Lesson 20 - Types, Symbols, And Prophecy (Part 2) - Book Review

Question 1

1. To interpret ____________ correctly, we need to examine the historical ______________ of the prophet and his prophecy, the context, ____________ passages, figures of ___________, and so on.

Answer 1

prophecy
background
parallel
speech

Question 2

2. In general, we expect a __________ fulfilment unless the context of the ___________ or its explication in the ________ ______________ indicates otherwise.

Answer 2

literal
prophecy
New Testament

Question 3

3. Until a prophecy is __________, there is always some _____________ as to the exact ________ or ____________ of its fulfilment.

Answer 3

fulfilled
uncertainty
time
manner

Question 4

4. Some prophecies refer to more than _______ person or ________, so that one ______________ does not _____________ fulfil the prophecy.

Answer 4

one
event
reference
completely

Question 5

5. God gave prophecy to __________ at a certain point in ___________ to benefit them at that _________. Thus it spoke to them about then-current _________ and concerns, and often it had _____________ application .

Answer 5

people 
history 
time 
needs 
immediate

Question 6

6. Prophecies concerning the distant ___________ contain some ______________, because they were written in a particular historical and cultural context, and human ____________ undergoes constant change. The ______________ language, gaps of time, conditional nature, unexpected __________ of fulfilment, and multiple _____________ all allow for some latitude of interpretation.

Answer 6

future 
ambiguity 
society 
figurative 
manner 
fulfilment

Question 7

7. To reveal his ______________ purpose throughout history, God established _________ in the Old Testament that point toward the ultimate ________ of salvation in the New Testament.

Answer 7

redemptive
types
plan

Question 8

8. New Testament __________ were so immersed in the Old Testament that they naturally used its ______________ in various situations, much as we might employ a quote from the Bible, ______________, or a modern author when it seems to fit our current ________________. In such cases, we do not claim that the author had our situation in ________, but we make a ___________ allusion familiar to our audience.

Answer 8

authors
expressions
Shakespeare 
circumstances
mind
literary