I. INTRODUCTION

Question 1

The term Eschatology comes from two Greek words

Answer 1

ESCHATOS meaning “last” and LOGOS, which means “subject matter.”

Question 2

What is Eschatology?

Answer 2

Eschatology would be the doctrinal study that deals with the

last events of sacred history,

including all that is beyond this life and this age,

as well as the final events of this present age.

Question 3

How about the term “Eschatological”?

Answer 3

The term “eschatological” is frequently applied to this entire age for

• Peter, on the Day of Pentecost, declared that the Spirit’s
  outpouring fulfilled Joel’s prophecy concerning the“last days”
• The church already enjoys certain powers of the kingdom age and the world (age) to come.
• Since the church expects the any-moment coming of the Lord, every moment is “eschatological”
• Since Christ the Son of God is the “end” or “goal” of all
  things in God’s plan of redemption, the coming of the
  Son incarnate introduced the “last days”
• Since the spirit of antichrist is already working in anticipation of the final conflict