End of Days

A detailed Summary of End of Days

The Bible is literally packed full of information regarding the end of this earth as we know it. Whether you choose to believe in God or not, it is a scientific fact that this earth has a shelf-life and will come to an end at some point in the far off future. However, those of us who choose to accept the Word of God as truth know of the future that is in store for this earth and all that is on the earth. To fully attack such a healthy topic as the end of the world according to the Bible would certainly take more than the 5-7 pages I have for this report, so I will only attempt to "skim" the surface of some of the more important and common beliefs and leave the rest for the novelists.

If we look at the Bible in its entirety, we realize that both the old and new testaments are filled with prophecy regarding the end times. Because this class is focused on the new testament, I will attempt to restrain my attention to those books. However, it would be impossible to speak on the topic of the end times without making some mention of old testament prophecies.

As with the entire religion of Christianity, the future of the earth also revolves around the centerpiece of Jesus' life, death

and resurrection on earth. Galations 1:4 states, "Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father," this was Jesus' first coming to this earth - there will be another. If we look at the big picture, we can now see the "two trips" that God has laid out for humanity. First, we have Jesus coming to provide the ultimate sacrifice for humanity by dying on the cross for the sins of the world. This is the single most important act in the entire Christian faith. Because of this sacrifice, Jesus provided a link between the lost sinners of the world and God the Father - a gap that had not been closed since Adam sinned in the garden. Through this sacrifice, humanity actually has renewed hope to spend an eternity with God in Heaven.

When Israel first became a nation when she came out of Egypt, the males 20 and up were counted. The 19-year-olds were the young. A generation was demonstrated to be 40 years, not only in the wilderness, but in 30 AD, Jesus told the Pharisees that "All these things shall come upon this generation" (Mt. 23:26). They did, in 70 AD, just 40 year later. If we start with 1967 and add 40 years, we come to 2007 for the end of this age. Something to think about anyway.

Will we really know the time and hour of Jesus' return? I don't think so. Jesus gave us many things to look out for when the end of days are coming, but we would not know the exact hour of His return. He said He will come as a thief in the night, and the last time I checked, thieves don't knock on your front door and let you know they are coming in. What does it mean to be "raptured"? Well, as I said, the word is not in the Bible, yet it is a common term used by all Christians who believe in these events. The word simply refers to the return of Jesus to this earth, and all the believers will be caught up with Him in the sky. The dead in Christ will rise first, followed by those still alive when He comes. 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 reads, "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise firs: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." I think that is a quite vivid picture of the events that will take place when Jesus will return.

So what should we as Christians be on the lookout for? Well, regardless of the timing of the end of the age, we need to be prepared as though it will take pla

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