Protestant eschatology?

Question

hello..Can anybody explain to me about protestant eschatology plz.?

Answer 1

There are several schools of Protestant eschatology, when referring to the last things, or the return of Jesus:
Post-millenialism - the belief that the church will eventually bring about the reign of Christ on earth, and that Christ will return after that time.
Pre-millenialism - the belief that after Christ returns, He will reign on earth for 1000 years, after which the judgement.
(I'll add 3 versions of this belief at the end).
A-millenialism - the belief that there is no millenial reign as such, that the text in Revelations 20 that refers to that is symbolic, and actually teaches that those who died for Christ will continue to live and reign for thousands of years ( an acceptable literal translation of the text), and that the binding of Satan means the limiting of Satan in that he cannot prevent people from the nations from coming to Christ.

Now in pre-millenialism there are at least 3 forms:
Pre-tribulationism - the belief that Christ will come to take up believers in the air, and then will wait 7 years, while the earth goes through tribulation - with the antichrist, etc.
Mid-tribulationism - the same belief, but that the church will be taken up in the air half-way through the tribulaiton.
Post-tribulation - the belief that when Christ comes for his church he will come right down to earth at the same time. Some believe there will have been a seven year tribulaiton period preceding this, and that the church will go through it. Others believe the whole church age is the tribulation, and the number 7 is symbolic.

My person belief would be described as amillenialism. Which, I believe, falls more in line with historic Christianity.

Answer 2

It depends if you want a futuristic view of Revelations or a historical view. For a futuristic view, it basically says that the world will go through a great tribulation (with or without Christians being caught up in the Tribulation. That point is not clear) followed by the return of Christ. A historical view of Revelations is best explained by David Chilton in his book "Days of Vengeance". He holds at Revelations specifically refers to teh destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 AD. The end of the world there comes suddenly and without warning with the return of Jesus.

Answer 3

Which protestant eschatology do you want, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, what? "Protestant" is not a name for a single religion.

Answer 4

Eschatology : In theology, the study of the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, hell.