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    How to Teach Prophecy
    How to Teach Prophecy
    How to Teach Prophecy
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    How to Teach Prophecy

    By David Bergsland

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    Teaching prophecy is a specialized skill

    The difficulty arises in the attempt to be accurate in an arena where the Lord himself has told us that no one knows and that no one will figure it out. This is why He uses the image of a thief coming in the night.

    However, there is much we do know. All we need to do is teach what we know and clearly label as speculation what we do not know for sure. What we do know for sure is: The King is coming soon!

    We are responsible to warn the people—that they might be saved and be ready when He comes.

    Why teach prophecy?

    The main reason is that prophecy comprises at least 27% of the Bible, some say 30%, and I would say it’s quite a bit higher than that because many of the prophetic verses are not identified as such—so about a third. We discovered how that worked when Jesus came the first time.

    Israel changed all modern prophetic understanding

    Both amillennialism and confusion were the result of the general belief that Israel was gone and would never be a nation again. Most of the prophecies leading up to the great Tribulation, Armageddon, and the King of kings assumed that Israel was a nation. That had not been true since 67 ad. In May of 1948 that all changed—in a single day. The birth of Israel was the fulfillment of many prophecies. Ezekiel 36 & 37 were largely fulfilled almost instantly. The valley of dry bones was being resurrected.

    Prophecy is very hopeful and exciting

    We’re about to see the Lord God Almighty fulfill what He said He would do so many years ago. Many of the prophecies we expect to be fulfilled in the next few years were written 3,000 years ago. The Bible has come alive!

    In modern American culture, the major awakening came about through Hal Lindsey’s societal shaking book, The Late, Great Planet Earth. That made prophecy popular.
    It started the much wider discussion we see around us today about the apocalypse. So, why do you need to know prophecy? To answer the questions of your peers and to lead them to the Lord. Fear of the End is a great motivator. The Lord uses it regularly to get people’s attention.

    Of course, accepting Jesus as fire insurance is not a great way to enter the Kingdom, but the Holy Spirit can redeem anything if He’s given a chance. Plus it is extremely exciting to realize that the earth is going to be remodeled almost as much as it was by the Flood in the very near future.

    The result will be our Messiah sitting on the throne of Jerusalem, the completion of the line of King David—on top of the highest mountain on earth. It is truly an exciting time to be alive! David Bergsland has been teaching prophecy for just less than 40 years. His goal is to share with you what the Lord has taught him in that time. Many of his conclusions may surprise you. You need to take them seriously. For truly, no one knows the day nor the hour.

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    PublisherDavid Bergsland
    Release dateDec 31, 2012
    ISBN9781301423897
    How to Teach Prophecy
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    David Bergsland

    For me, my early life culminated with the great rebellion of the sixties. Ending up as a fine artist and heavy user of pot and acid, I needed help. I met Jesus in 1974, and my life began, for real. The Lord gave me an amazing Godly woman for my wife in 1976. I became a graphic designer, font designer, and desktop publisher. In 1991, I began teaching printing and digital publishing. That resulted in writing dozens of books and booklets about the practical processes, using InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. In 2009, I began the transformation into an author of fiction. By the end of 2022, I had 17 novels in five series, as I have developed my craft. This book is #20, and is the third book of the sixth series. I’m using Christian contemporary speculative fiction with some Biblical romance to share stories about the reality of how Jesus touches our day-to-day lives, while being strongly focused upon Biblical truth. I put the stereotypical Bible quoters in the same category as robo-callers. I attempt to reveal Jesus within a realistic world sharing my experiences. The goal is to reveal Jesus as a loving Creator building people into what they are designed to be. I currently assume time is running short, and the final harvest is here.

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      How to Teach Prophecy - David Bergsland

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      How to Teach Prophecy

      By David Bergsland

      Published by Radiqx Press at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 David Bergsland

      Copyright notices for the Bible versions and lexicons are found at the end of the book.

