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THE BLESSED HOPE
Biblical eschatology affirms that history is moving toward a conclusion, which incorporates an awful time of tribulation, the return of Christ, a judgment in which believers and unbelievers will be separated, and finally the supernatural appearance of a new heaven and a new earth. Crucial to all of this is the return of Christ, whose coming will initiate the conclusion of history and the beginning of eternity.
To Titus the apostle Paul states that believers are “looking for the blessed hope” (Tit. 2:13), the hope that continually occupies their reflection as they long for the second coming of their Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Without His return there is no hope, there is no future. But with His return the believer will experience vindication and the realization of his eternal salvation.
Consideration will be given to the following topics:
Promise and Prediction
Terminology
Looking and Waiting
Question of Imminency
After the Tribulation
Characteristics of the Second Coming
Signs of His Coming
The Word "Rapture"
Return to: The End of the Age; Next Article: Promise and Prediction
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THE BLESSED HOPE
Biblical eschatology affirms that history is moving toward a conclusion, which incorporates an awful time of tribulation, the return of Christ, a judgment in which believers and unbelievers will be separated, and finally the supernatural appearance of a new heaven and a new earth. Crucial to all of this is the return of Christ, whose coming will initiate the conclusion of history and the beginning of eternity.
To Titus the apostle Paul states that believers are “looking for the blessed hope” (Tit. 2:13), the hope that continually occupies their reflection as they long for the second coming of their Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Without His return there is no hope, there is no future. But with His return the believer will experience vindication and the realization of his eternal salvation.
Consideration will be given to the following topics:
Promise and Prediction
Terminology
Looking and Waiting
Question of Imminency
After the Tribulation
Characteristics of the Second Coming
Signs of His Coming
The Word "Rapture"
Return to: The End of the Age; Next Article: Promise and Prediction
For overview of THEOLOGY, see: Site Map - Theology