REVEALED! ESCHATOLOGY: – THE DOCTRINE OF LAST THINGS
Here is the first and introductory lecture of last events as revealed by the holy Bible. You’ll really need strong faith in Jesus and Holy Spirit illumination of your mind to properly understand them. I wish you Gods speed. Amen.
Lesson 1.
By Francis Bola Akin-John
“And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things?
Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the signs of thy coming, and end of the world? “ Matthew 24;1-3
The holy Bible has so much to say about the events that will happen at the latter age. The disciples of Jesus came to Him in private, asking curious questions as to when future events will take place. He answered them and explains the programmers of God for the end of the world to them. Unfortunately, the messages of those events that will happen at the end of life are largely wanting in our churches today, because many preachers of today don’t know them or are very shallow in them, thereby teaching many errors and false hopes to their people. It is not an exaggeration to say that many ministers are grossly ignorant when it comes to the doctrine of last things. If the church of God is going to become healthy and heavenly minded, it is important for the church of God to go back to eschatology, not just as a programme of essential exercises, but as a process of preparing the saints for what will happen at these last days, because they are the programmers of God that is sure and certain.
PRESENT EVENTS
In the last few years, there have been catastrophic events happenings all over the world, such as wars, earthquakes, natural disasters, technological breakthroughs, denials of God, intense persecutions of Christians, moral breakdowns, diseases, famines and present pestilence and diseases such as covid19. And many false teachers have used that to postulate that these are ready signs of the end of the world. Unfortunately, many ignorant and deceived people have been ruined through those false assertions. Truth is that these are just signs of the end, but not the end yet. They are ‘times of sorrow’, but not the end of all things yet, but preparations towards the end. I will start explaining better with scriptures tomorrow. You must be ready to read and study many scriptures as I will give them to you, then you will fully understand and you can pass them across to others.
REASONS FOR THIS COURSE
1. It is the will of God that future events which will happen at the latter and must be made known to the church to prepare the mind and hearts of the saints for their glorious future.
2. Eschatology is one of the important doctrine of the Bible since the whole Bible must be taught to genuine and sincere saints of God.
3. To prepare the saint for heavenly home
4. To enlighten the mind of Christians and Christians leaders who are grossly ignorant of the doctrine of the last things.
5. To clearly explain some concepts of eschatology which many people are confused about.
6. To answer the question in many Christian’s mind about what will happen at the end of age.
7. To defend the truth of the bible on eschatology and eschatological events against the false teaching of false teachers.
God is a God of plan and purposes-He doesn’t do things whimsically. He has standards for everything He is doing. He reveals His plans to those who ask Him and will not leave His people in darkness. In the Bible, God has written about all the events that will take place as the world gradually winds down. If you know them, then you can live right and get ready prepare to meet your God.
AREAS TO COVER IN THIS COURSE
1. Rapture: – This is the indivisible moment of time when true and faithful Christians dead and alive will be caught up in the twinkling of an eye. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18, John 14:1-3) It is His true church He is coming to catch away, not the whole world or religious system of the world. This is the next program of God, and every signs points to the fact that it will ‘soon’ happen
2. The Judgment seat of Christ: – This will take place after the rapture, when all believers will be brought to judgment seat of Christ for their reward. Rom.14:10, I Cor.3:6-15, ll Cor.5:10.
3. Marriage Supper of the Lamb: – This will take place in heaven between the reward seat of Christ and the second coming of Christ. Rev.19:7-14.
4. The Great Tribulation: – This will happen immediately after the rapture of the church There will be a seven year worldwide trouble called the GREAT TRIBULATION. Matthew 24, l Thess 2:3-10.
5. The Resurrection: – The resurrection to life of all the saints in all the ages. Luke 14:14, and the resurrection of the unsaved dead. Rev.9:11-21.
6. The Battle of Armageddon: – This will happen after the tribulation. When the Lord Jesus comes to the earth with the saints to destroy the army of Anti-Christ in Israel. Rev.9:11-21.
7. The Millennial Reign of Christ: – This is a time when all believers of all ages will reign and rule with Christ on this earth for 1,000 years – Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45, Isa.11, Rev.14:19-20.
8. The Final Rebellion: – At the end of the millennium Satan will have a brief and last opportunity to deceive people. Rev.20:7-10
9. The Great White Throne of Judgement: – This is the time when sinners are judged before God. Revelation 20:11-15
10. The New Heaven And New Earth: – This is a time when the earth is renovated with fire of fervent heat. ll Peter 3:7-10 and the New Heaven and the New Earth are formed – Rev. 21:1
11. This Time in God’s Plan.— an overview of scripture about God time plan for the world.
From tomorrow, we will study these events in greater detail for clarity, so that you will not be in darkness. Revelations 22:11-12.
For now what are you expected to do?
a. Reconcile with Jesus and keep your relationship with Him
b. Ask for grace to live godly, righteously and holy- Hebrews 12:14
c. Be heavenly minded and prioritize your life. Matthew 24:37-39
d. Seek His leading in all you do.
e. Be useful and a pure vessel unto Him.
f. Use your time, talents and treasures to bring others to His kingdom
g. Let the blood purge you from any impediments and stains
h. Grow in fellowship with others and in spiritual life
i. Be free from any idolatry of things of this world
j. Don’t let your love for God grows cold
k.Watch and pray to be counted worthy of His kingdom. Luke 21:34-36
Life seems crazy some days. Sometimes, we weep and rejoice in the same day. We trust and we question in the same hour—if not the same minute—when things don’t make sense. No matter how long I’ve been a Christian, I need these reminders to which I cling today:
1. God doesn’t always operate according to my calendar and clock. He’s not obligated to work according to my time schedule.
2. God isn’t worried. About anything. I might be, but He’s not, be use He follows His plans for me and the world.
3. The devil is not winning. It seems at times like he is, but God is still in charge. Hell will not prevail.
4. Jesus loves me. This I know, for the Bible tells me so.
5. Great is God’s faithfulness. Morning by morning, new mercies I see. Every morning.
6. I cannot expect God to ignore my disobedience. Grace has never given us permission to live in rebellion.
7. God forgives. He really does. Completely, if we truly repent and turns away from our sins.
8. The church is God’s bride. That’s hard to believe, actually, given how goofy we can be, but He will purge, purify and revive her to His will.
9. God still works miracles. It’s easier to make that statement than to believe it when hope seems to be disappearing, but I must hold tightly to its truth.
10. Jesus is coming back. Even so, come Lord Jesus, now or whenever you choose, LORD!
(C) I sincerely acknowledge the wholesome contributions of Bible study books such as, Complete Bible study by Pastor W.F Kumuyi, Bible Study material by Bro Aremu Afolabi, Fundamental Bible Doctrine by Bola Akin-John and a host of such Bible teachers that have taught me some of these deep truths of scripture. I salute them all. You can visit our website for more. www.icgm.com.ng
