Eschatology

This week, I preached on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. I argued in my sermon that this passage is about the final coming of Jesus immediately before the final judgement and consummation of all things. In other words, I argued that it was not about a rapture of believers before a period of tribulation that preceded Jesus’ final coming. However, because a sermon is not necessarily the place to get into the exegetical minutia of every theological disagreement, I did not address…