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LESSON THIRTEEN
A KEY VIEW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (7)
FROM THE CAPTIVITY TO THE RETURN
OUTLINE
TEXT
III. THE PROPHETS DURING THE RETURN
A. The Kingship Not Being Recovered
B. Zerubbabel the Governor and Joshua the High Priest
C. Haggai
D. Zechariah
1. His Status and Time
2. Strengthening the Rebuilding Work of the Holy Temple by Foretelling Its Success
3. Prophesying of the Various Aspects of the Two Comings of Christ
E. Nehemiah the Governor and Ezra the Priest
F. Malachi
1. His Status and Time
2. Rebuking and Admonishing the People of Israel for Their Evils after the Rebuilding of the Holy Temple and the Holy City
3. Foretelling the Coming of Elijah the Prophet and John the Baptist
4. Foretelling the Second Coming of Christ
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON FOURTEEN
A KEY VIEW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (8)
THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. THE FUNCTION OF THE PROPHETS
II. THE PROPHETS BEFORE THE AGE OF THE PROPHETS
A. Abraham
B. Moses
C. Samuel
D. David
E. The Gentile Prophet Balaam
III. THE PROPHETS DURING THE AGE OF THE PROPHETS
A. The Raising Up of the Prophethood
B. The Prophets Who Did Not Leave Any Prophetic Writings
1. Gad
2. Nathan
3. The Old Prophet
4. Ahijah
5. Elijah
6. Elisha
7. Micaiah
C. The Prophets Who Wrote the Books of the Major Prophets
1. Isaiah
2. Jeremiah
3. Ezekiel
4. Daniel
D. The Prophets Who Wrote the Books of the Minor Prophets
1. Hosea
2. Joel
3. Amos
4. Obadiah
5. Jonah
6. Micah
7. Nahum
8. Habakkuk
9. Zephaniah
10. Haggai
11. Zechariah
12. Malachi
SUMMARY
NOTICE
QUESTIONS

LESSON FIFTEEN
A KEY VIEW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (9)
FROM THE REBUILDING OF THE HOLY TEMPLE AND THE HOLY CITY TO THE END OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AGE
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES KING OF SYRIA
A. The Little Horn in Daniel 8
B. Occupying the Holy Land, Massacring the Israelites, and Defiling the Temple
II. MACCABAEUS THE JEWISH PRIEST
III. POMPEY THE ROMAN GENERAL AND HEROD KING OF JUDEA
IV. AUGUSTUS THE ROMAN EMPEROR
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON SIXTEEN
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT— THE TWO COVENANTS GOD MADE WITH MAN
A. The Old Testament— a Covenant Which Was Added and Abolished
1. Ordained in the Hand of Moses
2. Dedicated with the Blood of Bulls and Goats
3. Based upon the Law, Which Cannot Give Life, as Its Condition
4. Requiring Man Only to Work, Not to Believe
5. Applying Only to the Old Testament Age
B. The New Testament— a Covenant Which Is Better and Eternal
1. Accomplished by Jesus Christ
2. Established with the Blood of Jesus, the Son of God
3. Based upon Grace, Which Gives Life, as Its Condition
4. Requiring Man Only to Believe, Not to Work
5. Applying to the New Testament Age and Eternity
II. THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT— THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE BIBLE
A. The Old Testament
1. The Law
2. The Historical Books
3. The Books of Poetry
4. The Prophets
B. The New Testament
1. The Historical Books
2. The Epistles
3. The Book of Prophecy
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON SEVENTEEN
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (1)
JOHN THE BAPTIST
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. THE BACKGROUND
II. HIS STATUS
III. HIS BIRTH
A. Conceived
B. Born
C. Circumcised and Named
IV. HIS LIFE
A. Living in the Wilderness
B. His Way of Life
V. HIS TEACHING
A. To Repent and Produce Fruits
B. To Live a Superior Life
VI. HIS MINISTRY
A. Preaching the Baptism of Repentance
B. Bringing Men to Receive Christ
