Eschatology - Test 12

the "last things" or the "end times"

What is Eschatology the study of?

Last

What does "eschatos" mean?

The ending, climax, or consummation of history/all things

What is eschatology concerned with?

When the gospel of the kingdom is preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations

According to Matthew 24:14, when will the end come?

What happens to the individual during the end times, including what happens when a person dies as well as what happens during the intermediate state

What does personal eschatology deal with?

All other matters concerning the end times

What does corporate (general) eschatology deal with?

The time between a person's death and his/her resurrection

What is the intermediate state?

Monistic, dichotomous, and trichotomous

What are the three views of the constitutional view of man?

Constituting of only a physical body

What does the monistic constitutional view of man entail?

Constituting of a body and a soul

What does the dichotomous constitutional view of man entail?

Constituting of a body, soul, and spirit

What does the trichotomous constitutional view of man entail?

What happens to someone when he/she dies?

If we believe mankind is trichotomous, what question Aries?

The body returns to the ground

If we believe in the trichotomous view, what happens to the body at physical death?

The spirit returns to God

If we believe in the trichotomous view, what happens to the spirit at death?

The Soul of the Christian goes to heaven while the soul of the non-Christian goes to Hades

If we believe in the trichotomous view, what happens to the soul at death?

True

T/F: Everyone, Christians and non-Christians alike, will be resurrected to face a final judgement and eternity in either heaven or hell.

Unveiling, uncovering, disclosing

What does apocalypse mean?

The book of Apocalypse or the book of Revelation

What is the main source/book of the Bible that deals with eschatology?

The stuff that happens during the end time and the book of Revelation

What two things should come to our minds when we think of the apocalypse?

True

T/F: Other books, such as Daniel, Ezekiel, and Zachariah, and portions of the Gospels deal with the apocalypse as well

Jesus explaining the end times to his disciples

What are "little apocalypses?"

Vision of the glorified Christ

What is the overview of chapter 1 of Revelation?

Seven letters to the seven churches

What is the overview of chapter 2-3 of Revelation?

Throne room of Heaven

What is the overview of chapters 4-5 of Revelation?

Divine judgements of God, including judgements of the seals, trumpets, and bowls

What is the overview of chapters 6-18 of Revelation?

Parousia, Millennium, and Victory of Christ

What is the overview of chapters 19-20 of Revelation?

New Heaven and New Earth

What is the overview of chapters 21-22 of Revelation?

The tribulation

What is the time of the divine judgements of God also called?

7 years

How long will the tribulation be?

Stand firm for Christ because the end times are coming but if you stand firm, you'll make it

What is the whole point of the book of Revelation?

An understanding

What is an interpretation?

4

How many interpretations of the Book of Apocalypse are there?

Idealist (symbolic)

Which interpretation of Revelation believes the book to symbolically represent the struggle of good and evil throughout history?

Idealist (symbolic)

Which interpretation of Revelation is this?: Understands Revelation "...not as predictive prophecy, but a symbolic portrait of the cosmic conflict of spiritual principles"

Idealist (Symbolic)

Which interpretation of Revelation is this?: Views Revelation "...as a continual struggle between good and evil throughout history. This system views the book as teaching general truths about God, the church, and the future victory of Christianity with no specific reference to historical events. This approach is hesitant to emphasize predictive prophecy"

Preterist

Which interpretation of Revelation believes the Apocalypse already happened and represents the persecution of Christians by the Romans in the first century, and thus is a letter to persecuted Christians to stand firm?

Past

What does praetor mean?

Preterist

What interpretation of Revelation is this?: "Maintains that it is a symbolic description of the Roman persecution of the church, emperor worship, and the divine judgement of Rome"

Preterist

What interpretation of Revelation is this?: " Revelation was fulfilled during the days of the Roman Empire. Many who follow this view see Revelation as inspired literature but are convinced that most of its message was fulfilled. They see the book as giving encouragement for those who faced persecution in Asia Minor in the first century, but they do not see it as having reference to future events"

Continuous-Historical approach

Which interpretation of Revelation understands Revelation as an allegory to the history of the church from beginning to end and how the church is moving further and further away from the true faith?

Continuous-Historical approach

Which interpretation of Revelation is this?: "...approaches Revelation as an allegorical panorama of the history of the (western) church from the first century to the Second Advent"

Continuous-Historical approach

Which interpretation of Revelation is this?: "Relates the book to historical events. They see the book as a forecast in symbols of the history of the church. These believe Revelation is a prophecy dealing with the apostasy of the Roman Catholic Church from NT faith. It seeks parallels between the events in Revelation and such secular events as the invasions of the Huns, the Muslims, and the Turks"

Futurists

What interpretation of Revelation is this? "Acknowledges the obvious influence that the first-century conflict between Roman power and the church had upon the themes of this book. It also accepts the bulk of Revelation as an inspired look into the time immediately preceding the Second Advent (the "Tribulation," usually seen as 7 years) and extending from the return of Christ (the Parousia) to the creation of new cosmos

Futurists

What interpretation of Revelation is this? "Some _______ see much of Revelation dealing with events at the end of the world. They view chapters 2-3 dealing mostly with first century churches and chapters 4 dealing with events. Yet to come"

Universalism

What false belief teaches that everyone will ultimately be saved, no matter who he/she is nor what he/she has done.

