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Is There a New World Coming?

 

By Larry Chkoreff

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version 1.2

ISBN 0-9676731-7-8

978-0-9676731-7-2

First printing Fall 2006

 

Copyright © 2000 by Larry Chkoreff

Published by International School of the Bible, Marietta, Georgia, U.S.A.

 

For information on reproducing this book contact ISOB at:

Email address ñ newworld@isob-bible.org

The ISOB web site is www.isob-bible.org.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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Introduction

01 Birth of Messiah and its details foretold in Jewish Scriptures

02 Nature of Messiah foretold in Jewish Scriptures

03 Ministry of Messiah foretold in Jewish Scriptures

04 Crucifixion and the details foretold in Jewish Scriptures

05 Resurrection of Jesus foretold in Jewish Scriptures.

06 Messiah Summary

07 Historic Prophecies

08 Second coming of Messiah

Amazing Love Picture.

09 Conclusion and Prayer

Forward

 

As this book has come into your possession and you are beginning to read, a very rewarding exchange is being offered to you. In exchange for a small amount of your time, you can take a major journey directly into the greatest truths of all time. You will be quickly guided through history, scripture and fulfilled prophecy as the truth unfolds. Your destination will be the discovery of who Jesus Christ was and now is.

If you are Jewish, you are aware of the special Covenant God has with you. You have long awaited the coming of the Messiah. This new look at Jesus is not to convert you, but to look again at the promises of that Covenant and the Messiah. There is no need to change cultures in order to believe in His Son as the Messiah. Millions of Jews have found their completion in Jesus in record numbers, especially since the re-gathering of Israel in 1948.

Those of us who were not born Jewish realize without the Jewish contribution to Christianity, there is no Christianity. We owe you a deep debt of gratitude for making the way for us to reconnect with God. At the risk of severely understating its gravity, we acknowledge that the atrocities and persecution you have endured demand a profound apology which we humbly offer here. More and more "enlightened Christians" have stood with the Jews especially with the outpouring of revelation during the past 100 years. God said of the Jewish people, "I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you."

If you are Muslim, this journey will hopefully intrigue, inform and entice you to a deeper search into the Messiah. A personal relationship with Creator God is possible through understanding Him as the God of love. "Greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). Follow the scriptures herein and see God 's move through history as His Son came to lay down that life for you.

The word Son is most often mistranslated in English from the original languages. God does not have a son as we humans consider the word. Jesus is the Word of God. God the Father needs a human body with which to convey His words of love to us mere humans. Therefore, He became a man, God incarnate, the very Word of God in human flesh, capable of relating to us, His creation.

If you are not religious at all, perhaps even an atheist, but are simply seeking truth, these pages have the potential to introduce you to the very Person whose name is Truth. You need to simply be honest with God, be real with Him. Tell Him exactly how you feel about Him, about religion, about yourself. Tell Him if you don 't even believe He exists. When you sow the truth, you will reap the Truth!

Whether you are Jewish or Muslim, other faith, or just an honest person of "good will," the irrefutable revelations simply presented herein will reward you for taking this journey. You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.

As for me, the author, these truths, the prophecies and the resulting relationship with Jesus, radically changed and transformed my life in 1979. The power of God struck me, set me free from internal and external bondages, and totally changed me from a failure to a person who is enjoying "Abundant Life" through the power of God working within me.

There are all sorts of intellectual arguments about philosophy and religion. We are not engaging in those. We offer you the testimony of a radically changed life together with amazing Bible prophecies, both of which are beyond argument.

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgements

 

I want to thank my precious wife Carol, and our dear friends and ISOB Ministry Board Members Evelyn Akin, Bruce Tucker and Paul Smith, for their help and encouragement in doing this book. They not only proof read, but also encouraged me to actually create this book. It was originally written in 2000, but the Holy Spirit had me wait until 2006 to move forward with it.

 

 


Is There a New World Coming?

The Bible clearly states that this earth and the social and economic systems that we know today will not go on forever. Even scientists agree that our earth cannot sustain life too much longer.

 

The problem is that too many strange opinions seem to be coming at us. Some say that we should not even be concerned with the end of things. Others say that we should store up food and move to the mountains. Still others say that Bible believing people are nothing but idiots who are using scare tactics to promote their religion.

 

Can anything be trusted today?

Is there anything that can be counted on NO MATTER WHAT?

 


Some people say that the Bible is just a bunch of fairy tales and outdated stories.

 


The Bible is called the Word of God. If it is really God 's Word, if it is really what God said and was written down by men, then it should prove itself to be true. Otherwise, how could God expect people to trust it?

 

We need to be able to trust The Word of God no matter what comes our way! If there is one thing the Word of God dares to do that no other book in the world does or has done, it has historically predicted the future with amazing and perfect accuracy. This proves beyond argument that only God could have authored the Bible.

 

There are several parables, or stories, told in the Bible that tells about the subject of a New World coming.

