Course Description: THE245 Eschatology: A Study of Things to Come, Second Edition (5 CEUs)
A biblical study of end-time events written from a Pentecostal perspective. The course studies the Rapture, plus various views of the Tribulation and the Millennium. It provides excellent material for teaching and preaching on the Second Coming of Christ.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
Explain how biblical prophecy is strong evidence the Bible is divinely inspired.
Describe the past, present, and future of God’s plan for redeeming a fallen human race.
Explain what happens to the believer between death and resurrection at the Rapture.
List and indicate the importance of Old and New Testament covenants in God’s plan.
Distinguish clearly between the Rapture and the Second Coming of Christ.
Describe how Christians should be living in expectation of Christ’s coming.
Explain how the Great Tribulation relates to the “Day of the Lord.”
Identify the evil forces who defy God in the Tribulation.
Explain the significance of the seals, trumpets, and bowl judgments of the Tribulation.
Describe Armageddon as the ultimate conflict between God and Satan.
Name and explain the major historical views of the Millennium.
Describe the activities of Israel and the saints during the Millennium.
Explain how the New Heaven and New Earth will be different from the Millennial reign of Christ.
