Strengthening Foundations of Faith | The Return of Christ
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Luke 19:11-20
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11 While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
12 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
13 Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
14 But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
15 When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
17 His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
20 Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
12 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
13 Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
14 But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
15 When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
17 His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
20 Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
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Luke 19:21-26
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21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
22 His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
23 Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
24 Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
22 His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
23 Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
24 Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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The end times will require FAITH; belief and trust in God!
The INFILLING of the Holy Spirit is how Dunamis goes from on you to in you.
It’s very immature to divide over eschatology.
Mature people have different perspectives among Godly people!
Mature people have different perspectives among Godly people!
Proverbs 25:2
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2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
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Eschatology = the study of the last days/End Times
Faith in Jesus is what saves us.
Romans 10:9
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9 that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
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Ephesians 2:8
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8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
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End Times/Last Days
The Days after Jesus ascended to Heaven
Tribulation
The tribulation refers to seven years of judgment that take place in the eschaton, a time when God will rain judgment upon the earth.
Antichrist
A figure empowered by Satan who functions as an enemy of Jesus Christ and the Church.
Millennial
The 1000 year period at the end of history, where all God’s purposes for world history are fulfilled.
The Return of Christ / Second Coming
This doctrine describes the expected return of Jesus Christ at the end of time, when he will come to judge the world and usher in the fullness of his kingdom.
The Days after Jesus ascended to Heaven
Tribulation
The tribulation refers to seven years of judgment that take place in the eschaton, a time when God will rain judgment upon the earth.
Antichrist
A figure empowered by Satan who functions as an enemy of Jesus Christ and the Church.
Millennial
The 1000 year period at the end of history, where all God’s purposes for world history are fulfilled.
The Return of Christ / Second Coming
This doctrine describes the expected return of Jesus Christ at the end of time, when he will come to judge the world and usher in the fullness of his kingdom.
If you believe Jesus is God, then you MUST believe He’s coming again!
The Return of Christ is personal
John 14:3
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3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
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Acts 1:10-11
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10 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
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1 Thessalonians 4:16
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16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
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1 Thessalonians 4:16
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16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
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Revelation 1:7
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7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
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Revelation 22:7
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7 “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book. ”
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The Return of Christ is literal
Acts 1:10-11
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10 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
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1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
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Revelation 1:7
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7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
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Zechariah 14:4
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4 On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
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The Return of Christ is visible, public
Revelation 1:17
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17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
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Philippians 3:20
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20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
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Zechariah 12:10
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10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
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The Return of Christ is glorious!
Matthew 25:31
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31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
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Colossians 3:4
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4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
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Matthew 16:27
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27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
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2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
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7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
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Jesus is our glorious hope!
Titus 2:13
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13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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This is the heart posture of those who love Jesus:
Until I can be with You, I want to be like you!
Until I can be with You, I want to be like you!
2 Timothy 4:8
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8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
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Matthew 24:36
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36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
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Mark 13:21
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21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
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The Signs of the Season:
- It will be sudden, unexpected
- It will be sudden, unexpected
1 Corinthians 15:52
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52 in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
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Matthew 24:27
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27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
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2 Peter 3:4
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4 “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
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Matthew 24:48-51
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48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
49 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
51 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
49 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
51 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Revelation 16:15
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15 “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
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The Signs of the Season:
- Evil will abound
- Evil will abound
2 Timothy 3:1-5
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1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
4 traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
4 traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
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2 Peter 3:3
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3 Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
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The Signs of the Season:
- There will be global disturbances
- There will be global disturbances
Matthew 24:3-12
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3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
4 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
11 and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
4 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
11 and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
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Matthew 24:13-14
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13 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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We must be ready!
Matthew 25:1-9
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1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
4 But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9 ‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
4 But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9 ‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
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Matthew 25:10-13
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10 But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
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PRACTICAL ADVICE:
Ask God for wisdom everyday
Ask God for wisdom everyday
3 Primary Evangelical Eschatological Views
1.Pre-Millennialism
Jesus is coming back before the Millenia, for a literal 1,000 year reign.