1. Preparing Men’s Hearts to Receive Christ
2. Ushering Men to Christ
VII. HIS TYPE
VIII. HIS DISCIPLES
A. Making His Teaching into a Religion
B. Causing His Work to Be in Rivalry with Christ
IX. HIS ENDING
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON EIGHTEEN
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (2)
JESUS CHRIST
FROM HIS ETERNITY PAST TO HIS DEATH AND BURIAL
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. HIS ETERNITY PAST
A. The Word That Was in the Beginning with God
B. The Complete God
C. The Only Begotten Son of God
D. The Expression of the Father
E. The Author of Life
II. HIS STATUS
III. HIS CONCEPTION
A. Conceived of the Holy Spirit and Born of a Virgin
B. With God and Man as His Essences
IV. HIS BIRTH
A. In the Reign of Caesar Augustus
B. At Bethlehem
C. Laid in a Manger
D. Announced to the Shepherds by an Angel
E. A Multitude of the Heavenly Army Joining the Angel and Praising God
F. Witnessed by the Shepherds and Spoken of to Others by Them
G. Circumcised, Named, and Presented to God
V. HIS FLIGHT AND GROWTH
VI. HIS HUMAN LIVING
VII. HIS FOUR ASPECTS
VIII. HIS BAPTISM AND TEST
IX. HIS MINISTRY
A. Preaching the Gospel
B. Teaching People
C. Performing Miracles and Wonders
1. Calling Things Not Being as Being and Ruling the Universe
2. Casting Out Demons
3. Healing the Sick
4. Cleansing the Leper
5. Raising the Dead
D. Expressing God
X. HIS DEATH
A. The Date and Place of His Death
B. The Way of His Death
C. Accomplishing an All-inclusive Death with a Sevenfold Status
D. Accomplishing an Eternal Redemption
1. The Triune God Dying for Sinners in the Human Flesh of Jesus
2. Offering Himself to God through the Eternal Spirit
3. The Blood of Jesus the Son of God Having an Eternal Efficacy
XI. HIS BURIAL
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON NINETEEN
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (3)
JESUS CHRIST
FROM HIS RESURRECTION TO HIS ETERNITY FUTURE
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. HIS RESURRECTION
A. The Process of His Resurrection
B. The Achievements of His Resurrection
C. His Breathing into the Disciples in Resurrection
D. His Presence with the Disciples in Resurrection
II. HIS ASCENSION
A. Ascending above All the Heavens
B. To Fill All Things
C. Sitting Down on the Right Hand of the Majesty on High
D. Enthroned and Crowned
E. His Offices and Ministry in Heaven
1. As Lord and Christ
2. As Head over All Things
3. As the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit
4. As the Giver of Spiritual Gifts
5. As a Leader and Savior
6. As the Mediator and Surety of the Better Covenant
7. As a Minister of the True Tabernacle in the Heavens
8. As the High Priest
9. As an Advocate
10. As the Ruler of the Kings of the Earth
11. As the Opener of the Mystery of the New Covenant
F. The Length of His Stay in Heaven
III. HIS SECOND COMING
A. First Coming Secretly from Heaven to the Air
B. Then Coming Openly from the Air to the Earth
C. Dealing with the Four Groups of People on Earth Today
D. Binding and Imprisoning Satan
E. Setting up the Millennial Kingdom on the Earth
F. Purging the Last Rebellion of Mankind
G. Judging All the Dead in the Universe
IV. HIS ETERNITY FUTURE
A. Being the Entrance into the New Jerusalem
B. Being the Husband of the New Jerusalem
C. Being the Temple of the Holy City
D. Being the Lamp of the Holy City
E. Being the Center of the Holy City
F. Being the Supply of the Holy City
V. CONCLUSION
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON TWENTY
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (4)
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. HIS PERSON
A. The Creator
B. God—the Son of God
C. Man—the Son of Man
D. The Redeemer
E. The Savior
F. Jesus
G. Christ
H. The Lord
