The Last Days

The Last Days

The sinful world brings humankind sorrow and causes God to grieve (Gen. 6:6). Would God abandon this world in its present misery? God intended to create a world of goodness and experience from it the utmost joy; yet due to the human Fall, the world came to be filled with sin and sorrow. If this sinful world were to continue forever in its present state, then God would be an impotent and ineffectual God who failed in His creation. Therefore, God will save this sinful world, by all means.

We dwell in ignorance of history, uncertain about its origin, the direction in which it is heading, and its final destination. Concerning eschatology, or the doctrine of the Last Days, many Christians believe literally what is written in the Bible: "the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire" (II Pet. 3:12); "the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from heaven" (Matt. 24:29) and "with the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet . . . the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." (I Thess. 4:16-17). One pertinent question for Christians is whether these events will take place literally or whether the verses are symbolic, as are many parts of the Bible.

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