The Living Word (2): Understanding The Bible

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Matthew 7:24
The word "Bible" means BOOK

It was written over a period of 1600 years in over a dozen countries on three continents by people from all walks of life in three languages by 40 different people who penned God's Word.

There were about 40 writers but only one AUTHOR

II Timothy 3:16-17

Overview of the Old Testament

Law - 5 books - Genesis through Deuteronomy
Historical - 12 books - Joshua through Esther
Poetical - 5 books - Job through Song of Solomon
Prophetical - 17 books
          5 major prophets - Isaiah through Danial
          12 minor prophets - Hosea through Malachi

Overview of the New Testament

Gospels - 4 books - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Acts - historical record of the first church
Epistles - 21 books - Romans through Jude
Revelation - prophecy of the last days and eternity

The Plot - The Mirror Image
1A) 12 Tribes/ISRAEL.  God's holy people (Genesis 12 through Malachi)
1B) 12 Disciples/CHURCH. God's holy people (Acts through Jude)
2A) "ONE WORLD" Government system (Genesis 10-11)
2B) "ONE WORLD" Government system (Revelation 6-19)
3A) The world JUDGED and DESTROYED (Genesis 6-9)
3B) The world JUDGED and DESTROYED (Revelation 6-19)
4A) Satan and sin ENTER (Genesis 3-5)
4B) Satan and sin EXIT (Revelation 20)
5A) God and RIGHTEOUS man in Paradise (Genesis 1-2)
5B) God and REDEEMED man in Paradise (Revelation 21-22)

The Subject - JESUS
John 5:39

The Verb - GIVE
John 3:16
I John 3:16
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