This episode is the first part of eschatology, the study of things to come. This will be a two part episode so make sure you listen closely and plan to come back next week! Two major topics are covered being the Millennial Kingdom and the rapture (can you see why we needed two parts?). From a doctrinal perspective this is one of the most important things we're covering as it goes to how you view scripture. Assuming we are all agreeing that Jesus will return, the question becomes when and how? What exactly is the Millennial Kingdom? Where do prophecies play into these topics? Are the days we are in now leading to the return of Christ? Steve and Rich answer these questions while also discussing different views on the Millennial Kingdom (post-millennialism, amillennialism and pre-millennialism). A lot of these topics and how you view them will depend on how you view the interpretation of scripture. Steve and Rich drive home just how important that is. It is hard in the show notes to encapsulate just how much is packed into this episode - you might want to take notes! Come back next Tuesday for part 2!

Spark notes for the three different views discussed:

Amillennialism = there is no millennium and the scripture supporting it is interpreted figuratively, we are in the church age, then the return of Christ will occur, then the resurrection, the judgement and the eternal state

Post-millennialism = things are getting better all the time, the church is getting more and more dominant and will institute at 1,000 year reign, Christ comes back at the end of the 1,000 years, there is a general resurrection of the saved and the lost, then the judgement and the eternal state

Pre-millennialism = we are currently in the church age, then the rapture, the tribulation, the return of Jesus and the Millennial Kingdom, end of 1,000 years there is a general resurrection, the judgement and the eternal state

Desert Springs' Doctrinal Statement -https://www.dscchurch.com/values-beliefs

DSCC Fall 2023 sermons on Revelation - https://dscchurch.churchcenter.com/channels/17606/episodes

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