The Last Days according to Jesus

by R. C. Sproul

Publisher:

Baker

, 1998

Overview

This book focuses on what Jesus himself taught about the last days and the timing of his return. R.C. Sproul defends the trustworthiness of Jesus’ teachings and addresses these questions: Who is the antichrist? When is the resurrection? When is the millennium?

Contents

Top Highlights

“When Weiss speaks of the kingdom’s eschatological character, he uses the word eschatological to mean more than ‘the future’ or ‘the last things.’ Here the term carries the idea of ‘an action wrought by God that is transcendent and catastrophic.’ It is not a future event that emerges through evolutionary development, but a future event that is brought on suddenly from above, an intrusion of the work of God.” (source)

“In all three Gospels the disciples ask two questions: (1) When will these things be? (2) What will be the sign of their fulfillment? We notice, however, that only one of the three accounts includes the question about the coming of Christ and the end of the age. This question is reported by Matthew but omitted by both Luke and Mark.” (source)

“One of Russell’s chief criticisms of the Jesus portrayed in the Gospels is that Jesus was wrong with respect to the timing of his future return. At issue for Russell is the time-frame reference of these prophecies. Russell charges that Jesus failed to return during the time frame he had predicted.” (source)

“The great weakness of full preterism—and what I regard to be its fatal flaw—is its treatment of the final resurrection” (source)

“What stands out in my memory of those days is the heavy emphasis on biblical texts regarding the return of Christ, which were constantly cited as examples of errors in the New Testament and proof that the text had been edited to accommodate the crisis in the early church caused by the so-called parousia-delay of Jesus. In a word, much of the criticism leveled against the trustworthiness of Scripture was linked to questions regarding biblical eschatology.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: The Last Days according to Jesus
• Author: R. C. Sproul
• Edition: electronic ed.
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 1998
• Logos Release Date: 2000
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Second Advent › Biblical teaching; Jesus Christ › Prophecies; Bible. N.T. › Second Advent
• ISBNs: 9781493402205, 080101171, 9780801018589, 149340220X, 0801018587
• Resource ID: LLS:42.70.7
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:20:51Z

About R. C. Sproul

R. C. Sproul (1939– 2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries in Orlando FL. He was also first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, 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.

Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. He taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary. He served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard daily on the “Renewing Your Mind” radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.

Sproul wrote over 70 books and articles including the classic The Holiness of God and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.