End Time Themes
There is perhaps more information in the Bible on the generation that the Lord returns than any other time period, event, or topic in all of scripture. Many are not familiar with the 150 + chapters that God gave us on this important subject and so don’t have a biblical foundation for what they believe about the end times. The unfolding of the end time drama is a major part of God’s overall plan of redemption, which ends in the second coming of the Christ. These teaching series cover a wide variety of subjects related to the trends and events that the scriptures prophesy will unfold in the final generation.
God’s End Time Plan for Israel
The Bible describes in detail the destiny of one nation start to finish; Israel, described as the apple of God’s eye and the place of His future rule. As believers, living in what we believe to be the final generation, God’s thoughts and agenda for His nation is more important than we can imagine. We have been unwittingly influenced by our culture’s growing anti-Semitism, we live in the fruit of the decisions and policies about God’s people that our national leaders have put into place, and all the while God watches to see how His Bride will respond. In this 3 part series we will look at the difficult path ahead and eventual exaltation of this little Middle Eastern nation.
Eschatology in the Psalms
Psalms is a most amazing work with layers of revelation about God and instruction about life for the believer. There are therefore many ways to approach reading and studying the 150 Psalms that we have recorded. The aim of this series is to help us begin seeing the Book of Psalms as more than merely worship text but also as well-developed end time theology record by those who were part of David’s house of prayer. Those who spent significant time in God’s presence were shown in depth insight into the events and trends of the final generation. They recorded their revelations in songs that have been handed down and sung by the saints for thousands of years. We will take a closer look at many of the repeated themes of what these songs tell us about the last days.
Martyrdom in the Last Days
Increased persecution and violence against the Church is a certainty in these coming decades; the Bible makes this abundantly clear. Evil and righteousness will rise together creating the hottest spiritual climate in human history. In this setting the Antichrist will launch his bloody agenda against the saints in an all out war against the Church. While he will take the lives of countless millions of believers things will not go how he hopes as mass martyrdom will actually backfire on him. The death of every righteous saint will only embolden the Church to preach the gospel more and stand strong in their faith. As these dark days approach we need to begin to prepare ourselves for the coming onslaught that we might stand strong when we and our families are faced with the ultimate sacrifice.