The Chain
Reference Bible Marking Plan
This easy-to-use Bible
marking plan will place a wealth of
Bible knowledge at your
fingertips-either to share with
others or for your own personal study
and enrichment. By following these
simple instructions you can follow
key subjects throughout the Bible,
learning what Gods Word has to
say about each important topic. You
will be comparing text with text,
just as the Bible itself suggests we
should do in order to understand
Gods message. Your Bible will
become an encyclopedia of biblical
information connected into a series
of fascinating Bible studies.
Heres how to go
about it.
1.
Copy the Bible Study Index onto a
blank page at the back of your Bible.
For each lesson, write the lesson
title, the code for that lesson, and
the key text. Use only
one line per lesson for recording
this information; the result should
look the same as the Index. This will
provide the starting point for each
of the thirty-one Bible lessons.
2.
Next, mark your Bible with the
chain-reference texts for each
lesson, using the outline provided in
this study. For example, Lesson 1-How
to understand the Bible-begins with
the key text: John 17:17. Turn to
this text in your Bible. Use the
appropriate colored pencil and a
ruler to draw a vertical line beside
this verse in the margin of your
Bible. Then lightly highlight the
text, or key phrases, with your
colored pencil. (As you go through
Lesson 1, you will mark each verse in
the lesson in the same way and with
the same color.)
3.
Next, write in the margin beside John
17:17 the code for Lesson 1 and the
next text in that verse. For example,
you should write 2UB 2 Timothy 2:15.
This will tell you the next text to
look up as you follow Lesson 1.
4.
Now turn to 2 Timothy 2:15 and mark
it the same way you have marked John
17:17. In the margin, you will draw a
vertical line in the color and write,
3UB Isaiah 28:9,10. This will tell
you the third text in the lesson.
5.
Continue in this way through Lesson
1, marking each text in the lesson.
Beside the last text in Lesson 1,
write: UB-End.
6.
Mark each of the thirty-one lessons
in the same way, using the
appropriate color for each lesson.
7.
Sometimes, a lesson will contain
other Bible references in addition to
the main texts to help fill out the
point being made. You can include
these texts in your marking plan as
follows:
a.
In the margin beside the main text to
which the additional text refers,
write an asterisk (*).
b.
At the bottom of the page in your
Bible, write an asterisk like a
footnote and list the additional
text(s). When studying this lesson,
youll be able to go to this
cross-referenced text and then go
back to the main text to which it
refers to continue the study.
c.
If you use the same page again for
other lessons, use two asterisks (**)
to show which texts go with that
lesson.
Note: Use
colored pencils when marking
texts-rather than a felt marking pen
or ink-since these can bleed through
the paper. I suggest using eight
colors to add interest and to be able
to easily follow individual lessons.
If you follow this eight- color
marking system, you will be able to
identify easily the general category
into which a particular lesson fits.
- RED for
the plan of salvation,
restoration, and related
subjects. Red signifies
the innocent blood of
Jesus, shed for the
sinner.
- YELLOW for
lessons related to the
second coming of Christ.
Yellow stands for the
brilliance and glory of
His appearing.
- ORANGE for
the sanctuary, the
2,300-day prophecy,
judgment, and other
subjects relating to the
sanctuary. Orange reminds
us of the gold of the
sanctuary.
- GREEN for
Bible prophecy and the
Spirit of Prophecy.
- BLUE for
the Ten Commandments,
Christian standards, and
obedience. Blue
symbolizes integrity and
consistency.
- PURPLE for
the origin of sin, Satan,
mans apostasy, the
antichrist, etc. Christ
was mocked with a purple
robe by His enemies.
- BROWN for
death, hell, the soul,
and related subjects.
Brown symbolizes the
color of dust.
- BLACK for
miscellaneous subjects,
promises, and general
topics.
Contents
- How to
Understand the Bible
- The Origin
of Sin
- Steps to
Christ
- Christs
Coming
- Signs of
the Times
- The
Millennium
- Heaven
- Hellfire
- Life after
Death
- Angels
- The Law of
God (Ten Commandments)
- Law and
Grace
- Once
Saved, Always Saved
- The Bible
Sabbath
- Sunday in
the Bible
- The Change
of the Sabbath
- How to
Keep the Sabbath
- Tithing
- Healthful
Living
- Right
Standards
- The
Sanctuary
- The
2,300-Day Prophecy
- The
Judgment
- Baptism
- The
Communion Service
- The
Remnant Church
- Gods
Gathering Call
- The Three
Angels Message
- The Spirit
of Prophecy
- The Seven
Last Plagues
- The
Unpardonable Sin
Bible Study Index
|
Lesson
Title |
|
Code
|
|
|
Key
Text |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. How
to Understand the Bible |
|
UBC |
|
|
John
17:17 |
|
2. The
Origin of Sin |
|
OS |
|
|
1
Peter 5:8 |
|
3. Steps
to Christ |
|
SC |
|
|
1
John 5:13 |
|
4.
Christs Coming |
|
CC |
|
|
John
14:1-3 |
|
5.
Signs of the Times |
|
ST |
|
|
Matthew
24:36 |
|
6.
The Millennium |
|
M |
|
|
John
5:28,29 |
|
7.
Heaven |
|
H |
|
|
Isaiah
65: 17, 19, 21-25 |
|
8. Hellfire |
|
HF |
|
|
2
Peter 3:7, 10-12 |
|
9.
Life after Death |
|
LD |
|
|
Job
14:14 |
|
10.
Angels |
|
A |
|
|
Hebrews
1:13,14 |
|
11.
The Law of God (10 Commands) |
|
TC |
|
|
Exodus
20:1-17 |
|
12.
Law and Grace |
|
LG |
|
|
Ephesians
2:8,9 |
|
13.
Once Saved, Always Saved |
|
AS |
|
|
Galatians
5:4 |
|
14.
The Bible Sabbath |
|
S |
|
|
Revelation
1:10 |
|
15.
Sunday in the Bible |
|
SB |
|
|
John
14:21,23 |
|
16.
The Change of the Sabbath |
|
CS |
|
|
Ecclesiastes
3:14 |
|
17.
How to Keep the Sabbath |
|
KS |
|
|
Exodus
20:8-10 |
|
18.
Tithing |
|
T |
|
|
Psalm
50:10-12 |
|
19.
Healthful Living |
|
HL |
|
|
3
John 2 |
|
20.
Right Standards |
|
RS |
|
|
Philippians
4:8 |
|
21.
The Sanctuary |
|
TS |
|
|
Exoduc
25:8,9,40 |
|
22.
The 2,300 - Day Prophecy |
|
TD |
|
|
Daniel
8:13,14 |
|
23.
The Judgment |
|
J |
|
|
Romans
14:10-12 |
|
24.
Baptism |
|
B |
|
|
Ephesians
4:3-5 |
|
25.
The Communion Service |
|
C |
|
|
1
Corinthians 11:23-30 |
|
26.
The Remnant Church |
|
R |
|
|
Revelation
12:1 |
|
27.
God's Gathering Call |
|
GC |
|
|
Revelation
17:1-5 |
|
28.
The Three Angel's Message |
|
TA |
|
|
Revelation
14:6-12 |
|
29.
The Spirit of Prophecy |
|
SP |
|
|
Amos
3:7 |
|
30.
The Seven Last Plagues |
|
P |
|
|
Revelation
15:5-8 |
|
31.
The Unpardonable Sin |
|
US |
|
|
Matthew
12:31,32 |
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