TITLE: The Truth about the Future!

TEXT: Various Passages

DATE: July 17, 2022 PM

I. The need for a proper “consistent” hermeneutic

A. Review of the Literal Grammatical Historical method of Bible Interpretation

B. The Dangers of Allegorizing or Spiritualizing the Biblical text

II. Questions about the nature of Christ’s kingdom

A. Will Christ establish a literal kingdom on earth?

• Are the 1000 years in Revelation 20 literal or figurative? (Rev. 20)

B. What about the Perspicuity (Clarity) of Scripture

III. Three common views of the End Times

A. Post-millennialism

B. A-millennialism

C. Pre-millennialism

IV. What is the Church? (Matt. 16:18; Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:25, 27, 29)

V. What about Israel? (Rom. 11:25-29; Acts 15:11-18)

VI. What Promises and who are they for? (Gen. 12:1-3; 13:14-16; 15:5-21; 17:1-21; 22:15-18; 2 Sam.7:12-13,16; Jer. 31:31-37)