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Table of Contents |
You'll get a good idea what's in the book, "Then Comes the End," just by perusing the Table of Contents. Here it is. I think you'll agree it covers a lot of territory. In fact, just about anyone will gain valuable truths to help ground them in the fundamentals of the Christian faith by studying through it. It's inspirational too, and I share some of my own struggles along the way. This book will help if you come to it with a humble heart and a determination to know God's plan for the ages...and His plan for you, too.
PREFACE
PART ONE
GETTING OUR PERSPECTIVE
Discerning Where We Are Now The Signs of the Times
How Can We Tell if the End Is Near?
The Progression of Signs
THE LAST DAYS
The Beginning and The End
Witnesses to the Finality of the Last Days
The Former Days and the Last Days
What Are the Last Days Like?
The Great Gulf
The Responsibility of the Last Days
The Conquering Christ
The Progression of Evil
Signs Throughout These Last Days
Some Key Points About the Last Days
THE SECRET POWER OF LAWLESSNESS
Natural and Spiritual Realities
The End is Coming
Satan's Strategy During the Last Days
Lies
Accusations
Temptations
Persecutions
Diseases
Demon Possessions
The Spirit of Antichrist
What About You and Me?
THE GREAT TRIBULATION
The Dispensational Escape Hatch
Trials and Troubles Will Come
The Appearing of the Antichrist
The Deceptions of the Antichrist
The Great Tribulation Society
The Mark of the Beast
The Defeat of the Church
The Duration of the Great Tribulation
The Battle of Armageddon
Summary of Signs Relative to the Great Tribulation
THE DAY OF THE LORD
Preparing for Christ's Return
The Purposes of Christ's Return
To Bring Relief to Suffering Saints
To End the Age and the Opportunity for Salvation
To Be Glorified in All Creation
To Glorify the Righteous
To Resurrect the Bodies of the Living and the Dead
To Destroy His Enemies; Men, Demons, Satan, and Death
To Reward the Righteous
The Consummation of Christ and His Church
To Restore All Things
To Establish the Eternal Kingdom of God
Signs Immediately Preceding Christ's Coming
Signs Accompanying the Second Advent of Christ
WHERE WILL I GO WHEN I DIE?
Where is the Real Me?
Science and the Real Me
The Body, Soul and Spirit
The Relationship Between the Body and the Soul
How Disease Affects the Body and the Soul
The Holy Spirit and the Body
Demons and the Body
What Happens to Me When I Die?
The Resurrection Body and the Eternal Kingdom
PART TWO
DISPENSATIONAL LEGERDEMAIN
Origins
The Biblical Problem
ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH
God's Plan: Glory for Israel, the Church, or Both?
The Prophecies About Israel
The Church: History's Main Event
The New Covenant and the Church
The Kingdom and the Church
The Unity of the Kingdom
The Significance of the Church
Jews and Gentiles: Sharing God's Plan and Promises
Who Are the Ones God Calls, 'My People'?
The Old Testament Saints
ISRAEL: CUT OFF FROM THE PROMISES
How Israel Lost the Kingdom
The Rejection of the Messiah
Old Shadows and New Realities
Making the Cut
Has God Rejected Israel?
"The Thousand Years": A Place to Stash the Promises?
What If Israel Rebuilds the Temple?
WHY EXPOSE DISPENSATIONALISM?
The Sensationalism of Dispensationalism
Presenting A Defective View of the Church
Promoting Two Plans of Redemption
Depreciating the Person and Ministry of Christ
Confusing the Truth About Christ's Return
The Apostasy and the Antichrist Come First
The "Appearing" Passages
The "Trumpet" Passages
The "Like a Thief" Passages
The "Coming" Passages
The Great Commission
The Gathering of the Righteous and the Wicked
The Day of the Lord
The Expectation of the Church
The Millennium: Strong Reasons Why It is a Lie
1. The Jews Reject the Promises
2. God Has but One Family
3. One Gospel; One Destiny
4. The Very Last Day
5. The Very End
6. The Age to Come
7. How Long Will "The Thousand Years" Last?
8. The Apostles Assigned the Ancient Promises to the Church
9. The Hopes of the Ages Are Fulfilled in the Church
10. Everything Goes to the Bride
11. "The Thousand Years" Are for the Church!
12. The 144,000 Are the Church
13. "The Thousand Years" and the Reign of Christ Are Now
14. The Church Is the Restoration of the House of David
15. A Future Millennium Requires a Pretrib Rapture
16. A Future Millennial Kingdom Would Be Shorter Than Forever
17. The Restoration of All Things
18. The "Immortal Sinners" Dilemma
19. Must Satan Be Defeated Twice?
20. Must Satan Be Loosed Twice?
21. The Saints of "The Thousand Years" Are Dead and in Heaven
22. Here a Resurrection, There a Resurrection
23. A Return to Legalism, Bondage, and Blood Sacrifice?
24. Does God Favor Jews and Their Traditions?
25. Is the Millennium the Same Thing as the Kingdom?
26. Is Christ's Work Really Finished?
27. You Were on His Mind
28. Jesus Doesn't Want to Live Here
29. After the Separation, Who Will Be Left?
30. Then Comes the End
Promoting a Faulty View of Israel
Misrepresenting the Bible
Confusing the Covenants
Juggling Judgments
The "Bema" Judgment
The "Sheep and Goats" Judgment
The "Tribulation Judgment"
The "Great White Throne" Judgment
The Sermon on the Mount
The Reversed Curse
Fabulous Floating Fantasies
Dispensationalism Obscures the Gospel
Watch out for the Propheteers
UNDERSTANDING REVELATION
It's Apocalyptic
The Nature of the Book
Numerology in Revelation
Doctrine and "The Thousand Years"
The "Wrath of God" in the Apocalypse
Getting Help
PART THREE
THE WITNESS OF SCRIPTURE [A Prophetic Commentary]
The Old Testament
The New Testament