I.  Introduction:

1. What behaviors is Tim King referring to when he uses the phrase, “End-Time alarmism”?
   
2. Do you agree that the focus of the church is too often on negative rather than positive things?
   
3. Have you ever heard anyone propose that the return of Jesus is what’s needed to fix the problems of our world? Why do you feel that is, or is not, true?
    

II.  Presence Ministries’ understanding of the Last Days

1. When does Presence Ministries think the Last Days were?
   
2. What is the gist of the Transmillennial view?
    

III. Interpreting our Past

1. What difficulties are there in interpreting ancient cultures?
   
2. List an example of how an incorrect translation in the King James Bible promoted incorrect thinking.
   
3. What age did Tim King claim was ending in the First Century?
    

IV. Too Much Tension

1. A transition was taking place between the Cross and the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 – This was a transition from “what” to “what”?
   
2. Was Jesus correct when he predicted he would return in that first-century generation (Matthew 16:27-28; 24:36)?
   
3. Why did C.S. Lewis call Matthew 24:34 “the most embarrassing verse in the Bible”?
   
4. What tension do we feel when we read the predictions of Jesus and then listen to modern-day teaching regarding the Last Days?
    

V.  The Process of the Changing Covenants

1. What did Israel’s wilderness wandering have to do with Paul’s generation?  What did these generations have in common?
   
2. Why is it significant that Jesus used the same apocalyptic language to describe the A.D. 70 Fall of Jerusalem as did Isaiah regarding the fall of Babylon?
   
3. Why have so many been confused by Jesus’ Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24?
   
4. On the Day of Pentecost, what did Peter say about Joel’s prophecy and its beginning?
   
5. What do we learn from Hebrews 8:13?
    

VI.  Our New Covenant

1. What difference do you think it makes to the world whether they believe it is “the end” versus “the beginning”?
   
2. Which view holds the most potential for building the civilizations of tomorrow that will bring glory and honor to God?
3. Why would you say that … what examples would you point to?
    

VII.  Continue the Journey

1. Are you satisfied with your level of understanding of Biblical issues regarding the Last Days?
   
2. Are you ready and willing to learn more?
    

 
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