A lot of people are thinking about this pandemic and current world events in relation to biblical prophecy. Every generation of Christians has been asking the same questions since Pentecost.
Here are a few thought provoking questions and conversation starters. I'm not pushing any particular eschatological scheme, just sharing with you "as a reminder to wholesome thinking...to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles" (2 Peter 3:1-2).
Q: Are we in tribulation?
A: Yes.
See John 16:33, Acts 14:22, Matthew 24:1-14 (esp. 9) (also 1 Thessalonians 3:3 and 2 Timothy 3:12).
Q: Is this the Great Tribulation?
A: No (Not Yet)
See Matthew 24:15-31 (esp. 21), Revelation 6:1-18 (especially 7-8); read Revelation 6-19 (especially 6:8, 8:7-12, 16:3).
Q: Are these the last days?
A: Yes.
See Acts 2:17, 1 Corinthians 10:11, 2 Timothy 3:1, Hebrews 1:2, James 5:3, 1 Peter 1:5 (with Romans 8:18-25), 2 Peter 3:3, Jude 18.
Q: Is this the Last Day?
A: No (Not Yet)
See John 6:35-59 (especially 6:39, 40, 44, 54), 11:24, 12:48, 2 Peter 3:1-18.
Remember:
Biblical prophecy was never intended to satisfy our curiosity of the future but to inspire holy living in the present (2 Peter 3:11-15). Jesus is coming soon (Revelation 3:11, 22:7, 12, 20), and every sunrise brings us one day closer to the Day of the Son's Return.
May we rightly handle the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15). As Jesus prayed for His disciples, so I pray for all of us, "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth" (John 17:17).
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Jason
Here are a few thought provoking questions and conversation starters. I'm not pushing any particular eschatological scheme, just sharing with you "as a reminder to wholesome thinking...to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles" (2 Peter 3:1-2).
Q: Are we in tribulation?
A: Yes.
See John 16:33, Acts 14:22, Matthew 24:1-14 (esp. 9) (also 1 Thessalonians 3:3 and 2 Timothy 3:12).
Q: Is this the Great Tribulation?
A: No (Not Yet)
See Matthew 24:15-31 (esp. 21), Revelation 6:1-18 (especially 7-8); read Revelation 6-19 (especially 6:8, 8:7-12, 16:3).
Q: Are these the last days?
A: Yes.
See Acts 2:17, 1 Corinthians 10:11, 2 Timothy 3:1, Hebrews 1:2, James 5:3, 1 Peter 1:5 (with Romans 8:18-25), 2 Peter 3:3, Jude 18.
Q: Is this the Last Day?
A: No (Not Yet)
See John 6:35-59 (especially 6:39, 40, 44, 54), 11:24, 12:48, 2 Peter 3:1-18.
Remember:
Biblical prophecy was never intended to satisfy our curiosity of the future but to inspire holy living in the present (2 Peter 3:11-15). Jesus is coming soon (Revelation 3:11, 22:7, 12, 20), and every sunrise brings us one day closer to the Day of the Son's Return.
May we rightly handle the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15). As Jesus prayed for His disciples, so I pray for all of us, "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth" (John 17:17).
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Jason
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