School of Prophets

The School of Prophets in partnership with Louisiana Baptist University now offers both a masters (MA) degree and a doctorial (PhD) degree in Advanced Prophetics.

Students enrolling in these programs will complete all their course work under the direction of Jimmy DeYoung, PhD. The thesis and dissertation are under the direct supervision of the University.

Academic Requirements and Costs

Masters (MA) of Advanced Prophetics

ACADEMIC

COSTS

Courses

Ten Courses¹

Historical Thesis

Total Credit Hours for Masters

Credit Hours

Item

Evaluation

Enrollment Fee

Tuition ($150/credit)

Administration Fee to LBU²

Thesis

TOTAL³

Item

No Charge

100

4.500

100

900

5,600

¹Most Courses are three credit hours
²This fee starts the thesis process

³Does not include graduation fee

Doctor (PhD) of Advanced Prophetics

ACADEMIC

COSTS

Courses

Thirteen Courses¹

Study Trip to Middle East

Dissertation

Total Credit Hours beyond the masters

Credit Hours

Item

Evaluation

Enrollment Fee

Tuition ($150/credit)

Administration Fee to LBU²

Dissertation

TOTAL^3,4

Cost

No Charge

100

6,750

100

2,250

9,200

¹Most Courses are three credit hours
²This fee starts the dissertation process

³Does not include graduation fee

⁴Does not include cost of trip to Middle East

Courses for MA Program in Advanced Prophets

BIB 581 God's Plan Throughout the Ages LESSONS 1. Creation 2. Fall of man 3. Flood 4. Rise of Babylon 5. Abraham and the Jew 6. Departures and returns 7. First coming and return to heaven 8. The Church 9. Rapture 10. Tribulation 11. Second Coming 12. Kingdom and eternity future		BIB 582 The Human Family and Bible Prophecy LESSONS 1. Three strands of human family 2. Gentiles 3. The origins of God's chosen people 4. Personalities of Jewish history 5. The Christians-The Church 6. From Two come One 7. The "Fullness of the Gentiles" 8. Esau and Jacob 9. Origins of the Arab world 10. Ishmael’s Islamic Invasion 11. Islam and the end times 12. Esau and the Palestinians
BIB 583 Hermeneutics LESSONS 1. Introduction to Methods of interpretation 2. The Allegorical Methods 3. The Literal Method 4. The History of Interpretation 5. The Interpretation of Words 6. The Interpretation of Context 7. The Historic Interpretation 8. The Grammatical Interpretation 9. The Interpretation of Figurative Language 10. General Observations Concerning Prophecy 11. Methods of Prophetic Revelation 12. Rules for the Interpretation of Prophecy		BIB 584 Daniel LESSONS 1. Introduction and Daniel's training 2. Daniel 2 - Nebuchadnezzar's dream and time of the Gentiles 3. Daniel 3 - The "fiery furnace" 4. Daniel 4 - Nebuchadnezzar's fall from power 5. Daniel 7 and 8 - The Dreams and Definition 6. Daniel 2 & 7 - The Revived Roman Empie 7. Daniel 5 - Fall of Babylon - the Empire 8. Daniel 6 - The Rise of Medo-Persian Empire 9. Daniel 9 - 70th Week of Daniel 10. Daniel 10 - Angels and Prophecy 11. Daniel 11 - Five Personalities of Prophecy 12. Daniel 12 - At the time of the End
BIB 585 Ezekiel LESSONS 1. Introduction and outline 2. Ezekiel 1 - The Glory of the Lord 3. Ezekiel 2 & 3 - Ezekiel's Call to Ministry 4. Ezekiel 4-24 - Ezekiel's Unique Ministry 5. Ezekiel 25-32 - Judgment on Israel's Neighbors 6. Ezekiel 34,36 and 37 - Dry Bones 7. Ezekiel 37:15-23 - The Two Sticks Prophecy 8. Ezekiel 38 - Alignment of the Nations 9. Ezekiel 39 - Demise of Islam 10. Ezekiel 35 - Esau and the Palestinians 11. Ezekiel 40-46 - Messiah's Temple 12. Ezekiel 47 & 48 - The River and the Division of the Land		BIB 586 Revelation LESSONS 1. Introduction and Walk-Through 2. Revelation 1-3 - Person, Power of Jesus & the Seven Churches 3. Revelation 4 and 5 - Throne Room and Title Deed 4. Revelation 6 - Sealed Judgments 5. Revelation 7 & 11 - Two Witnesses and 144,000 Jews 6. Revelation 17 - Ecclesiastical Babylon 7. Revelation 8, 9, 11 and 16 - Trumpet Judgments and Vial Judgments 8. Revelation 18 - Economic Babylon 9. Revelation 19 and 14:19-20 - Return and Battle of Armageddon 10. Revelation 20: 1-10 - Satan and Kingdom for 1,000 years 11. Revelation 20:11-15 - Great White Throne Judgment 12. Revelation 21 and 22 - New Heavens, New Earth, New Jerusalem
BIB 587 Dispensationalism LESSONS 1. Dispensationalism, Help or Heresy? 2. What is a Dispensation? 3. What are the Dispensations found in Scripture? 4. The Origins of Dispensationalism 5. Hermeneutics of Dispensationalism 6. Salvation in Dispensationalism 7. The Church in Dispensationalism 8. Dispensational Eschatology 9. Progressive Dispensationalism 10. Covenant Theology 11. Ultra-Dispensationalism 12. A Review		BIB 588 The Jew and Bible Prophecy LESSONS 1. A Chosen People - Why? 2. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 3. Abrahamic Covenant 4. Land Covenant 5. Davidic Covenant 6. The New Covenant 7. Satan's Plan to Destroy 8. Worldwide Dispersion 9. The Holocaust 10. Present day In-gathering 11. The Time of Jacob's Trouble 12. The Kingdom Period
BIB 591 Four Major Trends LESSONS 1. Aliyah - Concept, Conflict and Continuity 2. In Biblical Times 3. Today 4. Alignment - Origins of Nations 5. Biblical and Modern Day Names for Nations 6. Alignment of Nations Today 7. Anticipation of Peace - The program, person and prospects for Peace 8. Modern-day Peace Efforts 9. The Coming Peacemaker and Peace 10. Arrangements for the Temples - Past, Present and Prophetic 11. Tribulation Temple and Messiah's Temple 12. Temple in Eternity Future		BIB 589 Eschatological Options LESSONS 1. Terms and Conditions 2. Dispensational Theology 3. Covenant Theology 4. Post Millennialism 5. A-Millennialism 6. Pre-Millennialism 7. Historic Pre-Millennialism 8. Preterism 9. Pre-Trib Rapture 10. Mid-Trib Rapture 11. Pre-Wrath Rapture 12. Post-Trib Rapture
BIB 599 Thesis This course is taken for six credit hours. No thesis credit is awarded until the thesis is completed and accepted by the University.

