I. The Inspired Penman
II. The Fitting Penman

I. The Meaning
II. The Title
III. The Reason

THE LAST JUDGMENT
Finally, we believe, according to the Word of God, when the time appointed by the Lord (which is unknown to all creatures) is come, and the number of the elect complete, that our Lord Jesus Christ will come from heaven, corporally and visibly, as He ascended, with great glory and majesty to declare Himself Judge of the quick and the dead, burning this old world with fire and flame to cleanse it …

Louis Berkhof: “Several terms are used to denote this great event [i.e., our Lord’s bodily return], of which the following are the most important: (1) apocalupsis (unveiling), which points to the removal of that which now obstructs our vision of Christ, I Cor. 1:7; II Thess. 1:7; I Pet. 1:7, 13; 4:13; (2) epiphaneia (appearance, manifestation), a term referring to Christ’s coming forth out of a hidden background with the rich blessings of salvation, II Thess. 2:9; I Tim. 6:14; II Tim. 4:1, 8; Tit. 2:13; and (3) parousia (lit. presence), which points to the coming that precedes the presence or results in the presence, Matt. 24:3, 27, 37; I Cor. 15:23; I Thess. 2:19; 3:13; 4:15; II Thess. 2:1-9; Jas. 5:7, 8; II Pet. 1:16; 3:4, 12; I John 2:28″ (Systematic Theology [Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, repr. 1996], p. 695).

I. For Divine Knowledge
II. For Holy Fear
III. For Ordered Lives

I. The Additional Warriors
II. The Unfulfilled Hopes
III. The Applicatory Prayer

THE LAST JUDGMENT
Finally, we believe, according to the Word of God, when the time appointed by the Lord (which is unknown to all creatures) is come, and the number of the elect complete, that our Lord Jesus Christ will come from heaven, corporally and visibly, as He ascended, with great glory and majesty to declare Himself Judge of the quick and the dead, burning this old world with fire and flame to cleanse it …

Dean Davis: “[T]here is a fulsome list of texts from the Didactic New Testament (i.e., the Gospels, the Book of Acts, and the Epistles) touching on the Parousia and the Consummation … God has planned a single, Christ-centered Consummation for the end of the present evil age, when, at the Lord’s one Parousia, he raises the dead, judges the world in righteousness, destroys the present earth and its works by fire, and creates new heavens and a new earth, the eternal home of the redeemed” (The High King of Heaven [Enumclaw, WA: Redemption Press, 2014], p. 671).

I. The Meaning of It
II. The Benefits of It
III. The Response to It

I. The Stupendous Meaning
II. The Amazing Tabernacling

THE LAST JUDGMENT
Finally, we believe, according to the Word of God, when the time appointed by the Lord (which is unknown to all creatures) is come, and the number of the elect complete, that our Lord Jesus Christ will come from heaven, corporally and visibly, as He ascended, with great glory and majesty to declare Himself Judge of the quick and the dead, burning this old world with fire and flame to cleanse it …

W. J. Greer: “It was characteristic of the saints of the Old Testament that they looked for the consolation of Israel, Christ’s first coming. Now ‘this is pinned as a badge to the sleeve of every true believer, that he looketh for and longeth for Christ’s (second coming.’ The New Testament keeps this great event constantly before our minds and urges it on our attention, that we may be active, earnest, patient, joyful and holy” (The Momentous Event, p. 11).

I. Before Praying
II. While Praying
III. After Praying