Eschatology – Grace Evangelical Society

Do Universalists Have Saving Faith?

June 24, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eschatology, saving faith, universalism

Q: If assurance is of the essence of saving faith, and universalists have assurance of their salvation through Jesus because they believe everyone will be saved in the end, do they have saving faith? A: That is an interesting question. If I remember correctly, Bob and I discussed either that question or something near to

Billy Graham, Space Conqueror

May 17, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eschatology, Eternity, science fiction, space

Christians have inherited an unbiblical view of eternity. It comes from a mixture of Greek philosophy, medieval theology, and lots of folk tradition. In sum, people wrongly think that in eternity we’ll be angels sitting on clouds and playing harps. That’s not the Biblical view. At least, Free Grace people don’t think so. God created

Rapture in Revelation

March 3, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eschatology, The Rapture in Revelation

Here is a question on the Rapture from a regular reader: “When analyzing the Book of Revelation, at what chapter(s) would you insert the Rapture taking place?” Revelation 4-22 discuss the time after the Rapture, with chaps. 4-19 dealing with the Tribulation, chap. 20 discussing the Millennium, and chaps. 21-22 covering the eternal kingdom on

Star Trek Generations, Eschatology, and the Meaning of Life

April 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eschatology, Star Trek

I recently re-watched Star Trek Generations, the movie that had both Captain Kirk and Captain Picard. I had not seen it since it came out in 1994. It turns out the film is a debate about the meaning of life after death. It’s about eschatology. The plot of Generations centers around an extra-dimensional reality called

Do You Know What Time It Is? (Romans 13:11-14)

August 30, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eschatology, knowing the time, Romans 13:11-14, the eschatological day

The following is a condensed version of a sermon I prepared for Victor Street Bible Chapel in Dallas. “Daddy, are we there yet?” “When will we get there?” Little children do not have much of a sense of time. If you tell them that the GPS says we will get where we are going in

Fifteen Characteristics of Life in the Millennium According to Isaiah

August 20, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eschatology, Millennial kingdom

The Millennial kingdom will begin after the Tribulation. What will life be like? A great deal could be said about it. For starters, here are fifteen characteristics of life in the Millennium, based on three passages from the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah 2:2-4 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain

Will We Give Back Our Rewards? — Revelation 4:10-11

June 28, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - casting our crowns before Christ, Eschatology, Eternal Rewards, Rev 4:10-11

A reader wondered: I thought of Revelation 4:10-11, where it says the 24 Elders will cast their crowns down before the feet of Jesus. The Grace New Testament Commentary doesn’t say much on this. I looked at another commentary and it said that maybe we will be so full of gratitude that we will be

Do Judgment Seat of Christ Rewards Last Forever or Just 1,000 years?

June 18, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eschatology, Eternal Rewards, Millennium, Overcomers, rewards

In a recent blog I suggested that missed rewards would be missed forever. One person strongly disagreed and commented in response that “rewards are for time, 1000 years, not eternity.” Someone else responded to that comment with this question: “Where does the Bible tell us that rewards are just for a short time? It is