End Times pt 2

8/17/2019 End Times pt 2

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Why bother talking about

the end times and the second coming of

Christ?


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“If we aren’t acquainted

with the end of the script,we can grow fearful or

complacent in the play”Max Lucado


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oth the ible and !esus

gi"e a high priority to talking aboutthe end of the age and

the second coming of Christ#


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In fact, $is return is called

“the lessed $ope”#

%&itus '()*+


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Did you know?

• That one out of every 30 verses inthe Bible addresses the subject ofthe end times or Christ’s return.

• For every prophecy of His rstcomin! there are about seven of Hissecond comin.

• There are 300 references in the "e#Testament to His second comin.

• $ne%t#entieth of ".T. devoted to &nd

comin.


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Could we possibly be thegeneration that sees His return?

What are the Biblical Signs of the End of the Age?


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Is Jesus coming back for

sure?'remember! for every prophecy of His rst comin! there are (

of His second)*

+any ,criptures #here -esus maes the promise/

“I’ll be back”!


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Today ! #e are oin to #restle a bit

#ith these challenin uestions/

• What!s this thing called the millennium?

•

What about the seven year tribulation?• What does the Bible say about the

Rapture?

• Are things going to get better and better orworse and worse? "# Both?

• How should we then li$e?


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Important prayer

“ord"change my mind onevery issue in #hich $ou and I

do not see eye to eye”


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%n #e$elation Chapter &'( the apostle )ohn spea*s six ti+es

of

a thousand year period

when Christ reigns

on the earth,How does that -t into the second

co+ing?


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Various Views of the Second Comingin relation to the 1000 year Reign

• Latin word for .''' years /

Millennial

• A- millennial / "$T literal

.''' years

0sy+bolic

period of ti+e1


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2he $iew that Christ returns toearth

B1F$21 His literal .''' year

reign

is called

3PRE4+illennial5


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2he $iew that Christ returns

FT12 a literal .''' years

is called 3Post4+illennial5


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Various Views of the Second

Coming

in relation to the 1000 year Reign 66666666666666666666666666666

% %

%&millennialism literal .''' year reign

0not literal1 % 6666666%66666666666

% %

're& (illennialism 'ost )

(illennialism 0Christ returns Before 0Christ returns fter

.''' year reign1 .''' year

reign1


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%millennialism0no literal .''' year reign1 Christ returns

4444Church Age444 Eternal state

/ (illennium

resurrection( 7udg+ent(

new hea$en 8 earth

0began with St, Augustine( 9th century

8 held by +uch of the #o+an Catholic Church(

Luther( Cal$in( and #efor+ed Churches1


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'ost&millennialism0Christ returns %fter .''' year reign1 Christ

returns

:444444church age444444444444444444444 eternalstate gospel spreads--------

(illennium

resurrection

0this opti+istic $iew was popular during the

;reat Awa*ening( th centuries1


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*istoric 're&millennialism0Christ returns +efore .''' year reign1

,hrist returns

+eet Hi+ in the air( return to earth with Hi+

:Church Age (illennium EternalState

tribulation resurrection 7udg+ent newhea$en 0earliest held $iew1 andearth 3historic pre4+ill5


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+ost fols #ho hold the 4re%millennial vie# believe there #ill

be a literal

seven year -reatTribulation period.


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But 4re%millennial 5ie#has 6 options reardin theTribulation

0#apture efore,,in middle,after tribulation1


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The 2apture• #ead . 2hessalonians .4.=

3will be "caught up5 with the+ in the clouds to 3meet 5 the Lord in the air5,

• 3caught up# $ to sei%e& snatch&

rapture

• 0not only will we be fore$er with the Lord(

but we get new and i+pro$ed glori-ed

bodiesI1

• Before we address the Juestion of WHE will the #apture

happen 4 before( during( or after the G year tribulation( we

need to loo* at the ature or purpose of the #apture,


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4urpose of the 2apture• . 2hess, .G

3will be caught up with the+ in the clouds

to (//T the ord in the air.”

•

3to +eet5( word is 3apantesis5( used ti+es( Matt, &9.( K Acts &=.9 . 2hess,

.G

• 2efers to oin out to meet a dinitary and

then escortin them bac to their

destination


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=?

"r when acJuired )erusale+ in .>KG?1


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&G1 A political leader +a*es a peace treaty with

%srael 8 other other nations for se$en years,

He pro$ides global solutions to global proble+s,


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're&tribulational 're&millennialism0Christ co+es +efore tribulation ' +efore .''' year reign1

Christ returns 0in & stages1 secret rapture public return 0in hea$en F or G years1

Church Age 2ribulation .''' yrs EternalState

resurrection 7udg+ent of belie$ers newhea$en

and earth0teaching de$eloped around .='( $ery popular in orth

A+erica1


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7ood ne#s/

83or -od did not appoint us tosu4er #rath

but to receive salvation throuh our 9ord -esus

Christ:Therefore encourae one another:; <

Thess.6/=%aner is to#ards the unrihteousTribulation almost al#ays refers to the

persecution and su?erin of Christians


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2he Bible spea*s of

the

-reat

and 7readful(ay of the )ord!

*+oel ,.1/Malichi / Acts ,,02

*it refers not only to the day +esus shows

up&

ut to these last . 3 years2


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'artial&'reterist 8ie#


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My #esponse to this $iew

of partial4preterist., Pes( +any of the :igns were ful-lled in .st century(but are yet to be ful-lled again in the future on a

global scale earthJua*es( fa+ines( wars( tribulation( globaldictatorgo$ern+ent,

&, Pes( the ;ingdom is here now( but Scripture is clear

it is not yet fully here, %n ti+es of re$i$al 8 end ti+es

the Ningdo+ increases,

At the Second Co+ing the Ningdo+ will beconsu++ated

, Pes(we will ha$e a victorious" apostolic church 1

revival before end!


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further concern reardin those

#ho hold the pre%tribulation vie#/

&, Most don!t expect nor are prepared forthe co+ing apostolic age of great re$i$al

and har$est,

2hey thin* things will 7ust get worse 8worse,

And so there!s a tendency to be passi$e

and disengaged fro+ partnering with ;odfor Nin do+ transfor+ation of culture and


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Regarding the end of the age and

His return, Jesus repeatedly warns us:

do not be deceived, do not get offended,

do not be alarmed or freaked out,

do not be passive, disengaged and asleep.


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ut rather:

keep watch, pray, be alert,

be prepared,

keep your lamps filled with oil,

be about my !ather"s business,

occupy until # come,

persevere, faithfully endure,

be radiantly confident and e$pectant,

be an overcomer


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Ho# much more urent are these#arnins of -esus if #e are the

eneration that e@periences all the drama at theend of the ae! includin Christ’s

spectacular returnA


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$ur loyalty to -esus #ill betested.

9oyalty is/ 8an uns#ervin alleiance!rooted in faith and love! that binds

hearts toether in common purpose;'Bob ,ore*


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• e are in for the most e@citin

adventure of any eneration)• The ride is about to et very

turbulent but e@hilaratin)


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• 1verythin is bein shaen. $nly the

unshaeable indom #ill remain.

• 8the indom of the #orld has becomethe indom of our 9ord and of his Christ!

and he #ill rein for ever and ever.; 2ev.


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8"o eye has seen! no ear has

heard! no mind has conceived#hat 7od has prepared for

those #ho love Him;)))

'< Cor. &/=*


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89oo! he is comin #ith theclouds!

nd every eye #ill see him;

'2ev.


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