> Pre-Millennialism | Historical Post Tribulation
The belief at the end of this age Jesus returns in Glory to catch us up to meet Him as He comes to set up his Millennia kingdom on the earth.
> Pre-Millennialism | Pre-Tribulation (developed in the 1800's)
The belief that Jesus is coming at any moment to secretly rapture out His church, followed by hell on earth then the return of Jesus in the millennial kingdom.
2. Post-Millennialism
The whole world will become Christianized bringing in God's Kingdom on the earth- then afterword, Jesus returns.
SIMPLIFIED; Everything will get better, then Jesus will come.
3. Amillennialism
The kingdom of God is entirely spiritual - it is here and now and when Jesus returns we go into eternity! No millennial reign.
1.Pre-Millennialism
Jesus is coming back before the Millenia, for a literal 1,000 year reign.
> Pre-Millennialism | Historical Post Tribulation
The belief at the end of this age Jesus returns in Glory to catch us up to meet Him as He comes to set up his Millennia kingdom on the earth.
> Pre-Millennialism | Pre-Tribulation (developed in the 1800's)
The belief that Jesus is coming at any moment to secretly rapture out His church, followed by hell on earth then the return of Jesus in the millennial kingdom.
2. Post-Millennialism
The whole world will become Christianized bringing in God's Kingdom on the earth- then afterword, Jesus returns.
SIMPLIFIED; Everything will get better, then Jesus will come.
3. Amillennialism
The kingdom of God is entirely spiritual - it is here and now and when Jesus returns we go into eternity! No millennial reign.
All views fall into one of the following categories:
Jesus comes before the Millennia, after the Millennia or there will be no Millennia.
Jesus comes before the Millennia, after the Millennia or there will be no Millennia.
The Trouble with Pre-Trib Theology:
1. You can't come to a pre-trib theology by the Bible alone
1. You can't come to a pre-trib theology by the Bible alone
QUESTION:
Where did we get the pre-tribulation theology?
Where did we get the pre-tribulation theology?
No Church Fathers embraced this theology before the 1800's!
The Trouble with Pre-Trib Theology:
2. It's a fear based theology!
2. It's a fear based theology!
2 Timothy 1:7
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7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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The Trouble with Pre-Trib Theology:
3. The same scriptures that are "Pre-Trib" rapture scriptures all describe the second coming!
3. The same scriptures that are "Pre-Trib" rapture scriptures all describe the second coming!
No one loses their faith this year.
Your eschatology shouldn’t make you persecution proof!
Misunderstandings:
1. We will not go through God's wrath!
1. We will not go through God's wrath!
”Tribulation” in Greek (filipsis) occurs over 40 times in the New Testament.
1 Thessalonians 5:9
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9 For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Thessalonians 1:10
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10 and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
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Revelation 15:1
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1 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
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The tribulation is not the only time God poured out His wrath.
John 3:36
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36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
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Romans 1:18
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18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
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MORE EXAMPLES:
2 Chronicles 34:21&25
Lamentations 2:4
Jeremiah 6:11
Jeremiah 7:20
Jeremiah 42:18
Jeremiah 44:6
Ezekiel 20:8
Ezekiel 13
Ezekiel 21
2 Chronicles 34:21&25
Lamentations 2:4
Jeremiah 6:11
Jeremiah 7:20
Jeremiah 42:18
Jeremiah 44:6
Ezekiel 20:8
Ezekiel 13
Ezekiel 21
When Paul speaks to God protecting us from His wrath, there is no indication that He is speaking of the tribulation - but to God's destruction at Christ's return!
1 Thessalonians 5:9
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9 For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Definitions in Greek For Wrath:
(Thumos) “Anger” & (Orge) “Catastrophic Judgment”
(Thumos) “Anger” & (Orge) “Catastrophic Judgment”
We will go through tribulations!
Acts 14:22
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22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
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Some of the worst theology comes from misplaced empathy: when we identify more with a feeling of others than the word of God.
