Resources on Eschatology

(1) Audio Resources

BELGIC CONFESSION CLASSES

The Two Ages

• Introducing Eschatology and Time  (Mark 13:1-27)
• The Two Ages—Introduction (I Cor. 1:20-3:8)
• Two Qualitatively Different Ages (Luke 20:27-40)
• The Ethical Nature of This Age (Matt. 13:18-52)
• This Age and This Cosmos (I Cor. 1:18-31)

The NT on the Last Days

• When Do the Last Days Begin and End? (Acts 2:1-21)
• Three NT Texts on Grace in the Last Days (I Peter 1:1-21)
• James 5 on the Last Days (James 5:1-13)
• The Last Days in II Peter 3 (II Peter 3:1-18)
• Jude and Paul on the Last Days (Jude 1-25)
• Paul and John on the Last Days (II Tim. 3:1-4:10)

The OT on the Last Days

• The Last Days in Isaiah 2: Millennialism (Isa. 2)
• The Last Days in Isaiah 2 and Acts 2 (Isa. 1:1-2:4)
• Messianic Prophecy and the Last Days in Isaiah (Isa. 55)
• The Last Days in Micah and Isaiah (Micah 4:1-8; 5:2-7)
• Hosea on the Last Days (Hos. 1:8-11, 2:20-23, 3:4-5)
• The Last Days in Jeremiah (Jer. 23:1-21)
• Ezekiel and the Last Days (Eze. 38)
• Gog and Magog in the Last Days (Eze. 39)
• Gog and Magog in Ezekiel and Revelation (Rev. 20)
• Daniel on the Last Days (Dan. 2:27-45)
• Jacob on the Last Days (Gen. 1:1-18)
• Balaam’s Latter Days Prophecy (Num. 24:1-25)
• Deuteronomy on the Last Days (Deut. 4:20-34)
• The Big Picture on the Last Days (Acts 2:1-21)

1,000 Years and 1,260 Days in Revelation

• The Major Millennial Schools (Titus 2)
• Millennialism, the Two Ages and the Last Days (Luke 20:27-40)
• The Millennium and the Structure of the Book of Revelation (Titus 1)
• Revelation 6-19 and the Millennium (Rev. 6)
• The Millennium’s Beginning and End (Rev. 20)
• The Binding of Satan: What? (Rev. 20)
• The Binding of Satan: Regarding What? (Rev. 20)
• Are the 1,000 Years Literal? (Rev. 20)
• The Meaning of Revelation 20:4-6 (Rev. 20)
• 1,000 Years and 1,260 Days—Date Setting! (Rev. 11:1-10)
• When Do the 1,260 Days Begin and End? (Rev. 12)
• What Happens During the 1,260 Days? (Rev. 13)

The Nearness of Christ’s Coming

• The Nearness of Christ’s Coming in the Epistles (Rom. 13)
• The Nearness of Christ’s Coming in Revelation and the Gospels (Rev. 1)
• Christ’s Soon Comings in Matthew and John (Matt. 10:1-23)
• The Ways in Which Christ Comes (Eph. 2:11-22)
• Did Paul Predict That He Would Be Alive at Christ’s Return? (I Thess. 4)
• The Nearness of Christ’s Return and Time (II Peter 3)
• Christ’s Soon Coming: Preaching and Filling (I Thess. 2)
• Three More Arguments and the Unknown Day of Christ’s Return (Rev. 14:14-20)
• The Nearness AND the Delay of the Lord’s Return (Luke 18:1-8)

Ezekiel 40-48 in Eschatology

• Introducing Ezekiel 40-48 (Eze. 40:1-19)
• Land Divisions, Sacred Reserve, Temple Compound and Healing River (Eze. 41:1-20)
• Three Arguments Against Literalism in Ezekiel 40-48  (Eze. 42)
• Seven Massive Problems With a Literal Ezekiel 40-48 (Eze. 44:1-16)
• Changes in OT Law in Ezekiel 40-48 (Eze. 45:18-25)
• Ezekiel 40-48 as “Better” (Eze. 43:1-17)
• The Fulfilment of Ezekiel 40-48 (Eze. 47:1-12)

