Eschatology

1) It is the time for evangelism. 
2) It is the time of the great tribulation spoken of in Matthew 24:21 and 
Revelation 7:14. 
3) It is the millennium of the Holy Spirit during which the church has a 
foretaste of the blessings to come in heaven. 
4) It is the time for signs of the Kingdom (Kingdom healings, Kingdom 
suffering, Kingdom living). 
5) It is the time during which Satan is bound; that is to say, Satan cannot 
destroy the faithful church. 
 
 
We live on the edge of time all the time. Jesus is coming, and it may happen 
at any moment. I want to be ready. 
The prayer of the ready church is “Maranatha.” The ready church prays, 
“Come, Lord, come. With wholehearted love for you, we long for your coming.”
Dr. Gilbert Stafford 
Doctrinal Dialogue, Wednesday, June 30, 2004 
North American Conference of the Church of God 
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