Eschatology ESCHATOLOGY Outline I. Introduction Eschatology (Gr. ἔσχατος, G2274, last, and λόγος, G3364, science or subject) is a term used to designate the teaching from Scripture concerning the final consummation of all things. It is assumed throughout Scripture that history is the scene of God’s redemptive activity and therefore, is moving toward a new order when sin and evil will be overcome, and […]

First Century Israelis longed for a redeemer who would destroy the Roman Empire. They turned against Jesus when his salvation provided spiritual deliverance from sin, and not military deliverance from Rome. At the Second Coming, Jesus will destroy the world empires and deliver Israel. As enemy soldiers overrun Jerusalem, Christ returns to earth – riding […]

Babylon (OT) BABYLON, OT băb’ ə lən (בָּבֶ֔ל, Akkad. bābilī, bāb-ilāni, “the gate of god(s),” Gr. Βαβυλών, G956). Capital of the land of Babylonia, S. Iraq, from which the land takes its name. A. Name. The etymology of the name Babel is given as “confused” (bālal) (Gen 11:9), and throughout the OT Babylon was thought of as the symbol of […]