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The Decrees & Sovereignty of God
We must humbly accept and gladly affirm that God is perfectly and ultimately sovereign over all people and all things for all time.
The Theodicy of God
God, who is Almighty, Omniscient and Holy, has utilized the sin and evil propagated by his creatures for his ultimate good through the working of his redemptive plan.
The Illustrative Analogies of God
We should work to identify the implications of the inspired analogies which were utilized by the prophets to reveal important aspects of God’s character.
The Names of God
We would do well to study the wide variety of God’s name in Scripture, because God reveals nuances of his character by the names recorded in his word
The Communicable Attributes of God
We must rightly understand and appropriately respond to the morally perfect, always-equitable, and sacrificially-loving God.
More Incommunicable Attributes
We must rightly understand and appropriately respond to the everywhere-present, always-existing, and never-changing God.
The Tri-Unity of God
We must defer to the biblical conclusion that God has eternally existed as a divine fellowship – Father, Son & Holy Spirit.
The Revelation of God
We must be vigilant to get our information about God from God’s own self-disclosure and not assume to know something about God that he has not revealed.
Worldviews & The Existence of God (Audio Only)
One’s belief or denial regarding the existence of an all-powerful, personal Creator will determine the values and direction of one’s life.
The New Jerusalem & the Lake of Fire
We must understand, accept and respond to the two eternal destinies that God has revealed to us in his word.
The Resurrections & Judgments
We must be informed and prepared for the resurrections and judgments that await all of people.
Death & the Intermediate State
Our personal eschatology will likely begin with our physical death; knowing more about why we die and where we go after we die is a fundamental to understanding God’s future for us.
A Closer Look at the Tribulation
To fully appreciate God’s salvation we must understand the last seven years of God’s dealings with the earth as we know it.
A One Hour Overview of the Book of Revelation
All students of eschatology must diligently grapple with the meaning and function of the book of Revelation.
The Rapture Debate
We can confidently trust that God will rapture his church and deliver us from the divine wrath that is to come.
A Study of Daniel's 70-Week Prophecy
Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy is helpful in understanding God’s dealings with Israel and Jerusalem. We should seek to understand it as God’s loving prophetic plan that is not yet completed.
A Closer Look at the Millennial Views
We should do our best to understand the nature of God’s promised “1000 years” in Revelation 20, so that our hope is accurate and our understanding of God’s faithfulness is bolstered.
Reexamining the Nature of the Church
To rightly interpret God’s future program we must rightly understand the nature of the church and its distinctiveness in relation to Israel.
Understanding Israel & the Covenants
We must understand something of God’s historic promises to Israel and where we stand in relation to their fulfillment and in whom they find their fulfillment.
The Various Views & the Emotional Disagreements
We should approach the difficult study of eschatology with humility and grace.
Why Study Eschatology?
A thoughtful study of “end times” biblical prophecies holds a significant promise to equip and edify us.