The Seventy Weeks of Daniel 9

• Presenting the Dispensationalist View (Dan. 9:20-27)
• Critiquing Dispensationalism’s Literalist View of Daniel 9 (Dan. 9:20-27)
• The 7 Weeks and the 62 Weeks (Ezra 1)
• Refuting Dispensationalism’s Interpretation of the 70th Week (Dan. 9:20-27)
• Christ and His Cross in Daniel 9 (Dan. 9:3-27)
• Covenant and Chronology in Daniel 9 (Dan. 9:20-27)
• The Coming, Counsel and Comfort of Daniel 9 (Dan. 9:20-27)

The Signs of Christ’s Return (Collectively Considered)

• Introducing the Signs of Christ’s Return (Matt. 24:1-18)
• The Idea of Signs (Luke 21:5-28)
• The Characteristics of the Eschatological Signs (Mark 13:1-27)
• The Old Testament and the Signs of Christ’s Return (Dan. 12)
• Responses to the Biblical and Eschatological Signs (John 12:23-43)
• Judaism and Islam on Signs of the End of the World (II Thess. 2:1-12)

Eschatological Signs in Creation; Wars, False Christs and Persecution

• Famines, Pestilences, Earthquakes and Birth Pangs (Matt. 24:1-14)
• Birth Pangs, the Book of Revelation and Earthquakes (II Pet. 3)
• The Eschatological Signs in the Heavens (Luke 21:7-28)
• Wars and Rumours of Wars  (Rev. 6)
• False Christs (Matt. 24:3-8, 23-31)
• Various Signs and Persecutions (Mark 13:1-20)
• Ungodly Motivations for Persecution (I Thess. 2)
• Forms of Persecution (Heb. 11:32-40)
• Modern Persecution (Rev. 13:1-10)
• Painful Effects of Persecution (Matt. 24:1-14)

The Sign of Global Preaching

• Gospel Preaching—The First Horseman (Rev. 6)
• Global Gospel Preaching in Apostolic History (Rom. 15:15-33)
• The Spread of the Gospel After the Apostles (Micah 4:1-4; 5:1-4)
• Gospel Preaching in the Pre-Reformers and the Reformation (Eph. 4:1-16)
• The Age of Discovery: Portugal and Spain (John 4:7-30)
• The Spread of the Gospel: Apostles – French Empire (Matt. 24:1-14)
• The Dutch and British Empires, and the Scramble for Africa (Rom. 9:30-10:15)
• Modern Missions and the Unfinished Task (Rev. 7:9-17)

The Sign of Apostasy

• Apostasy: An Introduction  (Hosea 2:1-13)
• Apostasy: New Testament Survey and Two Images  (Matt. 16:1-12)
• Apostasy and Gangrene  (II Tim. 2:10-26)
• Apostasy and Various Parties: Apostates, Believers and God  (I Tim. 6:6-21)
• Three Personal Reasons Why Some Apostatise (I Tim. 6:6-21)
• Two Additional Reasons Why Some Apostatise (John 6:53-71)
• False Teachers and Apostasy (II Cor. 11:1-15)
• Four Historical Apostasies (II Tim. 3:10-4:4)
• Three Massive Modern Apostate Movements (I Cor. 6:1-11)
• Why Is There Apostasy? (II Tim. 3)

The Great Tribulation

• Introducing the Great Tribulation  (Matt. 24:15-31)
• The Abomination of Desolation in Daniel 11-12  (Dan. 11:21-35)
• The Number of Abominations of Desolation and Our Calling  (Mark 13:14-37)
• The Abomination of Desolation–the Big Picture (Dan. 8:3-25)
• The Great Tribulation: Biblical Teaching and Our Response  (Zech. 14:1-15)
• Joel 3, Daniel 7 and the Worst Ever Tribulation  (Dan. 7)
• The Great Tribulation: Worst Ever? Last Battle? Deuteronomic Cursings?  (Deut. 28:15-33)
• The Great Tribulation and the Two Witnesses  (Rev. 11:3-18)

