Course Description: A look at how God's plan is unfolding today.

  1. Aliyah - Concept, Conflict and Continuity
  2. In Biblical Times
  3. Today
  4. Alignment - Origins of Nations
5a. Biblical and Modern Day Names for Nations
5b. Alignment of Nations Today - Ezekiel 38, Daniel 11 and Psalm 83
6a. Anticipation of Peace - The program, person and prospects for Peace
6b. Modern-day Peace Efforts
  7. The Coming Peacemaker and Peace
  8. Arrangements for the Temples - Past, Present and Prophetic
  9. Tribulation Temple and Messiah's Temple
10. Temple in Eternity Future

Learning Objectives (What it is the Learner to should know when they are finished with this course.)

To recognize how God's plan is being played out today. Understand how historical events impact current-day events.

Primary Resources

1. King James Bible
2. Interlinear Greek New Testament
3. Interlinear Hebrew Old Testament
4. Strong's Concordance

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Online Resources

Free Bible Study Resources

There are many places online that you can read and study God's Word.  Here are just a few of our favorites.^*

Study the Bible Online (Website based)

These websites have multiple searchable Bible translations, commentaries, dictionaries, reading plans, and more.  You can search by keyword, reference, or topic.

	BibleGateway.com	Dozens of English Bible Translations and commentaries. Many other languages also supported
	BibleHub.com	Many English Bible Translations, and see them all at once, verse-by-verse
	BibleStudyTools.com	Multiple English Translations, Encyclopedias, Commentaries, Dictionaries, and more
	StudyLight.org	Many Bible Translations and Study Materials available

Bible Study Desktop Applications

These free apps for your desktop or laptop offer free search, Bible reading, and study materials in multiple English translations, as well as other languages.  No internet connection required after the initial download.

	e-Sword.net	Windows
	Eloquent	Mac OS X
	The Sword Project	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Mobile

Bible Study Mobile Apps

These free apps for your phone, tablet, or mobile device offer free search and bible reading in multiple English translations, as well as other languages.  Many of the Bibles are available to download for offline reading.

YouVersion Bible App	iOS, Android, Windows, Kindle Fire, Other Mobile OSes
OliveTree Bible Apps	iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS X

Download Audio Bibles

Download the Bible in spoken word form to listen to on your computer, media player, phone, or other device.  This is a great way to enrich your commutes, exercise routine, or other downtime.

Bible.is

Multiple Translations available in audio MP3s. Download for offline listening. Options include: Dramatized or not, with or without background music options for some translations.

Other Online Resources

Prophecy Today - prophecytoday.com

The Sanhedrin - thesanhedrin.org

The Temple Institute in Jerusalem, Israel - templeinstitute.org

The Internet Archive - Text Archive Search - archive.org. Millions of books that are now in the public domain, including many Study Bibles, Commentaries, Devotionals, etc. that are available for online reading or download.

Dallas Theological Seminary Library Rare Books - rarebooks.dts.edu

Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) - ccel.org. a digital library of hundreds of classic Christian books.

Project Gutenberg: Free ebooks - gutenberg.org

Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon - eliyah.com

Biblical History Maps - ancienthistory.about.com

Bible Timeline - timeline.biblehistory.com

Bible Atlas - openbible.info

Lee University - List of English Bible translations on online sources for them - leeuniversity.edu

Internet Bible Catalog - bibles.wikidot.com

Thru the Bible Radio with J. Vernon McGee (full 5-year program available to download as mp3s)

Arutz Sheva - israelnationalnews.com News out of Israel

The Jerusalem Post - jpost.com News out of Israel

LibreOffice - Free, Legal, Safe, Cross-platform office suite - libreoffice.org

^* External pages are not maintained or controlled by the School of Prophets or Shofar Communications, Inc..
Inclusion on this page doesn't necessarily mean that everything on these sites is endorsed or supported by Shofar Communications, Inc..
But, of course, we do fully endorse the Bible itself.
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Course Textbooks

DeYoung, Jimmy. (2000) Sound the Trumpets! Shofar Communications. Chattanooga, TN.

Grading

Weekly Papers, 50 percent
Final Project, 50 percent

Deliverable

The Weekly Paper is due at the end of each week.
The Final Project is due at the beginning of the fifteenth week
The Final Examination will be due at the end of the fifteenth week.

