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Vi s i on for Mi s s i on: Nur tur i ng an Apos to l i c Hear t

F. It infuses a passion for DISCOVERY.

II. Facets of the Diamond of Eternity: Glimpses of the Age to Come (the Apostolic Vantage Point)

A. The Second Advent of Jesus Christ, Heb. 9.28; Matt. 19.28; 26.64; 25.31

1. The approach of the end of this age; Matt. 24.1-28

a. The character of the time before he arrives

b. The testifying of the Good News of the Kingdom to all the nations before the end comes

c. The Gospel will not alter the course of this world: wars, famines, earthquakes, violent hostility, and apostasy

2. Two climactic events characterizing the final end of this age.

a. The appearance of the Antichrist, Matt. 24.15; Dan. 10-11

(1) The evil personage and the believing of a lie by those who “know not God,” 2 Thess. 1.3-12

(2) The “man of lawlessness” who exalts himself against the law of God, 2 Thess. 2.1-12