Courses for PhD Program in Advanced Prophetics

BIB 651 Bible Survey Prophetic Perspective - A

LESSONS

1. Genesis
2. Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
3. Deuteronomy
4. Joshua, Judges, Ruth
5. I & II Samuel
6. I & II Kings, I & II Chronicles
7. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
8. Job, Psalms
9. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
10. Matthew
11. Mark & Luke
12. John

BIB 652 Bible Survey Prophetic Perspective - B

LESSONS

1. Acts
2. Romans
3. I Corinthians
4. II Corinthians, Galatians
5. Ephesians
6. Philippians, Colossians
7. I & II Thessalonians
8. I & II Timothy
9. Titus, Philemon
10. Hebrews, James
11. I & II Peter
12. I, II & II John, Jude

BIB 653 Bible Survey a Prophetic Perspective - C

LESSONS

1. Obadiah
2. Jonah and Nahum
3. Amos, Hosea & Joel
4. Isaiah
5. Micah
6. Habakkuk, Zephaniah
7. Jeremiah, Lamentations
8. Daniel
9. Ezekiel
10. Haggai, Zechariah
11. Malachi
12. Revelation

BIB 654 Jerusalem and Bible Prophecy

LESSONS

1. Salem and Jerusalem
2. Jerusalem Throughout History
3. Capture of Jerusalem - II Samuel 5
4. Jerusalem, Political Capital - II Samuel 6
5. Jerusalem, Spiritual Capital - II Samuel 7
6. Jerusalem's Destruction and Dispersion
7. Jerusalem, Trodden Down During the
Times of The Gentiles
8. Jerusalem, Cup of Trembling
9. Jerusalem, Garden of Eden
10. Jerusalem, Campaign of Armageddon
11. Jerusalem, Kingdom Headquarters
12. New Jerusalem

