Speaker: Pastor Jay Childs
Scripture: Revelation 20 & 21
Series: Your Ever After
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GETTING TO KNOW ME
Did you grow up believing in a literal heaven and hell? How did it impact you?
INTO THE BIBLE
- Read Matthew 5:21-22, 29-20, 10:26-28, 25:40-46.
Why do you think Jesus spoke so often about hell? - Read Revelation 20:10-15.
What is being described here? What is the "lake of fire?" Is it eternal? - Discuss: How can God be loving if there is an eternal hell?
- Read 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10.
How does Paul describe the final judgment and the final state of the wicked? - Discuss: What should we be teaching our children and grandchildren about hell?
- Read Matthew 11:20-24.
• Discuss: Will there be degrees of reward and punishment in heaven and hell? Why? Why not?
• (cf Wayne Grudem; Systematic Theology; chapters 56 & 57) - Read Revelation 21:1-18.
How does John describe the "new earth?" - Read John 14:1-4.
What is the “place” Jesus is preparing for us? Evidence? - Discuss: What excites you the most about the new earth?
- Read Matthew 7:13-14, John 14:6.
Discuss: Is Jesus really the only path to eternal life? - Read 2 Peter 3:11-13.
Discuss: How should the doctrine of last things impact us?
APPLICATION
Discuss the statement by theologian Miroslav Volf:
“God is not loving in spite of his wrath; He is loving because of His wrath.”
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