In the Last Days | Pastor Steve Gaines

Bellevue Baptist Church

Six End Time Events:
1. The rapture of the Church (1 Thess. 4:16-17) (Luke 17:34-36)
2. Christians in Heaven. (Luke 12:37) (Rev. 19:9) Non-Christians in Great Tribulation on earth. (Daniel 12:1) (Joel 2:2) (Matt. 24:21) (Rev. 9:20-21)
3. Christ's second coming and battle of Armageddon (Rev. 19:11-21)
4. Millennial reign of Christ (Rev. 20:1-6)
5. Final judgment (Rev. 20:7-15)
6. New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:1-18)

In the Last Days...
1. Jerusalem will be the capital of the world (Is. 2:1-4) (Psalm 2:6) (Zech. 14:3-11)
2. Jesus will be the King of the world (Is. 2:4)
A. Jesus will reign exclusively
B. Jesus will reign absolutely (Psalm 2:9-12) (Daniel 7:13-14) (Rev. 19:15-16)
C. Jesus will reign righteously (Is. 11:1-5)
D. Jesus will reign peacefully (Is. 11:6-9)
3. God will be the Judge of the world (Is. 2:5-22) (2 Tim. 3:1-5) (Rom. 2:16, 14:10-12) (2 Cor. 5:10) (1 Cor. 3:11-15) (Matt. 7:13-14)

What is a Christian to do?
1. Work! (1 Thess. 4:11-12)
2. Witness! (Acts 1:6-8)
3. Watch! (Mark 13:32-37)