Sept. 10, 2024
Are We Living in the Last Days?
This week, we talk about eschatology—the study of the end times. Church history is replete with people predicting the end of the world and Jesus’ second coming. And yet, we’re still here. We examine the common thread that ties all these predictions together, and do a deep dive into the various views of the second coming, and the four main frameworks used to understand and interpret apocalyptic literature in scripture.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:48) - Weather skeptics?
- (03:06) - Are we living in the last days?
- (05:24) - Chrisitan Skepticism is a third way between extremes
- (09:31) - Eschatology 101
- (18:04) - The Futurist View
- (20:03) - The Historicist View
- (20:31) - The Idealist View
- (21:06) - The Preterist View
- (24:13) - The Day of the Lord
- (38:10) - The Rapture
- (41:22) - Why does any of this matter?
- (47:40) - Recommended reading
Links
- Left Behind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Behind
- Tim LaHaye: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_LaHaye
- Nicolas Cage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage
- Kirk Cameron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Cameron
- John Calvin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin
- Martin Luther: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
- Josephus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
- Nero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
- Stephen King: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King
- The Pilgrim’s Progress: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress
- Doug Wilson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Wilson_(theologian)
- Christopher Hitchens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens
- Collision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_(2009_film)
- Collision on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMEBpEnIPSQ
- John Darby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby
- Margaret McDonald: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_MacDonald_(visionary)
- Dallas Theological Seminary: https://www.dts.edu
- Charles Scofield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._I._Scofield
- Charles Ryrie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Caldwell_Ryrie
- Billy Graham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham
- Charles Finney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grandison_Finney
- Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
- Joe Biden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
- Kamala Harris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris
- Gavin Newsom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom
- Mark Zuckerberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
- Bill Gates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
- Surprised by Hope: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062089978
- Heaven Misplaced: https://www.amazon.com/Heaven-Misplaced-Christs-Kingdom-Earth/dp/1591280834
- Ken Gentry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Gentry
- Before Jerusalem Fell: https://www.amazon.com/Before-Jerusalem-Fell-Dating-Revelation/dp/0982620608
- The Beast of Revelation: https://www.amazon.com/Beast-Revelation-Kenneth-L-Gentry/dp/0996452516
- Kingdom Come, by Sam Storms (book):
- Michael Horton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Horton_(theologian)
- Kim Riddlebarger: https://www.kimriddlebarger.com/about-the-author
- A Case for Amillennialism: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Amillennialism-Understanding-End-Times/dp/080106435X
- The White Horse Inn: https://whitehorseinn.org
- Four Views on the Book of Revelation: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Views-Book-Revelation-Marvin/dp/0310210801
- Kingdom Come — Sam Storms: https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Come-Amillennial-Sam-Storms/dp/1781911320
- R. C. Sproul: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Sproul
- The Last Days According to Jesus: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-according-Jesus-Return/dp/0801018587
- The Last Days According to Jesus video series: https://store.ligonier.org/the-last-days-according-to-jesus-download-and-stream
- The Last Days According to Jesus on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30acyfm60fWm9jA8LNRnYizJj5VEduus&si=t1umtC-7MA3gZFFE
- Jeff Durbin: https://apologiachurch.com/meet-the-team
- James White: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_White_(theologian)
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