Download the following PDF files for the first lesson:
Bible Study Syllabus • Foreword (by Michael Horton) • Preface to the Expanded Edition • Introduction • Chapter 1 • Endnotes to Preface, Introduction and Chapter 1 • Study Guide
What does the Bible actually tell us about the end times, and how has the church traditionally understood it? Are we living in the end times, and how does our understanding of this doctrine affect our lives?
Join us for a time of Bible study and fellowship as we look at this essential element of the Christian faith, “our blessed hope,†the Second Coming of Christ. FREE of course!
Days: Every Saturday, beginning October 26, 2013
Time: 3:30-5:00 PM
Place: To be announced
For more info: Call or text 0927-863-6364 or email dvopilgrim@gmail.com
Class Lessons and Schedule (subject to change):
Part 1 First Things First
Oct. 26—1. Defining Our Terms
Nov. 2—2. A Survey of Eschatological Views
Nov. 23—3. How Do We Interpret Bible Prophecy?
Part 2 Biblical and Theological Concerns
Nov. 30—4. The Covenantal Context of Old Testament Eschatology
Dec. 7—5. These Things Were Foretold
Dec. 14—6. According to the Prophets
Jan. 4—7. Christ and the Fulfillment of Prophecy
Jan. 11—8. The Nature of New Testament Eschatology
Jan. 18—9. The Kingdom of God
Feb. 1—10. The New Creation, the Israel of God, and the Suffering Church
Feb. 8—11. The Antichrist
Feb. 15—12. The Blessed Hope
Part 3 Exposition of the Critical Texts
Feb. 22—13. Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
Mar. 8 —14. The Olivet Discourse
Mar. 15—15. Romans 11
Mar. 1—16. Revelation 20:1-10
Part 4 Awaiting the Blessed Hope
Mar. 22—17. Signs of the End
Mar. 29—18. Evaluating Millennial Options
Reference: Kim Riddlebarger, A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2013).