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WOS-6    THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN PROPHECY  

Introduction:

One of the greatest evidences of the inspiration of the Bible is prophecy; and one of the most spectacular examples of this is in the prophecies concerning the kingdom of God. The thread of the kingdom is found woven throughout the entire Bible. Even in the Book of Esther in which there is not one mention of God, we see the mighty providence of God preserving the Israelites from destruction so the nation would survive and produce the Messiah despite Satan’s attempts to thwart the purpose of God.

I - Kingdom in prospect (Let's follow the thread of The Promised seed).

1. Because the serpent beguiled Eve, God said to  him, " And I will put _________ between thee and the ___________, and between thy _______ and her ________; ___ shall bruise thy ________, and thou shalt bruise his ________" (Gen 3:15).

2. Using a good dictionary, define the word, "enmity."

3. "And the ___________  __________ was cast out, that old __________, called the __________, and ___________, which ___________ the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him" (Rev 12:9).

4. "And he laid hold on the _____________, that old __________, which is the ________, and ___________, and bound him a thousand years" (Rev 20:2).

5. Who was the serpent discussed in question #1? _______________________

6. Using a good dictionary, look up the word seed and notice the many definitions for the word. Then write here the best definition that fits the meaning of the word seed as is used here.____________________________________.

7. From Genesis 12:1-7,  list the three promises God made to Abram.

    a.

    b.

    c.

8. "And I will establish my ____________ between me and thee and _____  _____ after thee in their generations for an ___________   ___________, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee." (Gen 17:7)

9. In Genesis 17, for what reason did God change Abram's name to Abraham?

10. What was the name of the son that God promised Abraham (Gen 21:3)?

11. From whom did God tell Abraham that his seed would be called (Gen. 21:12)?

12. Who received the seed promise at Genesis 28:10-16?

13. Whose son was he?

14. Now to _____________ and ____  _____ were the promises made. He saith not, And to __________, as of many; but as of _____, And to thy ______, which is_______ (Gal 3:16).

15. Who, then, was the promised seed of Abraham, Issac and Jacob?

16. For unto us a _______ is _______, unto us a ____ is given: and the ___________ shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called ___________, ____________, ____  __________  _______, _____  ____________   __________, ______ _________  ___ _________ (Isa 9:6).

17. What statement in Isaiah 9:6 indicates there would be a kingdom?

18. Who was this person?

19. According to 1 Timothy 6:14, 15, who is this King?

II - The Kingdom In Prospect (Now Let's Follow the thread of The Great Kingdoms of Prophecy)

20. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had a dream. He forgot what the dream was but it so troubled him that he asked his "wise" men to tell him what he dreamed and then tell him of the meaning of that dream. His wise men could not tell what the dream was so Daniel, the prophet of God came to Nebuchadnezzar and told him of the dream and of the interpretation thereof. What did the king see in his dream (Dan. 2:31-33)?

21. What did those four different parts of the vision represent?

22. From verse 38, who represented that head of gold?

23. What would be that second great world kingdom was divided between whom?  (Dan. 5:28).

24. What was that third great world kingdom as revealed in Daniel 8:20, 21?

25. In the days of which world empire would the God of heaven set up a Kingdom that would never be destroyed? (Dan. 2:44)

26. What was that great world empire as is indicated by Luke 2:1?

27. Now when ___________ was born in ____________ of __________ in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born ___________of the _________? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him (Matt 2:1-2).

III - Kingdom at hand.  

28. What did John the Baptist come preaching (Mt. 3:2)?

29. When Jesus began to preach, what was His message (Mt. 4:17)?

30. When Jesus sent the twelve apostles forth to preach (Mt. 10:5-7)?

31. When Jesus sent out the seventy (Lk. 10:1-9) what did he tell them to preach?

32. When Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God, what did Jesus say He would build on the rock of that confession? (Mt. 16:18, 19)

33. What would Jesus give him that would enable others to enter what He was going to build?

34. What other name did Jesus give to that which He was going to build?