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"What Happens When Christ Returns?"
* Why study eschatology?
- 30% of Bible prophetic
- Much fulfilled by Christ's return, but many left to be fulfilled
- 3 times as many prophecies about end of days as first appearance of Christ (1000+)
* Three Basic Views of Eschatology
- Amillennialism (spiritual reign, no real millennium)
- Postmillennialism (gradual millennium w/ Christ's return afterwards)
- Premillennialism (literal fulfillment of millennium after Christ's return)
* The Order of Future Events
- Rapture of Church {1Thess4:13-17, Titus2:13}: Physical & bodily return of Christ to take His bride to Heaven
- Tribulation {Dan9:27, Matt24:4-28, Rev4-19}
- Pre-trib {Rev3:10, 1Thess1:10, 1Thess5:9, Rev4-18 (no mention of church)}
- Temple rebuilt
- Abomination of Desolation {Dan9:27, Dan11:31, Matt24:15}
- Campaign of Armageddon {Ezek38-39}
- Second Coming of Christ {Matt24:27-31, Zech14:1-11, Rev19:11-16}
- Millennium {Isa2:1-3, Rev20}
- Final revolt of Satan {Rev20:7-10}
- New Heaven & Earth {Rev21:1-22:5, Matt19:28, Acts3:21}