John 16:33
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33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
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2 Thessalonians 1:5-7
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5 All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
6 After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
6 After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
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Relief comes when the Lord returns taken vengeance on evil = the one second coming
John 17:15
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15 I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
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Misunderstandings:
2. He's coming, and coming again!
2. He's coming, and coming again!
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
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“caught up” greek word: harpazó
(har-pah'-zo) The Latin translate it as Raptur-EZ = Rapture
(har-pah'-zo) The Latin translate it as Raptur-EZ = Rapture
harpázō – properly, seize by force; snatch up, suddenly and decisively – like someone seizing bounty (spoil, a prize); to take by an open display of force (i.e. not covertly or secretly)
Matthew 24:27
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27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
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parousia: (par-oo-see'-ah) a presence, a coming
(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ.
(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ.
parousía (from parōn, "be present, arrive to enter into a situation") – properly, coming, especially the arrivalof the owner who alone can deal with a situation
(parousía) is a "technical term with reference to the visit of a king or some other official, 'a royal visit' " (Souter) – "hence, in the NT, specifically of the Adventor Parousia of Christ" (A-S).
(parousía) is "used in the east as a technical expression for the royal visit of a king, or emperor. The word means literally 'the being beside,' thus, 'the personal presence'
Matthew 24:27
Matthew 24:27
Matthew 24:27
1 Thessalonians 4:15
James 5:7
2 Peter 3:4
1 Corinthians 15:23
(parousía) is a "technical term with reference to the visit of a king or some other official, 'a royal visit' " (Souter) – "hence, in the NT, specifically of the Adventor Parousia of Christ" (A-S).
(parousía) is "used in the east as a technical expression for the royal visit of a king, or emperor. The word means literally 'the being beside,' thus, 'the personal presence'
Matthew 24:27
Matthew 24:27
Matthew 24:27
1 Thessalonians 4:15
James 5:7
2 Peter 3:4
1 Corinthians 15:23
Misunderstandings:
3. Pre-Trib Theology makes Jesus’ Second Coming a secret!
3. Pre-Trib Theology makes Jesus’ Second Coming a secret!
1 Thessalonians 5:2
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2 For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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Revelation 1:7
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7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
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Additional references:
Acts 1
Matthew 24
Revelation 19
Acts 1
Matthew 24
Revelation 19
Jesus’ second coming is not a secret moment but a GLORIOUS APPEARING.
Luke 19:13
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13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
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Occupy = pragmateuomai (prag-ma-too'-om-ahee) to busy oneself I transact business, trade. to be occupied in anything;
Stop playing it safe!
Eschatology matters because it will influence how you live your life.
Are you ready?
Have you done something with the [DUNAMIS] POWER God’s given you?
Have you done something with the [DUNAMIS] POWER God’s given you?
The end times will require FAITH; belief and trust in God!
Additional References:
MATTHEW 23:39
For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’
ROMANS 11:15
For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?
1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,d that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
JAMES 5:8
You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
REVELATION 1:7
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
JOHN 14:2-3
2“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3“If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.
ROMANS 8:34
Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
JOHN 5:24-30
24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.25“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.28Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.30“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
JUDE 1:5-7
5Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe. 6And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day. 7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:6-10
6So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:1-5
1This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. 3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. 5Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
MATTHEW 25:31-46
31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?39And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,f you did it to me.’
41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.42For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
REVELATION 20:11-15
11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
ACTS 1:10-11
10And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, 11and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,d that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
2 THESSALONIANS 1:7-10
7and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 10when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed.
MATTHEW 23:39
For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’
ROMANS 11:15
For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?
1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,d that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
JAMES 5:8
You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
REVELATION 1:7
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
JOHN 14:2-3
2“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3“If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.
ROMANS 8:34
Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
JOHN 5:24-30
24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.25“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.28Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.30“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
JUDE 1:5-7
5Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe. 6And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day. 7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:6-10
6So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:1-5
1This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. 3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. 5Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
MATTHEW 25:31-46
31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?39And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,f you did it to me.’
41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.42For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
REVELATION 20:11-15
11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
ACTS 1:10-11
10And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, 11and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,d that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
2 THESSALONIANS 1:7-10
7and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 10when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed.
