2. What Happens at the End of the World? Mick Taylor

3. The Return of Jesus  Importance  1 & 2 Thessalonians  Characteristics  Sudden  Personal  Visible/Dramatic/Bodily

4. Aim

5. Different Views  Key Questions  1. Return of Christ before or after  The millennium?  Tribulation?  2. Is the Millennium future or present?

6. Aim

7. Different views – why?

8. Pieces of the Jigsaw  Signs  Return of Christ  Rapture  Resurrection(s) of dead  Judgment(s)  Millennium  Signs  Worldwide proclamation  Israel: People/Land  Tribulation  Cosmic disturbance  Anti-Christ

9. Pieces of the Jigsaw  Signs  Return of Christ  Rapture  Resurrection(s) of dead  Judgment(s)  Millennium  Signs  Worldwide proclamation  Tribulation  Cosmic disturbance  Anti-Christ  Israel: People/Land

10. Pieces of the Jigsaw  Signs  Return of Christ  Rapture  Resurrection(s) of dead  Judgment(s)  Millennium  Signs  Worldwide proclamation  Tribulation  Cosmic disturbance  Anti-Christ  Israel: People/Land

11. Four Views 1. Classical Pre-Mill 2. Dispensational Pre-Mill 3. Post – Mill 4. A-Mill

12. Classic Pre-Mill  For  Early Church  OT prophecy of better not best  Obvious(?) reading of Rev 20  ?  Two Resurrections  Two Judgments  NT interpretation of OT prophecy

13. Dispensational Pre-Mill  For  Resolves unexpected/signs issue  Expects literal fulfilment of OT  Two returns of Christ  One secret!  3 Judgments  New - sensationalist

15. Post-Millennium  For  Great Commission – Nations  Parables of influence  History of Progress  ?  Tribulation?  Parables over interpreted  Over Positive

16. A-Mill  For  Old too – Augustine  Satan bound now!  Mill only in Rev 20  ?  Interpretation of Rev 20  Binding/Resurrections  Better not best

17. Israel’s Future

18. Israel: The People  Romans 9-11  I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved  “All Israel”  Large %  How ?  Accelerating process  End time event

19. Israel: The Land  May 14 th 1948 Israel becomes a nation again!  Fulfilment of OT?  Amos 9:15 & Acts 15:15-17  Romans 4:13  Romans 4:13 It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.  Who are the promises for?  Romans  How are the to be fulfilled? 

20. Israel: The Land  May 14 th 1948 Israel becomes a nation again!  Fulfilment of OT?  Amos 9:15 & Acts 15:15-17  Romans 4:13  Romans 4:13 It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.  Who are the promises for?  Romans  How are the to be fulfilled? 

22. In 1916, whilst on a south pole expedition, British explorer Earnest Shackleton left a few men on Elephant Island, promising he would return. In 1916, whilst on a south pole expedition, British explorer Earnest Shackleton left a few men on Elephant Island, promising he would return.

23. Later when he tried to go back, huge icebergs blocked the way.

24. But suddenly, as if by a miracle, an avenue opened in the ice and Shackleton was able to get through.

25. His men, ready and waiting, quickly scrambled aboard.

26. No sooner had the ship cleared the island than the ice crashed together behind them.

27. Contemplating their narrow escape, the explorer said to his men, “it was fortunate you were packed and ready to go!”

28. They replied, “we never gave up hope.”

29. “Whenever the sea was clear of ice, we rolled up our sleeping bags and reminded each other,” “Whenever the sea was clear of ice, we rolled up our sleeping bags and reminded each other,”

30. “he may come today” “he may come today”

31. “he may come today”