“He will come again to judge the living and the dead…” “…We look for the resurrection of the dead and life in the world to come.” Faith and Reason

The Four Last Things Death Judgment Heaven Hell

The 2nd Coming/Parousia Christ’s Return He will return only once It will be public and visible It will be the end of the world Exact date nor sequence of events not given

The 2nd Coming/Parousia When all things are subjected to Christ, then the reign of God will be complete. Particular Judgment: Individual Judgment at your death General Judgment: All will rise from the dead at the end of the world and be judged in front of all

The 2nd Coming/Parousia False Notions Rapture: Thought that good Christians will disappear from the earth before the Parousia Mt 24:41 “Two women will be grinding at the mill: One is taken and one is left” 1 Thes 4:17 “Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.” Not all Protestants believe in the rapture

The 2nd Coming/Parousia What is the Rapture? Christ established a Church of Gentiles to punish the Jews for rejecting Him. When the time of the Gentiles if fulfilled the good will be taken away. Then it will be the time of the antichrist, the return of the Jews for 1000 years, and then the end. Division of pre-millennium and post-millennium

The 2nd Coming/Parousia Refuting the Rapture Theory: No where in Scripture is the Church described as a passing phase. Jesus fulfilled the Old covenant and there is no need for it to return. No historical record of this from the early Church. A little politically incorrect humor!