Biblical prophecy and the last days—the rapture, tribulation, second coming, millennium, and final judgment.
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10143 The term “realised eschatology” is one that many Christians will never encounter in the pulpit but which has profoundly shaped how the New Testament is read in academic theology. It refers to the idea that the eschatological promises of Scripture have already been fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, with…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10198 The question of millennial worship strikes at the heart of what Ezekiel 40-48 actually describes and how it fits within the broader framework of redemptive history. These nine chapters contain the most detailed description of a future temple, its priesthood, its sacrificial system, and its worship practices anywhere in Scripture. The question they…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10199 Elam is not a name that features prominently in popular eschatological discussion, yet the prophet Jeremiah devotes an entire oracle to its future, and the broader biblical narrative connects Elam to both ancient history and end-times prophecy in ways that reward careful attention. The question of how Elam fits into the last days…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10196 The new covenant, promised through Jeremiah and Ezekiel and inaugurated by the blood of Christ, occupies a central place in the theology of the Millennium. Understanding how it operates during the thousand-year reign of Christ requires careful attention to both its original Old Testament context, which is explicitly addressed to Israel, and its…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10195 The judgement of fallen angels is a subject on which Scripture provides real information but not an exhaustive timeline. What is clear is that fallen angels are not yet in their final state of punishment. They are active, hostile, and organised, yet they are also reserved under divine authority for a day of…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10162 On 14 May 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel, and within minutes the new nation was recognised by the United States. For the student of biblical prophecy, this was not simply a geopolitical event. It was the most significant prophetic development in nearly two thousand years, directly connected…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10192 It is one of the most puzzling questions in all of eschatology. After a thousand years of Christ reigning visibly on earth, with perfect justice, universal knowledge of God, and Satan bound in the abyss, Revelation 20:7-9 tells us that when Satan is released, he will go out to deceive the nations and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10193 The New Testament consistently teaches that what believers do with their lives in the present age has consequences that extend into the age to come. The question is not whether faithfulness matters for eternity, because it plainly does, but what form the consequence takes. Scripture presents a picture in which believers who have…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10009 Few questions in theology carry more weight than this one, and few have generated more confusion. The idea that the Church has permanently replaced Israel in God’s purposes, a position known as replacement theology or supersessionism, has been the majority view in Christian theology for most of the Church’s history. It has also…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10187 The idea that Revelation has already been fulfilled is not a fringe curiosity. It is one of the most significant interpretive questions in all of biblical eschatology, and the answer a person gives will shape how they read not only Revelation but the entire prophetic landscape of the New Testament. The view that…