This document discusses different views on the end times and the second coming of Jesus Christ. It provides biblical passages from Matthew 24 about the uncertainty of the timing of Jesus' return and the need to be prepared. It also quotes passages about Jesus establishing peace at His coming and believers' responsibility to care for God's creation in anticipation of His return.

1. Sent
Together to
Heal
Living with the End
in Mind

2. How
does
the
story
END?

3. Which version
of The End
were you
taught?
Post-trib
Premillennialism
Pre-trib Premillennialism
Postmillennialism
Amillennialism

4. Matthew 24 36"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the
angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father... 42Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will
come. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known
at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept
watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44So you
also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour
when you do not expect him.

5. Matthew 24 45"Who then is the faithful and
wise servant, whom the master has put in
charge of the servants in his household to give
them their food at the proper time? 46It will be
good for that servant whose master finds
him doing so when he returns. 47I tell you
the truth, he will put him in charge of all his
possessions. 48But suppose that servant is
wicked and says to himself, 'My master is
staying away a long time,' 49and he then
begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat
and drink with drunkards. 50The master of that
servant will come on a day when he does not
expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a
place with the hypocrites, where there will be

6. “The new heaven and new earth will come in its fullness
only with an apocalyptic return of Jesus. He will
establish shalom at His coming. On that great day, He
will put an end to the destructive violence that now
plagues the earth. The second coming of Christ will
signal the complete deliverance of creation from its
present bondage to corruption.” (Campolo, p.96)
“What must be made clear is that each of us has a
responsibility to do something about our polluted and
trashed creation right now. In anticipation of His
coming, we must go to work today and participate with
Him in caring for all parts of His creation, making our
contribution to the work which He will complete on the
day of His coming.” (ibid.)
Phil 1:6 “And I am sure of this: that He who began a good work
in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

7. By sovereign appointment we are earthkeepers
and caretakers: loving our neighbor, tending the
creation, and meeting our needs. God uses our
skills in the unfolding and well-being of his world.

8. We know how God’s
story is going to end.
The Heroes’ Journey