Last Days

{THE END-TIMES}

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{SIGNS}

1. Predicted Events - {PDF Copy} - (The Church has been plagued with deceivers and apostasy, just as predicted in the New Testament)
2. Concerning Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Paul does not detail the times and seasons since the Thessalonians understand that the Lord will come like a thief in the night)
3. Pentecost and the Last Days - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, the era of fulfillment) - {PDF Copy}
4. The Sign of the End - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus declared that the end will not come until  this gospel of the kingdom of God is proclaimed to all nations)
5. Discerning Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus declared that “it is not for you to know times and seasons")
6. The Last Hour - {PDF Copy} - (The presence of false teachers in the church demonstrates that we are in the last days, and the LAST HOUR is almost upon us)
7. The Season is Here - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the period known as the last days began following the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth)
8. Paul, Signs and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Did Paul command us to the signs of the Times so we can calculate the nearness of the end?)
9. knowing Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Instead of calculating times and seasons, followers of Jesus must always be prepared for his sudden arrival)
10. Sons of Light - {PDF Copy} - (The Day of the Lord will mean salvation to the “sons of light” who remain ever vigilant and prepared for it)
11. Deceivers and False Prophets - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus warns us of coming false prophets, deceivers who will mislead many and disseminate false information about the future)
12. The Abomination of Desolation - {PDF Copy} - (When disciples see the Abomination of Desolation standing where it ought not, they must flee Jerusalem without delay)
13. "This Generation" - {PDF Copy} - (The generation contemporary with Jesus witnessed the events that he predicted that culminated in the destruction of the Temple)
14. Days of Noah - {PDF Copy} - (Just as the unprepared were destroyed by the Flood, so unrepentant men and apostates will be overtaken by destruction when Jesus returns)
15. The Season of the End - (Because the timing of the end is known only to God, disciples of Jesus must be prepared every moment for his sudden arrival) - {PDF Copy}
16. Howling Imposters - (The New Testament warns repeatedly of coming deceivers and false prophets who will cause many disciples to depart from the faith) - {PDF Copy}
17. Serpents in the Church - (Throughout the present age, the Church has been plagued with many deceivers intent on misleading believers and causing their apostasy) - {PDF Copy}

{THE MESSIANIC AGE}

1. In the Last Days -  (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days as prophesied by the prophet Joel) - {PDF Copy}
2. The Ends of the Ages - (In several ways, Paul coordinates the commencement of the last days with the Death and Resurrection of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
3. Rescued from this Evil Age - (Paul anchored all that God has done in the past Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which inaugurated the messianic age) - {PDF Copy}
4. People of the Last Days - (The church is the battlefield where the final war is being waged between the Lamb and the Ancient Serpent, Satan) - {PDF Copy}

{THE LAST DAY}

1. End of the Age - Parousia! - {PDF Copy} - (The return of Jesus at the end of the age will be an event of great glory, victory, and finality)
2. Final Events - (In explaining the future resurrection, Paul lists key events that will precede or coincide with the arrival of Jesus at the end of the age) - {PDF Copy}
3. On the Clouds of Heaven - (Phrases from Daniel’s vision of the four beasts and the Little Horn are applied to Jesus and his saints in the New Testament) - {PDF Copy}
4. His Parousia - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus will mean the resurrection of the dead, the commencement of the New Creation, and the final judgment)
5. Final Note - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus will mark the end of the present order and the commencement of the age to come and the New Creation)
6. Redemption or Abandonment? - (At the heart of the salvation provided by Jesus is the future resurrection at Christ’s return and the arrival of the new creation) - {PDF Copy}
7. The Spirit and Inheritance - (The gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant and the first fruits of the New Creation, the gathering of the nations, and the resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
8. A Singular Event - {PDF Copy} - (The coming of Jesus will mark the end of the present order and the commencement of the age to come)
9. God is not Late - {PDF Copy} - (In the interim between Christ’s ascension and his return, God has granted humanity the opportunity to repent before that day arrives)
10. Vindication or Condemnation - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus results in vindication for some, and condemnation for others)
11. New Creation and His Advent - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus in glory will usher in the Day of the Lord, the final judgment, and the New Creation)
12. Meeting Jesus  - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reassures the Thessalonians regarding the participation of dead saints in the arrival of Jesus from heaven)
13. Just Judgment of God - {PDF Copy} - (His arrival will mean vindication for the righteous but everlasting destruction for the wicked)
14. Day of Christ - {PDF Copy} - (The return of Jesus will be the Day of the Lord when the dead are raised, the wicked are judged, and death will cease)
15. The Day of Visitation - {PDF Copy} - (Peter exhorts Christians to persevere in trials and live holy lives in the knowledge of the coming day of visitation)
16. Blameless in Holiness - {PDF Copy} - (Paul prays for the Thessalonians to be found holy and blameless on the day when Jesus arrives in glory)
17. The Death of Death - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the termination of the Last Enemy - Death) - {PDF Copy}
18. His Appearing - (When Jesus “appears” again, faithful believers will rejoice exceedingly and participate fully in the glories revealed on that day) - {PDF Copy}
19. The Day of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (The day of “wrath” is coming when the wicked will pay the ultimate price for their disobedience to God – Romans 2:5)
20. Rescuing us from Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Already, Jesus is rescuing his people from the coming wrath that will befall the unrighteous when he arrives)
21. The Redemption of Our Body - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation since both are integral to the promised redemption) - {PDF Copy}
22. Has Bible Prophecy Failed? - (After decades of failed prophetic expectations, it is time for believers to reexamine many popular ideas about the “last days”) - {PDF Copy}

{WRATH}

1. God's Wrath - (In Revelation, wrath refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies. Tribulation is what the church endures) - {PDF Copy}
2. Vindication or Condemnation - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus results in vindication for some, and condemnation for others)
3. The Day of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (The day of “wrath” is coming when the wicked will pay the ultimate price for their disobedience to God – Romans 2:5)
4. Wrath Revealed - (Paul presents his gospel to the churches of Rome, a message about God’s righteousness and wrath for both Jews and Greeks) - {PDF Copy}