The End

by Hitchcock, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781414353739
• ISBN10: 1414353731
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-01
• Publisher: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBL

Summary

The end times have seen a great amount of interest within the last two decades, but there hasn't been a comprehensive overview of biblical prophecy and eschatology for more than five decades. Mark Hitchcock's book is that comprehensive resource for the twenty-first century The Endwill do for eschatology what Randy Alcorn's Heavendid for people's understanding of heaven. It will provide a solid biblical foundation for Christians to explore the essential truths around this topic-the end of the world.

Author Biography

Mark Hitchcock, author of more than twenty books on end times-Bible prophecy, has created the definitive resource that will answer all of your questions about the end times.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction: What We Can All Agree On	p. xiii
Foundations for the Future
Don't Stop Thinking about Tomorrow	p. 3
What Is a Prophet?	p. 23
Bringing the Future into Focus	p. 37
It s All a Matter of Interpretation	p. 51
Key Prophetic Passages	p. 61
Back to the Future: The End Times Fulfill God's Covenants	p. 83
Are We Living in the "End Times"?	p. 95
Setting the Stage in the Current Age
What to Look For: Discerning the Signs of the Times	p. 105
When Will the Believing Be Leaving?
The Mystery of the Rapture	p. 121
Five Main Views of the Timing of the Rapture	p. 135
Seven Reasons for the Pre-Trib Rapture	p. 145
A Brief History of the Pre-Trib Rapture View	p. 177
False Claims about the Origin of the Pre-Trib Rapture	p. 183
Questions about the Rapture	p. 189
The Meaning of the Rapture for Everyday Life	p. 195
The Judgment Seat of Christ
Standing before the Berna	p. 205
The Marriage of the Lamb
A Marriage Made in Heaven	p. 223
The Worst Is Yet to Come
Coming to Terms with the Tribulation	p. 233
The Beginning of Birth Pains: The First 3 1/2. Years
The Rise of the Group of Ten	p. 245
Satan's CEO-The Ascent of the Antichrist	p. 253
The Final False Prophet	p. 269
Riders on the Storm	p. 277
The 144,000	p. 287
The Battle of Gog and Magog: Ezekiel 38-39	p. 293
The Antichrist Takes Over: The Middle of the Tribulation
Satanic Warfare and Worship	p. 313
Dead and Alive: The Assassination and Resurrection of the Antichrist	p. 321
The Great Tribulation: The Final 3 1/2 Years
The Mark of the Beast: Will That Be the Right Hand or the Forehead?	p. 331
The Two Witnesses	p. 345
Seven Sounding Trumpets and Seven Super Bowls	p. 353
The Fall of Babylon the Great	p. 361
The Campaign of Armageddon	p. 371
The Second Coming
Here Comes the King	p. 383
Seventy-Five Days to Glory	p. 393
Satan's Chain and the Saints' Reign
The Millennium	p. 399
Why the Millennium?	p. 417
When the World Is Turned Right Side Up	p. 423
The Second Coming of Satan
Satan's Last Stand	p. 431
The Great White Throne
Judgment Day	p. 437
The Best Is Yet to Come
New Heaven, New Earth, New Jerusalem	p. 447
A Proposed Chronology of the End Times	p. 463
Recommended Books for Further Study	p. 469
Notes	p. 473
Index	p. 495
Scripture Index	p. 499
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