The Tribulation is the 7 year period of God’s dealing with the Jewish people while at the same time bringing judgment to the Gentile world. It is during the first 3 1/2 years that the anti-Christ rises to power; and those judgments will be specifically aimed at his domain. So, in Revelation 6 the judgments begin as we enter the first half of the Tribulation with the rise of the Anti-Christ.
After Abraham’s victory of faith in chapter 22, we now transition our focus on Isaac. But before this, Sarah dies. This chapter serves two main purposes for us: It shows Abraham’s connection to the Land of Canaan (the Promised Land) as his home land; and it serves as a downpayment for God’s future fulfillment in the day that He gives Abraham all that He has promised him.
After the churches (Revelation 3-4: the church age), John was invited to the throne room of heaven. There he saw God sitting upon His glorious throne surrounded by angels and elders. But the key to understanding Revelation 4 and 5 is centered on the BOOK that He is holding in his right hand. No one, other than the Lamb of God – Jesus, the Messiah – is worthy to receive the book and reveal its contents.
Now that the church has been raptured and is in heaven with the Lord Jesus, we prepare for the Tribulation Period. But before it begins, we are introduced to God on His glorious throne preparing to give this revelation to Jesus, the Lamb of God.
Abraham’s greatest act of faith is his willingness to sacrifice his only son. Much of this depicts what God the Father will do through His own Son, Jesus the Messiah many centuries later.
It has often been said that the concept of the Trinity is not found in the Old Testament. And also it is argued that the fathers had no idea of such an understanding of God’s person. But is this true? Join me in this study today as we examine the Hebrew text of Genesis 20:13 for an insight into this issue.
