The Second Coming of Christ: Ten Reasons Futurism Is Destructive | Episode 61

What if the second coming of Christ is not an event Christians should still be waiting for? Futurist theology moves Christ’s coming, judgment, the rapture, and many of the New Testament’s prophetic promises into our future. But what happens when those passages are read according to their original audiences and the time statements Jesus and the apostles actually gave?In this episode, we work through ten ways futurism can affect Christian faith and life. We look at repeated end-times predictions, fear surrounding the return of Christ, rapture expectations, the temptation to make life decisions around a supposedly imminent end, and the loss of hope or action that can follow. We also examine how futurist theology has shaped Christian beliefs about modern national Israel, Zionism, a future Jewish temple, and the idea that present-day political events are fulfilling biblical prophecy.At the center of the conversation is a simple question: if Jesus and the apostles spoke of the second coming of Christ as something their first-century generation would witness, why are Christians still waiting for it today?Read the companion Bible study and join the conversation: https://wakinguptograce.com/061-ten-reasons-futurism-is-destructive/