Coachlight Bible Study – Genesis
Lesson XXIII
Delivered From Judgment
I. Type? - The
Term "Type" Or "Typology" Is Not Used In The Bible, Yet As
We Have Already Seen, God Used Figures Pointing To Future Figures In The Bible
And Is One Of The Most Interesting Studies Of The Bible.
A. TUPOS - occurs 16 times in the New Testament.
1. It is translated twice
as "print" (John
2. It is translated twice
as "figure" (Acts
3. It is translated twice as
"pattern" (Titus 2:7; Hebrews 8:5)
4. It is translated once as
"fashion" (Acts
5. It is translated once as
"manner" (Acts
6. It is translated once as
"form" (Romans
7. It is translated seven
times as "example" (I Corinthians 10:6-7; Philippians
B. It means
"Figure" or "Shadow" - An incidence or occurrence that is
historically true, but points to another person, incident, or occurrence in the
future.
1. We usually can not
identify the object that casts the shadow by the shadow alone, but when the
object to whom the figure points is seen, all becomes clear.
2. We can not usually identify the one who
casts the shadow by the shadow alone, but when the object from whom the
shadow is cast is seen, all becomes clear.
C. Examples
that we have already seen in review:
1. Adam a type of Christ - When Adam was put to sleep, and from his wounded side, the Lord God builded for him a bride. Without the New Testament record, we could have never known the meaning of the first surgical operation.
2. Coats of Skins a
type of
3. Noah’s
D. Double Types - The ark represents the refuge for sinners from the
coming judgment, but this doesn’t complete the typology. Oftentimes there is a double typology. (An incident may be a type of two different
things in the same scenario)
1. Adam - While being a figure and type of the lost sinner in need of salvation, he is also a type of the ‘Last Adam" and "Second Man" Jesus Christ.
2. Isaac - Isaac was a clear type and picture of the Son
to be sacrificed, but also, a clear picture, at the same time, of the sinner
himself that needed a Savior. God provided a substitute ram found caught in the
bushes. (Genesis 22:13)
II. And It Came To Pass
A. God Made A Wind To Pass Over
The Earth
Genesis 8:1
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was
with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters
asswaged;
Genesis 8:2
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the
rain from heaven was restrained;
III. Double Type Of The Flood - The ark is truly a type of Christ as Savior
from the coming judgment, but the Flood is also a picture of the great
Tribulation of the end time, and God’s plan for His remnant. to be brought
through the Tribulation by the ark of safety, Jesus Christ.
A. How do we know this?
We read in the book of Matthew:
Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
To this question Jesus answered:
Matthew 24:37 But as the days
of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:38 For as in the
days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Matthew
24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
B. Before - Notice the word "before." There were only three classes of people on earth in the days before the Flood. These are represented by Enoch, Noah, and the wicked that perished in the Flood. The same three classes of people are in the world today, and will be present at the coming of the Son of Man.
1. Enoch - Enoch was
translated before the Flood came.
2. Noah - Noah and his
family were saved from destruction.
3. The Wicked - The wicked
perished in the Flood.
C. The Apostle Paul identifies these three
classes of people in existence today in
the book of I Corinthians:
I Corinthians
Every person fits into one of
these categories:
1. A Jew is a physical descendant of Abraham through Isaac and Jacob.
2. Israelites are
descendants of
3. All who are neither
Jews nor Israelites are called Gentiles.
4.But there is also a group
made up of both Jews and Gentiles, called the Church, the Body of Christ.
Everyone that trusts in the shed blood of Christ for salvation is a member of the true church. With this in mind, remember these words from the book of Matthew:
Matthew 24:37 But as the days
of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Matthew 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
E. This will be repeated - We know because
the Lord promised before He returns for the Second Coming and the Great
Tribulation, He will call out the true believers as He said in the book of I
Thessalonians:
I Thessalonians
I Thessalonians
F. The Day of the Lord - Then the Day of the Lord will be ushered in, and the greatest tribulation on earth will be experienced - A time so terrible that except those days were shortened, there would be no flesh saved.
G. Israel - But Israel is
still here after the church is raptured. God has made a way for the faithful
remnant of Jacob’s seed so that they will not be destroyed by the seed of the
serpent, the Antichrist.
H. Rapture before the
judgment - Just as Enoch was translated before the judgment fell and Noah
was safe in the ark, so after the church is raptured and tribulation begins,
God will prepare a place of safety for the believing remnant of
I. Greatest Revival In
History - Then comes the revival.
The remnant will, of course, be the prime target of the Antichrist, but God
protects them like He protected Noah and his family.
J. People Saved - Eight
people were saved in the ark - 144,000
will be saved, at least at one time during the Tribulation.
K. The Balance - The
balance of unfaithful, wicked people will all perish.
IV. Prophecies Earlier By The Prophets:
Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take
you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring
you into your own land.
Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I
sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness,
and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put
my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep
my judgments, and do [them].
Ezekiel 36:28 And ye shall
dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I
will be your God.
B. How About Jeremiah?
Jeremiah 30:7 Alas! for that
day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob’s
trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. ....
Jeremiah 30:10 Therefore fear
thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel:
for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity;
and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make
[him] afraid.
Jeremiah 30:11 For I [am]
with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all
nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee:
but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether
unpunished.
C. Greatest Evangelists of All
Time - After the church is raptured,
there will be a remnant of the true
These with
Revelation 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea,
nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Revelation 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were
sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of
all the tribes of the children of
Revelation 7:5 Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve
thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Gad........
John then
continues:
Revelation 7:9 After this I
beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations,
and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Revelation 7:10 And cried
with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb.
These have to be the converts in the Tribulation
converted by the preaching of the 144,000 that John mentioned earlier. This is
spelled out by John just a little bit later in the book of Revelation:
Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.