Master the Bible: How to Get and Keep the Big Picture of the Bible's Story

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3. The Church of Jesus as the foretaste of the coming Kingdom, 2 Cor. 1.21-22; Eph. 3.8-11.

4. The Church of Jesus as the agent of the Kingdom in the earth today, John 17.20-21; 2 Cor. 5.18-21.

5. The prophesied coming apostasy of the Church, 1 Tim. 4.1-3; Acts 20.29-31.

F. The Fulfillment of Time

1. The Rapture of the Church of Jesus, 1 Thess. 4.13-15; 1 Thess. 4.16-18.

2. The coming Great Tribulation, Matt. 24.21-24; 2 Thess. 2.8-10.

3. The glorious return of Jesus Christ, 2 Thess. 1.6-10; Luke 17.22-24.

4. The judgment and reign of Jesus Christ, Matt. 25.44-46; Rev. 19.6-8.

5. The Final Rebellion, Rev. 20.7-10; Rev. 20.11-15.

G. Beyond Time

1. The creation of the new heavens and earth, Isa. 65.17; Rev. 21.1.

2. The New Jerusalem, the Bride of Christ, Rev. 21.2-4; Ezek. 48.35.