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PROPHECY IN THE HISTORICAL BOOKS A Paper Submitted to the Faculty of Louisiana Baptist University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy In Advanced Prophetics By Justin G. Prock Pyeongtaek, South Korea July 2016 PROPHECY IN THE HISTORICAL BOOKS Based upon Tim LaHaye’s numbers, the average amount of prophecy in the twelve “Historical” books of the Bible is 15.41%1., with the Book of II Chronicles having the most at 31% and the Book of Esther having the least at 1%

Gladding’s begins with Ezekiel’s encounter and sharing of the news of the Temple and Jerusalem is described. The tension is heavy for the crowd does know that hearing the stories of their failing kings brings much anger and sadness. Rehoboam and his advisors’ wickedness is introduced to the crowd, and the crowd responds with distaste, since Rehoboam acted more like the official in Egypt. Rehoboam was credited by the old man for listening to the prophet that informed him to not fight Jeroboam and

This was a well-known social norm throughout ancient civilizations such as the Greek and Roman Empires, and even into the Elizabethan Age of the 16th Century. “Documents of all the ancient cultures (Greek, Roman, Mosaic, Hebrew, Celtic, Germanic, Assyrian, Christian, Babylonian) depict women as already subordinated to men socially and legally. Among the many quotes from the Bible that insist upon women's inferiority is this one from Genesis 3:xvi 'Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule

Many kings have ruled over Israel the past thousands of years. Some valiant and obedient to God which resulted in blessings that they could never have asked for, but some evil and disobedient which resulted in curses that they would not be able to avoid. In this paper, I will look at three kings in depth, and analyze how each either received blessings or curses based on their willingness to obey God. The first king that I will analyze will be king Ahab who ruled for a total of twenty-two years. King

In Shakespeare’s King Lear and Jonson’s The Alchemist, complex characters with diverse inner, psychic states are abundant. However, through the use of different aspects of theatrical spectacle their inner, psychic states are revealed to the audience. Inner, psychic states and theatrical spectacle share a close relationship which can be seen in the King Lear and The Alchemist. Transformation and inner, psychic states are made public through the use of spectacle in King Lear and The Alchemist with

Individual Study Compare the ways Steven King in The Shining and William Friedkin in The Exorcist use techniques to create suspense. Steven King in his 1977 novel The Shining and William Friedkin in his 2001 film The Exorcist establishes that suspense can be created in many forms while both being equally effective in its own right. Although the characters are faced with a horrific dilemma in two very different settings, the techniques used to create suspense can be similar. In both texts suspense

all the citizens of the city, Onuawala lived in peace and harmony like normal citizens of a city would. Now crime festers in the city all day and night. Ever since word of the sacred ring being broken and shattered got around no one has trusted the king or the governing of the city. So the Citizens did the normal thing to do… Rebel, but rebellion leads to riots, riots lead to violence, violence leads to never-ending violence and of course once this comes you need a miracle to stop it. Especially once

and progressively making ourselves weaker, we all unite under one common banner, with one king chosen by the council, to rule over the world as one unified nation!” There was a long pause. One minute went by, then slowly a second one followed. A bead of sweat started to form on Blackwood’s face. He feared that they thought him crazy, that his idea would be cast aside like the others, but luckily a fat king

worker known as a vassal received a piece of land in return for serving a lord or king, especially during times of war.” (Feudal System) During the Middle Ages and other parts of modern Europe, through texts, we can see how feudalism played a major role with state and the government. Kings looked at it as “higher authority” and have more control over the knights, nobles, and peasants that lie within that system. Though kings have more of a physical control throughout these texts, I believe the queens

Wealth can develop a unique interpretation upon a person’s life and can impact their future. Wealth can be such a strong impact on someone that can determine whether they’re selfish or a given person. Wealth can definitely be overpowering and misleading, which could portray their true identity. In the historical fiction novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it shows us how misleading wealth can be in a person’s life. One of the reasons why wealth is involved in Gatsby’s life is because