3. Prophetical books dealing primarily with the first and second comings of Christ. They also deal with Israel’s future problems with the nations of the world.

B. New Testament
Twenty-seven (27) books, primarily Christian in flavor and outlook. Breaks down naturally into 4 sections for a total of 7 broad sections to entire Bible.
1. Gospels: four separate accounts of Jesus’ earthly ministry, His call to repentance, and His offer of salvation to a lost and dying world. They chronicle the completion of God’s part in His great plan of redemption for “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord.” These books start with Matthew, a book with heavy Jewish overtones and outlook. They transition to the book of John, a book that demonstrates God’s great love and inspires to put one’s faith and trust in Him, whether Jew or Gentile.

2. History of the beginning of the Church.

3. Letters of instruction and inspiration from the Apostles meant to be applied to all our day to day lives.

4. A prophetical book dealing primarily with the second coming of Christ and the cataclysmic events that surround it.

C. Study the chart on the next page. It will show each of the books of the Bible in their proper setting. Notice the orderly fashion in which the Bible, which on casual inspection seems to be just a conglomeration of books, actually is laid out. Each book is listed in it’s order of appearance in the Bible and is in it’s proper place.

It is very significant that there are 7 distinct divisions to the Bible. That God works in sevens is abundantly clear not only through the Scriptures, but also in the natural creation around us. For a few examples, there are 7 notes on the musical scale, there are 7 colors in the spectrum, there are 7 periods in the periodic table of the elements, and there are 7 days to a week on the calendar.

We have 7 days in our week because God completed the creation process in 7 days. He worked for 6 days and rested the 7th. He then instructed man to follow His example: work 6 days, rest 1.

Knowing that 7 is God’s number of completion, we can have complete confidence that He has finished His written revelation to us. The Bible is complete and perfect as it stands today.