The Last Days according to Jesus: When Did Jesus Say He Would Return?

by R. C. Sproul

Overview

Speculation and theories abound about what the last days have in store for us. But what did Jesus believe and teach about the end times and the timing of his return? R. C. Sproul points believers back to the words of Christ, offering them a solid footing amid ever-shifting opinion about the age to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801018589
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/29/2015
Edition description:	Repackaged Edition
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	401,842
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian discipleship organization located near Orlando, Florida. He was also first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Florida, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online. Dr. Sproul contributed dozens of articles to national evangelical publications, spoke at conferences, churches, colleges, and seminaries around the world, and wrote more than 100 books, including The Holiness of God, Chosen by God, and Everyone's a Theologian. He also served as general editor of the Reformation Study Bible.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures 9

Introduction 11

1 What Did Jesus Teach on Mount Olivet? 33

2 What "Generation" Will Witness the End? 57

3 What "Age" Was about to End? 79

4 What Did Paul Teach in His Letters? 103

5 What about the Destruction of Jerusalem? 123

6 What Did John Teach in Revelation? 141

7 When Is the Resurrection? 163

8 Who Is the Antichrist? 185

9 When Is the Millennium? 205

Appendixes

1 The Olivet Discourse according to Matthew 219

2 The Olivet Discourse in Matthew, Mark, and Luke 226

Notes 241

Glossary 251

Bibliography of Works Cited 253

Index of Names 263

Index of Scripture 267