4 of 5 Cautions in Studying the End Times

1. Be careful not to err by being too lackadaisical or too chronological.

2. Be careful to approach this text with awe and mystery, not just curiosity.

3. Be careful to see what presuppositions you bring to the text.

4. Be careful to get the order of importance right.

Warnings and Promises

Warning #1 - Be watchful for deceiving, false messiahs.

Warning #2 – Be ready for disturbing events.

Warning #3 – Be spiritually prepared for hardship.

Promise #1 – _______________ is possible and will be rewarded.

Throughout the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3, Jesus frequently exhorts and encourages spiritual endurance.

Promise #2 – God’s mission will not be _______________.

Jesus comforts His disciples with the news that even though there is great suffering, apostasy, and trial, God’s mission will not be stopped.

Signs of the Times

First, the times of our world (in a broad scope).

Deception

Division

Disasters

Defamation

Desertion

Disinformation

Depravity

Declaration

Second, we must look at the _______________.

Prayer – Ministry – the voice of the Holy Spirit. These are the times within us. We must cultivate a heart that is ready for Divine influence.

The 5th Caution: Be careful to keep the admonitions about watchfulness front and center.

ANSWERS

Promise #1 – Endurance is possible and will be rewarded.

Promise #2 – God’s mission will not be stopped.

Second, we must look at the times within us.