The Prophetic Scriptures

By Rev. Jack Lister

The apostle Peter proclaimed, "We have a more sure word of prophecy." The Bible's ability to see into the future and record history in advance proves its supernatural foundation.Peter went on to say, "Ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts." Having a good knowledge of the prophetic word is paramount to the believer in the trying times we live in today. The prophetic word reveals to us the coming events for this planet and our place in the future. This knowledge generates comfort and rest in our spirits as we are taught what God has in store for our lives in the days ahead.This work is the result of four decades of study and research in the prophetic scriptures. It is an effort to aid you in your study of this subject. Surveying the entire Bible, it isolates the prophetic utterances of the ancient Hebrew and early Christian prophets concerning the future of the human race. Under eighteen titles, the book records what the biblical prophets said about prophetic subjects such as the Messianic prophecies, Jerusalem, the return of Jesus to this earth, the Temple, Armageddon, and many others.There is no commentary included in this work. It records only what the prophets declared from Genesis to Revelation. The work does not only concern itself with the well-known prophecies found in Daniel and Revelation, but it includes the obscure and very powerful prophecies from the minor prophets as well. It is a work complied from the entire Bible.Not only is it a useful study aid, but it is also a book to be read like any other book. In the reading of this book, you will be taught directly from the biblical prophets concerning the times that you live in. Read it. Allow the Holy Spirit to be your teacher, and make up your own mind about the time in which you live and the place that you are traveling to.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098079062

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The Prophetic Scriptures

Rev. Jack Lister

Copyright © 2020 by Jack Lister

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Table of Contents

The Messianic Prophecies

Israel’s Return to the Land

Israel’s Repentance

Israel in the Great Tribulation

Israel in the Millennial Kingdom

The Last Days and the Command to Watch

Jerusalem

The Return of Jesus

The Promise of Resurrection

The Promise of Eternal Life

The Millennial Kingdom

The Temple

Judgment

The Great Tribulation

The Antichrist

Armageddon

The New Heaven and the New Earth

The Hidden Treasures of Bible Prophecy

Introduction

The apostle Peter proclaimed, We have a more sure word of prophecy (2 Pet. 1:19).

The Bible’s ability to see into the future and record history in advance proves its supernatural foundation.

Peter goes on to say, Ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts. Having a good knowledge of the prophetic word is paramount to the spiritual health of the believer in the trying times we live in. The prophetic word reveals to us the coming future events of this planet and teaches to us the significance of the present events and our place in the future. It also generates comfort in our spirits with the knowledge of what God has in store for our lives in the days ahead.

I have studied, preached, and taught the prophetic scriptures since 1974. I have witnessed the hope that the Holy Spirit delivers to those who have received the word of God brought to us by the Old Testament and New Testament prophets, Holy men of God that spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (2 Pet. 1:21).

This work is an effort to aid you in your study of the prophetic scriptures. I have surveyed the entire Bible and isolated the prophetic scriptures contained in it. Under eighteen titles, I have recorded what the ancient Hebrews and the early Christian fathers prophesied about the time in which we live and the coming events. I have added no commentary to this work but offer up to you, the reader, the pure word of prophecy. The heavy lifting of searching the scriptures for what the Bible proclaims about the end of days are provided here for you.

Not only will this work aid you in your studies, but also if you read this work as you would any other book, you will have a knowledge of exactly what the ancient Hebrews and early Christian fathers set down as God’s plan for the future of the human race.

My hope is that the Great Teacher, the Holy Spirit, guides you into all truth and quickens your spirit knowing that…the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy (Rev. 19:10).

Jack Lister

June 26, 2020

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The Messianic Prophecies

Genesis 3:15

15. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Genesis 49:10

10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Numbers 24:7–8

7. He shall pour the water out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

8. God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath the strength of an unicorn; he shall eat up nations, his enemies, and shall break their bones and pierce them through with his arrows.

Numbers 24:17–19

17. I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

18. And Edom shall be a possession: Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies: and Israel shall do valiantly.

19. Out of Jacob shall he come who shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

Deuteronomy 4:30–31

30. When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice

31. (For the Lord thy God is a merciful God), he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swore unto them.

Deuteronomy 7:10

10. And repayeth them who hate him to their face, to destroy them; he will not be slack to him who hateth him: he will repay him to his face.

Deuteronomy 15:6

6. For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee. And thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

1 Chronicles 17:11–14

11. And it shall come to pass, when thy days are expired, that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

12. He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne forever.

13. I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee,

14. But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forevermore.

1 Chronicles 28:4 and 7

4. Howbeit, the Lord God of Israel, chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever; for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me, to make me king over all Israel.

7. Moreover, I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is constant to do my commandments and mine audience, as it is this day.

