Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10021 The phrase “signs of the times” has become so embedded in popular Christian vocabulary that it risks losing its biblical meaning altogether. Jesus used it to rebuke people who could read the weather but not the significance of what God was doing right in front of them (Matthew 16:3). The question of what…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 10050 Premillennialism is the view that Jesus will return physically to earth before (pre-) establishing a literal thousand-year (millennium) reign on earth. This position holds that the present age will end with Jesus’ second coming, at which point He will bind Satan, resurrect believers, and establish His kingdom centred in Jerusalem. This belief has…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10067 Absolutely. God’s plan for Israel is not finished – it is ongoing and will reach its climax when Christ returns to establish His kingdom with Israel at the centre. Despite Israel’s current unbelief, God’s covenant promises remain valid, and Scripture is clear that Israel’s greatest days are still ahead. Understanding God’s continuing plan…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10151 The New Testament teaches that every human being who has ever lived will be raised from the dead. This is not a general, undifferentiated event but a structured sequence involving two distinct resurrections separated by the millennial reign of Christ. The categories of “the just” and “the unjust” are not merely descriptive. They…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10152 The word “Maranatha” appears once in the New Testament, at the close of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians: “If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!” (1 Corinthians 16:22). That final phrase, preserved in its original Aramaic as Marana tha, is one of the earliest…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10163 The fig tree appears in one of the most discussed passages in the Olivet Discourse, and its meaning has been the subject of considerable debate. Jesus uses it in a short parable that is intended to teach His disciples something about the timing and recognisability of the events He has been describing. Whether…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10164 Few sayings of Jesus have generated more interpretive debate than His statement in Matthew 24:34: “Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” Critics have used it to argue that Jesus was mistaken about the timing of His return. Others have used it as…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10154 Eschatology is not a speculative hobby for those who enjoy charts and timelines. What we believe about the future shapes how we live in the present, and the New Testament writers consistently draw ethical and pastoral conclusions from prophetic truth. The question is not whether eschatology affects daily life but whether we have…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10043 This is perhaps the most frequently asked question about the rapture, and Scripture gives us a clear answer: no one knows. However, that doesn’t mean we’re left in complete darkness. Whilst we cannot know the day or hour, we can understand where the rapture fits in God’s prophetic timeline and recognise the season…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10078 The Olivet Discourse stands as Jesus’ most comprehensive teaching on future events. Delivered on the Mount of Olives just days before His crucifixion, it addresses questions about the temple’s destruction, signs of His return, and the end of the age. Understanding this discourse is essential for grasping biblical eschatology. The Setting and Context…