I. The Resurrected Lord
J. The Life-giving Spirit
K. The Life
L. The Resurrection
II. HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
A. Incarnation
B. Human Experience
C. Death
D. Resurrection
E. Breathing the Spirit of Life into the Believers
F. Ascension
G. Pouring Out the Spirit of Power upon the Believers, Baptizing Them into His Body
III. HIS ATTAINMENTS
A. The Height of the Universe
B. The Peak of the Divine Attributes and Human Virtues
IV. HIS OBTAINMENTS
A. The Throne
B. Glory
C. Honor
D. The Name Which Is above Every Name
E. The Lordship
F. The Rulership
V. HIS WORK IN THE PRESENT AGE
A. Giving Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins to Save Sinners
B. Building the Church
C. Establishing God’s Kingdom
D. Being the Mediator of the New Covenant
E. Being the Minister of the True Tabernacle
F. Being the High Priest of the Believers
G. Being the Advocate of the Believers
VI. HIS WORK AT HIS COMING BACK
A. Redeeming the Believers’ Body
B. Restoring All Things
C. Bringing in God’s Kingdom
VII. HIS WORK IN ETERNITY
A. Being the Lamb Who Is One with God
B. Being the Husband of the Redeemed
C. Being the Temple in Which the Redeemed Serve God
D. Being the Lamp of the Holy City
E. Being the Supply of the Holy City
F. Being the Healing of the Nations on the New Earth
VIII. CONCLUSION
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON TWENTY-ONE
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (5)
APOSTLES, PROPHETS, EVANGELISTS, AND SHEPHERD-TEACHERS
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. APOSTLES
A. The Meaning of Apostles
B. The First Twelve Apostles
C. Other Apostles
D. The Work of the Apostles
1. Going Out to Preach the Word of God
2. Establishing Churches
II. PROPHETS
A. The Meaning of Prophets
B. The Ministry of the Prophets
1. Bringing In God’s Revelation
2. Edifying the Believers and Building Up the Church
III. EVANGELISTS
A. The Meaning of Evangelists
B. The Work of the Evangelists
IV. SHEPHERD-TEACHERS
A. The Meaning of Shepherd-Teachers
B. The Work of the Shepherd-Teachers
V. CONCLUSION
A. Perfecting the Saints Directly
B. Building Up the Church Indirectly
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON TWENTY-TWO
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (6)
THE CHURCH
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. THE CHURCH BEING THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD’S CALLED ONES
II. THE CHURCH BEING THE COMPOSITION OF THE SAINTS
III. THE CHURCH BEING THE BODY OF CHRIST
IV. THE CHURCH BEING THE COUNTERPART OF CHRIST
V. THE CHURCH BEING A UNIVERSAL NEW MAN
VI. THE CHURCH BEING THE HOUSE OF GOD AND THE DWELLING PLACE OF GOD
A. The Household of God
B. The Dwelling Place of God
VII. THE CHURCH BEING THE KINGDOM OF GOD
VIII. THE CHURCH BEING THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST
IX. THE TWO ASPECTS OF THE CHURCH
A. The Universal Aspect
B. The Local Aspect
X. THE DEGRADATION AND RECOVERY OF THE CHURCH
XI. THE NEED FOR OVERCOMERS AND THE LORD’S CALLING
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON TWENTY-THREE
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (7)
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. THE DESIGNATIONS
A. The Kingdom of God
B. The Kingdom of the Heavens
C. The Kingdom of God’s Beloved Son
D. The Kingdom of Christ and of God, the Kingdom of the Lord and of His Christ, and the Eternal Kingdom of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
E. The Kingdom of the Father and the Kingdom of the Son of Man
F. The Kingdom Prepared from the Foundation of the World
II. THE KINGDOM OF GOD BEING THE CHURCH IN THIS AGE
A. Repenting and Believing in the Gospel Being for the Entry into the Kingdom of God
B. Regeneration Being the Entrance into the Kingdom of God