BIB 655 The Jewish Feast

LESSONS

1. God's Assigned Feast Days - Leviticus 23
2. Passover
3. Unleavened Bread
4. First Fruits
5. Pentecost
6. Trumpets
7. Day of Atonement
8. Tabernacles
9. Spring Feasts Fulfilled By Christ
10. Trumpets - Second Coming, Not Rapture
11. Day of Atonement - All Jews Saved
12. Tabernacles and the Kingdom to Come

BIB 656 Angels and Prophecy

LESSONS

1. The Creation of Angels
2. Lucifer's Rebellion Against God
3. Satan's Strategic Plan
4. Angels and the "Days of Noah"
5. Angels and the First Coming
6. "The Angel of the Lord"
7. Angels and the Church
8. Angels and the World Order
9. Angels and the Tribulation
10. Angelic Battle in the Heavens
11. Angels from the Bottomless Pit
12. Angels in Etermity Future

BIB 657 The Satanic Trinity

LESSONS

1. Satan's (Lucifer's) Creation and Rebellion
2. Satan's Subtle Strategy - Adam and Eve
3. The Satanocracy Through History
4. Satan, Demons and The First Coming
5. Satan and the Jews
6. Satan and Human Government
7. Satan and the Church
8. The Origins and Activities of the Satanic Trio
9. The Angelic Battle in the Heavens
10. Satanic Trio and Campaign of Armageddon
11. The Binding of Satan
12. The Satanic Trio's Eternal Destiny

BIB 658 The Temples: Past, Present, Prophetic

LESSONS

1. The Tabernacle…Its Pattern
2. The Tabernacle…Its Purpose
3. Temple Priests, Implements and Sacrifices
4. David's Preparations for the Temple
5. Solomon's Temple
6. Zerubbabel's Temple
7. Herod's Temple
8. The Temples "Day of Destruction"
9. Preparation for the Third Temple
10. The Tribulation Temple
11. Messiah's Temple
12. The Temple in Eternity Future

BIB 659 The Judgments

LESSONS

1. The "Judge"
2. The Judgment Seat of Christ
3. The Seal Judgments
4. The Trumpet Judgments
5. The "Woe" Judgment
6. The Vial Judgments
7. The Judgment of Gentile World Powers
8. The Judgment of the Ten Virgins
9. The Judgment of the Sheep and Goats
10. The Judgment of Old Testament Saints
11. The Judgment of the Satanic Trinity
12. The Great White Throne Judgment

BIB 670 The Kingdom

LESSONS

1. God's Proclamation of the Kingdom
2. Satan's Perversion of the Kingdom
3. Daniel's Promise of the Kingdom
4. The Lord's Presentation of the Kingdom
5. The Jews Reject the Kingdom
6. Satan's Kingdom Through History
7. Precursors to the Kingdom
8. Prospects for the Kingdom Today
9. "The Kingdom Now", Heresy
10. The Most High God's Presentation
of the Kingdom
11. The Millennial Kingdom
12. The Eternal Kingdom

BIB 671 Independent Study

1. Choose a Prophetic Issue for
Independent Study
2. Must be Approved by the Faculty
3. Develop a Plan for the Study
4. Do the Study and Present a Project
or Paper for Grade
5. Must have Faculty Approval before starting

BIB 672 Field Project

1. Prepare a Ten Week Prophetic Study
2. Present This Study to a Body of Students
3. Write Paper on Study and Presentation
4. Must have Faculty Approval
before starting

BIB 673 Module on Current Events

1. Must Attend a Module on Current
   Events in light of Biblical Prophecy
2. This Workshop Presented by Dr DeYoung
3. There Will be Interaction in the Module<>
4. Grade Will be Determined by a Paper
   that Deals with 10 Current Events in
   Light of Biblical Prophecy

BIB 674 Bible Prophecy Study Trip

1. Must Take 21 Day Study Trip to Parts of
Europe, Asia, and Middle East
2. Must Take Notes of Class Lectures
on Location of at least 50 Pages
3. Interaction with Instructor will be Noted

BIB 675 Bible Prophecy Study Trip

1. From Notes of Trip, a 100 Page Paper
2. Must Include Understanding of
Biblical Geography, History and
Prophetic Significance

BIB 799 Dissertation

This course is taken for fifteen credit hours. No dissertation credit is awarded until the dissertation is completed and accepted by the University.

On-Line Education

On-Line Education provides a number of advantages such as greater flexibility and the ability to work from home. However, it also requires individual initiative and self-discipline.

