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Eschatology, Revelation Kendall Lankford Eschatology, Revelation Kendall Lankford

The Great Apostasy

"The apostasy Jesus predicted wasn’t confined to the last days of human history—it was an imminent apostasy. Jewish converts who had embraced the Gospel with joy were abandoning Christ to return to the shadows of the old covenant. This was no mere lapse in faith; it was a deliberate rejection of the One who fulfilled the law, a betrayal that proved they were never truly of Him."

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End Times Signs As Imminent Judgment

"Signs in Scripture have always declared two imminent outcomes: judgment upon God's enemies and salvation for His people. They are not distant mysteries but urgent warnings and assurances, rooted in God's covenantal faithfulness and fulfilled in the ministry of Christ. To miss their historical context is to misunderstand their purpose."

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The Curse Upon The Jews

“This is the story of a cursed generation, a people who invoked the blood of their Messiah and reaped the whirlwind. The destruction of Jerusalem was not just a tragedy; it was a testament. God's Word does not fail. His promises, His warnings—they are as unshakable as the heavens.”

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Wars, Earthquakes, and Famines (OH MY!)

Jesus didn’t give His disciples a casual prophecy. His words hit them like thunder: wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, and famines—all signs they would experience with their own eyes, ears, and trembling hearts. He was shaking them awake, warning them of a future that would upend everything they knew, a future they would live to see

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The Whore, Jerusalem

The destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 was not just the end of an era; it was the severing of the old covenant, the final 'divorce' of a harlot bride. And yet, in that moment of devastation, the Church stood, cradled in the hands of the Holy Spirit, ready to grow and become the radiant bride Christ would one day return for.

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False Messiahs and Anti-Christs

The manifest testimony of Scripture and history is that the first century Christians faced a proliferation of false messiahs and anti christs, who were the architects of the bloody uprisings, rebellions, and insurrections, which ultimately provoked Rome into all-out war. Jesus, in His perfection and wisdom, not only called it, but He accurately prophesied the very engine that God would use to fuel the Roman’s battering rams: The rise of false messiahs.

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The Heart of Eschatology

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His final moments on earth. Today, we will examine the heart of eschatology and what it will require of us?

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Rethinking The Rapture

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His final moments on earth. Today, we will examine what many believe is Jesus’ teaching on the rapture. Are they right? Read on to find out.

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The Tale Of Two Fig Trees

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we will examine two end-time fig trees. One is cursed. One is blessed. Both occur as a response to Jesus’ coming.

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Jesus and Apocalyptic Imagery

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we continue examining the apocalyptic language and symbols that Jesus gives us in Matthew 24:27-31.

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The Abomination of Desolation

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we look at His prophesy on the Abomination of Desolation and how that prophesy found its fulfillment in the first century.

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Signs of the Times

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we look at the “Signs of the Times” He gives and how that would impact the early church.

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The Tribulation

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we look at His prophecy about the Tribulation and how that would impact the early church.

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Earthquakes and Famines

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we look at His prophecy about the uptick of earthquakes and famines during the first century.

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