Eschatology four views
What does eschatology mean? The word “eschatology” comes from a combination of Greek words meaning “the study of last things,” or the study of the end times. 1 In the article “Eschatology” in the Lexham Bible Dictionary (LBD) Page Brooks writes that eschatology includes death, the intermediate state, the afterlife, judgment, the millennium, heaven, and hell, but it also refers to the time of Jesus’ second coming . Keep reading to do a deeper dive into what eschatology is, where eschatological themes are in the Bible, why Christians should study eschatology, and more. You can start at the beginning and read to the end or jump to the topics that interest you. Eschatology in the Old Testament Eschatology in the New Testament What are the 4 views of the end times? Why study eschatology? Why is there so much disagreement about end times prophecy? Do the creeds agree on the end times? Where is the concept of eschatology in the Bible? According to Brooks, eschatological ideas develop progr