C. The Kingdom of God Being the Reality of the Church Life
1. Those Not Remaining in the Church Life Not Inheriting the Kingdom of God
2. Those Growing and Developing in the Life of God in the Church Life Being Richly and Bountifully Supplied with the Entrance into the Kingdom of God
D. The Spiritual Living of the Church Being the Reality of the Kingdom of the Heavens within the Kingdom of God
E. The Worldly Appearance of the Church Being the Appearance of the Kingdom of the Heavens within the Kingdom of God
III. THE KINGDOM OF GOD BEING THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM IN THE COMING AGE
A. The Heavenly Part
B. The Earthly Part
1. The Restored Kingdom of Israel
2. The Restored Nations
IV. THE KINGDOM OF GOD BEING THE NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH WITH THE NEW JERUSALEM AS ITS CENTER IN ETERNITY
A. The New Jerusalem
B. The Surrounding Nations
V. THE SEED AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
A. The Seed
1. Christ Being the First Seed
2. The Believers Also Being Seeds
B. The Development
1. The Propagation and Multiplication of Christ as the Seed of the Kingdom of God
2. Christ Becoming a Great Mountain Filling the Whole Earth
VI. INHERITING THE KINGDOM OF GOD BEING DIFFERENT FROM RECEIVING THE ETERNAL LIFE
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS

LESSON TWENTY-FOUR
A KEY VIEW OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (8)
THE NEW JERUSALEM
OUTLINE
TEXT
I. THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE BIBLE AND OF THE ENTIRE DIVINE REVELATION
A. The Conclusion of the Whole Bible
B. The Conclusion of the Entire Divine Revelation
II. GOD’S WORK OF THE NEW CREATION IN THE OLD CREATION
A. Using the Dispensation of the Patriarchs
B. Using the Dispensation of Law
C. Using the Dispensation of Grace
D. Using the Dispensation of Righteousness
III. GOD’S WORK OF RESTORATION IN THE OLD CREATION
A. Using a Short Period of Insertion
B. Through His Eternal Gospel
IV. THE RESULTS OF GOD’S WORK OF THE NEW CREATION AND OF RESTORATION IN THE OLD CREATION
A. Producing the Redeemed
B. Obtaining the Overcomers
C. Constituting the New Jerusalem in the Millennium
D. Producing the Priests in the Millennium
E. Producing the Citizens in the Millennium
F. Perfecting the Immature Believers
G. Purging to Produce the People in the New Heaven and New Earth
H. Terminating All the Rebellious Creatures of the Old Creation—a Secondary Result
I. Constituting the New Jerusalem in the New Heaven and New Earth
V. THE NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH
A. The Renewed New Universe
B. With the New Earth as the Focus
VI. THE NEW JERUSALEM
A. Not a Physical City
B. The Crystallized Product and Masterpiece of God’s Work of the New Creation throughout the Generations
C. A Composition of the Redeemed Saints throughout the Generations
1. The Old Testament Saints
2. The New Testament Believers
D. The Bride of the Lamb
E. The Tabernacle of God among Men
1. The City Proper Being of Pure Gold
2. The Gates Being of Pearl
3. The Wall and Foundation Being of Precious Stones
a. Jasper for the Wall
b. Precious Stones for the Foundation
4. The Triune God Being the Temple and the Light
a. The Temple of the City
b. The Light of the City
5. The Throne of the Triune God Being the Center
6. The Flow of the Triune God Being the Supply
a. Flowing in the Middle of the Street of Pure Gold
b. Becoming the River of Water of Life as the Saturation
c. With the Tree of Life as the Supply
F. The Mingling of the Triune God with the Redeemed Tripartite Man
G. The Kings in the Holy City and the People around It
1. The Kings in the Holy City
2. The People around It
VII. CONCLUSION
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS