Course Description

Are we living in the last days? Are these the end times? Are current global events signs of the apocalypse as some people are saying: a global plague-like pandemic, raging forest fires, violent hurricanes, flash flooding, earthquakes, ongoing armed conflict and wide-spread social unrest? What does God want us to know from His Word about the last days and what they mean to the way we live our lives today? This course examines these questions and more from the apocalyptic writings of the Bible.

Eschatology is a compound word from the Greek for last things (eschaton) and study (-ology from logos, Jesus God’s Word incarnate, word, account, reckoning, reason, motive, speaking).

Eschatology is the study, teachings, and phenomena, of • the end times • the last days • the eternal kingdom/reign of God • the coming of Christ • the end of the world • the resurrection of the dead • the final judgment • heaven and hell • the new heaven and earth and • living with God eternally.

The course will include an overview of Old Testament and Jewish eschatological and apocalyptic backgrounds and writings, the teachings of the New Testament, eschatology in church history, preaching and evangelism, hopeful living for Christians today and eschatology in relation to contemporary ethics, moral issues and culture in the 21st century. God gave us the apocalyptic Scriptures as blessings (Revelation 1:3) to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and the horizon of glory and to live holy lives of fruitful service today as we prepare to be with Him in His eternal glory. Course Objectives