Psalm 2:1–12

1. Why do the heathen rage, and the peoples imagine a vain thing?

2. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

3. Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

4. He who sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision.

5. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

6. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

7. I will declare the decree: The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my son; this day have I begotten thee.

8. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the Earth for thy possession.

9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

10. Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

11. Serve the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they who put their trust in him.

Psalm 8:1–2

1. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the Earth, who hast set thy glory above the heavens!

2. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemies and the avenger.

Psalm 16:9–11

9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption,

11. Thou wilt show me the path of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalm 22:27–29

27. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

28. For the kingdom is the Lord’s; and he is the governor among the nations.

29. All they that are fat upon the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and none can keep alive his own soul.

Psalm 23:1–6

1. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2. He maketh me lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3. He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4. Yea, though I walk through the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 24:7–10

7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

9. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Psalm 40:16–17

16. Let all those who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

17. But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Psalm 41:9

9. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Psalm 45:1–17

1. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king, My tongue is a pen of a ready writer.

2. Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into thy lips; therefore God has blessed thee forever.

3. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

4. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

5. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the kings enemies, whereby the people fall under thee.

6. Thy throne, O God, is forever; the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.

7. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

8. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

9. Kings’ daughters were among thy honorable women; upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

10. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house.

11. So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty; he is the Lord, and worship thou him.

12. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

13. The king’s daughter is all glorious within; her clothing is of wrought gold.

14. She shall be brought unto the king in raimnent of needlework; the virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought unto thee.

15. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king’s palace.

16. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

17. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the people praise thee forever and ever.

Psalm 68:17–19

17. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

18. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive. Thou hast received gifts for men, yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

19. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Psalm 69:7–9

7. Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

8. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.

9. For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of those who reproached thee are fallen upon me.

Psalm 72:1–19

1. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

2. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

3. The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

4. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

5. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

6. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.

7. In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace as long as the moon endureth.

8. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

9. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

10. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

11. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him.

12. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

13. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

14. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

15. And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; prayer shall also be made for him continually, and daily shall he be praised.

16. There shall be an handful of corn in the earth on the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon, and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17. His name shall endure forever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him. All nations shall call him blessed.

18. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

19. And blessed be his glorious name forever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

Psalm 87:5–7

5. And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man were born in her, and the highest shall establish her.

6. The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people that this man was born there. Selah.

7. The singers as well as the players on instruments shall be there; all my springs are in thee.

Psalm 89:3–4

3. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David, my servant:

4. Thy seed will I establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations.

Psalm 89:27

27. Also I will make him my first born, higher than the kings of the earth.

Psalm 89:36

36. His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.

Psalm 102:13

13. Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon Zion; for the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.

Psalm 102:16–28

16. When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

17. He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

18. This shall be written for the generation to come; and the people who shall be created shall praise the Lord.

19. For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth,

20. To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

21. To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

22. When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

23. He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

24. I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of thy days; thy years are throughout all generations.

25. Of old hast thou laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

26. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; like a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.

27. But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

28. The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

Psalm 110:1–7

1. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

2. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion; rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

3. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power; in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning, thou hast the dew of thy youth.

4. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

5. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

6. He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places with dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

7. He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up the head.

Psalm 118:22–26

22. The stone which the builders refused is become the head of the corner.

23. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

24. This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

25. Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity!

26. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

Psalm 132:11

11. The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Isaiah 9:6–7

6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Councelor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 11:4–5

4. But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

5. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

Isaiah 11:10

10. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, who shall stand for an ensign of the peoples; to him shall the Gentiles seek, and his rest shall be glorious.

Isaiah 16:5

5. And in mercy shall the throne be established; and he shall sit upon it in truth and in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

Isaiah 28:5–6

5. In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

6. And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength for those who turn the battle to the gate.

Isaiah 32:1–4

1. Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgement.

2. And a man shall be like an hiding place from the wind, and a covert place from the tempest; like river of water in a dry place, like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

3. And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall hearken.

4. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammers shall be ready to speak plainly.

Isaiah 33:17

17. Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is very far off.

Isaiah 40:3–5

3. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

4. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain;

5. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

Isaiah 40:10–11

10. Behold, the Lord will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

11. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are young.

Isaiah 42:1–4

1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit in him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

2. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

3. A bruised reed he shall not break, and the smoking flax he shall not quench; he shall bring forth judgment in truth.

4. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his laws.

Isaiah 43:18–19

18. Remember not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 49:6–12

6. And he said, It is a light thing that thou shoudest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also give the for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

7. Thus saith the Lord, the redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nations abhorreth, to a servant of the rulers; Kings shall see and arise, princes shall also worship, because of the Lord who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

8. Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee, and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages,

9. That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them who are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the way, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

10. They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat of the sun smite them; for he who hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

11. And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

12. Behold, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

Isaiah 52:13–15

13. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14. As many were astonied at thee—his visage was so marred more