- The Unique Anticipation of the Bible
- Anticipating our destiny – 2 Tim. 1:8-10
- Knowing our calling – Rom. 8:28
- Having a sense of destiny – 1 Tim. 6:6-21
- The anticipation of a friend of God – John 15:15; Heb. 11:10
- Vision defines what we anticipate – Acts 26:19; Prov. 29:18; Gal. 1:15-16
- The holy city – Rev. 21—22
- Architect and builder is God – Heb. 11:10
- Above Jerusalem, our Mother – Gal. 4:26
- The city of living God, the heavenly Jerusalem – Heb. 12:22
- Seeking the city to come – Heb. 13:14
- A better fatherland, city – Heb. 11:14-16
- The construction site and testimony of the holy city
- The local churches – Rev. 1—3; Rev. 3:12
- The church in Corinth – 1 Cor. 3:9-13
- The Anticipation of a Friend of God
- Persons under revelation - John 15:15
- Persons according to God's heart - Acts 13:22
- Persons in the realm of faith - James 2:23
- Persons executing God's will - 2 Chron. 20:7-9
- Persons standing with God's choice - John 15:16; Isa. 41:8-9
- Persons under a governing vision - Heb. 11:8-10
- Persons with renewed revelation and consecration
- A life of the altar and the tent - Acts 7:2-3; Gen. 12:7-8; 13:3-4, 18
- Persons spending time with the Lord - Exo. 33:11
- Persons in fellowship with God - Gen. 18:17
- Persons living in the unseen realm - 2 Cor. 4:18; Heb. 11:1, 6
- Persons knowing the hidden things of God - Eph. 3:3-5, 9-11; Col. 1:26-27; Rom. 16:25-26; 1 Cor. 2
- Persons with a single eye - Matt. 6:22
- Persons under the governing vision of the Bible - S. of S. 5:1, 16
- The Vision of Anticipation in the Bible
- The beginning and God’s building – Gen. 2:8-15 anticipates Rev. 21:10-21; 22:1-2
- Noah’s ark and God’s building – Heb. 11:7
- Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph & God’s building – Heb. 11:8-10, 13-22 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22
- Moses’ tabernacle and God’s building
– Exo. 25:8-9 anticipates Rev. 21:2-3
- David’s vision of God’s building
– 1 Chron. 28:2-12, 19-20; 2 Sam. 7:4-17
- Solomon’s Temple and God’s building
– 2 Chron. 6:1-11 anticipates Rev. 21:22
- The recovered Temple and God’s building
– Ezra 3:8-13 anticipates Rev. 21:22
- The vision of Ezekiel’s Temple and God’s building
– Ezek. 40 –– 47 anticipates Rev. 21:2, 22
- The prophets’ vision and God’s building
– Isa. 65:17-19 anticipates Rev. 21:1-2, 4
- 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
- Peter’s vision of God’s building
– 2 Pet. 3:13-14 anticipates Rev. 21:14, 18-20
- James’ vision of God’s building
– James 1:1 anticipates Rev. 21:12
- John’s vision of God’s building
– Rev. 1—3 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22
– John 14:1-6 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22
- The overcomers’ vision of God’s building
– Rev. 3:12 anticipates Rev. 21 & 22
- The consummation of God’s building
– Rev. 21:6; 22:13-14, 18-19
– Bill Freeman, 2008