      This is a work of biblical opinion: sharing the experiences of nearly forty years of serving Jesus of Nazareth, teaching the scriptures, and walking in the spirit. All opinions should be examined and prayerfully considered before they are blindly acted upon.

      This book is dedicated to Perry Stone, Hal Lindsey, and all the others who got me involved with this research over the decades

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      Why teach prophecy?

      The main reason is that prophecy comprises at least 27% of the Bible, some say 30%, and I would say it’s quite a bit higher than that because many of the prophetic verses are not identified as such—so about a third. We discovered how such unrecognized embedded prophecy worked when Jesus came the first time.

      The first reason prophecy teaching is needed is because the church bought a lie in the Dark Ages that it still holds onto dearly. That basic misunderstanding is the belief that Christ is ruling now through the political church, and that this is the Millennium. This belief, called amillennialism, still holds sway in most of the mainline churches and seminaries in America.

      The result of all of this is seen when you ask a classically trained, seminary graduate who is leading a local church as a priest, pastor, or ordained elder. It is even more common among denominational administrators, i.e. bishops, monsignors, cardinals, and so on.

      The second problem is seen when asking bible school graduates who are leading evangelical churches. Their response is more likely to be that prophecy is too hard to understand. They really do not have the time to waste on such peripheral topics. All of this results from one major historical event.

      Israel changed all this

      Both amillennialism and prophecy confusion were the result of the general belief that Israel was gone and would never be a nation again. Most of the prophecies leading up to the great Tribulation, Armageddon, and the King of kings assumed that Israel was a nation. That had not been true since 67 ad. In May of 1948 that all changed—in a single day.

      The birth of Israel was the fulfillment of many prophecies. Ezekiel 36 & 37 were largely fulfilled almost instantly. The valley of dry bones was being resurrected.

      Prophecy is very hopeful and exciting

      We’re about to see the Lord God Almighty fulfill what He said He would do so many years ago. Many of the prophecies we expect to be fulfilled in the next few years were written 3,000 years ago. The Bible has come alive!

      Of course, it has always been made alive by the anointing of the Holy Spirit, but the vast majority of the church lost that reality. The Reformation started this rebirth which blossomed through the reformers until the explosion of the evangelical churches, preaching of the Bible, and the pentecostal/charismatic awakening.

      In modern American culture, the major revelation of contemporary views about prophecy came about through Hal Lindsey’s societal shaking book, The Late, Great Planet Earth. That made prophecy popular. It started the much wider discussion we see around us today about the apocalypse.

      So, why do you need to know prophecy?

      To answer the questions of your peers and to lead them to the Lord. Fear of the End is a great motivator. The Lord uses it regularly to get people’s attention. Of course, accepting Jesus as fire insurance is not a great way to enter the Kingdom, but the Holy Spirit can redeem anything if He’s given a chance.

      Plus it is extremely exciting to realize that the earth is going to be remodeled almost as much as it was by the Flood in the very near future. The result will be our Messiah sitting on the throne of Jerusalem, the completion of the line of King David—on top of the highest mountain on earth.

      It is truly an exciting time to be alive!

      Why do we need to teach prophecy?

      Several places in scripture teach us that we must be looking and waiting or we may miss it. The clearest is probably the parable of the ten virgins.

      Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise replied, ‘Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maidens came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he replied, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. [Matthew 25:1–13 RSV]

      Jesus said that and it is a serious warning. This says that when our groom, our Messiah, comes back we need to be ready. We need to have oil in our lamps—filled with the Holy Spirit. We need to have our wicks trimmed—we need to be pruned, cleaned, and living fruitful lives. If not, it will be too late.

      That’s a scary verse which talks about the maidens who come back after frantically going out and getting the oil they should have had at hand. When they return the Bridegroom has left for the marriage feast and the door is shut. They bang on the door, but the bridegroom responds, I don’t know you. What a

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