SERMON SERIES

The Man of Sin

(1) An End Times Error  (II Thess. 2:1-2)
(2) Christ’s Coming Is Not Imminent!  (II Thess. 2:3)
(3) The Falling Away and the Man of Sin (II Thess. 2:3)
(4) The Man of Sin and the Objects of Worship  (II Thess. 2:4)
(5) The Man of Sin and the Temple of God  (II Thess. 2:4)
(6) The Restrainer of the Man of Sin’s Revelation  (II Thess. 2:5-7)
(7) The Man of Sin Revealed and Destroyed  (II Thess. 2:8)
(8) The Miracles of the Man of Sin  (II Thess. 2:9)
(9) The Man of Sin’s Deceptive Powers  (II Thess. 2:10)
(10) Why “Christians” Will Worship the Man of Sin  (II Thess.  2:10-12)
(11) True Christians Will Not Worship the Man of Sin   (II Thess.  2:13-14)
(12) Holding the Traditions on the Man of Sin  (II Thess.  2:15-17)

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Future

(1) The Valley of Dry Bones  (Eze. 37:1-14)
(2) The Union of the Two Sticks (Eze. 37:15-20)
(3) The Restoration of the Davidic Kingdom (Eze. 37:21-28)
(4) The Attack of Gog and Magog  (Eze. 38:1-23)
(5) The Destruction of Gog and Magog  (Eze. 39)

God’s Purposes With Israel in the New Testament Age

(1) Has God Cast Away the Jews?  (Rom. 11:1-5)
(2) Grace Not Works  (Rom. 11:6)
(3) Israel Hardened by God  (Rom. 11:7-8)
(4) David’s Prayer Against Israel  (Rom. 11:9-10)
(5) God’s Purpose in Israel’s Stumbling  (Rom. 11:11)
(6) The Greater Riches of Israel’s Reception  (Rom. 11:12-15)
(7) The Olive Tree  (Rom. 11:16-21)
(8) The Goodness and Severity of God  (Rom. 11:22-24)
(9) The Mystery of the Salvation of All Israel  (Rom. 11:25-27)
(10) God’s Enmity and Love for the Jews  (Rom. 11:28-29)
(11) God Will Continue to Save the Jews  (Rom. 11:30-32)
(12) All Things Are of God!  (Rom. 11:33-36)

The Two Mountains

(1) Mount Sinai  (Heb. 12:18-21)
(2) Mount Sion  (Heb. 12:22-24)
(3) Mt. Sion and Mt. Sinai: The Exhortation  (Heb. 12:25-29)

The Interlude and the Seventh Trumpet

(1) The Mighty Angel Astride Land and Sea  (Rev. 10:1-4)
(2) The Mighty Angel’s Solemn Oath  (Rev. 10:5-7)
(3) Eating the Little Book  (Rev. 10:8-11)
(4) The Forty-Two Months of the Temple and the City  (Rev. 11:1-2)
(5) The Ministry of the Two Witnesses  (Rev. 11:3-4)
(6) The Opposition to the Two Witnesses  (Rev. 11:5-8)
(7) The World’s Reactions After the Death of the Two Witnesses  (Rev. 11:9-13)
(8) The Blowing of the Seventh Trumpet  (Rev. 11:14-19)

The Woman and the Dragon

(1) Two Signs in Heaven  (Rev. 12:1-6)
(2) War in Heaven  (Rev. 12:7-12)
(3) The Woman in the Wilderness  (Rev. 12:13-17)

