TOWARDS EXEGETICAL ESCHATOLOGY A Study On the Key Passages of Prophecy Seminary Lecture Notes B R O O K Y R S T O C K T O N A Study on the Key Passages of Prophecy TOWARDS EXEGETICAL ESCHATOLOGY A STUDY ON THE KEY PASSAGES OF PROPHECY Upgraded Seminary Lecture Notes 2017 Brooky R Stockton, PHD Retired Professor of Theology, Trinity Seminary PO Box 884 Tijears, New Mexico [87059] Towards Exegetical Eschatology 1.8© Page 2 of 325 Brooky R Stockton A Study on the Key Passages of Prophecy TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 3 A STUDY ON THE KEY PASSAGES OF PROPHECY ................................................................................................. 10 IMPORTANCE OF ESCHATOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 11 2 GENESIS 3:15 ............................................................................................................................................ 13 2.1 The Protoevangelium ................................................................................................................................. 13 3 Genesis 12 ................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.1 Scofield’s Distortion of the Abrahamic Promises ........................................................................................ 14 4 PSALM 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Kiss the Son All Ye Nations ......................................................................................................................... 18 4.1.1 The Psalmists Speaks....................................................................................................................... 18 4.1.2 The Rulers of the Earth Speak ......................................................................................................... 19 4.1.3 Heaven's Reaction to the Rebellion ................................................................................................ 20 4.1.4 The Father Speaks ........................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.5 The Son Speaks ............................................................................................................................... 21 4.1.6 The Spirit Speaks ............................................................................................................................. 22 5 PSALM 110 ............................................................................................................................................... 25 5.1 The Coronation of God's King Priest ........................................................................................................... 25 5.1.1 Messianic Appointment as King ...................................................................................................... 25 5.1.2 Messiah's Appointment and the Consent of the People ................................................................ 27 5.1.3 Messiah's Appointment as Priest .................................................................................................... 27 5.1.4 Messiah's Conquest, Triumph, and Rest ......................................................................................... 29 6 ISAIAH 2:1-5 ............................................................................................................................................. 30 6.1 Where is History Headed? .......................................................................................................................... 30 7 ISAIAH 9:1-6 ............................................................................................................................................. 33 7.1.1 The Champion that Ushers in the Golden Age ................................................................................ 33 7.1.2 Isaiah's Gospel: the End of Horror .................................................................................................. 33 7.1.3 The Dawn Appears .......................................................................................................................... 34 7.1.4 Joy of Victory ................................................................................................................................... 34 Towards Exegetical Eschatology 1.8© Page 3 of 325 Brooky R Stockton A Study on the Key Passages of Prophecy 7.1.5 Introduction of the Champion ........................................................................................................ 35 8 ISAIAH 11:1-12 .......................................................................................................................................... 39 8.1 Paradise Restored Through the Reign of the Lord Christ............................................................................ 39 9 ISAIAH 24-26 ............................................................................................................................................. 44 9.1 The Destruction of the Earth ...................................................................................................................... 44 9.1.1 The Great Banquet and Feast for All God's People ......................................................................... 47 9.2 The Tale of Two Cities ................................................................................................................................. 49 9.2.1 The City of God ................................................................................................................................ 49 9.2.2 The City of Man ............................................................................................................................... 50 10 ISAIAH 51-52 ............................................................................................................................................. 54 10.1 Isaiah's Gospel: The Arm of the LORD ........................................................................................................ 54 10.1.1 A Second Captivity Acknowledged .................................................................................................. 54 10.1.2 Deliverance Promised ..................................................................................................................... 54 10.1.3 A Prayer Prayed to the Arm of the Lord .......................................................................................... 56 10.2 A New Exodus Promised ............................................................................................................................. 57 10.2.1 The Gospel of Redemption Proclaimed .......................................................................................... 58 10.2.2 The Watchmen Announce the Coming of the Champion ............................................................... 59 10.2.3 Reflection of the Cost of Victory ..................................................................................................... 59 11 ISAIAH 53:1-6 ............................................................................................................................................ 61 11.1 The Arm of the Lord Unveiled ..................................................................................................................... 61 12 ISAIAH 65:17-25 ........................................................................................................................................ 68 12.1 Isaiah's New Heavens and New Earth ........................................................................................................ 68 13 Ezekiel 37 ................................................................................................................................................. 72 13.1 The Valley of Dry Bones .............................................................................................................................. 72 13.2 A Spiritual Application for Our Times ......................................................................................................... 74 14 EZEKIEL 38-39 ........................................................................................................................................... 76 14.1 The Battle of Gog & Magog ....................................................................................................................... 76 14.1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 76 14.1.2 Problems with the Literal View ....................................................................................................... 76 14.1.3 Outline of Chapter 38 ...................................................................................................................... 77 14.1.4 Evidence for a Mythological Interpretation .................................................................................... 77 14.1.5 Revelation and the Battle of Gog and Magog ................................................................................