The End is Coming - Preface

The end is approaching quickly. Is it from global warming? Will it be from a giant meteor causing atmospheric chaos? What about a "Mega-Earthquake" that changes every mountain range, and every shoreline? Well, it is one day closer with each passing sunset, but it seems so far away. People have been talking about for thousands of years, but what is it the end of? When I say "The End" I am referring to the "end times" as they are described in the Bible. It includes the time period immediately before the Return of Christ, and then His Return. I used to think that when Christ returned, that that would be the end of the earth. The dreaded "End of the World". I want us to walk through the scriptures that deal mainly with seven topics, which will be seven separate blogs.

1. The Big Picture - A basic outline discussing the events before the Tribulation through to the new heaven and new earth.


2. Dark Horizon - What will the world be like before Christ's return?


3. The Coming Storm - The Antichrist's world and the Tribulation.


4. The Rapture - The dead in Christ rise first, and then the living Christians meet Christ in the air.


5. The Millennium Kingdom - Christ reigns as supreme King on this earth for 1000 years.


6. The Last Deception - Satan is released from his prison and Gog and Magog are deceived.


7. All Things New - The marriage of Christ and the Church, a New Heaven, a New Earth, and the New Jerusalem.

Although it is kind of cheesy, I wanted seven topics because of the great emphasis the scripture puts on the number "7". It is the number of perfection. I'm not claiming that anything's particularly special about the series, but I will keep it at seven just because....mostly because I need boundaries.

I feel I have to also add that I am not looking for trouble by starting this series. I know that some people have very strong feelings - very strong - about "being right" when it comes to these topics. Some folks are hard core, no holds barred, when it comes to the timing of the rapture and anything pertaining to The End. (i.e. - pre-trib. rapture, post-trib. rapture, pre-millennialism, post-millennialism, etc..., etc...) I know that my thoughts on the subject have changed over the years, and I'm not nearly as dogmatic as I used to be. We'll just stick with the scriptures. The Bible was given to us as a love letter from our Maker and Saviour, who has overlooked so many things in each one of us. In all the things that are disputable, I hope to approach the subject ready to learn, overlooking differences and instead keep asking God for understanding. Jesus is coming soon. Let's be ready.

--Johnie