Eschatology can be theologically complex. Many of the passages that refer to the end times are in the genre of apocalyptic prophecy. These are books like Daniel and the Revelation that use complex imagery. To understand these passages requires an understanding of this imagery and the role of such prophecy in the history of Israel.

In addition, a study of eschatology uses terms that are not frequently used in interpreting other parts of the Bible. The goal of this post is to create some basic definitions as a starting point for the rest of the discussion.

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There are many reasons why someone would blog about eschatology:

• To establish their own views as the only correct view
• To identify the “antichrist”
• To predict the date of the second coming
• To prove they are smarter than everyone else
• To further endless debate

I am sure that there are other reasons as well. However, none of these are my reasons for this series. I have a couple of reasons:
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So, the first question for this series is whether it really matters what the Bible teaches about Jesus coming back, and the end of the age. To be honest, for a long time, I did not think that it mattered. My focus was on other issues, mostly my daily life, rather than the end of time. Back in high school, I went to a church with a dispensational theology — I will define that term in due course. This church put a heavy emphasis on the second coming and particularly on the concept of rapture. While I thought that the rapture sounded cool, I still wasn’t convinced that I needed to spend a lot of time on the subject.
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Eschatology is the doctrine of end times. It focuses on Jesus’ return, and other aspects related to the end of this age. I have never put much time and energy into studying this area. I have always figured that there was so much for me to work on in the here and now, and that those were higher priorities than trying to figure out how the world would end. I still believe that it is a higher priority to focus on my daily walk and efforts at being closer to God than spending hours counting Biblical references to figure an exact date that some prophecy will be fulfilled.
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Through a site that I frequent I found a blog that I checked out. This guy wrote a post recently about being a Christian. His view of Christianity is as follows:
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