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70 Weeks

Lesson 7 for the week of August 5 to August 12

The seventy weeks prophecy of Daniel 9 not only played a key role in the birth of the 1844 movement, it has also been seen as an important prophecy of the first coming of Jesus....

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Daniel 9

Lesson 6 for the week of July 29 to August 5

Since Lesson 6 focuses on Daniel 9 as a whole and Lesson 7 on the 70 weeks prophecy which is part of Daniel 9, the potential for overlap is considerable. It might be advisable for...

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Daniel 8

Lesson 5 for the week of July 22 to July 29

Read: Daniel 8 Again, a good procedure for understanding and applying the prophecy of Daniel 8 is to take off the names of the kingdoms and ask “What?” instead of “Who?”. The chapter is central...

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Daniel 7

Lesson 4 for the week of July 15 to July 22

Read: Daniel 7 As with Daniel 2, it can be productive to approach the chapter as if reading it for the first time, perhaps in another culture and without any knowledge of history. Questions for...

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Daniel 2

Lesson 3 for the week of July 8 to July 15

Read: Daniel 2 Nebuchadnezzar’s vision of the great image lays the foundation for what has become known at the “historicist” interpretation of apocalyptic prophecy. And the foundation for this view in Daniel 2 is evident...

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Judgment Must Begin

Lesson 2 for the week of July 1 to July 8

Read: Ps. 96; Eccl 12:13-14; Matt. 25; John 3:17-18; Rev 14:6-7 The Bible is clear that each of us must face judgment at the end of time. Some may feel confident about their prospects in...

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“Principalities and Powers”

Lesson 1 for the week of June 24 to July 1

Read: Eph 6:12; Job 1-2; Rev 12:7-17 Introduction to the Quarter’s Lessons. The lessons this quarter take us into potentially contentious territory. We could easily fall to arguing, quarreling, or worse. But we could also...

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Appendix A

Addendum A for the week of June 24 to July 1

Interpreting Apocalyptic Prophecies Note: This appendix is a reprint of the first lesson of the PROBE Study Guide, 2002.2 Key biblical passages: Isa 65-66; Ezek 40-48; Dan 2, 7-12; Zech 14; Matt 24-25; Rev 1-22...

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Appendix B

Addendum B for the week of June 24 to July 1

“The Great Disappointment[s]” by Alden Thompson Adventist Review, 24 September 1992, 1016-18 Spring is supposed to be such a happy time. But this spring was different. The year was A.D. 31, the place was Jerusalem,...

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Appendix C

Addendum D for the week of June 24 to July 1

Response to Dale Ratzlaff By Alden Thompson Ministry, February 2004, 30-32, 38 Since shortly after the middle of the twentieth century, Seventh-day Adventists have been in sporadic and sometimes painful dialogue with the Evangelical community....

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Appendix D

Lesson 19 for the week of June 24 to July 1

Fireworks: Goldstein Responds to Ratzlaff by Alden Thompson for Spectrum, 5 December 2004 [Cf. “Fireworks in the Holy of Holies,” Spectrum 33:1 (Winter 2005), 67-72] A review of Clifford Goldstein, Graffiti in the Holy of...

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King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

Lesson 13 for the week of September 17 to September 24

Read: John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; 1 John 1:1-4; Phil. 2:9-11 King of Kings and Lord of Lords. When Jesus comes again, what is it above all else that earns him the title of King of…

Lord of Our Service

Lesson 12 for the week of September 10 to September 17

Read: Matt. 25:31-46; John 13:1-15; Luke 10:38-42 Lord of Our Service. Is it possible to be serving God without ever knowing the one we are serving? Essence of Christianity: Matthew 25: 31-46. Of all the…

Lord of Our Worship

Lesson 11 for the week of September 3 to September 10

Read: Ps. 95:6-7; Matt. 20:25-28; Mark 2:27-28 Lord of Our Worship. Is worship a way or life or is it something special? Worship and the worshiper: Psalm 95:6-7. Where should the focus be in our…

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70 Weeks

Daniel 9

Daniel 8

Daniel 7

Daniel 2

Judgment Must Begin

“Principalities and Powers”

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

Lord of Our Service

Lord of Our Worship

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

Ruth and Esther

Upon Whom the Ends Have Come

In the Psalms: Part 2

God is Good

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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