Understanding Bible Prophecy: Dual Fulfillment of Prophecy in the Bible (45 min)

Most Bible prophecy is "dually fulfilled," meaning there was a "contemporary" fulfillment near the time the prophecy was given, and a secondary "full" fulfillment in the end times.  The book of Revelation is describing the time of the harvest, when all the seeds in the Bible reach maturity.

 

The coming of Messiah, Jesus, is a great....the perfect...example of this.  Jesus came once as a baby.  He will come again as a King.  Both comings will fulfill all the prophetic scriptures concerning His coming, but only the final fulfillment will see the fullness of Jesus as King of King and Lord of Lords...physical and spiritual.  His second coming, however, won't violate any of the truth of the prophetic promises of His first coming!!  

 

God is brilliant in His ability to do twice what was promised, in two different, but true, ways!  This is because God is His own witness!  The final judgment requires more than one witness:

Numbers 35:30  Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.

 

1 John 5:7-9  For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.  8  And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.  9  If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.

Because the Word and the Spirit testify of Jesus themselves, there is nothing new under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 1:9-11  That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.  10  Is there anything of which it may be said, "See, this is new"? It has already been in ancient times before us.  11  There is no remembrance of former things, Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come By those who will come after.

If you want to be ready for what is coming, STUDY the prophetic promises of what is coming...even those that have been initially fulfilled.  This will make the word come alive in your hands if you start to grab hold of it.  Isaiah was talking about you.  Ezekiel was talking about you.  Daniel was talking about you... Amos, Zechariah... its all about the final generation seeing the fullness of the truth.  Truth is a man, and He is coming home.  All truth will be on display!