THE WORD PART 2: 2. How to understand The Bible

Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 7:24

The word “Bible” means 

Book.  

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 Daniel 12 

Minor Prophets – Hosea through Malachi

Gospels – 4 books

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Acts

historical record of the first church

Epistles – 20 letters

 Romans through Jude 

Revelation

prophecy of the last days and eternity

• God and righteous man in Paradise

• Satan and sin enter

• The world judged and destroyed

• “One World” Government system

• 12 Tribes/Israel God’s holy people

• Jesus

• 12 Disciples/Church God’s holy people

• “One World” Government system

• The world judged and destroyed

• Satan and sin exit 

• God and redeemed man in Paradise

The Hero – Jesus

“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!” 

John 5:39 NLT

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16

His Objective – Give

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

1 John 3:16