Eschatology
Eschatology is the doctrine of future things. It includes such things as:
Inaugurated eschatology- Second Coming- Millennial kingdom- Rapture- Heaven- Hell- Final judgment- Resurrection- Glorification
1. MILLENNIUM
"Christian Faith" does not take a set position on the millennium. Therefore, we will direct you to responsible representatives for you to think about these various issues.
Check out THEOPEDIA for a comparison of the various views.
AMILLENNIALISM
Kim Riddlebarger is a very competent exponent of Amillennialism. Riddlebarger's mp3 sermons/talks are well worth listening to for a clear defence of his position. He used to be premillenial in his views.
Sam Storms has written an article: Problems with Premillennialism
David L. White shares 'My Shift to Covenant Theology and Amillennialism'.
Download a video (wmv) What are the arguments for amillennialism?
PREMILLENNIALISM
Norman Geisler's views on Premillenialism are presented on his website.
Tom Shreiner has moved his views away from amillennialism to historic premillenialism. His mp3 sermons on Revelation are available free.
Download a video (wmv) What are the arguments for premillennialism?
2. "HELL"
Various articles from THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
HELL - Traditional View. This view is held by the vast majority, in various forms, of Evangelical scholars.
THEOPEDIA is very extensive.
Articles - The Traditional View.
Destroyed For Ever: An Examination of the Debates Concerning Annihilation and Conditional Immortality by Tony Gray
The Destruction of Hell: ANNIHILATIONISM EXAMINED by Jeff Spencer (pdf)
Evangelicals and the Annihilation of Hell by Alan W. Gomes. Part One and Part Two
The Hermeneutics of Annihilationalism: The Theological Method of Edward Fudge
by Robert A. Peterson. (See below re: E. Fudge).
Is Hell Forever? by Millard J. Erickson
MONERGISM has a list of various resources that deal with the 2 views - in support of the traditional view.
HELL - Annihilationism ('Conditional immortality'). Annihilationism is a growing belief among Evangelicals. It is held, in various forms, by noted Evangelicals such as: F.F. Bruce, Edward W. Fudge, Michael Green, Philip E. Hughes, Dale Moody, Clark H. Pinnock, W. Graham Scroggie, John Stott and John W. Wenham.
THEOPEDIA is very extensive.
Articles - Annihilationism ('Conditional Immortality')
Destroyed For Ever: An Examination of the Debates Concerning Annihilation and Conditional Immortality by Tony Gray
Evangelical Annihilationism in Review by James I. Packer
The Final End of the Wicked by Edward Fudge (pdf) (See above for a refutation of Fudge's views)
An MP3 of Pastor Warren Prestidge's 'Conditional Immortality' arguments can be downloaded HERE (in the form of a radio interview).
