its Supernatural Design and Spiritual Significance

Types and Meaphors of the Bible

Typology-Understanding the Bible’s Promise-Shaped Patterns: How Old Testament Expectations are Fulfilled in Christ How Old Testament Expectations are Fulfilled in Christ

12.13.2023 SHOW NOTES: About Those Two Trees ‘In The Midst Of The Garden:’ The Law and Grace

Here are your show notes for today’s class:

THE TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN

Why were there two trees in the Garden of Eden?

“Eat my flesh and drink my blood” Meaning

THE LAW (TORAH)

22 Bible Verses about Life Through Keeping The Law

Law vs. grace—why is there so much conflict among Christians on the issue?

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Encyclopedia of The Bible – Righteousness

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology – Righteousness

11.2.2023 SHOW NOTES: The Lost Tribes Found???

Here are your show notes for today’s class:

WHERE DID THE LOST TRIBES GO?

Migrations of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

Where Are the Lost Tribes of Israel?

THE BIBLIOGRAPHY

THE ANCIENT HISTORIANS

The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition

The Works of Philo: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition

E. RAYMOND CAPT (2008)

The Book of Tephi (Classic Reprint)

Traditions of Glastonbury: The Biblical Missing Years of Christ- Answered

HENRI PIRENNE (1954)

Mohammed and Charlemagne

EMMET SCOTT (2012)

Mohammed and Charlemagne Revisited: The History of a Controversy

W. H. BENNETT (1976)

Symbols of our Celto-Saxon heritage

The Story of Celto-Saxon Israel.

The Ancient Israeli Tribe of Dan and the Sea Peoples

J. H. ALLEN (1902)

Judah’s Sceptre And Joseph’s Birthright

ELLIS SKOLFIELD (1989)

Hidden Beast 2

ROBERT PACK (2009)

America and Britain in Prophecy

THOMAS CAHILL (2010)

How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History Book 1)

The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (The Hinges of History)

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History Book 3)

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History Book 4)

Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World (Hinges of History Book 5)

Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World (Hinges of History Book 6)

STEVEN COLLINS (2012)

The “Lost” Ten Tribes of Israel…Found!

The Origins and Empire of Ancient Israel (The Lost Tribes of Israel)

Israel’s Lost Empires (The Lost Tribes of Israel, 2)

Parthia: The Forgotten Ancient “Superpower” and Its Role in Biblical History (The Lost Tribes of Israel, 3)

Israel”s Tribes Today

REED BENSON (2013)

The Anglo-Israel Thesis: Compelling Evidence that Caucasian Europeans Descended from the Ancient Israelites

ELIZABETH CALDWELL HIRSHMAN and DONALD N. YATES (2013)

When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis of Migrations, and Public and Family Records Show Twelfth Century Semitic Roots

STEPHEN J. SPYKERMAN (2014)

Who Are You America?: Time to Lift Your Prophetic Veil

A Game-Changing Revelation (Vol 1): The Hidden Ancestry of America and Great Britain

A Game Changing Revelation Volume 2: The Hidden Ancestry of America and Great Britain

JAMES N. NESTER (2015)

Will the Real Israel Please Stand Up!: How Christians Are Robbed of Their Heritage

COLONEL J. C. GAWLER (2017)

Dan – The Pioneer of Israel

GENETICS

Can Genetics Solve the Mystery of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel?

I CANNOT VOUCH FOR THIS VIDEO AS I HAVE NOT WATCHED IT,

but the graphics I found which were pulled from it do track with information I have already read and currently accept as sound.

A COUPLE HAIRY RABBITS

The Ashkenaz and Scythians

The Scythians—Who Were They? And Why Did Paul Include Them in Colossians 3:11?

The Israelite Origin of the Scythians

Black Hebrew Israelites

Who are the Black Hebrews / Black Israelites?

Black people in ancient Roman history

11.1.2023 SHOW NOTES: How to PROPERLY Interpret the Bible

Here are your show notes for today’s class:

WHY SHOULD WE STUDY THE BIBLE?

5 Powerful Reasons You Need to Study the Bible

Michael Heiser — Why Choose the Bible? Can We Rely on Translations?

PICKING A BIBLE TRANSLATION

Versions (Heiser’s Bible translation recommendations)

HOW SHOULD WE STUDY THE BIBLE?

Heiser’s Laws for Bible Study

How to Interpret the Bible: The COMA Bible Study Method

10 Things You Should Know about Studying the Bible

The Bible Unfiltered: Approaching Scripture On Its Own Terms

Unlocking The Bible: A Unique Overview of the Whole Bible

Studying the Bible — David Pawson

INERRANCY

Definitions of Inerrancy

Inspiration and Inerrancy: Distinguishing Ends and Means, Process and Product

HERMENEUTICS

HERMENEUTICS: The Science of Interpretation (slide Presentation)

Why You SHOULD Read the Bible in its Original Languages

HISTORIC-CULTURAL CONTEXT

Learning How To Interpret Scripture Through Context (slide presentation)

GREEK vs HEBREW THINKING

THE HEBREW WORLD VIEW

Teaching with a Biblical World View (slide presentation)

The Unseen Realm

The Unseen Realm – documentary film with Dr. Michael S. Heiser

THE HEBREW CULTURE

The Hebrews’ Nomadic Lifestyle

The Ancient Hebrew Culture

Israel : its life and culture (on-line flip book)

THE HEBREW LANGUAGE

The Culture of the Hebrew Language

THE GREEK LANGUAGE

FIGURES OF SPEECH

Hebrew Idioms Found in the Bible

Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels

Figures Of Speech Used In the Bible Explained and Illustrated

ON-LINE RESOURCES

Hebrew Interlinear Bible (OT)

Interlinear Bible

Ancient Hebrew Idioms