Lecture 14: Eschatology, cont. Flashcards
Define conditional immortality.
Conditional immortality asserts that only Christians will live eternally, and non-Christians will be destroyed.
Which theology is associated with continuity between Israel and the Church?
covenantal theology
Give the main tenant of covenantal theology.
Israel has either been replaced or encompassed by the church, and the focus shifts to the universal church as including all believers.
Give another name for conditional immortality.
Annihilationism
What does postmillennialism believe about the antichrist?
The antichrist appears near the end of the millennium but is defeated before God’s kingdom is established.
What does amillennialism believe about the antichrist?
There is no need for a literal antichrist, but one is not ruled out, either.
How many judgments do postmillennial and amillennial positions hold?
Just one, at the return of Christ
Give the three covenants in covenantal theology.
- Redemption
- Works
- Grace
Define dispensation.
A period of time in which humanity is tested with respect to obedience to a specific revelation of God.
What does dispensational theology believe with regard to Israel?
The Israel and the Church are two different entities that God has separate relationships with.
How many dispensations are there?
Seven
Annihilationism is another name for what?
Conditional immortality
Who developed covenantal theology?
J. H. Bullinger
Which early church fathers believed that hell was a place to purify the soul?
Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Clement of Alexandria
Why does the immediate presence view require two judgments?
The first judgment occurs at the time of death and then the general judgment at the second coming of Christ.
