Systematic Theology The study of Theology in a

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Systematic Theology: The study of Theology in a system.

Systematic Theology: The study of Theology in a system.

1. Theology – The Doctrine of God 2. Bibliology – The Doctrine of the

1. Theology – The Doctrine of God 2. Bibliology – The Doctrine of the Bible 3. Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin 4. Christology – The Doctrine of Christ 5. Soteriology – The Doctrine of Salvation 6. Pneumatology – The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit 7. Ecclesiology – The Doctrine of the Church 8. Angelology – The Doctrine of Angels 9. Eschatology – The Doctrine of Last Things

(Eschatos = last) + (Logos = Word, Doctrine) The Doctrine of Last Things

(Eschatos = last) + (Logos = Word, Doctrine) The Doctrine of Last Things

REMEMBER 4 FAVORS Be willing to think and love God with your mind Be

REMEMBER 4 FAVORS Be willing to think and love God with your mind Be willing to go deeper than you are now. Be willing to learn some new vocabulary. Be willing to grow.

MARK 10: 35 -41 James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up

MARK 10: 35 -41 James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You. " 36 And He said to them, "What do you want Me to do for you? " 37 They said to Him, "Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory. " 38 But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? " 39 They said to Him, "We are able. " And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you shall drink; and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized. 40 "But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared. " 41 Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and

MATTHEW 24: 3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples

MATTHEW 24: 3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age? "

ACTS 1: 6 -7 So when they had come together, they were asking Him,

ACTS 1: 6 -7 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel? " 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

VOCABULARY 1. General Eschatology – The unfolding of future events from the return of

VOCABULARY 1. General Eschatology – The unfolding of future events from the return of Christ to the creation REVELATION 1: 1 -2 of a. Revelation new heaven and. Christ, a new earth ingave eternity The of Jesus which God Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, 2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

VOCABULARY 2. Personal Eschatology – The unfolding of events that happens to the individual

VOCABULARY 2. Personal Eschatology – The unfolding of events that happens to the individual from the time of physical death until he receives his resurrection body.

1 THESSALONIANS 4: 13 -14 But we do not want you to be uninformed,

1 THESSALONIANS 4: 13 -14 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

1. A General Eschatology REVELATION 1: 10 -11 I was in the Spirit on

1. A General Eschatology REVELATION 1: 10 -11 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, 11 saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea. "

REVELATION 1: 19 "Therefore write things which you have seen, and the things which

REVELATION 1: 19 "Therefore write things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things.

THE PURPOSE OF ESCHATOLOGY IS TO COMFORT NOT CONFUSE. 1. THE THINGS THAT ARE

THE PURPOSE OF ESCHATOLOGY IS TO COMFORT NOT CONFUSE. 1. THE THINGS THAT ARE 2. THE THINGS THAT WILL BE

THE THINGS THAT ARE 1) The Church 2) The Commission 3) The Command

THE THINGS THAT ARE 1) The Church 2) The Commission 3) The Command

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 1) Tribulation • Pretribulationalists • The view that Jesus

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 1) Tribulation • Pretribulationalists • The view that Jesus will “catch away” His church prior to the tribulation period. • Midtribulationalists • The view that Jesus will “catch away” His church midway through the tribulation just prior to the wrath of God. • Posttribulationalists • The view that Jesus will “catch away” His church at the conclusion of the tribulation when He returns to the earth.

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 2) The Second Coming • His Appearing • Armageddon

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 2) The Second Coming • His Appearing • Armageddon • Earthly Kingdom

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 3) The Millennium • Premillennialists • The view that

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 3) The Millennium • Premillennialists • The view that Jesus will return to the earth after the Tribulation period and will reign on earth for the span of 1, 000 years. • Postmillennialists • The view that Jesus will return after the Christianization of the world which serves as an era of time rather than a literal 1, 000 years. • Amillennialists • The view that there is no millennium because it was inaugurated at the resurrection of Christ.

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 4) The White Throne Judgment • Death and Hell

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 4) The White Throne Judgment • Death and Hell • The Books • The Lake of Fire

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 5) Eternity • A New Heaven • A New

THE THINGS THAT WILL BE 5) Eternity • A New Heaven • A New Earth

2. A Personal Eschatology GENESIS 3: 17 -19 Then to Adam He said, "Because

2. A Personal Eschatology GENESIS 3: 17 -19 Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. 18 "Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; 19 By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return. "

3 STAGES OF PERSONAL ESCHATOLOGY 1) Death 1. Spiritual Death • A man’s spirit

3 STAGES OF PERSONAL ESCHATOLOGY 1) Death 1. Spiritual Death • A man’s spirit 2) The Intermediate State 3) The Eternal State

THE TWO ROADS OF ETERNITY • The Personal Eschatology of the Believer 1) Death

THE TWO ROADS OF ETERNITY • The Personal Eschatology of the Believer 1) Death • Physically a believer dies and their body turns back to dust • Spiritually they have been made forever alive in Christ. their soul will live forever in the • Eternally presence of God 2) The Intermediate State • The Presence of God • Comfort and Consolation • Redemption and Reward 3) The Eternal State • A Glorified Body

THE TWO ROADS OF ETERNITY • The Personal Eschatology of the Unbeliever 1) Death

THE TWO ROADS OF ETERNITY • The Personal Eschatology of the Unbeliever 1) Death • Spiritually they are dead in their sin and trespasses • Physically they die and their body becomes dust • Eternally they die and are separated from Christ in torment 2) The Intermediate State • In Hell they are tormented • In Hell they have a memory 3) The Eternal State • They die eternally in their soul apart from God

FACT #1 – JESUS IS IN CONTROL 1 Thessalonians 4: 18 Therefore comfort one

FACT #1 – JESUS IS IN CONTROL 1 Thessalonians 4: 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. FACT #2 – JESUS IS COMING Revelation 22: 12 "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. FACT #3 – JESUS IS CALLING Revelation 22: 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come. " And let the one who hears say, "Come. " And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.