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Prophetic Mileposts
So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Luke 21:31
Recommended Reading
Matthew 13:15-16
As early as Roman times, stone columns were set by the side of roads to indicate the number of miles from or to a particular destination. Thus, the term milestone was born and is still used today. Called mileposts in America, they occur at regular intervals along the interstate highway system indicating miles traveled from a state line. In 1920, a Zero Milestone was erected just south of the White House in Washington, D.C., from which distances from the nation's capital were to be measured.
Just as a highway milestone, or milepost, serves to keep one oriented on a geographical journey, so God has established prophetic markers for mankind's journey through time. We could say that the Zero Prophetic Milestone is Genesis 3:15 where the prophetic promise of Satan's defeat is found. The destination is the Eternal City, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21-22). In between, prophetic markers are found in Scripture for those with eyes to see -- especially related to the past, present, and future of God's chosen people, Israel.
The greater your knowledge of God's prophetic markers, the greater your security in an insecure world.
In God, history and prophecy are one and the same.
A. W. Tozer
Read-thru-the-Bible
Deuteronomy 27:1 -- 28:68
So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Luke 21:31
Recommended Reading
Matthew 13:15-16
As early as Roman times, stone columns were set by the side of roads to indicate the number of miles from or to a particular destination. Thus, the term milestone was born and is still used today. Called mileposts in America, they occur at regular intervals along the interstate highway system indicating miles traveled from a state line. In 1920, a Zero Milestone was erected just south of the White House in Washington, D.C., from which distances from the nation's capital were to be measured.
Just as a highway milestone, or milepost, serves to keep one oriented on a geographical journey, so God has established prophetic markers for mankind's journey through time. We could say that the Zero Prophetic Milestone is Genesis 3:15 where the prophetic promise of Satan's defeat is found. The destination is the Eternal City, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21-22). In between, prophetic markers are found in Scripture for those with eyes to see -- especially related to the past, present, and future of God's chosen people, Israel.
The greater your knowledge of God's prophetic markers, the greater your security in an insecure world.
In God, history and prophecy are one and the same.
A. W. Tozer
Read-thru-the-Bible
Deuteronomy 27:1 -- 28:68
