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Evans Church of Christ. Eschatology. “ Last ” - - “ End-of-time ” things End of the world The Resurrection The Judgment Eternal Destinies Heaven Hell. Eschatology. Eschatology. Questions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” 1 Pet.3:15
Answer = Defense
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Saul - 1 Sam.28:3-15 “knew it was Samuel”Luke 16:19-31 - Rich man and Lazarus
Matt. 17:1-8 - Transfiguration of JesusMosesElijah
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God loves us more than we can love others
God will be happy in heaven
God will be able to make us happy in heaven.
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Rev. 21:16 “foursquare” 12,000 furlongsCalculated about 2,250,000 sq. milesCube = 3,375,000,000 cubic miles
How much space will we need ?
Omnipotent God will not have a problem
Figurative
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Time of reformation is now
2 Peter 3:9 “longsuffering” “not willing that any should perish” “all should come to repentance”
“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? Ezekiel 18:23
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We are created in the image of GodWe will have no end
Sin cannot be tolerated as long as God exists
Hell separates sinners from the righteous.
An eternal heaven demands an eternal hell.
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Opportunity to be saved - live in heaven
Obedient be saved - disobedient be lost
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
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Luke 16 - Rich man and Lazarus
Hades - place where souls of men go at deathEccl. 12:7 “spirit shall return unto God”
Hell - eternal place of punishment2 Thes. 1:8-9
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Rich man and Lazarus - Luke 16:19-31 All aware of their surroundings Memory of the world Abraham said “son remember”
How could there be reward or punishment if we were not conscious ?
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Matthew 11:21-24 “more tolerable”
Mark 12:38-40 “receive greater damnation”
Luke 12:47-48 “many stripes” “few stripes”
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Marriage is only for this earth
Rom. 7:2 “as long as he lives”
Mt. 22:29-30 “in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage”
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Matthew 22:29-30Galatians 3:27-28
1 Cor. 15:38 “But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.”
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Satan is the tempter - Matt. 4:3“the tempter” 1 Thes. 3:5
Satan will not be in heaven - Matt. 25:41
The absence of the tempter implies there will be no temptation in heaven.
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2 Pet. 3:13 - Rev. 21:1 “look for new heavens and a new earth”
Not a renovated earthPeter did not say:
“earth be refurbished” “Lord would reign on earth” “anyone would inhabit earth”
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Matt. 24:35 “heaven and earth will pass away”2 Pet.3:10 earth will be burned up
1 Pet. 1:4 - inheritance reserved in heaven
First heaven and earth - gone
An allusion to heaven
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Hell
Eternal -------------------No sorrow or pain -----Joy -----------------------Rest ----------------------City built by God ------Light ---------------------Righteous --------------
--------------------- Eternal--Intense pain/ suffering--------Place of Weeping ---------------------No RestLake of fire & Brimstone-----------Outer Darkness------- Devil & His angels
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning December 1, 2013