How It All Ends
How Close Are We?
October 3, 2021 • Vince DiPaola • 2 Timothy 3, Matthew 24:4–14, 1 Timothy 4
How close are we to the end? This is a challenging question to answer, but the Bible gives us enough information to start to answer this question. Using Jesus’ famous Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24) along with the Apostle Paul’s teaching on the last days (1Timothy 4 and 2Timothy 3), I will share some of the signs of the end so that we can get a sense of how close we are to the end. And most importantly, what God wants us to do as we get closer and closer to the day it all ends.
How The End Begins
October 10, 2021 • Vince DiPaola • 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Revelation 3:10, John 14
We will continue our new series by looking at “How The End Begins”. That title is a little tricky, so to clarify we’ll be studying what the Bible says about the very first event that begins the end of the world as we know it. What is it? It is the Rapture, a very misunderstood moment in history when the world will change in an instant. How will the world change instantly? What is the rapture? Who will it affect? When will it happen with respect to the other events described in the future and is it different than the return of Jesus to earth? We’ll answer all these questions and more by looking at key passages on this fascinating, world-altering event.
Hell On Earth: The Final Seven Years
October 17, 2021 • Vince DiPaola • Matthew 4:15–25, 2 Thessalonians 2, Revelation 6
So many people say things like, “I’ve just gone through hell these past few days”, or “life is hell”, or worse tell people to go to this aforementioned place. I wonder if they realize what hell is really like and how what we’re experiencing today in the world is nothing compared to the worst period of time that will ever inflict the earth. That time is called the Tribulation, a seven year period in which you could accurately say that it will be hell on earth. The Bible tells us that nothing will be as bad as this period of time. You can read about it in Revelation 6-19, that infamous last book of the Bible. During this message, I will share how this period begins, what the first half of the seven years is like, what changes at the 3.5 year mark, and how the last 3.5 years bring both difficult times and the return of Jesus. You’ll learn about the “mark of the beast” and so much more. In fact, if you’re a Christian, the Bible mentions you and what you’ll do at the end of this 7 year period. Let’s just say that nothing cooler could possibly happen in your life! I want you to be prepared for this difficult time in history.
What Happens When We Die?
October 24, 2021 • Vince DiPaola • 1 Corinthians 3:11–15, Revelation 20:7–15
What happens when we die? People have so many different ideas in answer to this question. Some people think that once we die we simply cease to exist, but the Bible paints a much different picture of what happens, starting with the fact that all people are eternal beings that will exist forever in one of two realities. Many Christians do not know much more beyond this. When we look at the Bible, we learn so much more about the time when we will all face a judgment after we die. It answers questions like: What happens when a Christian dies? Where are they judged? How are they judged? What is the criteria used for their judgment? What WON’T be judged? What rewards will follow? Additionally, what happens when someone who is not a Christian dies?
Heaven On Earth: The Kingdom Of God
November 7, 2021 • Vince DiPaola • Matthew 6:10, Revelation 20:1–6
We'll look at the final stages of God’s plan for the future: the Kingdom of God and the Eternal State that follows it. While it was promised thousands of years ago, and offered once in human history, today the world still awaits its arrival. We will share six important aspects of this end-of-the-world period. We hope this message will continue to help you have God’s answers to all the questions that people are asking about the future in light of all that is happening in the world.
Do you have questions?
For two thousand years, people have speculated how the world will end and there is no end to the list of self-proclaimed prophets who have tried to predict it only to be proven woefully wrong over time. Is there any reliably source of truth that tells us how the world really ends? There is! It’s all found in the Bible, particularly in the teaching of Jesus Christ and the apostles. The Bible’s perfect predictive track-record proves it is a reliable source of truth about future events. Because of that, we will answer the question, “How will the world end?” by looking at key passages of Scripture that help us understand the signs of the times, how close we are to the end, how the end “begins”, how things look when the end arrives and how it impacts our lives beyond our time on earth. If you want to understand the future destiny of our world, and also be personally ready for its arrival, then join us for this important study on what the Bible says about the end times.