Soul sleep

What false belif is based on Paul's euphemism for death suggesting that instead of "dying," one simply "goes to sleep"?

annihilation

What false belief teaches that after a while in Hell, the soul is annihilated or burned up and ceases to exist?

a second chance after death

What false belief suggests a person can go to an immediate place following death and somehow receive a second chance at salvation?

present, intermediate, and eternal

What are the three states in which we live?

Present

Which state is the state in which everyone presently lives?

Intermediate

Which state is the state between one's physical death and resurrection?

Eternal

Which state is the state in which one will spend eternity either in heaven or Hell?

True

T/F: "Rapture" is not recorded in the Bible but the concept is

the rapture

What does 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 describe?

rapturo

What Latin word does rapture come from?

to seize, snatch, or carry away

What does rapturo mean?

extreme trial

What does tribulation mean?

return to heaven

Some proponents of the raputre believe Jesus will come part way to the earth, rapture the church, meet them in the air and _________________

descend to earth for the millennium

Some proponents of the rapture believe Jesus will come part way to the earth, rapture the church, meet them in the air, and then __________________________

7 years

How long will the tribulation believe?

tribulation

What is it called when God will pour out His unbridled wrath in judgement against sin and rebellious mankind?

pre-tribulation

Which belief of the rapture believes the church will be raptured before the seven years of tribulation begins?

mid-tribulation

Which belief in the rapture believes the church will be raptured in the middle of the seven years of tribulation?

much worse

Proponents of the mid-tribulation belief typically hold that the first half of the tribulation will be a time of tribulation (3.5 years) but the second half (3.5 years) will be _________________ than the first half and will be a time of Great Tribulation

post-tribulation

What belief in the rapture believes the church will be raptured after the seven years of tribulation?

Battle of Armageddon

What will the final battle between the forces of God and Christ and the forces of Satan and evil called?

Battle of Armageddon

In which battle will Jesus return to earth with the armies of heaven, defeat the forces of evil, cast the Antichrist and the false prophet into the lake of fire, and bring Satan and cast him into the pit?

Set up his Millennial Kingdom and rule on earth for 1000 years

What will Jesus do after the battle of Armageddon?

Satan will be loosed and he will gather forces and attempt one last battle

Following the 1000 year reign of Christ, what will happen?

Lake of fire or brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also

Where will Satan be cast after he attempts one last battle after the 1000 year reign of Christ?

True

T/F: Everyone will face a final judgement

Great White Throne of Judgement

Proponents who believe there will be one final judgement understand that at the ____________________, Jesus will judge all mankind , both saved and unsaved

Berma seat of Christ; Great White Throne Judgement

Proponents who believe there will be two final judgements believe Jesus will judge all believers at the _____________________ while God will judge all unbelievers at the ________________

Get right and stay tight

We will all face a final judgement, so we need to ___________________

Parousia

What is the return of Christ called?

Coming or presence

What does the parousia mean?

The second coming of Christ

What is the parousia also called?

We must always be ready

Since no one knows when the Lord is coming back, what should be our response?

Sudden, personal, visible, bodily, and unexpected

How can the parousia be described?

The milliennium

What is the literal, thousand year reign of Christ on earth following his parousia called?

False - some think it might be a long period of time

T/F: Everyone believes the millennium is a literal thousand year reign of Christ

Amillennialism, postmillennialism, and premillennialism

What are the three views that describe the millennium?

No

What does the "A" in amillennialism mean?

No

According to the view of amillennialism, there is _____ future millennium yet to come

That it is currently happening and the exact duration of the church age cannot be none

What do those who believe in amillenialism believe about the millennium?

No, it's just a firgure of speech; 1,000 years just means a long period of time

In amillennialism, does "a thousand years" mean a thousand years? If not, what does it mean?

God's perfect purposes will be accomplished

What does the view of amillennialism believe happens during the millennium?

What we are living in now (started at Pentecost and will last until Christ's return)

What is the "church age"

Jesus will come again, resurrect believers and nonbelievers, judge them. A new birth will occur and the eternal state will follow

According to amillennialism, what happens at the Parousia?

After

What does "post" mean in postmillenialism?

Jesus will return after the millennium

According to postmillennialism, when will Jesus return?

Progress of the gospel and growth of the church

What are two catalysts that are believed that will lead larger and larger numbers of people to Christianity in postmillennialism?

Society will be impacted and will function more and more to God's standards; it will be the golden age of God's peace and righteousness

What is the idea behind the working of the two catalysts of postmillennialism?

Christianity's influence

In postmillenialsim, does society's influence or Christianity's influence eventually have the greatest influence on people?

It means a long period of time, not necessarily 1,000 years

In postmillenialism, does "a thousand years" mean a thousand years? If not, what does it mean?

Resurrection, final judgement, new heaven and earth

What happens when Jesus returns in postmillenialism?

We will enter into the eternal state

What is the last thing to happen in postmillienialism?

Before

What does "pre" mean in premillenialism?

Jesus will return before the millennium

According to premillennialism, when will Jesus return?

Historical/classical premillennialism and dispensational/pretribulational premillennialism

What are the two sub-categories of premillennialsm?