final exam Flashcards
author of 1 & 2 peter
peter
purpose of 1 peter
to strengthen Christians who had scattered after great persecution
date of 1 peter
62-64AD
background of 1 peter
rome was set on fire by Emperor Nero but Christians were blamed
Christians were hated for the association with jews and were against roman culture
purpose of 2 peter
warning against false teachers and end of age
date of 2 peter
67-68AD
Background of 2 peter
warn believers what will happen when peter is gone
author of 1,2,3 john
John the apostle
purpose of 1,2,3 John
to assure the readers of their victory in Christ
date of 1,2,3 John
85-90AD
author of Jude
Jude
Purpose of Jude
to urge the Christians to contend for the faith
date of Jude
60-80AD
Author of revelation
John the apostle
Purpose of revelation
talk about the end of time
date of revelation
81-96AD
4 major views of revelation
Idealist
preterit
futurist
historist
idealist view
the imagery of revelation showing the struggle between God and satan. An imaginative view
preterit view
past, prophetic stuff that has already happened
futuristic view
shows what will happen in the future. But it isn’t happening currently.
historist
it shows what happens in and through church history.
what are the 4 millennial views
- amillenialism
- Post millennialism
- Dispensational pre millennialism
- historical pre millennialism
amillenialsim
no 100 year reign
Post millennialism
The second coming of Christ will occur after the millennial.
b. Jesus will not be physically on the earth during his reign but rather will reign from Heaven
Dispensational
God will rapture Christians from the world before the earth endures God’s wrath through tribulation
Historical
After tribulation Christ comes to set up millennium
