This Sunday we will begin what I plan to be a two week study one of the most difficult and controversial passages in the Bible. One scholar commented, “The millennium is 1000 years of peace about which Christians fight”.
I approach the next two sermons with a measure of trepidation. We need to be humble, respecting that believers who love the Lord and affirm the infallibility of Scripture have come to different interpretations of this and other texts related to end times. We also need to affirm our unity on the core issues of faith, including eschatology (the study of the last things). GBC’s statement of faith does a good job of summarizing those points upon which we can all agree.
LAST THINGS We believe that God has appointed a day when Jesus Christ will visibly return in glory to judge the world in righteousness. His justice will, be displayed in the resurrection to eternal punishment of all unbelievers, who will be cast into Hell to experience separation from God forever. His mercy will be displayed by the gathering of all. believers in resurrected and glorified bodies to everlasting life and fullness of joy in the presence of the Lord (Matthew 24:36; John 5:28,29; Matthew 25:31; Revelation 21:3; Mark 13:26,27; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 21:8)
Why then should we wade into the controversies surrounding Daniel 9:24-27? First, all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable. This passage tells us useful and blessed things about God’s plan of redemption for His people, accomplished through Christ. ... We think it is appropriate for us to carefully examine this passage in its context so that we will be able to intelligently consider what we hear from others.
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