Last Days
{FINAL ERA}
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- This Evil Age - (The death of Jesus signaled the commencement of the messianic age with consequent changes in the status of the Law and God’s people) - {PDF Copy}
- Pentecost and the Last Days - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, the age of fulfillment) - {PDF Copy}
- Signs on the Earth - (The prophecy in the book of Joel sets the tone for Acts, including the signs and wonders that accompany the gospel) - {PDF Copy}
- The Feast Fulfilled - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized - Acts 2:1-4) - {PDF Copy}
- In the Last Days - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, just as prophesied by the prophet Joel) - {PDF Copy}
- The Ends of the Ages - (In several ways, Paul coordinates the commencement of the last days with the Death and Resurrection of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
- The Last Hour - (The presence of false teachers in the church demonstrates that we are in the last days, and the LAST HOUR is almost upon us) - {PDF Copy}
- The Season is at Hand - (In Revelation, the period known as the last days began following the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth) - {PDF Copy}
- Rescued from this Evil Age - {PDF Copy} - (Paul anchored all that God has done in the past Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which inaugurated the messianic age)
- New Covenant - New Creation - (The promises to Abraham find their fulfillment in the New Covenant in Jesus and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
- People of the Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The church is the battlefield where the final war is being waged between the Lamb and the Ancient Serpent, Satan)
- The Final Harvest - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized and inaugurated the final harvest of the earth) - {PDF Copy}
{SIGNS OF THE END}
- The Sign of the End - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus declared the end will not come until “this gospel of the kingdom of God is proclaimed to all nations” – Matthew 24:14)
- Final Events - (In presenting his arguments for the resurrection, Paul lays out several events that occur prior to the arrival of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
- Paul, Signs and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Paul does not provide a detailed outline of the signs and seasons that will precede the End. Instead, he exhorts disciples to live righteously now)
- Sons of Light - (The Day of the Lord will mean salvation to the “sons of light” who remain ever vigilant and prepared for it) - {PDF Copy}
- Knowing Times and Seasons - (Instead of calculating times and seasons, followers of Jesus must always be prepared for his sudden arrival) - {PDF Copy}
- The Great Falling Away - (Paul warns of the coming apostasy and links it to the coming man of lawlessness, the Son of Destruction) - {PDF Copy}
- Lying Signs and Wonders - {PDF Copy} - (The Lawless One will use lying signs and wonders to deceive saints into abandoning the faith)
{HIS ARRIVAL}
- Then Comes the End - (The return of Jesus at the end of the age will be an event of great glory, victory, and finality)- {PDF Copy}
- His Parousia - (The arrival of Jesus in glory will mean the resurrection of the dead, the commencement of the New Creation, and the final judgment) - {PDF Copy}
- New Heavens and Earth - (The arrival of Jesus in glory will usher in the Day of the Lord, the final judgment, and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
- Redemption or Abandonment? - (At the heart of Christian salvation is the future resurrection at Christ’s return and the arrival of the new creation) - {PDF Copy}
- The Death of Death - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the termination of the Last Enemy - Death) - {PDF Copy}
- Final Note - (The arrival of Jesus will mark the end of the present order and the commencement of the age to come and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
- The Revelation of our Lord - (At the revelation of Jesus, the saints will experience glory, but the wicked will receive everlasting destruction) - {PDF Copy}
- The Day of Visitation - (Peter exhorts Christians to persevere in trials and live holy lives in the knowledge of the coming day of visitation) - {PDF Copy}
- His Longsuffering - (In the interim between Christ’s ascension and his return, God has granted humanity the opportunity to repent before that day arrives) - {PDF Copy}
- Day of Christ - (The return of Jesus will be the Day of the Lord when the dead are raised, the wicked are judged, and death will cease) - {PDF Copy}
- Rescuing us from Wrath - (Already, Jesus is rescuing his people from the coming wrath that will befall the unrighteous when he arrives) - {PDF Copy}
- Blameless in Holiness - (Paul prays for the Thessalonians to be found holy and blameless on the day when Jesus arrives in glory) - {PDF Copy}
- Meeting Jesus - (Paul reassures the Thessalonians regarding the participation of dead saints in the arrival of Jesus from heaven) - {PDF Copy}
- Sorrow Not - Resurrection Hope - (Foundational to the hope of the church is the bodily resurrection of believers that will take place when Jesus arrives from heaven) - {PDF Copy}
- The Just Judgment of God - (The arrival of Jesus will mean vindication and rest for the righteous, but everlasting loss for the wicked) - {PDF Copy}
- His Appearance - (When Jesus “appears,” faithful believers will rejoice exceedingly and participate fully in the glories revealed on that day) - {PDF Copy}
- The Day of Wrath - (The day of “wrath” is coming when the wicked will pay the ultimate price for their disobedience to God – Romans 2:5) - {PDF Copy}
- The Wrath of God - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, wrath refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies. Tribulation is what the church endures)
- Redemption of our Body - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation since both are integral to the promised redemption) - {PDF Copy}
- Days of Noah - (Just as unprepared men were destroyed by the Flood, so unrepentant men and apostates will be overtaken by destruction when Jesus arrives) - {PDF Copy}
- The Lawless One Destroyed - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus will destroy the works of the Lawless One and paralyze him at his glorious arrival on the Day of the Lord)