1. What is eschatology?
Eschatology is the Biblical teaching of the Old and New Testaments about how the last things will occur so as to fulfill God’s purpose.

Eschatology is the biblical teaching…

Eschatology is made up of two Greek words, eschatos (last) and logos (thing or word), which together mean “last things.” There are many eschatologies. Every philosophical system and religion has a view of the last times. It may be pessimistic, or optimistic, cyclical or evolutionary, political or economic, etc. But the Bible has the supreme authority to teach us about the last times. It refers to the last days (Isa. 2:2, Mic 4:1), the last time (1 Pet. 1:20), and the last hour (1 Jn. 2:18).

…of the Old and New Testaments…

Although there are not so many references to the last times in In the Old Testament, Israel hoped for a future worldwide extension of the Kingdom of God (Ps. 145:11, 13; Isa. 11:9; 35:2, 7, 15) by a visitation of God to bring judgment on the heathen and deliverance to the faithful (Obad. 15-16, Joel 2: 1-17; Isa 13; Amos 5:18-20, Mal. 4:5) at the end of time. Old Testament saints also expected the resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous followed by a judgment (Job 19:25-27; Ps. 73:24-25; Isa. 26:19; Dan. 12:2; Ps. 50:4-6; Eccles. 12:14; Mal. 3:2-5).

The New Testament is full of references to the last time, as we shall see in our study (Matt 24-25; 1 Cor 15; 2 Cor 5; 1 Thess 1:10; 2 Thess 2; 2 Tim 3&4; Revelation)

…about how the last things will occur…

We shall look at what will happen and when it will happen. However, the “when” is more about order than timing.

…so as to fulfill God’s purpose.

The “end” is not the end. We are not heading towards a brick wall, but rather the climactic goal of all things. Christ is that goal and He is directing everything towards Himself, in fulfillment of the promise of Genesis 3:15.

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