2. Thesis: Only the Bible supplies an authentic revelation of the future for both the saint and the sinner. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 2
3. Point 1. Since mankind was engineered for eternity, we have an insatiable curiosity about the future. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 3
4. A. What happens at death? The moral cause of death is sin, Rom 5:12; 1 Cor 15:21-22 The immediate cause of death is nature The ultimate cause of death is God, 1 Sam 2:6; Job 14:5; Luke 12:5 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 4
5. Point 2. After death there is destiny, because this life is just probation. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 5
6. Point 3. Character is formed by habit; destiny is set by character, so when a soul passes out into eternity it continues to be what it was in time. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 6
8. Why No Soul Sleep Lazarus was conscious, aware and able to act in Luke 16 Paul visited Paradise and got information he could not share, 2 Cor 12:2-4 Jesus died and preached to the spirits imprisoned by Satan, 1 Pet 3:19 The souls under the altar in heaven cry out with a loud voice, Rev 6:9-11 SSM Spring 2010 8
9. Point 4. The Devil has done everything he possibly can to insure that no one will live if he does not live. SSM Spring 2010 9
11. Three Hells for the Lost 1) Hell on earth 2) The Hell of Hades in an intermediate state 3) The final Lake of Fire for eternity SSM Spring 2010 11
12. Point 5. There will be a resurrection for everybody, but there will not be the same resurrection for everybody, Dan 12:2. 12
13. Point 6. Christ’s resurrection was both a pledge and a pattern of our resurrection. SSM Spring 2010 13
14. C. How can we escape death? A) We know there is a resurrection from nature B) We know there is a resurrection from science C) What we do not know from human speculation is supplied in divine revelation SSM Spring 2010 14
15. What Isthe Resurrection Body? 1) Incorruptible in material, 1 Cor 15:42 2) Glorious in appearance, 1 Cor 15:43 3) Powerful in operation, 1 Cor 15:43 4) Energized by the Spirit, 1 Cor 15:44; Rom 8:11 5) Patterned after Christ’s resurrected body, 1 Cor 15:49 6) Different in substance but same in identity with our present body, 1 Cor 15:37-38; Phil 3:21 7) It is flesh and bone adapted to a new sphere, 1 Cor 15:39; Luke 24:39 SSM Spring 2010 15
16. II. What about the Church? Rapture & Reward A. Christ descends into the atmosphere surrounding this planet, to gather his body to him, 1 Thes 4:17 B. After the Tribulation, Christ descends all the way to the earth itself, Zech 14:4 SSM Spring 2010 16
17. Prophetic Timeline 1. Dead and living saints are caughtup, MAT 11:12; 13:19; JOHN 10:28-29; ACTS 8:39; JUDE 23 SSM Spring 2010 17
18. Prophetic Timeline 1. Dead and living saints are caught up, MAT 11:12; 13:19; JOHN 10:28-29; ACTS 8:39; JUDE 23 2. We meet the Lord in the air, JOHN 11:38-44 SSM Spring 2010 18
19. Prophetic Timeline 1. Dead and living saints are caught up, MAT 11:12; 13:19; JOHN 10:28-29; ACTS 8:39; JUDE 23 2. We meet the Lord in the air, JOHN 11:38-44 3. Living believers are changed, 1 COR 15:51-53; 1 THES 4:17; REV 22:20 SSM Spring 2010 19
20. Point 7. Because there is no fixeddatefor the rapture, each succeeding generation of Christians can derive comfort from the promise of the rapture. SSM Spring 2010 20
21. Point 8. God’s ways of judging us are sometimes secret but they are never unjust. SSM Spring 2010 21
22. Point 9. Heart attitudes will not be more important than actual works at the Judgment Seat of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 SSM Spring 2010 22
23. The Judgment Seat of Christ Location—in the air, before the Bema Seat of the Lord, 2 Cor 5:10; Matt 27:19; Acts 18:16 Duration—after the rapture and before the marriage supper, Rev 19:7; 22:12; 4:4 Participation—only church-age saints, 2 Cor 5:10; Rom 14:10 Examination—the righteous Judge will be our Lord Jesus Christ, Rom 14:7-12; 1 John 2:28 Regulation—according to truth (Rom 2:2), according to deeds (Rom 2:6-7), without partiality (Rom 2:11) Description—everyone’s work will be made manifest (1 Cor 3:12); everyone’s walk will be tried (1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:10) Implication—reward to some (1 Cor 3:14) and loss to others (1 Cor 3:15; Matt 25:26,28-30; Col 3:25) SSM Spring 2010 23
