Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded

A Few Suggestive Themes From H.A.I’s Bible

Paul’s Prayers

1. Prayer for knowledge. Ephesians 1:17.
2. Prayer for power. Ephesians 3:14.
3. Prayer of seven petitions. Colossians 1:9-11.
4. Prayer for keen perception and fruits of righteousness in the believer. Philippians 1:9-11

That Blessed Hope—Titus 2:13.

A happy hope because—

· Christ Himself is to return.

· The first Resurrection and the living changed.

· The redemption of the body.

· The believer to be rewarded.

· The earth to be blessed.

The Women of the Apocalypse

· Four of them—representing corporate bodies of people. Jezebel—The papal system.

· Woman clothed with the sun—Israel invested with fullness of governmental authority.

· Babylon—the great harlot—The future corrupt church after the Lord’s return for His own.

· Bride of the Lamb—The Church glorified in heaven.
Salvation from first to last. Titus 3:7
Reformation not salvation. Judges 17, 18
The revelation of the rapture. 1 Thessalonians 4.

Group Bible Study

10 questions on a chapter.

Information

1. Principle subject?
2. Leading lessons?
3. Best verse?
4. Principle persons?
5. Teaching about Christ?

Application

1. Example to follow?
2. Error to avoid?
3. Command to obey?
4. Promise to claim?
5. Prayer to be echoed?

Principles Of Prophetic Interpretation

1. Recognition of the Prophetic Character of the Bible. Jehovah’s challenge—things to come—Isaiah 41:21-23.
   Israel, Jehovah’s witness—Isaiah 43:8-12.
2. Recognition of the unity of the prophetic Word—
   2 Peter 2:16-20; Isaiah 34:16.
3. The literal character and the symbolic distinguished.
   Past prophecy literally fulfilled—so with future.
   If symbolic, plainly indicated.
4. Threefold division of mankind.
   Jews, Gentiles, Church, 1 Corinthians 10:32.