Did the Last Days Already Begin?

According to Scripture, are we already in the Last Days, or are they yet to begin? 

Let's see what the Holy Bible has to say about that:

Hebrews 1:1-2 (NKJV)

1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 

2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 

So Hebrews tells us when the Last Days began: they started when Jesus Christ, the Son Of God, came to earth and spoke to us as a man. We have been in the Last Days for nearly 2000 years now!

Also, we can further confirm that the Last Days already began at the start of the early church:

Peter tells us that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost was an indicator of the Last Days, according to Joel chapter 2.

Acts 2:16-17 NKJV

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,

That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;

Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

Your young men shall see visions,

Your old men shall dream dreams.

So we need to adjust our eschatology (our understanding of end times) based on what Scripture says, not what popular opinion may be or what tradition of men or ministries may say.

I hope these Scriptures encourage you! We are not at the start of the last days, no rather we are nearing the END of the Last Days. If you want to learn more, I encourage you to study the Historicist view of eschatology, the view held by reformers and several solid Bible teachers. The Historicist view is not as well known today because many sincere Bible teachers hold to the Roman Catholic doctrine called "Futurism". I hope you will be open to learning more about Scripture. Consider why you believe what you believe. Is it what Scripture teaches, or is it what mankind teaches? 

Resources:

Karl Tester teaches Revelation from a Historicist Viewpoint: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMV1A56bZ4_JrHHpRcHzd4WnwHqtFFdLN

Robert Caringola teaches Revelation and Daniel from a Historicist View Point: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvNU1xaiTlC2JCS0VfI1GGCDNT6Wm2j9E 

   

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Blessings

Pastor Curtis

Thu Dec 29th 2022 12:20pm Eastern Time