The Signs Are Clear: Why Jesus is Coming Soon!
About this episode
Sean McDowell interviews John Bevere about the signs of Jesus' imminent return and the significance of recent historical events.
Can we actually know Jesus is coming back or is this just a matter of blind faith? In this conversation, bestselling author and pastor John Bevere joins me to talk about his new book The King Is Coming. John makes for why Christians can have confidence that Jesus is returning, why he sees Israel's reestablishment in 1948 and the recapture of Jerusalem in 1967 as escatologically significant, his reading of the Hosea 6 timeline, his view on the rapture and the tribulation, and why he believes we're living in the generation that may see Christ's return. 00:00 Intro and the central question 01:51 Why John avoided this topic for four decades 06:33 How could a modern person believe Jesus returns in the clouds? 12:09 Have previous generations been wrong, and what makes this one different? 19:23 The biblical framework for John's view on the season of Christ's return 25:13 What the end-times sequence looks like — apostasy, revival, rapture, tribulation 28:30 The case for the pre-tribulation rapture 35:18 Why John waited 42 years to teach on this 41:42 Pastoral application — the wedding garment and being ready 49:48 Speculation on AI and end-times scenarios (conjecture) 55:21…
People in this episode
Host: Sean McDowell
Guest: John Bevere
Topics covered
- Jesus' return
- eschatology
- Christian faith
- end times
- Israel
- rapture
- tribulation
Sponsors
Logos Bible
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BIOLA
Books & works: The King Is Coming
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