Parallels Between
the Prophetic Books
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We are glad to welcome you to this lesson! Let's pray together:
Father,
In the last three lessons, we have studied the organization of the three main prophetic
books contained in Your Word.
Please help us now to parallel these three prophetic texts, just like the pieces of a
puzzle which, once joined together, will give us a portrait of the future.
We ask this in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Lord.
Amen.
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1 Corinthians 14:32,33
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the
prophets. For God is not the author of confusion but of peace.
For the novice, the Bible's prophetic books look like a disorganized patchwork,
without plan, without logical link... However, a careful analysis shows a totally
different picture!
On the contrary, we discovered, in our last three lessons, that these books, inspired by
an orderly God, are highly organized and linked one to the other.
Here is a summary of what we found.
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Next, we discovered that Daniel's prophecies are parallel:
«He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law.
Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.»
(DANIEL 7:25)
«A king shall arise, having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes. His power
shall be mighty, but not by his own power; he shall destroy fearfully, and shall prosper
and thrive; he shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.» (DANIEL 8:23,24)
«And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purge them, and make them
white (...). Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify
himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods.» (DANIEL
11:35,36)
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Matthew 24:15
When you see the «abomination of desolation», spoken of
by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand).
Then we saw that Jesus Himself referred to the book of Daniel and recommended
that we study it.
In addition to being linked to the book of Daniel, we discovered that Jesus' prophetic
discourse, found in chapter 24 of the Gospel according to Matthew, had also been used as a
framework for the book of Revelation, as the following table illustrates.
Matthew 24 is thus the link between Daniel and Revelation.
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Matthew 24:46,47
Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes,
will find so doing. Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his
goods.
Revelation 22:12
And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with
Me, to give to every one according to his work.
Just like Matthew chapter 24 and the book of Daniel, Revelation shares the goal
of preparing us for the return of Jesus.
And just like them, this famous work is a lot more organized than it seems to be at first
glance.
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Revelation 22:7
Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this
book.
Therefore, there are close links between the book of Daniel and Matthew chapter
24, and also between Matthew chapter 24 and the book of Revelation.
Can we also draw parallels between the book of Daniel and the book of Revelation? Yes, we
can, and those parallels are very solid.
The following examples, that we will study in future lessons, demonstrate this statement
in a convincing way.
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Genesis 41:1,4,5,7,32
Pharaoh had a dream. (...) The ugly and gaunt cows ate up
the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
He slept and dreamed a second time. (...) The seven thin heads devoured the seven plump
and full heads. (...)
«The dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God
will shortly bring it to pass.»
We have already seen that the prophecies of the book of Daniel describe the
same sequence of events.
This parallelism can be found elsewhere in the Bible (like in Pharaoh's dreams), and in
the book of Revelation.
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Seventh letter: Revelation 3:20,21
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My
voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne.
Seventh seal: Revelation 8:1
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in
heaven for about half an hour.
This seventh parallel doesn't seem convincing to you? Don't worry, the lessons
on the seven letters and the seven seals will answer your questions.
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Joshua 4:13
About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before
the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Romans 13:12
The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let
us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Our next section is entitled «The Toolbox».
It will provide us with everything we need to understand prophecy, as well as to prepare
ourselves for the great conflict which will soon take place here on earth.
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Let's thank God for His precious help:
Lord,
Studying the organization of the prophetic books has brought us to discover the close
links joining them.
We thank You, Father, for if we better and better understand the prophetic word, it is
because You enlighten us by the presence of Your Holy Spirit.
Please continue to guide us, as we seek to deepen our knowledge of Your prophetic word.
In Jesus Christ we pray.
Amen.
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