The Lamb, Babylon and the Sickles

(1) The Comfort of the 144,000  (Rev. 14:1-5)
(2) The First Two Angels and Their Messages (Rev. 14:6-8)
(3) The Warning of the Third Angel (Rev. 14:9-11)
(4) The Saints in the Antichristian Kingdom (Rev. 14:12)
(5) Blessed Are Those Who Die in the Lord! (Rev. 14:13)
(6) The Son of Man and His Sickle (Rev. 14:14-16)
(7) The Great Winepress of God’s Wrath (Rev. 14:17-20)

The Last Battle

(1) The Last Battle  (Rev. 19:11-21)
(2) The Last Battle  (Rev. 19:11-21)

INDIVIDUAL SERMONS/LECTURES

Time Periods

• The Two Ages in Eschatology (Luke 20:27-38)
• The New Testament’s Teaching on the Last Days
• The Last Days  (Acts 2)
• The 1,000 Years of Revelation 20  (Rev. 20)
• Seventy Weeks: The Fulfilment of God’s Covenant  (Dan. 9:24-27) – Rev. G. Eriks
• Dispensationalism: An Unbiblical View of the End of the World – Prof. R. Dykstra
• Dispensationalism, J. N. Darby and Powerscourt

Signs of the Times

• The Lamb Takes the Book  (Rev. 5:5-7)
• The Sovereignty of God and the Signs of the Times  (Rev. 5:1-6:11) – Prof. H. Hanko
• The 4 Horse Men of Revelation 6  (Rev. 6:1-8)
• The 2 Witnesses of Revelation 11  (Rev. 11:3-13)
• The Coming of Scoffers in the Last Days  (II Peter 3:3-4) – Prof. R. Dykstra
• What Manner of People?  (II Peter 3:10-14) – Prof. R. Dykstra
• The Abomination of Desolation (Iron Sharpens Iron Radio Interview)

Antichrist

• Confessing the Faith Before Antichrist  (Dan. 3:16-18)
• The Antichrist  (II Thess. 2)
• The Bible’s Identification of the Antichrist (II Thess. 2) – Rev. W. Langerak
• Miracles and the End of the World  (II Thess. 2:9-12)
• Daniel’s Night Vision  (Dan. 7)

Christ’s Second Coming

• The Revelation of Christ from Heaven  (LD 19; I Thess. 1)
• The Rapture  (LD 19; I Thess. 4:13-18)
• Christ’s Word Shall Never Pass Away  (Matt. 24:35)

Christian Hope

• The Earnest of the Spirit  (Eph. 1:14)
• Our Heavenly Citizenship (Phil. 3:20-21)

Readiness for Christ’s Return

• Looking for the Glorious Appearing of Our Saviour (I) – Rev. C. Haak
• Looking for the Glorious Appearing of Our Saviour (II) – Rev. C. Haak
• The Unknown Day of Christ’s Return  (Matt. 24:36-42) – Rev. D. Kleyn
• Watching as Faithful and Wise Servants  (Matt. 24:45-51) – Rev. R. Hanko
• The Wedding Garment of Christ  (Matt. 22:11-13) – Prof. H. Hanko

General Resurrection

• Job’s Hope of the Resurrection of the Body  (Job 19:25-27) – Rev. M. McGeown
• Thy Dead Shall Live!  (LD 22; Isa. 26:19)
• Thanks for Victory in Christ  (I Cor. 15:57) – Rev. D. Kleyn

Judgment Day

• Divine Judgment in the Valley of Jehoshaphat  (LD 19; Joel 3)
• Christ Sitting at the Right Hand of God  (LD 19; Ps. 110)
• The Final Judgment of God’s Elect  (Matt. 25:31-46) – Prof. D. Engelsma

Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy

• Amos’ Prophecy of the Raising Up of David’s House  (Amos 9:11-15)
• The Renewal of Zion  (Isa. 4:1-6)
• The Transformation of Creation  (Isa. 35)
• Comforted!  (LD 1; Isa. 66:7-13)
• The Mystery Revealed by the Spirit (I) (Eph. 3:5-6)
• The Mystery Revealed by the Spirit (II) (Eph. 3:5-6)
• What Is a Jew?  (Rom. 2:28-29)
• What About Israel? (Heb. 11:8-22)

