Decoding: Prophecy, Patterns, and the End of the Age
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Decoding: Prophecy, Patterns, and the End of the Age
Decoding: Prophecy, Patterns, and the End of the Age
Session 1 — “Understanding Prophetic Patterns: God’s Blueprint Across Ages”
Session 1 — “Understanding Prophetic Patterns: God’s Blueprint Across Ages”
Opening Text:
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Introduction:
Introduction:
We are not entering a season of mystery—we are entering a season of revelation. And that revelation comes when we learn to see as God sees: not just linearly, but through patterns, cycles, and shadows.
God is not random. His works are established from the foundation of the world (Isaiah 46:10). Every act of judgment, every deliverance, every feast day, and even every miracle Jesus performed—points to a greater truth still unfolding.
In this first session, we learn how God reveals the end from the beginning by walking through five major pillars of prophetic pattern: typology, feast cycles, judgment rhythms, time cycles, and Satanic imitation.
I. Typology: The Language of Shadows and Substance
I. Typology: The Language of Shadows and Substance
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”
— Colossians 2:17
Biblical typology is the use of persons, events, or institutions as prophetic previews of greater realities.
Key Examples:
Key Examples:
Adam and Christ:
Romans 5:14 says Adam is “the figure of Him that was to come.”
The first Adam brought death; the last Adam (Christ) brings life.
Joseph and Jesus:
Joseph was: Rejected by his brothers (as was Christ by Israel)
Sold for silver
Sent to Egypt (a symbol of the world)
Brought salvation during famine
Later revealed himself to his brethren in mercy
Likewise, Jesus was:
Rejected by His people
Betrayed for silver
Sent to earth
Became Bread of Life in a starving world
Will return to a repentant remnant of Israel
The Exodus and End-Time Deliverance:
Egypt = the world system
Pharaoh = the antichrist spirit
Moses = a type of deliverer
The plagues = judgments
The Red Sea = baptism
The wilderness = sanctification
The Promised Land = kingdom inheritance
These parallels are not poetic—they are prophetic blueprints. We are living in the final Exodus, waiting for the greater Moses, Jesus, to bring us out of this world system.
II. God’s Appointed Times: The Prophetic Calendar
II. God’s Appointed Times: The Prophetic Calendar
God operates on His own timeline, not the Gregorian calendar. In Leviticus 23, God gave Israel seven feasts—not Jewish holidays, but “feasts of the Lord” (mo’edim)—meaning “appointed times.”
Each feast is a prophetic act, fulfilled in Christ:
Spring Feasts (fulfilled in His first coming):
Spring Feasts (fulfilled in His first coming):
Passover – Jesus crucified (Exodus 12, 1 Corinthians 5:7)
Unleavened Bread – His burial (sinless, without leaven)
Firstfruits – His resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20)
Pentecost – Holy Spirit given (Acts 2)
Fall Feasts (awaiting fulfillment in His return):
Fall Feasts (awaiting fulfillment in His return):
Trumpets – The return of Christ with a shout and trumpet (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
Day of Atonement – Final judgment, national repentance of Israel (Zechariah 12:10)
Tabernacles – The Kingdom Age where Christ dwells with us (Revelation 21:3)
These feasts are not obsolete. They are timelines by which God fulfills His covenant purposes—down to the day and hour.
III. Patterns of Judgment and Preservation
III. Patterns of Judgment and Preservation
“For the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
— Amos 3:7
God has never brought judgment without:
A prophetic warning,
A time of mercy, and
A preservation plan for the righteous.
Key Patterns:
Key Patterns:
Noah was warned, prepared, and sealed in the ark before the flood.
Lot was pulled out of Sodom before destruction.
Israel was marked by the blood of the lamb before death visited Egypt.
The 144,000 in Revelation are sealed before the wrath is poured out.
God’s people are not appointed to wrath—but they are appointed to endure (Luke 21:19). The pattern is always: Separation before Judgment.
IV. Prophetic Time Cycles: The 7,000-Year Blueprint
IV. Prophetic Time Cycles: The 7,000-Year Blueprint
“One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”
— 2 Peter 3:8
God’s plan follows the creation pattern:
6 days of labor = 6,000 years of human history
7th day rest = 1,000-year reign of Christ (Revelation 20:4)
Biblical Pattern:
Biblical Pattern:
Adam to Abraham: ~2,000 years
Abraham to Jesus: ~2,000 years
Jesus to present: ~2,000 years
What’s next? The seventh day—a day of rest and rule under the King.
This aligns with:
Jesus rising on the “third day” (Hosea 6:2)
The pattern of work, work, rest
The millennial reign as the final “Sabbath”
We are not guessing the day or hour—we are simply recognizing that we are at the end of the sixth day.
V. Satan Imitates God’s Patterns
V. Satan Imitates God’s Patterns
Satan is not original—he is a counterfeiter. He mimics God’s methods to deceive:
False trinity: dragon (Satan), beast (antichrist), false prophet (Revelation 13)
False signs and wonders (Matthew 24:24)
False feast system: pagan holidays masked in Christian terminology
False gospel: grace without truth, love without holiness
The antichrist doesn’t come as a devil with horns. He comes as a messianic savior, performing miracles, calling for unity, and sitting in the temple of God claiming to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:4).
If you don’t know the true patterns—you will be deceived by the false.
VI. How to Prepare the Heart to Recognize God’s Prophetic Patterns
VI. How to Prepare the Heart to Recognize God’s Prophetic Patterns
Saturate yourself in the Word: Patterns are everywhere in Scripture.
Return to the roots: Understand the Hebrew foundation of your faith.
Live by the Spirit: The Spirit of Truth will guide you into all truth (John 16:13).
Reject Westernized gospel distortions: Test everything by Scripture—not tradition or popularity.
Stay watchful: Jesus commanded us repeatedly—“Watch therefore…” (Matthew 24:42).
Discussion Questions:
Discussion Questions:
What pattern in Scripture have you seen repeated in your own life or generation?
How do prophetic feasts help us better understand Jesus’ first and second coming?
What are some false patterns or holidays in modern Christianity that imitate but distort God’s ways?
Why does understanding God’s time cycles help us stay sober and alert?
Closing Exhortation:
Closing Exhortation:
We are not entering the unknown. We are entering the culmination of every shadow, every cycle, every word. God has already laid it all out. Prophecy is not about fear—it’s about alignment. It’s about preparing to reign with Christ by understanding the rhythms of His plan.
This is not the hour to sleep. This is the hour to decode the times.
Quote:
“The prophetic Word of God is like a lamp shining in a dark place. The closer we get to the end, the brighter it becomes to those who are watching.”— Derek Prince
“The prophetic Word of God is like a lamp shining in a dark place. The closer we get to the end, the brighter it becomes to those who are watching.”— Derek Prince
Session 2: “As It Was in the Days of Noah and Lot”?
