This is a study on the end times. Now, when I say this, I know it will cause different reactions among different people. Some will likely dive into this study with excitement, hoping to learn more about future events. But others will approach this study with reluctance, wondering why they need to dedicate the next six weeks of their lives to poking into what the Bible says about the future. After all, aren't there more pressing issues to deal with in the present? Not surprisingly, I'm a member of the first camp. I'm genuinely interested in what happens next. Maybe because I'm getting older. My hourglass has more sand on the bottom than on the top. Consequently, eschatology (the study of end times) has become a fascination for me. I really want to know what's around the corner. I also find that understanding the future empowers me to face the present. Paul had this same opinion. He wrote, Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize. — Philippians 3:13–14 The best of life is yet to be. Got challenges in the here-and-now? Then ponder what is to come. |
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This is why I'm delighted that the Bible offers so much relevant information on the topic. So much to discover and to ponder. Yet I offer this word of advice to myself and others who are fascinated about the end times: Don't ignore the Giver by focusing on the gift. Or, to put it another way: Don't ignore the Planner by focusing on the plan. Yes, the Bible has much to say about the future of our world, the end of history, and the glorious span of eternity that lies beyond. But God didn't give us those glimpses just so that we could better understand the future. He helps us see the plan to invite us to spend eternity with Him. Now, to those in the second camp — those who are more hesitant to study the end times for any reason — let me offer this advice: Setting your eyes on the future is good for you. In fact, it's necessary. Don't just take my word for it. Listen again to Paul: Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. — Colossians 3:1–2 Set your minds on things above. Your soul needs hourly gazes into the life to come. You need to know what your departed loved ones are doing. You need to envision the rapture and the millennium. You need to picture your eternal home and the face of God. Why? Because Heaven is the green vegetable in the spiritual diet. It makes us whole. It keeps us healthy. So read on. Study on. Ponder on. And be consumed with the things above. |
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What Happens Next Online Bible Study by Max Lucado |
What Happens Next Online Bible Study by Max Lucado |
Are we living in the end times? Join Max in the highly anticipated What Happens Next Online Bible Study and discover that for followers of Christ, the best is yet to come. Sign up now for FREE and get access to all 6 study videos with Max, an online community of people going through the study with you, and bonus end times resources. |
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