Biblical Views of the Future
In his article, I’ll describe the most prominent views of the future that have been proposed by Bible scholars. That statement itself may come as a surprise to some. Many people are aware of only one possible view of the future. For the first few years that I was a Christian, I was aware of only one view. I initially adopted this view because it was the basis for the Left Behind books, which led to…
Wars and Rumors of War: Is the End Near?
It’s hard to have a conversation with a group of Christians today without someone bringing up the idea that we are living in the “end times” or the “last days.” One argument used to support this idea is the perception that we have in our lifetime, seen a great proliferation of war and that war is one of the things Jesus spoke of when describing the days immediately before his return. But have we really…