If you wish you knew more about Bible prophecies of the End Times, here is a short list of six key chapters to study. Consider this your crash course on Bible prophecy.
(1) Daniel 7: The Vision of Four Kingdoms, including the fourth and final world kingdom which will dominate the world immediately prior to Christ’s Second Coming. This chapter is the key that unlocks the book of Revelation, and the Revelation refers to it frequently. It is a remarkable chapter because it not only contains important prophetic symbols, but it also provides God’s interpretation of those symbols. Study this chapter carefully before you move on to Revelation.
(2) Matthew 24: Jesus’ famous sermon on prophecy, the Olivet Discourse. Jesus lists many signs to watch for, including increased warfare, earthquakes, and famine. Some elements of this chapter are difficult to understand, but some are not hard at all.
(3) Revelation 6: The first 6 Seals of God’s prophetic Book of 7 Seals, which describes the horrible events of the Tribulation. Compare Matthew 24 and Revelation 6. Their material is strikingly similar.
(4) Revelation 13: The most detailed description anywhere in the Bible of the Antichrist (“The Beast”) and his evil world empire in the Last Days.
(5) 2 Thessalonians 2: Paul’s description of the Antichrist. This chapter is important, because Paul’s description is so clear, and it correlates so closely with Revelation 13, thus confirming one’s interpretation of Revelation 13.
(6) Revelation 19: Jesus’ glorious Second Coming to bring down all earthly powers and inaugurate His reign as Messiah. He will be the greatest King the human race has ever known.
The Bible contains literally hundreds of chapters of prophecy, and they are all worthy of study. But Christians can easily be overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of this material. Read and re-read the six chapters above. You will not need stacks of supplementary reference materials to understand them. You may not grasp every detail, but the gist of the above six chapters is not difficult to discern, for any Christian who reads them a few times with an open mind and a prayerful heart.
(If you have any questions about the material in the chapters above, I will be happy to help to the best of my ability).
