What Are We Waiting For? (2 Peter 3:3-9)

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What Are We Waiting For? (2 Peter 3:3-9)

May 12, 2024 • 2 Peter 3:3–9

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May 12, 2024

Study Questions

2 Peter 3:3-9

1. Do you find it difficult to talk with others about end times? Why/why not? Do you believe it’s important to discuss the biblical teachings on the End Times?

2. Read 2 Peter 3:3-9. What issue was the apostle addressing? How was it impacting the Church at that time? Is it much different for believers today? How?

3. To what does this passage compare the Coming of Jesus Christ? Will it affect only certain people or all creation?

4. What is the Rapture? (Read 1 Thessalonians 4:18; Isaiah 26:19-21.) Will it be public or private? Imminent or gradual? (Read 2 Peter 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 5:1-11; Revelation 3:10; Titus 2:13; Luke 21:34.) How are we, as believers in Christ, to prepare for this ‘day’?

5. What is God’s purpose for the Great Tribulation? (Read Daniel 9:20-27; Matthew 24:9, 21, 29; Revelation 6-19.)

6. Why are we still waiting for ‘the Day of the Lord’ (v.10)? (See verses 8-9.) Does this comfort you, bring you hope, or scare you? Why?

7. There are various different views regarding the order of events in the area of biblical eschatology. How can we as believers spur one another on toward maturity while respecting one another’s biblical convictions rather than becoming divided over different theological convictions?

The Great White Throne

June 30, 2024 • Pastor Doug Thuen • Revelation 20:11–15

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

The Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ (Revelation 20:1-6)

June 16, 2024 • Pastor Doug Thuen • Revelation 20:1–6

Prepared / The Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ June 16, 2024 Study Questions Revelation 20:1-6 1. Read Revelation 20:1-6. What stands out at you the most about this sequence of events? Why? 2. Is this passage literal or figurative? What segments of this passage might get the most attention? What is the main point, and why would many interpreters miss that? 3. What is the significance of the binding of Satan in Revelation 20:1-3? Compare this with the picture we get from Genesis 3:15, Luke 4:1-13, and 1 Peter 5:8. 4. Who will “reign with Christ” in Revelation 20:4-6? What will that look like? (See also 2 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 6:2-3; Revelation 3:21; 5:10.) 5. What is the purpose for a 1000-year period when Christ Jesus will reign? (See Psalm 67:4-7; Habakkuk 2:14; Matthew 25:31-34, 41.) 6. Who are those who will be alive during the millennium and what will life on earth be like? Read Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:4-9; 32:17-18; 65:20; Zachariah 8:3; Hosea 2:18. 7. How does Daniel 7:9-14 help us understand Revelation 20:4? 8. What hope does this study bring you as a follower of Jesus Christ? How can you rest in God’s sovereignty this week?

The Triumphant Return of Jesus Christ (Revelation 19:11-21)

June 9, 2024 • Revelation 19:11–21

Prepared / “The Triumphant Return of Christ” June 9, 2024 Study Questions Revelation 19:11-20:6 1. Read verses 11-16 in Revelation chapter 19, which describes John’s first of three visions in this chapter. Identify the names given to the Lord Jesus. Describe what they each represent, and then the significance, of those names. (Read Psalm 29:2.) How can you take comfort in His name(s)? 2. What do we learn about the Lord Jesus Christ as John describes His features in this passage? 3. Read Isaiah 63:1-6. Now see Revelation 19:14, which describes armies which are in heaven that are clothed with fine linen, white and clean; and yet, Christ has blood on His robe. What is the significance of this blood? 4. Read verses 17-18, John’s second vision. Who are the enemies who will rise up before Jerusalem in that day? What will be their outcome? See also Revelation 16:14 and 16, Joel 3:11-17, and Zachariah 14:1-5. 5. In John’s third vision (verses 19-21), how are the following passages in the Bible ultimately fulfilled: Psalm 110:1; Acts 2:34-36; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 10:12-13? Who will be sealed in the abyss, and for how long? What does this teach us about Satan’s power against God? 6. Read Revelation 20:1-6. After His return, how long will the Lord Jesus Christ reign on the earth? How will life be different in those days from the time prior to Christ’s return? How will they be similar? 7. According to verses 5 and 6, who are the ‘rest of the dead’ and what does the first resurrection refer to? Who are those who remain in the abyss until the 1000-year reign is over? 8. Jesus Christ’s second return is not to be confused with the rapture where Jesus will gather all of His saints in the air with Him (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The second coming of Christ will include the judgement that is absent in the rapture. In what ways can this truth shape your heart and draw you to a deeper trust in the Lord this week? 9. How has the resurrection of Jesus changed the way you live and talk with others? How does the second coming of Christ change the way you live and talk with others? Is it the same or different? Why?