ESCHATOLOGY

Eschatology: The Doctrine Of Last Things

Four Beliefs About “Last Things”  All die (unless Raptured)  Bodies will decay  Souls are eternal  Two final destinations

Heaven  First heaven  Second heaven  Third heaven

Heaven  First heaven  Second heaven  Third heaven  Sky, Clouds, Weather  Moon, Stars, Planets  God’s Dwelling Place

Hell  Sheol

Hell  Hades

 Sheol  Hades  Gehenna Hell

What Becomes of the Church?  Rapture

What Is the Millennium?  1000 Years  Christ Comes to Reign  With His Saints  Over the Earth

Four Views of the Millennium  Amillennial  Postmillennial  Post-Trib, Pre-millennial  Pre-Trib. Pre-millennial

Amillennial  A = NO. No 1000 year reign  The Kingdom is Now  2 nd Coming – Single Event  Resurrection at 2 nd Coming  Tribulation in Current Age

Postmillennial  Post = After year reign  Rapture at 2 nd Coming  Resurrection at 2 nd Coming  Tribulation in Current Age

Post-tribulation Premillennial  Post = After - Tribulation  Pre = Before 1000 year reign  Rapture at 2 nd Coming  Two Part Resurrection – Believers at Beginning of 1000 yrs – Unbelievers at End of 1000 yrs  Church experiences the Tribulation

Pre-tribulation Premillennial  2 nd Coming begins 1000 years  Two Part 2 nd Coming – Church Caught Up – Christ on Earth after 7 years  Two Part Resurrection – Church & OT Saints: Rapture – Unbelievers: End of 1000 years  Church does not experiences the Tribulation

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