Kingdom of God

• The Kingdom is the Lord’s!  (LD 48; Ps. 22:22-31)
• Thy Kingdom Come  (LD 48; Isa.52)
• Thy Kingdom Come!  (LD 48; Luke 12:22-40)
• The Seizure of the Kingdom by the Violent  (Matt. 11:11-12) – Prof. H. Hanko

Intermediate State

• The Death of the Believer (LD 16; John 11)
• The Christian’s Death: A Passage into Eternal Life (LD 16; Ps. 88)
• Life After Death  (LD 22; Phil. 1)
• Life in Heaven (Rev. 7:13-15) – Rev. C. Haak

(2) Written Resources

Belgic Confession Class Handouts

• Chart of the Four Millennial Systems
• Texts on the “Two Ages”  (Indonesian)
• Fourteen OT Texts on the Last or Latter Days
• Understanding the Last Days in Isaiah 2:1-4
• Nine NT Texts on the Last or Latter Days or Time(s) or Hour  (Indonesian)
• Table of 23 Last Days Texts

Time Periods

• John Calvin on the Last Days in II Timothy 3  (Spanish)
• The Millennium  (Indonesian)
• The Premillennial Error  (German) (Hungarian) (Italian) (Portuguese) (Russian) (Swahili)
• The 70 Weeks of Daniel 9:24-27  (Indonesian) (Spanish)
• The Woman and the Dragon (Rev. 12)  (Indonesian) (Korean)
• Preterist Gangrene: Its Diagnosis, Prognosis and Cure  (Portuguese)
• The 1,000 Years of Revelation 20  (German) (Polish)
• The Binding of Satan (1)  (Indonesian) (Russian)
• The Binding of Satan (2)  (Indonesian) (Russian)
• The Binding of Satan (3)  (Indonesian)
• The Forty-Two Months  (Afrikaans) (Hungarian) (Indonesian) (Italian) (Spanish) (Swahili)
• Daniel’s Night Vision (1)  (German) (Indonesian) (Italian)
• Daniel’s Night Vision (2)  (German) (Indonesian) (Italian)
• Dispensationalism, J. N. Darby and Powerscourt
• Presbyterian Minister Teaching Dispensationalism

Signs of the Times

• Introducing the Four Horsemen of Revelation 6 (Afrikaans) (Hungarian)
• The White and Red Horses (Afrikaans) (Hungarian) (Polish) (Spanish)
• The Black and Pale Horses (Afrikaans) (Hungarian) (Polish)
• The Four Horses Considered Together (Afrikaans) (Hungarian)
• Lessons From the Four Horsemen (Hungarian)
• The Prayers of All the Saints
• The Great Tribulation   (Chinese) (Hungarian) (Spanish) (Swahili) (Ukrainian)
• Quotes on Matthew 24
• The Four Blood Moons

Antichrist

• The Antichrist  (Hungarian) (Polish)
• The Antichrist  (Portuguese)  (Spanish)
• The Mark of the Beast  (Polish)

Christian Hope

• Postmillennialism and the Remnant
• Five Texts on Christ’s Glorious Return
• The Hope of Creation (Rom. 8:19-23)
• The Groaning Church Saved in Hope (Rom. 8:23-25)
• A New Heaven and a New Earth (1) (Polish)
• A New Heaven and a New Earth (2) (Polish)
• The Reward of Grace  (Portuguese)
• Preparing for Another World (1)  (Italian)
• Preparing for Another World (2)  (Italian)
• The Earnest of the Spirit (1)

Readiness for Christ’s Return

• Marriage in this Passing World (1)  (Italian)
• Marriage in this Passing World (2)  (Italian)
• Marriage in this Passing World (3)  (Italian)

