2nd Quarter of Sabbath School Study Guide Introduction

The theme for the Sabbath School Study Guide for the Second Quarter of 2025 is “Allusions, Images, Symbols: How to Study Bible Prophecy.” We, Seventh-day Adventists, view prophecies through the lens of the great controversy between God and Satan — a worldwide spiritual struggle that will climax when God’s people, both Jew and Gentile face the final crisis, which centers on worshipping the Creator as opposed to worshipping the beast and his image. The key for understanding these last day events is the prophecy in Daniel 2 about the four worldly empires and how they move in unbroken succession through history until, after the second coming of Jesus, God establishes His eternal one.

Here is an outline for the weekly topics for this quarter:

WEEK	LESSON’S TOPIC	PERIOD
1	Some Principles of Prophecy	March 29–April 4
2	The Genesis Foundation	April 5–April 11
3	Images From Marriage	April 12–April 18
4	The Nations: Part 1	April 19–April 25
5	The Nations: Part 2	April 26–May 2
6	Understanding Sacrifice	May 3–May 9
7	Foundations for Prophecy	May 10–May 16
8	In the Psalms: Part 1	May 17–May 23
9	In the Psalms: Part 2	May 24–May 30
10	Upon Whom the Ends Have Come	May 31–June 6
11	Ruth and Esther	June 7–June 13
12	Precursors	June 14–June 20
13	Images of the End	June 21–June 27