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Preface: A Reflection of Galileo, the Heretic

Introduction: Can you step into the first century and see prophecy from their eyes?

1. They would be persecuted, arrested and tried; and the gospel would be preached to all nations.
2. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs: false Christs, wars, famines, earthquakes, and terrors and signs from heaven.
3. Lawlessness would increase, they would be hated and betrayed and put to death, but the one who endured to the end would be saved.
4. There would be a great tribulation and distress upon the land, and they would fall by the sword and be led captive to all nations, and Jerusalem would be laid desolate.
5. They would be perplexed at the roaring of the sea and waves, the sun would be darkened, the moon would not give its light, and the stars would fall from the sky.
6. The Son of Man comes in the clouds; He sends His angels down, and they gather His elect.
7. Their generation would not pass away until all those things took place.
8. The Kingdom of God through the Twentieth Century.
9. The Millennium.
10. The Seven Year Tribulation Theory.
11. Conclusion

Appendix 2: Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled

Appendix 3: Time Statements: The Doctrine of a First Century Return

Chronological Table

The Twelve Caesars of Rome

Rulers of Palestine

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Index