Are we living in the end times?
If you talk about the 'end times' in the church, you will likely get one of these responses. "Oh yeah, I read all the Left Behind books" "have you seen what's happening in (fill in the blank with a middle eastern country)" or "Revelation is weird and confusing"
There are a lot of hot takes about the book of Revelation and living in the end times, but not a lot of thoughtful discussion. For some it causes worry, for others, confusion. We sit down with pastor Jon Engen to straighten some things out, and how to have a healthy, sensible approach to considering what the Bible ways about 'the last days.'
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Key points in the episode:
00:06:26: The Divisiveness and Confusion in End Times Interpretations
00:10:16: Discussion on end times and its influence
00:10:24: The Book of Revelation's role and purpose
00:11:16: Analysing the interpretation of end times in religious texts
00:12:32: Issue with the interpretation of end times
00:13:21: Comparison between politics and the Bible
00:13:56: Difficulties in comprehending the end times
00:14:33: Specific prophecies in relation with the end times
00:14:55: Discussion on signs of end times
00:15:28: Reference to historical events as signs of end times
00:16:37: Variety of opinions on the truth of the end times
00:20:13: Impact of Reading the Left Behind Series on Personal Faith
00:25:13: Encouragement to Christians About End Times
00:27:02: Interpretation of Bible's Closed-Handed and Open-Handed Concepts.
00:36:34: Relationship with Revelation and Israel
00:37:26: Taking a Faith-Driven Approach
00:38:24: Avoiding Timeline Predictions
00:39:17: Understanding the Letters to the Churches
00:40:54: Fear-Driven Conversations
00:44:07: The Need for Realignment with the Presence of God
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