Featured Snippet: The Great White Throne Judgment described in Revelation 20:11–15 is a future resurrection and time of judgment for people who lived and died without receiving a genuine opportunity to understand God’s truth. The Bible shows that they will be raised, taught God’s way, and judged according to their response. This occurs after Christ’s … Read more
Featured Snippet: The Bible teaches that the dead are unconscious and await a future resurrection. At Jesus Christ’s return, faithful believers will be raised to immortal life in the first resurrection. Scripture also reveals a later resurrection when those who never truly knew God will be raised and given their opportunity to understand His truth, … Read more
The Doctrine of the Last Things (Eschatology) The Bible not only explains humanity’s origin and purpose; it also reveals where human history is going. The study of these future events is commonly called eschatology, meaning the study of last things. Scripture reveals far more than a series of catastrophic end-time events. It describes the return … Read more
The Bible does not teach a secret Rapture where Christians disappear before the tribulation. Scripture describes one visible Second Coming of Jesus Christ, accompanied by the resurrection of the dead, the sounding of the last trumpet, and the establishment of God’s Kingdom on earth (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:52; Zechariah 14:4). Introduction Few doctrines … Read more
Did Jesus teach that believers go to heaven when they die?Jesus primarily taught the coming Kingdom of God on earth, not heaven as the final reward of the saved. He spoke repeatedly about the resurrection, inheriting the earth, and reigning with Him in God’s future Kingdom. Scriptures such as Matthew 5:5, John 5:28-29, and Revelation … Read more