Judgment Day

• The Day of the Lord in the Old Testament
• The Lord’s Day and the Day of the Lord (4)
• The Theodicy (1)  (Hungarian) (Italian) (Swahili)
• The Theodicy (2)  (Hungarian)
• The Theodicy (3)  (Hungarian)
• Eternal Punishment   (Chichewa) (Hungarian) (Kirundi) (Portuguese)
• The Everlasting Destruction of Death and Hell (1)  (Polish)
• The Everlasting Destruction of Death and Hell (2)  (Polish)
• God’s Just Punishment of the Wicked (1)
• God’s Just Punishment of the Wicked (2)

Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy

• What About Israel?
• Not the Answer on Israel in Prophecy
• Does the Bible Teach a Blessed Future for Israel?  (Italian)
• The Role of Israel (1)  (Italian)
• The Role of Israel (2)  (Italian)
• The Role of Israel (3)  (Italian)
• The Role of Israel (4)  (Italian)
• The Role of Israel (5)  (Italian)
• The Eternal Covenant With Levi (1)
• The Eternal Covenant With Levi (2)
• The Eternal Covenant With Levi (3)
• The Eternal Covenant With Levi (4)

Kingdom of God

• The Kingdom of God  (Chinese) (Italian)
• Christ’s Reign as King   (Hungarian) (Italian) (Spanish)

Intermediate State

• The Intermediate State
• Is There Death in Heaven? (1)
• Is There Death in Heaven? (2)
• Is There Time in Heaven?  (Italian)

(3) Matthew 24-25

• Preterist Gangrene: Its Diagnosis, Prognosis and Cure  (Portuguese)
• Matthew 24 (Again)
• Matthew 24 (Continued) (1)
• Matthew 24 (Continued) (2)
• Matthew 24 (Continued) (3)
• Quotes on Matthew 24
• The Signs of Christ’s Coming – 10 sermons by Rev. M. McGeown on Matthew 24:1-31
• Watching for Christ’s Return – 8 sermons by Rev. M. McGeown on Matthew 24:32-25:46

(4) Zechariah 14:1-15

• Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (1)  (Hungarian)
• Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (2)  (Hungarian)
• Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (3)  (Hungarian)
• Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (4)  (Hungarian)
• Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (5)  (Hungarian)
• Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (6)  (Hungarian)
• Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (7)  (Hungarian)

(5) Revelation 12

• Revelation 12:1-2 – The Woman of Revelation 12 (Hungarian) (Polish)
• Revelation 12:2 – The Amazing Pregnancy of the Woman of Revelation 12 (Hungarian)
• Revelation 12:3 – The Great Red Dragon  (Hungarian)
• Revelation 12:4 – The Great Red Dragon and the Man Child  (Hungarian)

(6) Books

Eschatology

• Behold He Cometh! – Herman Hoeksema
• Christ’s Spiritual Kingdom – David J. Engelsma
• The Momentous Event – W. J. Grier
• A Study in Eschatology – Jason Kortering
• Called to Watch for Christ’s Return – Martyn McGeown
• Behold I Come Quickly – David J. Engelsma & Andrew Lanning

Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy

• Redeemed with Judgment: Sermons on Isaiah, vol. 1 – Homer C. Hoeksema
• Redeemed with Judgment: Sermons on Isaiah, vol. 2 – Homer C. Hoeksema
• The Coming of Zion’s Redeemer – Ronald Hanko
• The More Glorious Covenant – Gerrit Vos

Systematic Theology

• Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Hoeksema
• Doctrine According to Godliness – Ronald Hanko

(7) Related Resources Pages

• Resources on Civil Government
• Resources on Israel

(8) British Reformed Fellowship Conference Lectures

• 6 Lectures on “The Last Things” (1998)
• 6 Lectures on “The Kingdom of God” (2000)
• Lectures on “Behold, I Come Quickly” (2016)  [Audio]  [Video]

(9) Other Off-site Resources

• Special Issue on Eschatology in the Standard Bearer