Apostolic Eschatology
I’ve entitled this lengthy blog post “Apostolic Eschatology” as we consider what the End Times view of the Apostles that got handed down to their disciples which in turn was taught to the following generations of Christians. What REALLY matters is what the Apostles taught/believed! Many Christians “think” they have arrived at the Apostolic position as they exegete and apply hermeneutical principles to the New Testament. But are they? So, can we know what the Eschatology (the End Times view) of the Apostles was? Interestingly, recently while researching this topic and putting together this document, I found that a well-known teacher who’s a part of the modern Charismatic Renewal movement had entitled one of his messages using the exact same title, “Apostolic Eschatology”. He would be shocked to discover the changes he had at that time made to his eschatological convictions (leaving a type of Premillennialism and becoming a Partial Preterist) actually moved him a...