Mentor-Student Model. Our courses use a Mentor-Student model. A mentor is one who guides and assists. It is assumed that Learners have the background, maturity, independence, and discipline to read, gather facts, and learn the course material. The mentor’s responsibility is to guide you in this endeavor and to assist you whenever there are difficulties. A mentor is here to answer questions, probe when they find confusion, and suggest alternatives.

The goal is to provide you with a quality education, personal satisfaction and growth.

Course Assignments. Each course follows the same general outline. They are 3 credit hours, run for 15 weeks, have 12 major divisions, and have a final examination and project. You may complete a course more quickly. The timing is up to you.

Grading

Weekly Paper 7 percent each = 50%

Final Project 25 = percent

Final Examination = 25 percent

Deliverables (What you submit to your mentor)

The Weekly Paper is due at the end of each week.

The Final Project is due at the end of the fourteenth week

Illustration. What follows is a typical week's work and assignment.

BIB 581 God’s Plan Through The Ages

Week One: The Creation

Reading: Geneses 1 and 2

Lectures on line: CFP #1 (There are often audio and video clips that will be available to you on-line.)

Study Questions

1. What scriptural proofs are there for a 24 hour day of creation?

2. What about the chronology of creation is often contradictory of “man’s” thinking?

3. Explain the differences between Chapter 1 and 2 in God’s act of creation.

Deliverable

Two page paper on: What scripture supports the literal creation as recorded in Genesis?

Final Project (25 percent)

Produce a graphic of God’s timeline from creation to “eternity future.” Label and describe the key events and the supporting scriptural references. Due at the end of the fourteenth week.

Final Examination (25 percent)

The final examination will be open book and the questions used will be taken directly from the weekly Study Questions.

Submitting Assignments. Your assignments will be submitted electronically as emails with attachments. They will be sent to: Homework@LBU.edu

Returning Assignments. Your assignments will be returned to you by email. A copy of all of your work will be retained by your mentor. All work will be forwarded to Louisiana Baptist University at the completion of each course.

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APPLYING for EVALUATION and ADMISSION

Or, where do we go from here?

If you are interested in enrolling into the Masters (MA) or Doctorial (PhD) program here is what you do.
1. Complete the Evaluation Form.

The Evaluation form allows us to see what you have done academically and professionally. It will tell you what academic credit(s) we can transfer into the program and/or life credit based on professional experience. There is no charge for this service.

To download the Evaluation Form, click here.

2. Admission to the Advanced Prophetics Program

Once the Evaluation Form is returned to you and you decide to enroll, you will need to sign the last page of the Evaluation Form at the bottom where it says “Acceptance by Learner.”

3. There are two fees due with your signed acceptance. The first is a one hundred dollar ($100) Application Fee. The second is an Enrollment Fee of one hundred dollars ($100) which will be forwarded to LBU. The Enrollment Fee starts the thesis/dissertation process with LBU.

4. Mail to: School of Prophets, Post Office Box 2510, Chattanooga, TN 37809 .

Upon receipt of your acceptance you will be contacted by a representative of the school to explain what happens next and to answer any questions you may have.

Contacts

By email: You may contact us by email with any questions. Send an email to Chad Smith. He is the Associate Dean. Please put “Advanced Prophetics” in the subject line of your email. dean@schoolofprophets.org

By mail: School of Prophets, Post Office Box 2510, Chattanooga, TN 37409

By phone: (877) 674-3298

School of Prophets

The School of Prophets is the newest ministry started by Jimmy DeYoung, PhD. Dr. DeYoung is a prophecy teacher and journalist who travels the world educating the Body of Christ of the future events foretold in God's prophetic word. The School of Prophets in partnership with Louisiana Baptist University now offers both a masters (MA) degree and a doctorial (PhD) degree in Advanced Prophetics.

Dr. DeYoung has several ministries all designed to proclaim the prophetic truth of God’s word.

Prophecy Today Radio. Prophecy Today is a 5 minute broadcast Monday through Friday where Jimmy DeYoung covers current events in the light of Bible prophecy. This broadcast can be heard on hundreds of radio stations coast-to-coast, or anywhere in the world on the ProphecyToday.com website.

Prophecy Today Weekend. This is a call-in talk show in which Jimmy DeYoung interviews an exciting guest each week. He talks about the current political situation in our world today and shows how it sets the stage for the prophetic to be fulfilled. Prophecy Today Weekend is also carried on the Prophecy Today Network from coast-to-coast and is broadcast live on our website every Saturday from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern Time.

