We are grateful for your interest in the site. In this article we would like to make some suggestions about how to get the most out of your visits to Prophecy Central. You may already know all this, but for the benefit of those who don't, here are some tips:
1 - Check out the "Top Story" every day. At the top of our welcome page, there is a "Top Story" button. Click it, and your browser will scroll down to the section where we post the title of an article (sometimes two) that we feel is especially relevant to Biblical prophecy. Click on the story title. This will take you to one of our forty or so study topic pages. The same title will be shown with a short descriptive paragraph about the issue. This paragraph usually summarizes the most important facts about the story. If you want more information, click on the title if it is underlined or any other part of the article that is underlined. These hyperlinks will take you to the source(s) of the story. As you know, many Internet sources are only posted for a short time. When we discover a link that is no longer working we add the name of the source and the statement "story no longer on line."
2 - While you are on one of these study topic pages, scan some of the other articles which have been posted there. If you want to spend some time in this section, use the scroll controls on the right side of your browser to go to the top of the page. Most study topic pages have a short list of choices you may make. They may include Key Scriptures, Current Events and Links, and Excerpts from The Prophecy Puzzle. There may also be cross reference links to other study topics. For example, on the Antichrist page you will find, "See Also: Mark of The Beast and False Christs." Click on the section you wish to visit. We'll say more about these choices later.
3 - Browse other sources of prophecy news. Right below the "Top Story" on Prophecy Central's home page, there are two rows of buttons which link you immediately to any one of eight other popular Internet sources of prophecy news. A sample title from each source is shown below the button. This is usually their top story of the day. Click on the appropriate button, read their stories, then click on the "Back" button on your browser to return to Prophecy Central. Even if you don't take the time to visit each of these sites, scanning this section gives you an idea of what is going on around the world.
4 - If you have not visited Prophecy Central for a few days, catch up on what you have missed by clicking the "What's New" button at the top of the home page. A link to "What's New" is also given right below the day's Top Story. Look through the title of recent top stories and other additions to the site. Click on any title to go to the related article.
5 - Search for a certain topic by using the Infoseek search engine which is linked below the Top Story of the day. Infoseek has grouped many Prophecy Central pages, and will search them for the word or expression of your choice. At present Infoseek has included 68 of our pages. Be sure to check the button which says "Search only within these 68 pages." This feature is fairly current, but it may not show the latest information since it depends on how recently their robots have scanned our site.
6 - Look for a certain topic in Prophecy Central's Index. Click on the Index button on the right of our home page. Topics are listed alphabetically. You may scroll through the index until you find the topic you want, or use the Edit menu of your browser to find the word(s) of your choice. Click on underlined topics or articles listed under the topic.
7 - Study a certain topic in depth by picking one of the Study Topic pages. Click on the "Study Topics" button on the left of our home page. You may choose a topic from the alphabetical list, or from the "Prophecy Puzzle." Just click on the topic of your choice. You will be taken to a section devoted to that subject. Typical choices on study pages include: Key Scriptures, Current Events and Links, and Excerpts from The Prophecy Puzzle. Some pages also have cross-reference links to other study topics which are closely related. Click on the section you wish to visit.
8 - Look up Key Scripture References from the various study topic pages. Click on any of these references to see the verse(s) at Bible Gateway site. From that site you may view the same passage in various versions. Returning to the list of Scripture references, you will notice an entry to the right of each reference which says, "Further study." Click on those words to see the same passage in the Blue Letter Bible. At that site you may see the original Greek or Hebrew, read commentaries and other Bible study reference works which relate to the passage.
9 - Subscribe to our free Email newsletter called "Prophecy Central Update." Click on the "News Letter" button on the left of our home page. From this link you may also view the Table of Contents of past issues of the newsletter. To go to one of these past newsletters, click on the underlined description for that issue.
10 - Browse through the unique study aides, seasonal articles, prophecy fiction, and other facets of the Prophecy Central site by clicking on the "Special Features" button at the top of our home page.
11 - Go to our extensive list of prophecy links by clicking on the "Links" button on the left of our home page. This section is broken into several categories, including
Primary Prophecy Sites
Sites with Prophecy Sections
Sites with Prophecy Lists
Prophecy Books Online
Prophecy Fiction
Prophecy Sermons
Sites with Various Viewpoints (not Pre-Trib)
Christian Search Sites
Other Special Links
While we cannot endorse everything found on these sites, we only include sites which we believe represent an orthodox Christian point of view. As you can see, we do include sites with viewpoints which differ from our own in the interpretation of prophecy as long as they do not attack other believers.
12 - There's still more to Prophecy Central, but we'll let you discover the rest on your own. Please feel free to let us know if you have ideas which would make this site more helpful for you.
