1. The Unique Anticipation of the Bible
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    1. Anticipating our destiny – 2 Tim. 1:8-10
      1. Knowing our calling – Rom. 8:28
      2. Having a sense of destiny – 1 Tim. 6:6-21
    2. The anticipation of a friend of God – John 15:15; Heb. 11:10
    3. Vision defines what we anticipate – Acts 26:19; Prov. 29:18; Gal. 1:15-16
    4. The holy city – Rev. 21—22
      1. Architect and builder is God – Heb. 11:10
      2. Above Jerusalem, our Mother – Gal. 4:26
      3. The city of living God, the heavenly Jerusalem – Heb. 12:22
      4. Seeking the city to come – Heb. 13:14
      5. A better fatherland, city – Heb. 11:14-16
    5. The construction site and testimony of the holy city
      1. The local churches – Rev. 1—3; Rev. 3:12
      2. The church in Corinth – 1 Cor. 3:9-13


  2. The Anticipation of a Friend of God
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    1. Persons under revelation - John 15:15
    2. Persons according to God's heart - Acts 13:22
    3. Persons in the realm of faith - James 2:23
    4. Persons executing God's will - 2 Chron. 20:7-9
    5. Persons standing with God's choice - John 15:16; Isa. 41:8-9
    6. Persons under a governing vision - Heb. 11:8-10
    7. Persons with renewed revelation and consecration
      1. A life of the altar and the tent - Acts 7:2-3; Gen. 12:7-8; 13:3-4, 18
    8. Persons spending time with the Lord - Exo. 33:11
    9. Persons in fellowship with God - Gen. 18:17
    10. Persons living in the unseen realm - 2 Cor. 4:18; Heb. 11:1, 6
    11. Persons knowing the hidden things of God - Eph. 3:3-5, 9-11; Col. 1:26-27; Rom. 16:25-26; 1 Cor. 2
    12. Persons with a single eye - Matt. 6:22
    13. Persons under the governing vision of the Bible - S. of S. 5:1, 16


  3. The Vision of Anticipation in the Bible
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    1. The beginning and God’s building – Gen. 2:8-15 anticipates Rev. 21:10-21; 22:1-2
    2. Noah’s ark and God’s building – Heb. 11:7
    3. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph & God’s building – Heb. 11:8-10, 13-22 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22
    4. Moses’ tabernacle and God’s building – Exo. 25:8-9 anticipates Rev. 21:2-3
    5. David’s vision of God’s building – 1 Chron. 28:2-12, 19-20; 2 Sam. 7:4-17
    6. Solomon’s Temple and God’s building – 2 Chron. 6:1-11 anticipates Rev. 21:22
    7. The recovered Temple and God’s building – Ezra 3:8-13 anticipates Rev. 21:22
    8. The vision of Ezekiel’s Temple and God’s building – Ezek. 40 –– 47 anticipates Rev. 21:2, 22
    9. The prophets’ vision and God’s building – Isa. 65:17-19 anticipates Rev. 21:1-2, 4
    10. Paul’s vision of God’s building – Gal. 4:26; Heb. 12:22; 13:14 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22 – 1 Cor. 3:9-13 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22 – Eph. 2:19-20 anticipates Rev. 21:14, 18-20
    11. Peter’s vision of God’s building – 2 Pet. 3:13-14 anticipates Rev. 21:14, 18-20
    12. James’ vision of God’s building – James 1:1 anticipates Rev. 21:12
    13. John’s vision of God’s building – Rev. 1—3 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22 – John 14:1-6 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22
    14. The overcomers’ vision of God’s building – Rev. 3:12 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22
    15. The consummation of God’s building – Rev. 21:6; 22:13-14, 18-19

    – Bill Freeman, 2008