Video Downloads
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LESSON ONE: Aliyah - Concept, Conflict and Continuity

Reading: Read the entire book.
Lectures on line: SPI series

Deliverables:

Part 1: Listen   Download

Part 2: Listen   Download

Part 3: Listen   Download

Part 4: Listen   Download

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1. Study Questions

Explain the concept of "Aliyah."
Why there is a conflict?
How the continuity of the Jews returning to the land is unfolding?

2. Two page Paper: Aliyah

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LESSON TWO: In Biblical Times

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic
Lectures on line: SPI series

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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1. Study Questions

Document with scripture and explain the story surrounding the first departure from and the first return of the Jewish people to Israel.
Document with scripture and explain the story surrounding the second departure from and the first return of the Jewish people to Israel.
Document with scripture and explain the story surrounding the third departure from and the third return of the Jewish people to Israel.

2. Two-page Paper

Using the information drawn from the above study questions, explain why we are living in the last days.

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LESSON THREE: Today

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic
Lectures on line: SPI series

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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1. Study Questions

Document the beginning of the final return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel.
Explain the phrase "Aliyah from the North."
Explain the phrase "Aliyah from Ethiopia".

2. Two-page Paper

Using scriptural references detail why Aliyah is one of the four major triends leading up to the return of Jesus Christ.

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LESSON FOUR: Alignment - Origins of Nations

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic

Lectures online: Series on the Alignment of the Nations, all 5 hours SPI series

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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1. Study questions in guide

Explain the origins of the nations using scriptural references that would have taken place after the flood some 4500 years ago.
What was God's plan for establishing the nations and peoples of the world after the flood?
Detail man's disobedience and God's intervention to the accomplishment of God's plan.

2. Two-page Paper

Explain how God's prophetic plan for the alignment of the nations was set in place as recorded in the book of Genesis.

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LESSON FIVE A: Biblical and Modern Day Names for Nations

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic
Lectures online: Series of alignment of the nations all 5 hours SPI series

Deliverables:

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Four-page Paper

Detail the biblical and moder day names for the nations who will join together against Israel in the last days as found in Ezekiel 38, Daniel 11:40-45, and Psalms 83:1-7.

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LESSON FIVE B: Alignment of Nations Today - Ezekiel 38, Daniel 11 and Psalms 83

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic
Lectures on line: Series of alignment of the nations all 5 hours SPI series

Deliverables:

Four-page Paper

Detail the attack by the alignment of nations against Israel in the last days as revealed in Ezekiel 38, Daniel 11, and Psalms 83 including the players, the time of the attack, and the end results.

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LESSON SIX A: Anticipation of Peace - The program, person and prospects for Peace

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic
Lectures online: Series of alignment of the nations all 5 hours SPI series

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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Four-page Paper

From the textbook, explain the program, the person, and the prospects for peace.

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LESSON SIX B: Modern-day Peace Efforts

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic
Lectures online: Series of alignment of the nations all 5 hours SPI series

Deliverables:

Four-page Paper

Detailing the modern-day peace efforts as detailed in our text book and from internet sources.

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LESSON SEVEN: The Coming Peacemaker and Peace

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic

Lectures online: Series of alignment of the nations all 5 hours SPI series: Age of the Antichrist (5 hours)

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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Four-page Paper

Describe the coming "peace maker" and the "peace" that he will establish. [We are not referring to Jesus Christ.]

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LESSON EIGHT: Arrangements for the Temples - Past, Present and Prophetic

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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Four-page Paper

Detail the past temples, the prophetic temples, and the present efforts to bring about these temples.

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LESSON NINE: Tribulation, Temple, and the Messiah's Temple

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic
Lectures online: Series of alignment of the nations all 5 hours SPI series: Ready to rebuild. Mysteries of the temple

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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Four-page Paper

Describe the differences between the tribulation temple and the messiah temple. Explain why the preparations for the next temple are so significant for the fulfillment of prophecy.

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LESSON TEN: Temple in Eternity Future

Reading: Portions of the book covering this topic

Deliverables:

Lectures online: Listen   Download

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Four-page Paper

Explain why Ezekiel 37:26 and 28 are not a contradiction of Revelation 21:22.

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FINAL PROJECT (50 percent) (Student may be exempt by maintaining an "A" average on deliverables and final project.)

Starting in 1897 with the beginning of the Zionist movement, trace the history of the Jewish people and the state of Israel as they relate to the four major trends of Bible prophecy. Four major trends [all Bible prophecy falls within these 4 trends: Aliyah and the Jewish people, Alignment of the nations, anticipation for peace, and arrangement for the Temple.

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