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The Book of Signs: 31 Undeniable Prophecies of the Apocalypse

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In John 20:30-31, the signs are clearly assigned a fundamental role in respect to the purpose of the gospel. “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.” This unusual collection of primitive and medieval symbols provides one of the most fertile single sources of decorative ideas available today. It is also a graphic history of the development of written communication and offers a singular insight into the psychology of the primitive mind. The promise to Abraham is an everlasting promise because it is an unconditional covenant based on the grace and sovereignty of almighty God. There may be delays, postponements, and chastisements, but an eternal covenant cannot be abrogated by a God who cannot deny Himself. WHY DID GOD CHOOSE ISRAEL?

I was seven years old when the nation of Israel was established in 1948. I now believe the restoration of the Jewish people to their land is the most important prophetic sign to have occurred in my lifetime. More than any other sign described in this book, the prophetic future of the nation of Israel answers the question, Is this the end? But an even greater prophetic fulfillment awaits an unknown future day: the return of the Jewish Messiah to the Jewish people! CHAPTER 2 EUROPE John Marsh, Saint John (Pelican New Testament Commentary, 1968) p. 65, Stephen Smalley in The Oxford Companion to the Bible, (OUP, 1993) p. 373 However, not all Christians or Jews accepted the Qur'an as true or Muhammad as God's Prophet. Among the doubters was Robert of Ketton, a Christian monk, who first translated the Qur'an into Latin. His role as a hostile but engaged student of A Book of Signs deserves mention along with the parallel role of major Muslim interpreters who elaborated Qur'anic themes in new and imaginative directions. Two of them were Persian: the ninth-century scholar at-Tabari and the 13th-century poet Jalal ad-din Rumi. Another was an Andalusian Arab, the 12th-century mystic, Muhyi addin Ibn 'Arabi. Bruce Vawter, “Some Recent Developments in Johannine Theology,” Biblical Theology Bulletin 1 (1970), 33-40. Stephen S. Smalley, “Keeping up with Recent Studies XX. St. John’s Gospel,” Expository Times 97 (1986), 104f.; So Kysar, John, pp. 11-15 .We would like now to notice briefly how the encounters with Nathanael and Nicodemus involve the characteristics of a sign. The sign in each case is an extraordinary – necessitating power from beyond – statement. In the Nathanael story Jesus’ statement, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” (1:48) has these features, as also does Jesus’ declaration to Nicodemus, “You must be born anew,” (3:7). In regard to the other steps: (1) the predisposition of each is obvious (1:47; 3:2); (2) others of faith are present in the case of Nathanael (1:45), and perhaps the disciples with Nicodemus though the text does not so state; (3) the sign, i.e., the statement creates wonderment; (4) the openness to Jesus as God is clear with Nathanael (1:49), and perhaps later with Nicodemus (19:39), and (5) both begin the road to faith that Jesus is Son of God, Messiah (1:49). So whether signs, and we think in John’s sense they qualify, these astounding statements replicate the same path to faith. 42 The story of Israel begins in the book of Genesis. The almighty God of heaven and earth made a binding covenant with Abraham, who was to be the father of the Jewish nation. The provisions of that covenant are recorded in Genesis 12:1–3, in which God said: Riga discussed the encounters with Nicodemus and the woman at the well from this perspective. Peter Riga, “Signs of Glory,” pp. 408-410. There are still two pivotal prophecies concerning Israel that have not yet been fulfilled: Israel does not yet occupy all the land originally promised to it, and its people have not yet turned to Christ. The numerous prophecies of Israel’s return to its homeland were explicitly fulfilled in 1948 when Israel began to be restored to its land. This gives us assurance that full restoration is on the horizon and the prophecies concerning Israel’s return to God will also be fulfilled.

Karl Heinrich Rengstorf, “Semeion” Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich, eds., trans. Geoffrey W. Bromiley, (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1971) VI, p. 230. It is instructive that while dynamis occurs 38 times in the synoptics it does not appear in John. The seven signs are seen by some scholars and theologians as evidence of new creation theology in the Gospel of John, the resurrection of Jesus being the implied eighth sign, indicating a week of creation and then a new creation beginning with the resurrection. [4] Other lists of seven signs [ edit ]Second, God promised to bring out of Abraham a great nation. Currently, more than 6 million Jews live in Israel alone. ⁴ Another five million live in the United States, and a significant Jewish population remains scattered throughout the world.⁵ Let’s look together at the international signs that will precede God’s coming judgment. CHAPTER 1 ISRAEL Six thousand miles away, President Truman sat in the Oval Office reading a statement. He signed his approval and noted the time: 6:10 p.m. One minute later, the White House press secretary read the release to the world. The United States had officially recognized the birth of the modern nation of Israel. m B Mes 7.9 J 21 Jesus Declares His Unity with the Farther at the Feast of Dedication (John 10:22-42; Aland # 257-58)

Robert T. Fortna, The Gospel of Signs, SNTSMS 11 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1970); Robert T. Fortna, “Source and Redaction in the Fourth Gospel’s Portrayal,” Journal of Biblical Literature 89 (1970), 151-166. We think Smalley, “Recent Studies,” p. 104. is essentially correct, “. . . we can allocate . . . three major steps in its composition: stage 1, the apostle John in Palestine transmits his version of the Jesus tradition to his immediate circle of disciples; stage 2, the Johannine group, with the apostle, moves to Ephesus, and the fourth evangelist begins a first draft of the Gospel, at which point the distinctiveness of the Johannine account of the Christian gospel begins to emerge; and stage 3, after the death of John, the beloved disciple, the Fourth Gospel is redacted, authenticated and published by the Johannine church.” It was the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s rule over Babylon. Although all the king’s enemies were subdued or in captivity, he nevertheless was anxious about the future. His anxiety stemmed from a dream sent to him by God—a nightmare he could not understand, though he sensed its ominous implications. So the king called in his counselors. Since he had forgotten important details of the dream, he demanded that his counselors not only interpret the nightmare but also give him a vivid description of it. When I first began studying prophecy, I remember reading an offbeat little rhyme about Israel by British journalist William Norman Ewer: How odd of God to choose the Jews. When you think about it, this poetic quip expresses a valid observation. Doesn’t it seem a little odd that of all the people on earth, God selected these particular people to be His chosen nation? Why would God choose the Jews? m Betsah 2:3 J 5 The Cleansing of the Temple and an Allusion to Resurrection, the Great Sign (John 2:13-25; Aland # 24-26)Additional signs also heighten their faith, which is not yet mature, 6:4-9; 11:14. Jesus told the disciples that what he was about to do in regard to Lazarus was for enhancing their faith, 11:15 “so that you may believe.” Notice the Greek construction is the same as 20:31, supporting the position that the signs are to heighten faith in those who already possess a measure. Of the six traditional signs the lame man and the man born blind apparently know nothing of Jesus before their healing. We are not told whether the former came to faith, and the later came to faith only after a second encounter with Jesus. Signs, therefore, may be the occasion to one to knows little to come to faith, but not upon the action alone. This seems to support the view that signs deepen the faith of those who already have begun a trust relationship with Jesus.

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