24. The Rewards 1) Commendation for the race, Matt 25:21,23; 1 Cor 9:24-25 2) Crowns for rulership, Rev 2:10, 26-27; 20:4; Luke 19:12-19 SSM Spring 2010 24
25. The Rewards 1) Commendation for the race, Matt 25:21,23; 1 Cor 9:24-25 2) Crowns for rulership, Rev 2:10, 26-27; 20:4; Luke 19:12-19 3) Communion for relationship, Rev 2:17,28; 3:12,21 SSM Spring 2010 25
26. The SecondComingof Christ 1) At least seven years after rapture and at close of Tribulation, Matt 24:29-30 2) Has attending phenomenon, Matt 24:29; Rev 6:12-17; 16:20; Luke 21:25-26 3) Is personal (Matt 24:30), physical (Rev 19:11-16), public (Matt 24:27; Rev 1:7), powerful (2 Thes 1:7; Rev 19:14-15) and prestigious (Matt 24:30; Mark 8:38; 2 Thes 1:10; Rev 19:16) 4) He will deal with his enemies, deliver his people Israel, and overpower all opposition in the battle of Armageddon, Rev 6:16-17; 16:13-16; 14:17-20 4) Will deal with his enemies in the battle of Armageddon, Rev 6:16-17; 16:13-16; 14:17-20 5) Judgment of surviving nations, Matt 25:31-46 6) A wedding ceremony for the church, Rev 19:7-9 7)Kingdom of heaven established on earth, Rev 20:1-7 SSM Spring 2010 26
27. Three Versions of the Millennium 1) Premillennialism SSM Spring 2010 27
28. Three Versions of the Millennium 1) Premillennialism 2) Postmillennialism SSM Spring 2010 28
29. Three Versions of the Millennium 1) Premillennialism 2) Postmillennialism 3) Amillennialism SSM Spring 2010 29
30. Definition: Divine justice is God’s ability to render to every man according to his works, Prov 24:12. SSM Spring 2010 30
31. Points Not to PassAbout God’s Judgments 1) God’s longsuffering should not be mistaken as tolerance or indifference 2) The reason for God’s seeming indulgence of sinners is so they can become more inexcusable, Rev 2:21 SSM Spring 2010 31
32. Points Not to PassAbout God’s Judgments 1) God’s longsuffering should not be mistaken as tolerance or indifference 2) The reason for God’s seeming indulgence of sinners is so they can become more inexcusable, Rev 2:21 3) Punishment is because of rejecting Christ more than as an exercise of God’s justice SSM Spring 2010 32
33. Point 10. Hell is the final abode of all those who live and die in their sin; heaven is the final abode of all those who are redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ and regenerated by the Holy Spirit. 33
34. What is Hell? The great gulf fixed that no one can pass over The shut door which cannot be opened The outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth The other destiny declared to be away from Christ SSM Spring 2010 34
35. Certainties about Hell 1) Personality is indestructible, so conscious survival after death is clearly taught in the Bible, Luke 16:19-31; 2 Cor 5:8; Phil 1:23; Heb 12:22-23; Rev 6:9-10 2) All who die outside of Christ go to Hell, Acts 4:12 3) Hell is a place of conscious torment which time can never end, and tears can never quench, Luke 3:23-25,28; 2 Pet 2:9 4) The Lake of Fire will eventually flood Hell, Rev 20:14-15: 21:8 5.) The only escape is now, and once a person gets in Christ all condemnation is removed, Rom 8:1 SSM Spring 2010 35
36. False Teaching on Hell A) Universalism B) Conditionalism C) Purgatory SSM Spring 2010 36
37. The Great White Throne 1) Scene, Rev 20:11 2) Subjects, Rev 20:12-13; John 5:29 3) Scrutiny, Rev 20:12-13; Luke 12:17,48 The book of remembrance, Mal 3:16 The book of conscience, Rom 1:19 The book of providence, Rom 11:14-15 The book of God, Rom 2:12-16 The book of life, Rev 3:5; Luke 10:20 4) Sentence, Rev 20:14-15 SSM Spring 2010 37
38. F. What about eternity? 1) Heaven for the Jew and Gentile are on a newly recreated sea-less earth, Rev 21:1,3 2) Heaven for the church is in the New Jerusalem, Rev 21:2,9,10 SSM Spring 2010 38
39. Heaven for us 1) Fullness of joy and pleasure for evermore, Ps 16:11; 21:6; 36:8; Matt 25:21,23 2) Rest from work, Heb 4:9; Rev 14:13 3) Unceasing service without weariness, Rev 7:15; 22:3 4) Perfect knowledge, 1 Cor 13:9-12 5) Perfect beauty and safety, Rev 21:19-21 6) Happy reunion with loved ones, 2 Sam 12:23; 1 Thes 4:13-18 7) The bliss of being with and being like Jesus, Ps 17:15; John 12:26; 1 Thes 5:10; 1 John 3:2; Rev 22:4 SSM Spring 2010 39
