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Rapture

Introduction to. The. Rapture. The Rapture - Intro. 1500 Years Very Little Evangelism. 2 most evangelistic periods. First 2½ - 3 centuries. Last 2½ - 3 centuries. • They turned their world upside down. • The gospel has spread to every continent on the globe. Dark Ages. 6.

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Rapture

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  1. Introduction to The Rapture

  2. The Rapture - Intro 1500 Years Very Little Evangelism 2 most evangelistic periods First 2½ - 3 centuries Last 2½ - 3 centuries • They turned their world upside down. • The gospel has spread to every continent on the globe. Dark Ages 6

  3. The Rapture - Intro Christ Returns ( Eternity Christ Returns ( Millennium Eternity Christ Returns ( Millennium Eternity 3 Millennial Views A - Millennialism - No literal 1000 years - Christ returns after the 1000 years. Post - Millennialism Pre - Millennialism • Christ returns before • the 1000 years. Each hold a different view on the relationship between the 2nd Coming and the 1000 Years. 15

  4. Millennial Views/Interpretations Method of Interpretation Position Definition/View A - Millennialism • No literal reign of Christ • Most allegorical of the 3 • All Scripture has a dual meaning • In the end, He will come to judge and establish eternity Post - Millennialism • Mostly allegorical • Christ will come only after the gospel has triumphed and ushered in a golden age of world-wide peace • The kingdom is mostly spiritual Pre - Millennialism • Christ will return bodily, and reign for a literal 1000 years • Mostly Literal • Allows for parables, allegories and figures of speech • A literal Tribulation, Armageddon & Antichrist 17

  5. Millennial Views/Interpretations Millennial Views/Interpretations Israel • Does prophecy really speak of a literal return? • Is the current restoration a fulfillment of Scripture? The Kingdom • Is it literal and under Christ’s control? • Is it 1000 literal years in length? Satan’s Future • Is he to bound literally for 1000 years? The Resurrection • Is the resurrection of the saints to be at a different time than the ungodly? If so, Why? • Is the resurrection literal and bodily? 18

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