Chapter 9 Flashcards
(100 cards)
What are the two parts that eschatology is commonly divided into?
general eschatology and personal eschatology
Which of the two parts of eschatology is the study of the future of the world?
general eschatology
Which of the two parts of eschatology is the study of the future of the individual?
personal eschatology
What word is based on a Latin word meaning “to catch up” or “to catch away”?
rapture
True or False: the word rapture is found in Scripture.
False
What are the two separate stages of Christ’s return?
the rapture and Christ’s second coming
Which of Christ’s returns will be when He comes for the saints?
rapture
Which of Christ’s returns will be when He comes with his saints?
second coming
What expression is used only of Christians to describe the state of their bodies at death?
“Asleep”
What is the stress of the phrase “Sorrow not, even as others which have no hope”?
the contrast between the sorrowing of this hopeless world and the sorrowing of the hopeful Christian
What will happen simultaneously with the immaterial being being reunited with the body?
the corruptible body will become incorruptible
What is the old English word that mean “precede”?
“Prevent”
What distinguishes the rapture from the second coming?
at the rapture, Christians meet the Lord in the air; seven years later, Christians will return with Christ to the earth
How fast will Christians join Him in the air?
at the speed of light
True or false: Anyone could stand in Christ’s presence in his natural condition.
False
Why can a Christian stand in Christ’s presence?
because of Calvary
What is one of the few books in the Bible that views the events of the future chronologically?
Revelation
Where in Revelation is the past viewed?
Revelation 1
Where in Revelation is the present viewed?
Revelation 2-3
Where in Revelation is the future viewed?
Revelation 4-22
What is the verse in Revelation where the very first event of the future is found?
Revelation 4:1
Where is the only place in the Bible where the promise of the rapture is found?
the New Testament
Where is the promise of the rapture primarily found in the New Testament?
the epistles
While the Church looks for the rapture, what does the nation of Israel look forward to?
the second coming of Christ