21 The Best of the Best to Come p1

This sermon explores the biblical timeline of personal and global eschatology, tracing the believer's journey from death or the rapture through the tribulation and into the millennial kingdom. It argues that the church will be evacuated to heaven prior to the period of God's wrath, where believers will exist in resurrection bodies to witness the judgments upon the earth. The central focus is on the second coming of Christ, which inaugurates a renovated earth where Israel is restored as the head nation and Christ reigns from Jerusalem for a thousand years. The teaching emphasizes that this millennial phase is part of a continuous 'new heavens and new earth' that transitions into the eternal state, where the curse is fully removed and God co-rules with the Lamb. The tone is instructional and hopeful, encouraging believers to view their ultimate destiny not as a temporary stay in heaven, but as a permanent inheritance on a purified earth where peace, longevity, and covenant faithfulness are realized.