When Will the World End ?
Introduction:
Given the chance to speak directly to God, what questions would you ask? Our series of lessons is intended to deal with some common questions that people often ask. Never forget that we can't answer every possible question, but we can answer all the vitally important ones because God has given us His revealed word. When we read the Bible we can understand all the things He wants us to know (Ephesians 3:3-5).
The question for this study is: God, when will the world end?
I) Jesus IS coming again. His second coming is an important Bible doctrine.
| A) Jesus personally taught it (Luke 12:40). B) The inspired apostles frequently taught about it: 1) Peter (Acts 3:20,21) 2) Paul (Phil. 3:20) 3) John (1 John 3:2) |
| A) When He is coming. 1) Many men have tried to predict this time 2) Even in the first century there were such predictions (2 Thess. 2:1,2) 3) Many of these false predictions are based upon a misunderstanding of Matt. 24 a) The signs mentioned here refer to things that would precede the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD(vs. 5ff) b) Verse 34 proves that these signs pertained to that time period. 4) The Scriptures plainly teach that the time of Jesus' second coming is unknown: a) 2 Peter 3:10 b) 1 Thessalonians 5:2,3 B) How He is coming. 1) Visibly (Acts 1:10,11) 2) Audibly (1 Thess. 4:16) 3) In the clouds (1 Thess. 4:17) 4) With angels (Matt. 16:27) C) Why He is coming. 1) To raise the dead (John 5:28,29) 2) To judge all men (2 Cor. 5:10) 3) To destroy the world (2 Pet. 3:10) 4) To save the righteous and condemn the wicked (Matt. 25:31) |
