A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the End Times

End-times images are everywhere from books, movies, to video games. Curiosity about the last days is rampant, and people are asking all kinds of questions: "Who is the Antichrist?" "Will Jesus really rapture his church?" "What is the role, if any, of the nation of Israel?" And most importantly, "Are we living in the end times?"

In this insightful book, Samuel Powell explores all these questions and more. He traces end-times beliefs from the days of the Old Testament to today and explains the origins of the most popular ideas. Drawing on his theological expertise, Dr. Powell then offers an alternative approach to interpreting biblical prophecies that takes into account the Bible's purpose. He explains that the deeper meaning of prophetic scriptures is often overlooked in favor of more popular and provocative interpretations.

An excellent resource for pastors, teachers, and small-group leaders, this concise book dispels much of the confusion surrounding end-times thinking. As an added bonus, the book includes a chapter listing the top mistakes made about the end times, along with a helpful glossary.

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A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the End Times

End-times images are everywhere from books, movies, to video games. Curiosity about the last days is rampant, and people are asking all kinds of questions: "Who is the Antichrist?" "Will Jesus really rapture his church?" "What is the role, if any, of the nation of Israel?" And most importantly, "Are we living in the end times?"

In this insightful book, Samuel Powell explores all these questions and more. He traces end-times beliefs from the days of the Old Testament to today and explains the origins of the most popular ideas. Drawing on his theological expertise, Dr. Powell then offers an alternative approach to interpreting biblical prophecies that takes into account the Bible's purpose. He explains that the deeper meaning of prophetic scriptures is often overlooked in favor of more popular and provocative interpretations.

An excellent resource for pastors, teachers, and small-group leaders, this concise book dispels much of the confusion surrounding end-times thinking. As an added bonus, the book includes a chapter listing the top mistakes made about the end times, along with a helpful glossary.

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A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the End Times

A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the End Times

by Kent Powell
A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the End Times

A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the End Times

by Kent Powell

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End-times images are everywhere from books, movies, to video games. Curiosity about the last days is rampant, and people are asking all kinds of questions: "Who is the Antichrist?" "Will Jesus really rapture his church?" "What is the role, if any, of the nation of Israel?" And most importantly, "Are we living in the end times?"

In this insightful book, Samuel Powell explores all these questions and more. He traces end-times beliefs from the days of the Old Testament to today and explains the origins of the most popular ideas. Drawing on his theological expertise, Dr. Powell then offers an alternative approach to interpreting biblical prophecies that takes into account the Bible's purpose. He explains that the deeper meaning of prophetic scriptures is often overlooked in favor of more popular and provocative interpretations.

An excellent resource for pastors, teachers, and small-group leaders, this concise book dispels much of the confusion surrounding end-times thinking. As an added bonus, the book includes a chapter listing the top mistakes made about the end times, along with a helpful glossary.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780834125612
Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
Publication date: 03/01/2011
Edition description: Teachers G
Pages: 72
Product dimensions: 4.50(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Preface 5

1 What's Up with the End Times? 7

History of Christian Eschatology 11

2 Eschatology in the Old Testament 12

3 Apocalypticism 14

4 Eschatology in the New Testament 17

5 Eschatology After the New Testament 20

6 Eschatology in the Nineteenth Century 23

7 Eschatology Today 32

8 Dispensational Theology Today 36

Interpreting the Bible 41

9 The Bible's Purpose 42

10 The Meaning of Biblical Texts 45

11 Interpreting End-Times Passages 49

12 Honoring the Original Setting 53

13 Applying Biblical Texts 57

Conclusion: Top Mistakes Made About the End Times 62

Notes 69

Glossary 71

Bibliography 72

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