The document provides an introduction to the topic of eschatology, or the study of end times. It summarizes that 27% of the Bible contains prophecies, and outlines nine important end times prophecies from the Bible. It also describes key elements of eschatology including biblical covenants, dispensations, the roles of Israel, the church, and nations in end times, and the order of end times events like the rapture and second coming. The document aims to explain why the study of eschatology is important and asks whether readers are prepared for Jesus' return.

1. INTRODUCTION TO ESCHATOLOGY
Period of Spiritual Instruction

2. This PSI Will Cover….
 What Is Eschatology
 Why Is It Important
 Nine Important Prophecies
 Biblical Covenants & Dispensations
 Order of Events
 End time Players
 Rapture, Tribulation, & 2nd Coming
 Are You Ready?

3. What If???
 What if you had inside information about certain governments
and nations around the world?
 What if you possessed some heads up knowledge about the
global economy?
 What if you could accurately detect when, where, and what
nations would be going to war in the future?
 What if you could know about future technologies before they
are created?
 What if you could detect disaster before it happens?
 What if you could use this knowledge to prepare family,
friends, and yourself from harm?

4. 27% of the Bible is Prophecy
 According to Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy, by J.
Barton Payne, which lists 1,239 prophecies in the Old
Testament, and 578 prophecies in the New Testament.
 That works out to a total of of 1,817, by his count. And
prophecies involve 8,352 of the Bible's verses.
 And because there are 31,124 verses in the Bible, the
1,817 verses works out to about 27 percent of the total,
meaning one-fourth of the Bible is prophecy.

5. What Is Eschatology?
 Now as He sat on the
Mount of Olives, the
disciples came to Him
privately, saying, 'Tell
us, when will these
things be? And what
will be the sign of Your
coming, and of the end
of the age? (Matthew
24:3).

6. What Is Eschatology?
(es-kuh-TAHL-o-jee). A study of the
end times. This is compounded from
two words, Greek eschaton, "end," and
-ology, a study of something (from
Greek logos). The adjective
eschatological (es-ka-tuh-LAH-ji-
kal) refers to events of the end times.

7. Why Is It Important
 Eschatology provides believers with a systematic
timeline for the return of Christ. Although no one
knows the exact date of the Lord’s return, through
the study of end time events we can recognize the
signs and seasons. This should create a sense of
urgency within the body of Christ to labor in the
Lord’s harvest fields. Eschatology also provides
comfort and hope concerning our future with the
Lord in Heaven.

8. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #1
 Jesus will return (to judge the
living and the dead)
 Scripture Reference:
 Matthew 24:29-31
 Bible passage:
 Immediately after the tribulation
of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, and the stars shall
fall from heaven, and the powers of
the heavens shall be shaken:
 30 And then shall appear the sign of
the Son of man in heaven: and
then shall all the tribes of the earth
mourn, and they shall see the Son
of man coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory.
 31 And he shall send his angels with
a great sound of a trumpet, and
they shall gather together his elect
from the four winds, from one end
of heaven to the other

9. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #2
 No one will know the
hour or the day of
Jesus' return
 Scripture Reference:
 Matthew 24:36-37
 Bible passage:
 36 But of that day and
hour knoweth no man,
no, not the angels of
heaven, but my Father
only.
 37 But as the days of Noah
were, so shall also the
coming of the Son of man
be.

10. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #3
 Jesus' return will be
unexpected
 Scripture Reference:
 2 Peter 3:1-18
 Bible passage:
 Knowing this first, that
there shall come in the last
days scoffers, walking after
their own lusts,
 4 And saying, Where is the
promise of his coming? for
since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they
were from the beginning of
the creation.

11. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #3
 Jesus' return will be
unexpected
 Scripture Reference:
 2 Peter 3:1-18
 Bible passage:
 Knowing this first, that
there shall come in the last
days scoffers, walking after
their own lusts,
 4 And saying, Where is the
promise of his coming? for
since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they
were from the beginning of
the creation.

12. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #4
 The "day of the Lord" will
take people by surprise
 Scripture Reference:
 1 Thessalonians 5:1-9:
 Bible passage:
 But of the times and the seasons,
brethren, ye have no need that I
write unto you.
 2 For yourselves know perfectly
that the day of the Lord so
cometh as a thief in the night.
 3 For when they shall say, Peace
and safety; then sudden
destruction cometh upon them,
as travail upon a woman with
child; and they shall not escape.
 4 But ye, brethren, are not in
darkness, that that day should
overtake you as a thief.

13. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #5
 Gospel will be
preached to the
entire world
 Scripture Reference:
 Matthew 24:14
 Bible passage:
 14 And this gospel of the
kingdom shall be
preached in all the world
for a witness unto all
nations; and then shall
the end come.

14. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #6
 There will be false
messiahs before
Jesus returns
 Scripture Reference:
 Matthew 24:23-25
 Bible passage:
 24 For there shall arise
false Christs, and false
prophets, and shall shew
great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were
possible, they shall
deceive the very elect.
 25 Behold, I have told you
before.

15. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #7
 Jesus spoke of a day
of unequaled
destruction and
suffering
 Scripture Reference:
 Matthew 24:21-22
 Bible passage:
 21 For then shall be great
tribulation, such as was
not since the beginning
of the world to this time,
no, nor ever shall be.
 22 And except those days
should be shortened,
there should no flesh be
saved: but for the elect's
sake those days shall be
shortened.

16. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #8
 Jerusalem will be
trampled upon
 Scripture Reference:
 Luke 21:23-24
 Bible passage:
 23 But woe unto them that are
with child, and to them that
give suck, in those days! for
there shall be great distress in
the land, and wrath upon this
people.
 24 And they shall fall by the
edge of the sword, and shall
be led away captive into all
nations: and Jerusalem shall
be trodden down of the
Gentiles, until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled.

17. Nine End Time Prophecies
 Prophecy #9
 Jesus rule the world from
Jerusalem for 1,000 years

 Scripture Reference:
 Revelation 20:4
 Bible passage:
 4 And I saw thrones, and they
sat upon them, and judgment
was given unto them: and I
saw the souls of them that
were beheaded for the witness
of Jesus, and for the word of
God, and which had not
worshipped the beast, neither
his image, neither had
received his mark upon their
foreheads, or in their hands;
and they lived and reigned
with Christ a thousand years.

18. Biblical Dispensations
 Innocence
 Conscience
 Human Governments
 Promise
 Law
 Grace
 Kingdom Reign
 New Heavens & New
Earth

20. Biblical Covenants
 Edenic
 Adamic
 Noahic
 Abrahamic
 Mosaic
 Palestinian
 Davidic
 New Covenant

21. End Time Players
Israel
The Church
The Nations

22. Israel
 God is not finished with the nation of Israel(Romans
11:25-29)
 The time of “Jacob’s Trouble” will be a period of
intense persecution for the Jews (Jeremiah 30:3-7)
 There will be 144,000 evangelists ministering revival
during the Tribulation Period. They are from the
tribes of Israel (Revelation 7:1-17)
 Israel will be saved from total destruction by Jesus
Christ himself (Romans 11:26)
 The Lord Jesus will rule the world from his capital at
Jerusalem. (Revelation 21 & Revelation 22)

23. The Nations
 The nations that are on the earth at the end of the
Tribulation Period will be judged by Jesus Christ.
Part of their judgment will be based on how they
have treated Israel (Matthew 25:31-46)
 There are specific nations that are mentioned in the
Bible that will come against the land of Israel. There
demise will be inevitable. Those nations include:
Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and
nations of the Far East (possibly China, North Korea,
ect)

25. The Church
 The church is comprised of “born again” Jews and
Gentiles who have put their faith in Jesus Christ for
their salvation. (Galatians 3:28-29)
 The church is the bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:25-27)
 God has not appointed his church to wrath (1
Thessalonians 5:9)
 Jesus will come for his church in an event called the
rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, 1 Corinthians
15:51-53)
 Jesus will return to earth with his church at his
second coming (Revelation 19:1-21)

26. Three Different Groups
Three Different Judgments
 Israel- the last “week” of Daniel’s 70th week is a
seven year period of judgment upon the nation of
Israel for breaking covenant with God.
 Church- after the rapture the church will go the
judgment seat of Christ in heaven. Judgment will be
based upon what believer’s have done after they were
saved.
 Nations- unsaved gentile survivors of the
Tribulation Period. Judgment the basis for entry
into the millennium kingdom.

27. The Timeline of the End
 Eschatological Timelines may vary with different views and
beliefs but the order below is that which Pretribulationists
believe:
 1. The Rapture of the Church (Bema & Marriage Supper of
the Lamb in Heaven)
 2. The Time of Jacob’s Trouble on the earth (7 year
Tribulation Period of Revelation)
 3. The 2nd Coming of Christ and the defeat of the enemies of
the Lord at the Battle of Armageddon.
 4. Judgment of the surviving nations and followed by the
1,000 year reign of Christ
 5. The final rebellion of Gog and Magog defeated
 6. The New Heavens & the New Earth
 7. An Eternal State of Glory!!!

28. Are You Ready To Meet Jesus?