Prophecy Today Online. ProphecyToday.com is a website devoted to bringing you news and information that you need to better understand where we are on God's prophetic calendar of events. Found on this site are: a Middle East News Update, archived Prophecy Q&A, Dr. DeYoung's broadcast, Prophecy Quizzes, and a weekly poll. ProphecyToday.com provides a rich resource for those interested in world events and how they fit into God's prophetic program.

Louisiana Baptist University

A Quick History of Non-traditional Access to Education. In the 1920s UCLA coined the phrase “Life Long Learning.” They were one of the early proponents of continuing education. As continuing education programs grew so did non-traditional education; education offered at non-traditional hours, at remote locations, and in specialized educational packages. As the adult learners became more mobile so did education. More universities began to offer programs in distance or external education. Early leaders were Nova University, Union Institute, the University of Maryland, and the University of Phoenix. The University of Phoenix was founded in 1976 and was among the first to offer a complete degree program through external studies. Early on their program was ridiculed by traditional universities, but today virtually all large universities now offer some off-campus classes.

Two of the first Bible colleges to offer external studies were Liberty University and Louisiana Baptist University. LBU was founded in 1973 and has been a pioneer in distance education since its inception. LBU has a large selection of courses available in Bible, Education, Counseling, and Communications. LBU now has students in virtually all of the 50 states and in over 40 foreign countries.

In an effort to maintain high academic standards while striving to meet the needs of our students, Louisiana Baptist University systematically invites outside consultants to evaluate the University and its programs. What follows are comments from some of the most recent consultants.

Dr. Harold Ledford, Director of Development and Continuing Education
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana

In reviewing the Christian Education department of Louisiana Baptist University, I find that it meets the national norms in all areas that I reviewed. Many of the education textbooks are the same as the ones used at Louisiana.

State University and other major universities. The study guides reinforce and supplement the learning experience. Each course requires several research papers and a comprehensive final test. The university also offers several seminars and workshops each year so that students can interact with faculty and complement their self-study. The university has a staff of well-qualified advisors that can be reached five days a week by phone, fax or e-mail.

Dr. John Steffens, Vice Provost
University of Oklahoma

My overall assessment of Louisiana Baptist University is very good. The course offerings clearly meet national norms. The study guides are well designed and are augmented with additional required research papers. The final test is administered under the direction of a proctor in order to insure academic integrity. Students have easy access to qualified instructors through phone, fax, or e-mail. It is the intent of the university to offer an academically sound education in a Christian environment; clearly they are succeeding.

Accreditation

In the United States, educational accreditation has long been established as a peer review process coordinated by accreditation commissions and its members. There are six regional accreditors that accredit public and private institutions of higher education. There are also a number of accrediting organizations formed by groups of professionals that are recognized by the United States Department of Education. Some institutions choose not to participate in an accreditation process. According to the Department of Education, many postsecondary educational institutions and programs that elect not to seek accreditation do, nevertheless, provide a quality postsecondary education (United States Department of Education. Diploma Mills and Accreditation).

While Louisiana Baptist University has chosen not to pursue regional accreditation it does subject itself to peer review. Some of the most recent academic reviews have been conducted by Dr. Leland R. Kennedy, Chancellor, Baptist Bible College/Graduate School, Springfield, Missouri; Dr Harold Ledford, Director of Development and Continuing Education, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana; Dr. John Steffens, Vice Provost, University of Oklahoma; Dr. Richard Thompson, Director of Vocational Education, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The real issue is credibility and acceptance.

Louisiana Baptist University was founded in 1973 and has been given authority by the state of Louisiana to grant both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Faculty members hold advanced degrees in their field of study. The courses all have syllabi that are available for review and the work to complete a course is as intense and rigorous as you would find on any "accredited" campus. Simply put, LBU has credibility! If you are planning to transfer upon completion of the masters degree you will need to be aware that some regionally accredited colleges have general policies against accepting any credits from an unaccredited school. It is always best to check with that institution before beginning your program of study at LBU. Most institutions, however, will either accept your graduate degree from LBU unconditionally or put you on academic probation for the first term. When you successfully complete your first term, the probationary status is removed.

If a current or prospective student or their employer has questions, he is invited to discuss his concerns directly with the University.

By mail: School of Prophets , Post Office Box 2510 , Chattanooga , TN 37409
By phone: (877) 674-3298

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