Course Description -   Understanding God's plan for the Earthly Kingdom throughout history, and in Bible prophecy.

 1. God's Proclamation of and the pattern for the kingdom
 2. Satan's Perversion of the Kingdom
 3. Daniel's Promise of the Kingdom
 4. The Lord's Presentation of the Kingdom
 5. The Jews Reject the Kingdom
 6. Satan's Kingdom Through History
 7. Precursors to the Kingdom
 8. Prospects for the Kingdom Today
 9. "The Kingdom Now", Heresy
10. The Most High God's Presentation of the Kingdom
11. The Millennial Kingdom
12. The Eternal Kingdom

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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WEEK ONE: God's Proclamation of and the pattern for the kingdom

Genesis 1:26 - 2:20 - The proclamation and pattern of the Kingdom.  Using these scriptures detail the proclamation and pattern for the kingdom.

Deliverables:

A four-page paper on:  What scripture supports the literal creation as recorded in Genesis?

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WEEK TWO: Satan's Perversion of the Kingdom

Reading:  using the following scriptural references discuss how Satan perverted the kingdom of god and set up his own kingdom here on earth.  Genesis 3:1-5; Matthew 4:8,9; Ephesians 6:12; Revelation 11:15; 13:3, 8, and 12.

Deliverables:

A four-page paper on the above topic


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WEEK THREE: Daniel's Promise of the Kingdom

Reading: 
Based on the promise of the kingdom Daniel 7:13-14.
Discuss how this is has a physical (2 Samuel, 7:10-17), political (Daniel 7:13-14), prophetic significance (Revelation 11:15)

Deliverables:

A four-page paper on the topic

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WEEK FOUR: The Lord's Presentation of the Kingdom

The offer kingdom by Jesus to the Jewish people in its presentation procedure and personality.   Matthew 3-11.


Deliverables:
A four-page paper on the above topic


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WEEK FIVE: The Jews Reject the Kingdom


Reading: Jews reject the Kingdom - Matthew 12:20-24
Description of the Kingdom - Matthew 13-15
Jesus reveals the Kingdom - Matthew 16:28-17:5.

Deliverables:

A four-page paper on the topic

Using these points and scripture discuss the rejection of the kingdom by the Jewish people.

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WEEK SIX:  Satan's Kingdom Through History


Reading: 

Starting with Nimrod's first earthly kingdom - Genesis 10:10 and 11:1-9 - trace Satan's kingdom throughout history which includes the Gentile world powers, Daniel 2 and 7, and concludes with Satan's headquarters in Babylon for one-world government, Revelation 18

Deliverables:

A four-page paper on the above topic

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WEEK SEVEN: Precursors to the Kingdom

After reviewing Dr. DeYoung's lecture on the promise of the Kingdom, explain how political deception, religious deception, and spiritual deception are precursors to the Kingdom.

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WEEK EIGHT: Prospects for the Kingdom Today

Reading:
2 Samuel 7, Daniel 7; Joel 2; Revelation 4-19.

Deliverables:
Write a paper discussing the following: because these verses of prophecy are coming to past, how are they related to the prospects for the kingdom to come. Detail the prospects of the kingdom today.

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WEEK NINE: "The Kingdom Now", Heresy

Research paper:
Give a definition of "The Kingdom Now", include scripture used to support and/or reject of "The Kingdom Now", and detriment to the body of Christ of this "The Kingdom Now", philosophy.

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WEEK TEN: “The Most High God”'s Presentation of the Kingdom

Reading:
Daniel 7:13-14
Deliverables:

Based upon the reading for this week, discuss the What, When, Where, and How of the coming Kingdom.

Additional scriptural information:  Daniel 2:44; and the context of Daniel 2 and 7 at the end of the Gentile world powers.

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WEEK ELEVEN: The Millennial Kingdom

Audio lecture #5 from Thy Kingdom Come

Deliverables: Discuss the potentate, the place and the program of the millennial Kingdom.

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WEEK TWELVE: The Eternal Kingdom


Reading: 2 Samuel 7, Daniel 7, Revelation 21-22
Deliverables:

Based upon God’s promises to David to Daniel, and to John; discuss the eternal Kingdom to come.

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FINAL PROJECT (16 percent)

Paper: Discuss how the earthly Kingdom has always been God’s plan and detail how Satan has attempted to disrupt god’s plan from coming into complete fulfillment. For now and eternally.


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