Christ Our Coming King

Question 1

What biblical passages have been most influential in developing your understanding of the second coming of Christ?

Answer 1

• Mark 13 (particularly 26-27) - Coming in great power and glory, gather the “elect” from the ends of the Earth
• Matthew 24 (particularly 12-13) - Love will grow cold, while those who endure to the end will be saved
• Rev 20 - Millenial kingdom

Question 2

How does the second coming differ from the first coming of Christ?

Answer 2

• Humility - Power (Phil 2:4-10)
• Came to die - Comes to bring immortal life/reign as King
• Very few saw him - Every eye will see him (Rev 1:7)

Question 3

What does the concept of the “imminent return of Christ” mean to you and what scriptural foundation do you have for your understanding?

Answer 3

• Matthew 24 - Gives various signs to be aware of BEFORE the end will come, seems to indicate in 44 that to be ready is similar to who knew that a thief was coming
  
  • Story of the wise vs foolish servants - main point is being faithful and do what you are called to do until the Lord comes
• Bruce - “watch and be ready” - Luke 12

Question 4

What are the major differences between the doctrines ofpremillenialism, postmillenialism, and amillenialism?

Which view do you hold and why?

Answer 4

Premillenialism - Christ will come again and usher in a 1,000 reign on Earth, during which Satan will be “held in chains”. Satan will be released at the end to wage war one last time, when Christ will conquer him and his followers.

Postmillenialism - The “millennium” is already happening, with the Church extending the kingdom of God and its benefits, so that the whole Earth becomes better and better until Christ physically comes again.

Amillenialism - There is no millennium. They take the “millennium” as symbolic in the sense that Christ is reigning from heaven and will come again.

- Premillenialism (Rev 20, )
	- Posttribulationalist
- Zech 14:16 - Nations go up to worship
- Rev 21:24 - Nations will bring their glory or tribute into Jerusalem

Question 5

What are the essential points of Paul’s preaching on resurrection in 1 Cor 15?

Answer 5

• If Christ didn’t rise from the dead, then all of this is pointless
• 15:20 - His resurrection was the first fruit - includes us in the “second fruit”
• Resurrection body will be a spiritual body, immortal, in glory, in power
• We will bear the “image” of the risen Christ

Question 6

What will happen to the believer when he is resurrected? To the unbeliever?

Answer 6

• Believer
  
  • I Thess 4:17 - Be with the Lord
  • 1 Jn 3:2 - Be like the Lord, become immortal
  • Romans 6:23 - eternal life
• Unbeliever - Thrown into the lake of fire (Rev 20:15)
  
  • Matthew 24, 25 - outside and weeping of teeth
    
    • Math 25:41 - goats and sheep
  • Parable of Lazarus - Luke 16
  • 2 Thess 1:8-9 - everlasting destruction

Question 7

What is the scriptural teaching on heaven?

Answer 7

• God is its temple and light (Rev 21)
  
  • Rev 21:4 - No more pain or death
• It will include people from every tribe, tongue and nation (Rev 7:9)
• We will have a “dwelling” place (John 14:2)
• It’s forever - I Thess 4:17

Question 8

What are some things we should expect about the 2nd coming?

Answer 8

• Resurrections of Christians
  
  • I Thess 4
• Visible return of Christ
• Signs of the times
• Tribulation
• Judgement - Hebrews 9:27 - appointed once for man to die