End Times …: Five Resurrections and the Rapture

By Daniel W. Rogers D.M.

Many people, both inside and outside of the church, are uncertain on the subject of end times. There are many people inside the church who view end times as unresolved, indeterminable, or totally up in the air. Those outside the church view end times as random, chance, or arbitrary. The schedule of events is established; the only uncertainty is the hour or day they will begin (1 Thess. 5:2).

Both inside and outside of the church, inconclusive views, partial dispositions and false teaching are widespread concerning end times; which promotes uncertainty.

Some interpreters point to every flood, earthquake or political upheaval as a sign that the final days are fast approaching. While these events may signal the approach of the final days, they are not definitively supported in the Bible.

It is important to study Bible passages within their context. Taking verses out of context leads to error and misunderstanding. To fully understand context, four principles must be considered: literal meaning, historical setting, grammar, and synthesis. Context is crucial to biblical exegesis, in that it is one of its most important fundamentals. When you finish reading END TIMES Five Resurrections and the Rapture, you will have a clear understanding and a heightened level of confidence about the final days, an understanding you will want to share with others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Apr 25, 2011
• ISBN: 9781449715908

Daniel W. Rogers D.M.

Dan Rogers began serving as an evangelist after completing his Doctorate of Ministry from Newburgh Bible College and Seminary. Dan and his wife, Sue, have visited over seventy churches and shared with thousands of Christians in their lifetime. They enjoy being grandparents to four wonderful grandsons.

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END TIMES…

Five Resurrections and the Rapture

Daniel W. Rogers, D.M.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

1. Questions

2. Blank Stares

The Reason

3. Disobedience and Complacency

Prologue

4. Prophecy

5. The First Coming

6. Different Views

7. Dispensationalism

The End Times

8. Resurrection

9. The Second Resurrection

10. The Rapture and Resurrection of the Church Saints

11. The Tribulation

12. Four Possibilities

13. The Second Coming

14. The Millennium

15. The New Heaven

and the New Earth

Food for Thought

16. Rewards

17. The Waiting Period

18. The Book of Revelation

Notes

Acknowledgments

Many people have contributed to this book and I thank God for bringing them into my life. The insights of Kevin Wilson and my brother Bill Rogers have been invaluable to me in the preparation. I want to express my gratitude to my mother, Dr. Andy Mech, Dr. Keith Wilhite, Jim Zack, Deb Weingartz, Todd and Becki Boyer, Becky George, Janna Hogan, and Freida Rutan for their encouragement and support. I thank my wife Sue for her patience and understanding as she guided me through the formatting process and my daughter Dawn for her editing skills, as she took on the task of changing broken lines into understandable sentences.

Foreword

Many people, both inside and outside of the church, are uncertain on the subject of end times. There are many inside the church that view end times as debatable, unresolved, indeterminable, or totally (up) in the air. Those outside the church view end times as random, chance, or arbitrary. The schedule of events is established; the only uncertainty is the hour or day they will begin (re: 1 Thes. 5:2).

Both inside and outside of the church, rumors, inconclusive views, partial dispositions, and false teaching are widespread concerning end times. This adds to the uncertainty. It is my hope that when you are finished reading END TIMES…Five Resurrections and The Rapture, you will have a clear understanding and a heightened level of confidence about the end times that you will want to share with others.

Introduction

1. Questions

Before reading this book, please take a few minutes and pencil in your answers to the following questions.

What is sanctification?

Is your life full of joy and peace?

Where is heaven?

Are you going to heaven?

What is prophecy?

What is the ‘end times’?

Do you think we are currently living in the tribulation?

Do you think we are now living in the millennium?

Why does the Bible contain an Old and a New Testament?

Do you believe there will be a large group of people that never die a physical death?

Who is the antichrist?

Have you ever feared that you will live through the tribulation?

Do you believe that Jesus Christ will return to earth?

Do you understand the purpose of the millennium?

Do you believe there will be a new heaven and earth?

Do you know any of the details of the eternal heaven?

Have you ever listened to a sermon on the end times that was very confusing?

*When you are finished reading this book; please return to this page and answer these questions again.

2. Blank Stares

Innate curiosity is part of the package in the life of an evangelist; and I ask questions every time I get a chance. On a daily basis, over the past several years, I have asked the beliefs of others; pastors, people in church, and people of the community. When asked, almost everyone that I have ever met has a view they are willing to share. On the street, I often