Christ’s return or His second coming would mark the end of one age and the start of another. The prophet, Daniel, refers to the end of the age or days in his last words of prophecy (Daniel 12:13). It was used in the context of the siege of Jerusalem, the abomination of desolation, and the…
Several other biblical topics are tied to the last day events. We will place them here under the second coming of Christ because they will be accomplished when he returns. As we divide each topic, we cannot but notice that the content in each section overlap each other because they all pertain to the same…
There is much debate concerning the proper translation of this text, but not because of the actual use and definition of words but the difficulty in accepting its meaning. It is a good illustration to show how easy it is to reject one view for another based on our own prejudices, instead of open and…
If the time statements do not mean anything, then the exhortations based on the time statements do not mean anything. In other words, if the statements are applicable in all ages, so are the specific exhortations relative to them. For example, if “at hand” does not mean “soon” and therefore applies to all generations, then…
If we conclude that Jesus has not come, there are some glaring problems that we create for ourselves. 1. First, we are forced into a ridiculous conclusion that the “last days” of an ending age has continued for over two thousand years and counting. We have already given sufficient evidence that the “last days” was…
Few would deny that a relationship exists between the miracles of the first century and the coming of the Lord. However, there is also a relationship between the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit and the imminent return of Jesus, after His ascension. A connection exists between the Holy Spirit’s presence to Jesus’ absence from…
This phrase is connected to attaining to the knowledge of Christ. Some commentators adopt the word “age” as the translation of ἡλικίας in preference to stature. The older English versions of Wiclif, Tyndale, Cranmer, the Geneva, and Rheims, all employ this term. The authorized places it in the margin. The original admits of either meaning. …
The Ephesian letter begins with the longest single sentence of the New Testament, in accordance with our translations (Ephesians 1:3-15). This section is introducing the addition of Gentiles into the body. That was the mystery (Ephesians:1-6). He establishes the “gathering together of all things in Christ.” Paul uses the personal pronouns. “us” thru verse…
The cross was the means by which justification could be pronounced upon the guilty Jew and Gentile, “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). The condition for both was faith in Christ Jesus. Faith is not only the conditional requirement of every individual who would come into His…
Attaining to mature manhood the accomplishment of combining two groups into one “new man,” so making peace (cf. Eph 2:14-18). If it is correct to understand this description to refer to individual maturity, it would clearly seem insurmountable and unreachable in this life and must refer to the “end of time” when we are made…