LAST DAYS
{SIGNS OF THE TIMES}
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- Predicted Events - {PDF Copy} - (The Church has been plagued with deceivers and apostasy, just as predicted in the New Testament)
- The Spirit and the Last Days - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost marked the start of the last days) - {PDF Copy}
- 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 - Matthew 24:14)
- Discerning Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus declared that “it is not for you to know times and seasons")
- The Last Hour - {PDF Copy} - (The presence of false teachers demonstrates that the “last hour” already is upon us - 2 John 7-8)
- The Season is Here - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the “last days,” the season of the end began with the Death and Resurrection of Jesus)
- 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?)
- knowing Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Did Jesus Command us to know the "signs and the seasons" of the end?)
- 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)
- Wars and Rumors - {PDF Copy} - (The Discourse opens with warnings about coming deceivers who propagate false expectations about the end)
- The Abomination of Desolation - {PDF Copy} - (When disciples see the abomination standing where it ought not, they must flee Jerusalem ASAP)
- "This Generation" - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 13:30-31 - Was Jesus referring to the generation contemporary with him or to one in a remote future?)
- Days of Noah - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus used an analogy to the destruction of the Flood to stress the necessity to be prepared for the sudden arrival of the Son of Man)
- Order of Final Events - (Paul discusses the future resurrection and coordinates it with the Coming of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
- 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}
- Howling Imposters - (“Evil men and howling impostors will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived”) - {PDF Copy}
{THE MESSIANIC AGE}
- In the Last Days - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the “last days,” just as prophesied by Joel) - {PDF Copy}
- The Ends of the Ages - (According to Paul, with the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, the “ends of the ages” have arrived for the church) - {PDF Copy}
- 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}
{THE LAST DAY}
- 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)
- Summary of His Arrival - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament foresees a single event that will mean nothing less than the resurrection, the New Creation, and the final judgment)
- Final Note - {PDF Copy} - (New Testament passages on the advent of Jesus portray it as an event of great finality)
- Redemption, not Abandonment - (At the heart of Christian hope is the future resurrection of the saints at Christ’s return and the arrival of the new heavens and the new earth) - {PDF Copy}
- Covenant, Creation, Resurrection - (The Gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant and the “first fruits” of the promised New Creation and resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
- The One Return of Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The Parousia of Jesus will be a single event of great finality, both for the righteous and the wicked)
- 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)
- Vindication or Condemnation - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus results in vindication for some, and condemnation for others)
- 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)
- Meeting Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reassured the Thessalonians that both living and dead saints will participate in the arrival of Jesus from heaven)
- Just Judgment of God - {PDF Copy} - (2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 - His arrival will mean vindication for the righteous but everlasting destruction for the wicked)
- 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)
- The Day of Visitation - {PDF Copy} - (Peter exhorted Christians to persevere in sufferings and to live holy lives in the knowledge of the impending “day of visitation”)
- Blameless in Holiness - {PDF Copy} - (Believers must persevere in afflictions and pursue love so they may stand blameless in holiness when Jesus returns – 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13)
- The Last Enemy, Death - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean resurrection and the termination of the last enemy, death) - {PDF Copy}
- His Appearing - (When Jesus “appears” again, faithful believers will rejoice exceedingly and participate fully in the glories revealed on that day) - {PDF Copy}
- 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)
- Rescued from Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 - Jesus is already in the process of "rescuing" us from the coming wrath)
- Resurrection and New Creation - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation since both are integral to the promised redemption) - {PDF Copy}
- 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}
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