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The Purpose of Life
The Purpose of Life Website Ministry
Studies on the books of Daniel and
Revelation, Jesus' Olivet Discourse, and
Biblical prophecy in general
Introduction To Prophetic Studies by Gerry Watts
Originally published in 2006;
newly revised Nov 2011
1. The Visions of Daniel: The Great Image and the Four Beasts (pdf) by Gerry Watts
Originally published in 2 parts
in 2006; revised 2008; revised
w/endnotes Jan 2012
Topic: The Five World-wide Kingdoms, the Fourth Kingdom of
Rome and the Little Horn; and the Kingdom of Heaven
2. Another Look at the Ten Horns and the Little Horn of Daniel 7 (pdf) by Gerry Watts
Originally published in 2008;
expanded w/ endnotes Jan.
2012
Topic: An updated study taking a more in-depth look at Daniel
chapters 7 & 2 which were considered in The Visions of Daniel:
The Great Image and the Four Beasts, particularly taking into
account the events of the 1st century AD
3. The Vision of the Ram and the He-Goat (pdf) by Gerry Watts
Originally published in 2007;
revised 2010
Topic: Persia, Greece and Alexander the Great, the Seleucids
and Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Rome and Herod the king
4. The Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks (pdf) by Gerry Watts (Coming Soon!)
Topic: The timetable of the coming of the Messiah and his
mission, and the subsequent destruction of Jerusalem and its
Temple (Status: Fulfilled)
5. Daniel's Final Vision (pdf) by Gerry Watts (Coming Soon!)
Topic: Further details of the kingdoms of Persia, Greece, the
Wars of the Seleucids and the Ptolemies, Antiochus IV Epiphanes
and the Maccabees, Rome and Herod the King, and the Era of
the Messianic Kingdom
The Prophecies of Jesus' Olivet Discourse (pdf) by Gerry Watts
Topic: The Events of the First Century AD in Jerusalem and
Judea, and the Early Church: The Destruction of Jerusalem and
the Temple in the Jewish/Roman War of 66-70 AD; and
Messiah's Return at the End of The Age
The Siege of Jerusalem as Described by Josephus (pdf) by Philip Mauro
An accompaniment to the above article on the Olivet Discourse
• The Last Days and Prophecy Fulfilled (pdf) by Gerry Watts
• Midrash and Prophetic Patterns (pdf) by Gerry Watts
• The Restoration of Israel and the so-called Ten Lost Tribes (pdf) by Gerry Watts
• The Day of the Lord: The Return of the King (pdf) by Gerry Watts
by Gerry Watts
• 9/11: Babylon Falling by Gerry Watts
The Works of Flavius Josephus
Information on Antiochus IV Epiphanes
The Athanasian Creed and the Early Church: Clearly Amillennial by Martin R. Bachicha
Words of a Beast - This page has numerous historical quotes to show that there is good reason to believe that the Papal Roman decrees and actions fulfill the prophecies of the Beast and the Antichrist. (This page appears to belong to a Seventh Day Adventist site. I do not agree with some of the fundamental doctrines of this movement, but this site has a wealth of historical and biblical information relating to prophecy)
Historicist.Com - This site contains a lot of useful information, both biblically and historically, which confirms some of my own findings
Information on Antiochus IV Epiphanes
The Athanasian Creed and the Early Church: Clearly Amillennial by Martin R. Bachicha
Words of a Beast - This page has numerous historical quotes to show that there is good reason to believe that the Papal Roman decrees and actions fulfill the prophecies of the Beast and the Antichrist. (This page appears to belong to a Seventh Day Adventist site. I do not agree with some of the fundamental doctrines of this movement, but this site has a wealth of historical and biblical information relating to prophecy)
Historicist.Com - This site contains a lot of useful information, both biblically and historically, which confirms some of my own findings
Partial Preterist Archive - A wealth of information
on Historical Preterism (aka Partial Preterism)
which also confirms some of my own findings. I
hasten to add that I do not accept the
Full-Preterist position, which believes that ALL
prophecy was fulfilled by 70 AD - including the
Second Advent.
Amillennialism 101 Academy Course (Audio Series) by Dr Kim Riddlebarger. An excellent lecture series on Eschatology from a Reformed Covenant Theology perspective. I would agree with the vast majority of Dr Riddlebarger's teaching here, although I don't wish to restrict myself to any one camp or system of interpretation. I would also recommend his book A Case For Amillennialism: Understanding The End Times
The Days of Vengeance by David Chilton
A link to a free online PDF version of what is probably one of the best commentaries and expositions on the Book of Revelation (especially from a Partial-Preterist viewpoint) written by the late David Chilton. Highly recommended.
Amillennialism 101 Academy Course (Audio Series) by Dr Kim Riddlebarger. An excellent lecture series on Eschatology from a Reformed Covenant Theology perspective. I would agree with the vast majority of Dr Riddlebarger's teaching here, although I don't wish to restrict myself to any one camp or system of interpretation. I would also recommend his book A Case For Amillennialism: Understanding The End Times
The Days of Vengeance by David Chilton
A link to a free online PDF version of what is probably one of the best commentaries and expositions on the Book of Revelation (especially from a Partial-Preterist viewpoint) written by the late David Chilton. Highly recommended.
The Seventy Weeks by Philip Mauro - This book
helped to open my eyes to some things in
relation to Daniel's seventy weeks and Jesus'
Olivet Discourse. Before I read this book, the fog
of Dispensationalism had been clouding my
understanding, but thankfully I never stop
searching for truth.
Fred P. Miller's Homepage - There is a wealth
of good historical information here and a
couple of online books that highlight the
Historicist interpretation of the vision of
Revelation. It helps to clear up some of the
fog of 'Dispensational interpretation' of
prophecy that has become so popular,
particularly in relation to modern Israel
prophecies. My fresh understanding of some
prophetic texts were confirmed to me when I
discovered this site.
Temple Mount Website - For those who are
interested in the subject of the Temples in
Jerusalem and Temple Mount archaeology,
this site has a wealth of information
concerning these things. (This site also has
many articles relating to the Christian
Dispensational/Jewish belief in the rebuilding
of the Third Temple. I do not advocate
these beliefs anymore).
• Who is Secret Babylon the Great? (pdf) by Gerry Watts
Originally published in 2009
Originally published in 2005;
revised & expanded 2007;
w/endnotes Jan 2012
Originally published in 2010