Eschatology is a fascinating business, and maybe particularly so for those eschatologies that are generally more covenantal in their approach. Within these covenantal eschatologies, there is an intriguing intersection of the closely-related perspectives of amillennialism and postmillennialism. It may be less of an intersection, and more of a general agreement about the overall structure of […]
For Starters: There is a great and supernatural unity in the Christian faith that is worth defending and preserving—we are, after all, all one body in Christ (1 Cor 12). For this reason, it is quite worthwhile for us to approach points of disagreement with measures of caution and contemplation, which are unfortunately virtues in […]
First things first! If we are to explore the theme that eschatology matters, then we need to define the term. Eschatology comes from the Greek word “eschatos”, meaning, last things; and the ending “logos”,” means “the study of”. The combination of these words gives us a definition: “the study of last things.” This is significant […]
It is often a question in eschatological discussion: “Do you think we live in the last days?”. Over the summer I’ve had the privilege to preach through the book of Hebrews. The book of Hebrews opens with these words: 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and […]
Early on in the book of Revelation there are seven historic churches mentioned by name, addressed with specific messages from Jesus. Each of the church had slightly different contexts, but despite their unique settings, Jesus knew their peaks and valleys. Jesus knew the trouble of the churches. Jesus knew that some Christians were dying for […]
Here at Eschatology Matters, we love to study the scriptures and consider all things related to the last things. That includes some pretty delicate and difficult topics. Perhaps the gateway and most popularly known topic within eschatology (and maybe the most contentious) relates to the return of Christ. There are three primary, orthodox, biblical interpretive […]
“1:1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ” Revelation 1:1-2 Three comments (1) The […]
Sometimes, when reading our Bibles, we may have questions about when a certain event, or prophecy occurred, or will occur. Determining whether or not an event is yet to come, has already taken place, or has multiple aspects related to time can be difficult. I hope today to make this sometimes difficult task a bit […]
all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; (Isaiah 64:6) “You’re a Mess” I have a dear friend who had a beloved phrase whenever things went haywire “we’re a mess.” He almost always said this with something of a smile on his face. I’ve adopted this phrase into my verbiage and from time to time […]
What will heaven be like? One word to describe heaven is freedom. Freedom from all sorts of ailments, evils, and features of the present age that will pass away with the great coming of our Lord. Richard Baxter (17th century English theologian and pastor) wrote extensively on Heaven in his masterful work “The Saints’ Everlasting […]