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The End of Time

In his masterpiece work, Pilgrim Theology, Dr Michael Horton explains in layman's terms the Reformed theological perspective of past and present doctrines. His summary of the book of Revelation and understanding of Matthew 24 is concise and clear. Thus the following extended quote will help us grasp a seemingly difficult teaching called Amillennialism.  "It is easy to summarize Jesus' sequence of events (in Matthew 24): (1) destruction of the temple in Jerusalem ("the abomination of desolation" [Mt 24:15], which occurred in AD 70); (2) the tribulation of those days” (v. 29), involving long period of persecution, apostasy, general calamities, and yet the progress of the gospel throughout the world; (3) the coming of the Son of Man from heaven; (4) the gathering of the elect; and (5) the last judgment. "The immediate recipients of the book of Revelation would certainly have recognized themselves in our Lord's description of the great tribulation, as would ...

The Coming of the Son of Man

  Matthew 10:23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. What was that? Excuse me? Could you please repeat that? The Son of Man will come? But, wait, isn't he You? The title is a hated passive sentence. However, it states the text key thought. Jesus is coming back. Jesus sent his men to preach the kingdom. They were the ones who would be coming back, right? If this is the same account that is related in Luke 10, then they came back  victorious, over the demons at least. Jesus hadn't left. One author states, "This is one of the hardest-to-understand statements of Jesus in Matthew." Talk about bad grammar! However, like he says, we've scratched our theological heads since the first time we heard this text. Or maybe you've never given it a close look. Our understanding is that here, Jesus is talking about this second coming. Or that is what I've ...