 

The one I would like to tell is about a nobleman, or a king going to a far country to set up a kingdom, and then returning after a period of time. This parable or story was told by Jesus to some of His Jewish followers who thought that Jesus was going into Jerusalem to set up His Kingdom that very day.

 

Jesus told this story to let us know what to expect in the future.

 

Luke chapter 19:12-27 says,

"12 Therefore He said: 'A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

13 So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas [an amount of money equal to 100 days pay], and said to them, 'Do business till I come. '

14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us. '

 

I want to pause here and comment. Notice that this king came from a far country to receive a kingdom for himself. He also inferred that he would leave while the kingdom was forming, and then he would return to receive it. There were several different kinds of people that the king found when he returned.

 

Jesus was telling these people that someone, a king, would come from a far country, from Heaven to earth, to set up a kingdom (his first coming). Then this same king would return from Heaven some day, and go back to earth to reward some people who helped set up this kingdom (his second coming).

 

Notice what some of the people said to this king. "But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us. '"

 

Some people did not want to join this kingdom because they wanted to run their own lives and they did not want to be under the king 's authority. You cannot be part of a kingdom without submitting to the king!

 

Other people took their money (minas) and invested it. They used what the king left for them to help build his kingdom. These people who submitted to the king received a reward when he returned!

 

15 And so it was that when he returned (the second coming), having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned ten minas. '

17 And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities. ' (This servant received a reward).

18 And the second came, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned five minas. '

19 Likewise he said to him, 'You also be over five cities. ' (This servant received a reward)

20 Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.

21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow. '

22 And he said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest? '

24 And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas. ' (This servant did not receive a reward)

25 (But they said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas. ')

26 For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

 

The people in the next verse were the ones who did not submit to the king the first time he came.

 

27 But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me" (Luke 19:12-27).

 

Not only did they not receive a reward, but were severely punished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This story tells us that we need to make sure that we recognize this king, and submit to him before he returns the second time. If we wait until then, it will be too late.

 

The Bible also tells us that sometimes this king is called the Messiah, or a savior.

 

 

How can you know for sure how to identify this King, this Messiah? God did not leave it to chance. He gave us a sure way!

 

God does not want anybody to receive punishment like the people in the story that did not submit to the king the first time he came. So God gave us a sure way to know.

 

How can you know for sure whether or not there is a New World coming, and how can you be prepared for it? God did not leave it to chance. He gave us a sure way!

 

How can you trust the Bible?

People have argued about their religious beliefs for centuries. It is impossible for one person to prove to another person whose religious beliefs are correct. One must know for sure that the Bible or whatever book one trusts is true and correct.

 

To the honest seeker, you will find that other books that claim to be from God do not have the element of prophecy that the Bible has.

 

No human can speak hundreds of prophecies thousands of years in advance, and see them all fulfilled. Only God sees the future with perfect accuracy.

 

I want you to be able to recognize this King, (Messiah) so that you may make a personal choice to either submit to Him or not. It is your choice. No one can force you to submit. However, this King loves you so much, that He does not want to see you harmed when He returns.

 

In order to help you with your choice, we will investigate many of the Bible prophecies that have already been fulfilled. Many of these have to do with the "first coming" of the Messiah.

 

We will also investigate many Bible prophecies that have not yet been fulfilled. Many of these have to do with the "Second Coming" of the Messiah, and of the coming New World.

 

Most of the prophecies that are spoken in the Bible have already been fulfilled with perfect accuracy. Those that have not yet been fulfilled, deal with the end times of this world, the coming of the King (Messiah), and Israel.

 

These two features seem to be connected, the coming of the Messiah and the end times of this world, together with the coming New World.

 

What does the Bible say about a "New World Coming?"

 

Please read on. This book is not one based upon fear. It is based upon love and truth.

 

Here are just a few Bible verses dealing with this subject. There are many, many more.

 

"Öand have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come" (Hebrews 6:5).

 

"far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come" (Ephesians 1:21).

 

The above verses indicate that there is such a thing as an age, or a New World to come.

 

Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus, wrote the following:

"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless" (2 Peter 3:10-14).

 

Jesus spoke in answer to a question from the people of His day. They asked:

 

"Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" (Matthew 24:3).

 

"And Jesus answered and said to them: 'Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Christ, and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name 's sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:4-14).

 

No one knows exactly when the end will come and when the Messiah will return. However we can tell by current events, that the signs of the times do line up with Bible prophecy.

 

Israel is the time clock. In 70 AD Israel was overthrown and exiled as a nation. In 1948 Israel became a nation once again. This was a major prophecy fulfillment and was a necessary event prior to the end. But now that it has happened, the end could be any time.

 

It could be one month, ten years, or whatever. One thing is for sure. Your own personal end will come when your body dies, and there is no promise for tomorrow!

 

The most important question is, "How can I know that I am safe when the end comes?"

 

Actually, this is not a thing to be feared. The answer is very simple, very easy to understand, and has a solid basis in Scripture.

 

Now venture with me into this book and look into the past, present and future of this world, and the world to come.